PepsiCo withdraws cases against nine farmers following global outrage
PepsiCo’s decision to sue the nine farmers to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars had led to a campaign to boycott its products in the country
Thousands protest Doug Ford’s assault on public health in Ontario
According to the Ontario Health Coalition, the Ford government’s policies will see the complete restructuring of the health sector and massive cuts to the province’s health insurance plan and spending on mental health
Protests break out in Tunisia after the death of 15 agricultural workers in accident
All major opposition parties, including the Workers Party, and trade unions, including the UGTT, have condemned the government’s failure to regulate the work and transport conditions of the agricultural laborers
“Privacy is absolutely necessary for humans to be free”
Free software developer and privacy activist Ola Bini, who is in prison in Ecuador, reflects on the responsibilities of privilege, his commitment to privacy and the risks poses by the rise of surveillance
Organizers of 2018 Google walkout allege retaliation from management
Meredith Whittaker and Claire Stapleton, in a mass mail to employees, said that they had faced cancellation of projects and other obstacles at work. Retaliation against those involved in organizing is against the law in the US
Government and US forces kill more civilians than the Taliban in 2019
A UN report documented that pro-government and international forces were responsible for 305 of the 581 deaths recorded so far this year. This is a 39% increase from the same period last year
El-Sisi-led African Union eases pressure on Sudan’s military council
The African Unions has given Sudan’s Transitional Military Council three months to transfer power to civilian authorities. Earlier, it had said that Sudan risked losing its membership if power was not handed over in 15 days
“Long live the Rif”: thousands demand release of Moroccan political prisoners
The “March of the Moroccan people” was organized by political and civil rights groups to demand the release of those who led and participated in the Hirak Rif protests of 2016. As many as 53 leaders and protesters were sentenced to jail for a total time of 300 years