Of five years behind bars as a Kashmiri political prisoner
Activist Anjum Habib takes about the conditions in Indian women’s prisons, her work as an activist, and the ongoing conflict in Kashmir
In India, 400,000 defence civilian employees go on strike against anti-working class measures
The defence civilian employees are striking to protest privatisation, disinvestment in defence PSUs, the National Pension System, among other things
Public transport workers win wage hike after nine-day strike in India
Transport workers in Mumbai went on strike for nine days protesting low wages and attempts of privatization of the city’s buses
Yellow Vests wave continues with broader, transformative demands
Belying claims by critics that the movement was weakening, 50,000 protesters took to the streets of France over the weekend. Their demands included constitutional reform to introduce referendums on various issues
Brazil: Haddad makes further gains on Bolsonaro, but will it be enough?
The gap between the two candidates is closing in these historically divisive elections, and pro-democratic messages are on the rise
People’s movements demand an end to neoliberal policies at IMF-WB meeting in Bali
The World Bank, in it’s report, wants the countries to move towards deregulation of labour laws as a solution to accommodate this changing nature of work, and financing of social security measures through levying taxes such as VAT (value added tax) and cutting subsidies.
The McStrike and the mobilizing that threatens McDonald’s
The McStrike by McDonald’s workers on October 4 saw employees of firms such as TGI Fridays, Wetherspoon, UberEats and Deliveroo joining in, with the demands including a minimum wage of £10 per hour, recognition of unions and an end to ‘zero hour’ contracts
Court upholds India’s controversial unique ID project with caveats
The challenge to the constitutionality of the Aadhaar project was dismissed but many of its sections were struck down. However, activists said the judgement didn’t go far enough