Colombia
Columbia: Grilling Commissioner De Gucht on murders of trade unionists
EU Commissioner For Trade questioned for trade deal with Columbia despite continuing murder of trade union activists
Americas
Chile
Chile: Students defy government’s ban on demonstration
Riot police attack students demonstrating at Presidential Palace, general strike called in response
Bolivia
Bolivia: General strike amid intense political crisis
Indigenous movement and general strike force five ministers resignations
Venezuela
Kazakhstan: Venezuelan oil workers’ support striking Kazakh oil workers and condemn repression
Protesters lobby Kazakh embassy in Germany
Venezuela
Kazakhstan: Venezuelan union leader supports Kazakh opposition activists
Ainur Kurmanov and Esenbek Ukteshbayev to address OSCE Human Rights Conference
Canada
Canada: Death of NDP leader, Jack Layton
Funeral reveals deep-rooted mood of working people and youth for real change
Chile
Chile: Fatal repression marks general strike and massive protests
Relative “social peace” shattered
Chile
Chile: 2-day general strike
Workers join students on stage of struggle
USA
USA: Default averted
After months of vicious manoeuvring between Republican and Democratic factions, the US Congress and president Obama agreed on a budget deal only hours before the deadline to raise the Federal government’s borrowing limit.
Chile
Chile: Biggest protests for more than 30 years
Over 500,000 march on 30 June