Belgian working class protests persecution of trade unionists
On International Human Rights Day, workers across Belgium appealed to revoke the sentences against 17 trade unionists for participating in a roadblock as part of a general strike in 2015
Protesters in London march against police atrocity against Black teenager
Scores of people marched to North London’s Tottenham police station after footage showed a Black teenager being punched in the head by police officer
10 Syrian Druze residents of Golan Heights injured in protest against wind turbines
Syrian Druze residents of the occupied Golan Heights are opposing Israeli plans to build a wind turbine to supply power to nearby illegal settlements. The Golan Heights has been under occupation since 1981
US taxi drivers’ caravan demands a “people’s stimulus”
Dozens of taxi workers from the States of New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland traveled to Washington DC on Thursday, demanding assistance for the taxi industry and better pandemic relief plans
French journalists in forefront of upsurge against Global Security Bill
Pablo Aiquel of the French journalists’ union SNJ-CGT talks about the massive upsurge against the government’s Global Security Bill which gives greater powers to the police
New study says Indus Valley Civilization people ate meat, were especially fond of beef
A research team recovered 172 pottery fragments from five Indus Valley Civilization sites and conducted a lipid residue analysis on them. The study aimed to delve deeper into the food habits of the Harappans by analyzing this residue
Journalist killed in Afghanistan on International Human Rights Day
Malala Maiwand was travelling in her vehicle towards Jalalabad when she was attacked by some unidentified gunmen at Nangarhar
Sahrawis condemn US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara
In return of US recognition of its rights over Western Sahara, Morocco has agreed to “normalize” its relations with Israel. The United Nations and the majority of the world does not recognize Moroccan claims of sovereignty over the territory.