Berliners march against far-right violence
Hundreds of people marched in Neukölln, south Berlin, protesting the neo-Nazi hate crimes that have been on the rise in the locality and the failure of the police to prevent them
Workers’ Party of Belgium opposes sale of cable distribution company Voo
The Workers’ Party says that the sale of Voo to the American investment fund Providence would be a betrayal of the Belgians who invested their money in the cable distributor company
Malawi’s National Registration Bureau officials take to the streets demanding dues
Over 4,200 employees of Malawi’s National Registration Bureau who were involved in a mass registration exercise in 2017 have not been paid the dues they were owed
Israel’s third election since April shows fractures in polity
The third round of elections in less than a year will be held on March 2, 2020. This follows the breakdown of talks to form a national unity government on the issue of Benjamin Netanyahu’s immunity from prosecution
Sudan withdraws 10,000 troops from Yemen
The remaining 5,000 Sudanese soldiers in Yemen are also likely to be withdrawn soon. The return of the soldiers was a key demand of the Sudanese protesters who forced former president Omar al-Bashir to resign in April
Saad Hariri may once again become Lebanese prime minister
Hariri has emerged as a leading contender for the post of prime minister after businessman Samir Khatib withdrew his candidature. However, this may bring protesters to the streets again
Young Argentine medical professionals force government to back down and withdraw law
The government of Buenos Aires withdrew a law that defined medical residents and concurrents as trainees and stripped them of labor right. This followed continuous mass protests by the medicos
1.5 million French workers take to the streets against Macron’s pension reforms
Demonstrations were held in around 250 places across the country against French president Emmanuel Macro’s pension reforms that seek to replace 42 systems with one scheme that will extend the working age