US protesters rally in solidarity with Portland’s defiance of Trump
As the Trump administration is increasing its repression of anti-racism mobilizations, the protests are only intensifying.
Employees of South African airport services firm protest demanding payment of salaries
Workers of BidAir Services Ltd picketed outside the Department of Employment and Labor in Pretoria on Tuesday. They demanded that the government clear the dues owed to them under the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme
Kashmir University student arrested under draconian act
Aqib Mushtaq was arrested under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Friday. His family says he is being persecuted for raising questions regarding alleged irregularities in his university
Jordanian govt. shuts down largest teachers’ union, detains its leaders
The Jordanian Teachers Syndicate, the largest union in the country with over 100,000 members, is being persecuted days after it staged a rally demanding that the government implement an agreement signed in October over hiking educators’ wages
How Vietnam’s socialist approach is winning the battle against COVID-19
Vietnam, with a population of 100 million people, has not recorded a single death from COVID-19. There has not been a single local case of the virus in the last three months.
Hungarian media workers protest bid to weaken press freedom
Protests took place in Budapest after the editor-in-chief of the news portal Index.hu was fired. Many journalists resigned in the aftermath. A businessman close to PM Viktor Orban had earlier gained a stake in the portal
South Africa didn’t use COVID-19 lockdown for mass awareness, testing
Lydia Cairncross of the People’s Health Movement talks about the failure of the South African government to effectively tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who benefits from the US escalation against Huawei?
The UK ban on Huawei is a direct result of US pressure on its allies to not allow the Chinese company into their markets.