Slovakian transport workers’ strike forces authorities to the negotiation table
Workers of the Transport Company of the City of Kosice have been demanding refinancing of the company, an increase in wages, fairer contracts, and job security
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners launch civil disobedience campaign
Palestinian prisoners have decided to gradually escalate their disobedience after National Security Minister Ben-Gvir announced increased restrictions on basic amenities in prisons and called Palestinian prisoners “terrorists”
Tunisia’s Presidential coup continues with more arrests of Kais Saied’s critics
More than a dozen people—activists, judges, and journalists, among others—have been arrested over the past week. The UN has called on the Tunisian government to desist from cracking down on political opposition in the country and respect human rights and the rule of law
Christian Democrats gain in repeat elections to Berlin State parliament
The conservative Christian Democratic Union emerged as the single largest party in Berlin even as the incumbent Social Democrats-Greens-Die Linke coalition retained its majority. Housing rights groups have urged the new State parliament in Berlin ensure the socialization of large housing stocks which was approved in a referendum in 2021
Calls to withdraw sanctions on earthquake-hit Syria grow louder
Despite the US announcing temporary exemption from its sanctions on Syria, no Western country except Italy has come forward to provide any kind of assistance to Syria’s earthquake relief efforts
Protests against Wickremesinghe sweep Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated provinces
As Sri Lanka celebrated its 75th independence day, protesters demanded justice for the victims of enforced disappearances in the aftermath of the civil war. The lavish scale of of the celebrations also came under criticism
Anti-fascists protest annual neo-Nazi gathering in Budapest
Progressives slammed the Hungarian government as well as the police authorities, accusing them of covertly supporting neo-Nazi events that glorify Nazi war criminals and their collaborators
Hundreds of thousands rally across Spain against attack on public health services
Health workers and progressive political groups in Spain have condemned the conservative regional administrations in Madrid, Galicia, and Castilla y Leon over the plight of public health services