Middle East arms sales up by a massive 87%, mostly US-supplied
Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, both party to the international offensive in Yemen, together makes up around 28 percent of the US global arms sale.
Oregon teachers call for agitation, denouncing state’s disinvestment in education
Educators in the state reject the lawmakers’ claim that they have prioritized K-12 education in the state budget 2019-2021.
Union leader and members imprisoned in Myanmar
The union leaders were arrested for protesting the police action against a strike of workers at The Hotel @ Tharabar Gate in Bagan.
Bangladesh unions demands release of garment workers
Unions in Bangladesh have asked the government to intervene in false cases against thousands of workers arrested and fired from their jobs for participating in the December protests.
Iván Duque objections to the JEP put Colombia’s peace process in jeopardy
Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) is one of the essential entities created through peace agreements between the Colombian government and the FARC in 2016, putting an end to a five-decade long armed conflict
School teachers rally in Indianapolis, demanding wage hike
Experts and teachers have repeatedly said that the salary of the teachers in Indiana is comparatively lower than the salary of teachers in the neighboring states.
Israeli jets strike Gaza 3rd day in a row
Strikes follow the killing of 23-year-old Palestinian in Friday Great Return March protests
Micoahumado community in Colombia denounces violation of International Humanitarian Law by Army
The inhabitants and social and peasant organizations of Micoahumado town in the Bolivar department of Colombia, denounce that the confrontations between the ELN and the National Army have been constant since March 2