Repression increases against Sudanese left and progressive media
Sudan has been in an increasing state of turmoil since its southernmost part broke off in 2011 and formed the Republic of South Sudan.
Repression fails to stem mass outrage in Mexico
Police repression has failed to stop a wave of protests sweeping Mexico demanding the return of 43 kidnapped students in the state of Guerrero.
Colombian court turns down political prisoner Liliany Obando's appeal
Obando is a sociologist and documentary filmmaker. A week before her arrest, she issued a report documenting the murders of 1500 FENSUAGRO union members. FENSUAGRO is Colombia's largest agricultural workers' union.
Sudan Communists call for push against Al Bashir
Grassroots protests against the despotic regime of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al Bashir continue, and the government is feeling its hold slipping.
Iraq: The struggle for new labor and trade union laws
Progress on enacting a new trade union law in Iraq is still stalled.
Sudanese rise up against massive price hikes, repression
Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and neighboring Omdurman, as well as Port Sudan and other parts of the country, are being rocked by mass protests and government repression, with the loss of at least 70 lives so far in Khartoum alone.
Agrarian strike in Colombia triggers repression, wider struggle
Angry small farmers are rejecting free trade agreements Colombia signed with the United States, Canada, and the European Union. Rrural people in Colombia are suffering.Eight million Colombians are hungry,
After four decades, Victor Jara’s killers charged
Eight former army lieutenants have been charged in the killing of communist singer and songwriter Victor Jara in 1973.
A plea for Liliany Obando, Colombian political prisoner
Class conflict, rural - urban divisions, and impunity for criminals created circumstances putting Obando and other political activists at high risk.
Wave of firings, violence against Bahrain workers, unions
The International Trade Union Confederation condemns the wave of firings, repression and violence being waged against Bahrain workers and their unions after a widely supported strike.
