Pashtun leader Arif Wazir succumbs to gunshot injuries in Pakistan
Arif Wazir, a leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), was shot by unidentified gunmen in Wana in South Waziristan on Friday and died on Saturday. He is the cousin of PTM leader Ali Wazir
Nurses in South Africa protest demanding PPE, income tax breaks and Danger Allowance
The protests were organized by the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union. Other demands included the immediate and periodic testing of all healthcare workers and compulsory, conducive, decent and habitable accommodation for essential staff
Concerns of COVID-19 loom large on International Day of Palestinian Prisoners
The International Day of Palestinian Prisoners on April 17 is marked annually to remember and express solidarity with the thousands of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails and detention and interrogation centers
Communists in Cyprus demand end to US blockade on Cuba
The Progressive Party of Working People condemned the US blockade of supplies of medical equipment, respirators and diagnostic test kits. It also expressed solidarity with the Cuban doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients across the world
Trump threatens to withdraw support from WHO
The US president complained about the World Health Organization being “China-centric” and effectively accused it of covering for China, the latest in a long series of allegations against the country
Ecuador’s Rafael Correa sentenced to 8 years in prison on bribery and corruption charges
Following the verdict, Correa has been barred from electoral politics for 25 years. The former president condemned the decision and termed it a bid to prevent him and his allies from contesting the presidential elections next year
Mandatory online classes not accessible for millions in Italy: Communist Youth
The Italian government has issued a school decree calling for mandatory online classes for students during the national lockdown due to COVID-19 emergency
Lockdown due to COVID-19 hits garment and textile sector in Pakistan
Since March, nearly half a million textile and garment industry workers have been dismissed in Punjab province alone, as per the Pakistan Workers’ Federation