Colombian police destroy protest camp in Cauca
The ESMAD arbitrarily entered the camps, shot at protesters with tear gas and then burned down the campsite, injuring at least 14 people
Protestors block Venezuelan opposition’s attempt to occupy consulate building in NYC
Picketers from various organisations and movements blocked the attempts of Venezuelan opposition members to illegally occupy a Venezuelan consular building in NYC
Yankees go home! Global mobilizations in solidarity with Venezuela
From Malaysia to the Argentina, peoples movements and organizations mobilized on Saturday March 16, to express their solidarity with Venezuela amid one of the most brutal attacks on the country by the US and its allies
Colombian police attack protesters on Pan-American highway
Indigenous and peasant communities in the South-West of Colombia are mobilizing against government policies and demanding the State respect prior agreements
Workers stage protest at the centenary celebration of General Confederation of Greek Workers
Several trade unions claim that various political parties, including SYRIZA and PASOK, are extending membership to employers in the largest trade union confederation in Greece, and derailing the interests of the working class.
Iranian progressives slam appointment of former ‘death commission’ head as chief justice
The new chief justice of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, has been accused of severe human rights violations. He was part of a four-member judicial committee which oversaw the execution and incarceration of opponents of the regime in the late 1980s.
‘The workplace culture is toxic’: workers of Australia’s Chemist Warehouse embark on strike
On November 2016, an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) found that the company had underpaid around 6,000 of its employees to the tune of AUD 3.6 million (USD 2.5 million).
In Brazil, hundreds of landless women occupy lands of sexual abuser
800 landless women occupied one of the farms of ‘João de Deus’ who has been accused on multiple accounts of sexual abuse and violence