Outrage in Turkey as Erdogan calls for election re-run in Istanbul
Opposition parties claim that the Supreme Election Council nullified last month’s results due to pressure from Ergodan’s party who lost the bid
Thai human rights watchdog turns against its commissioner, activists cry foul
Angkhana Neelapaijit is under investigation for being “biased” against the ruling junta, the National Council for Peace and Order
March of Dignity, for Life and Justice to reach Guatemala City today
More than 1,000 Guatemalans began an 8-day-long march on May 1 from Quetzaltenango against corruption and impunity in the assassinations of human rights and Indigenous land defenders
Myanmarese journalists who reported Rohingya massacre freed after 511 days in prison
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to a seven-year jail term for violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act in a trial marked by irregularities
Trump’s new Medicaid rule prohibits automatic payment of union dues
Critics of the new rule view it as an attack on the workers’ right to unionize and as a move to diminish the unions’ influence by targeting their funds.
“A fight is on to save Assange’s life”
Actor Pamela Anderson and WikiLeaks editor Kristinn Hrafnsson met the organization’s founder, Julian Assange, at Belmarsh prison on May 7
Center-left candidate Laurentino Cortizo wins presidential elections in Panama
Cortizo won with a margin of 2% over center-right candidate Rómulo Roux. He has promised to check corruption and deal with increasing unemployment
Hondurans defeat privatization measure with massive mobilizations
The measure would have privatized education and healthcare services in a country where access to these services is already highly limited