European court verdict -work hours
Europe

Responding to Spanish trade union’s lawsuit, European Court orders companies to record employees’ work timing

From the data provided by the lower court, the European Court highlighted that 53.7% of Spanish employees’ overtime hours were not recorded.

Peoples Dispatch
May 18, 2019
Yemen airstrikes
Yemen

Saudi-led coalition conducts airstrikes in Yemen in response to the drone attack on oil pipeline

Six civilians, including four children, were killed and 52 others injured in the strikes. The renewed violence threatens to derail the peace agreement reached in Sweden last year.

Peoples Dispatch
May 18, 2019
Manning faces unprecedented punitive action for refusing to testify
United States

Manning faces unprecedented punitive action for refusing to testify

Along with being remanded to federal custody for an unspecified period, a federal judge has also imposed upon Chelsea Manning a fine of USD 500 per day after 30 days in custody, and USD 1,000 per day after 60 days to coerce a testimony out of her.

Peoples Dispatch
May 17, 2019
Maxwell Dlamini and Musa Ngubeni
Swaziland

Swaziland youth leader convicted of false charges after 8 years

Musa Ngubeni, along with his fellow activist, Maxwell Dlamini, was arrested on April 12 while protesting in support of democracy and socio-economic justice.

Peoples Dispatch
May 16, 2019
UNRWA
Palestine World

One million could go hungry in Gaza by June: UN

Funds shortage could also lead to severe education and healthcare challenges like stopping of UNRWA schools and vaccination program.

Peoples Dispatch
May 16, 2019
New Mexico Emergency
United States

New Mexico city declares emergency over the arrival of asylum seekers

Deming is the third US city to declare an emergency over the arrival of asylum seekers from Central America in 2019.

Peoples Dispatch
May 16, 2019
Venezuelan Embassy Protectors
United States Venezuela

Police evict and arrest activists in Venezuelan Embassy

The four remaining activists who were protecting the Venezuelan Embassy with authorization from the Venezuelan government were arrested by the police this morning

Peoples Dispatch
May 16, 2019
The Dawabsheh family
Israel Palestine

Extremist Jewish settler who burnt alive Dawabsheh family acquitted of murder

Accused will now be charged with conspiracy to commit arson, faces no more than five and a half years in prison.

Peoples Dispatch
May 16, 2019