UK Home Office certifies US extradition request for Assange
The Home Secretary’s certification of the extradition puts the final decision to be taken on Assange’s extradition to British courts. He is under indictment in the US over charges worth a total of 175 years of imprisonment
Is helping struggling migrants a crime? US jury cannot decide
The proceedings against humanitarian aid activist Scott Warren temporarily concluded with the judge declaring a mistrial after the jury arrived at a hung verdict. Warren was arrested after helping two undocumented migrants who had just crossed the border
In Honduras, #FueraJOH becomes a national war cry
The government has yet to respond to the demands of the education and healthcare workers who have been mobilizing to defend the sectors for more than a month.
India pro-Israel vote in UN: a sign of the times
India’s vote in favour of Israel’s resolution against a Palestinian NGO is in tune with its recent proximity to Israel
Indian journalist who was arrested for a tweet gets bail
Prashant Kanojia was held on June 8 for tweeting a video which referred to Adityanath, the Hindu nationalist priest who is the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
UK trade union successfully negotiates pay rise for workers at Argos
The trade union Unite was successful in negotiating 19% pay rise for a section of workers in the Argos warehouse thereby ensuring a parity in wages between the workers in the unit.
Gunshot wounds make up for 25% of the 28,000 odd injuries in Gaza
A new WHO report on Gaza, covering the period from March 2018 to March 2019, also states that 277 Palestinians, including 52 children, were killed by Israeli security forces.
Haitians mobilize in thousands demanding president Moïse’s resignation
A protest broke out after a second report on the embezzlement of the Petrocaribe funds revealed that a company formerly owned by the Haitian president was involved in the financial fraud