Million-strong general strike blocks Italy for PalestineIn Rome alone, 300,000 demonstrators occupied the city’s main railway hub before marching through the streets. “The call came from Genoa’s dockworkers, and here we are: we’ve blocked everything,” the protesters proclaimed. Among those leading the crowd were firefighters’ union representatives, who told il manifesto: “First responders will never be complicit in genocide, and we are protesting a government that is entrapping us in rearmament.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/23/million-strong-general-strike-blocks-italy-for-palestine/Scottish government urges support for Housing Bill but tenants say it ‘totally concedes’ landlords' demandsThe union argues that the decision to exempt build-to-let, mid-market rent, and purpose-built student accommodation and allow rents to rise up to one per cent above inflation was “conceded to the demands of landlords,” despite overwhelming opposition from respondents to the public consultation on the Bill.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/scottish-government-urges-support-housing-bill-tenants-say-it-totally-concedes-landlordsThe social elevator is breaking down in Spain, one of the richest countries with the greatest inequality of opportunityThe report To Have and Have Not: How to Close the Opportunity Gap, published Monday, indicates that around a quarter of income inequality is due to these circumstances of origin. But that’s the OECD average, as the magnitude varies greatly by country. And in Spain, the burden of inheritance far exceeds this threshold, reaching over 35%. The conclusion is clear: a person’s starting point in life continues to determine their economic future.
https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-09-23/the-social-elevator-is-breaking-down-in-spain-one-of-the-richest-countries-with-the-greatest-inequality-of-opportunity.htmlhttps://archive.ph/VKVRqIsrael shuts crossing that connects occupied West Bank to JordanIsrael will close the bridge crossing starting on Wednesday until further notice, the Palestinian General Authority for Borders and Crossings said on Tuesday. The Jordanian Public Security Directorate also announced the closure, saying the crossing was being shut “to passenger and cargo traffic by the other side until further notice”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/23/israel-shuts-crossing-that-connects-occupied-west-bank-to-jordanhttps://archive.ph/SCdZOHundreds of Israeli colonists raid Al-Aqsa mosque under heavy Israeli police protectionHundreds of Israeli colonists stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces, as part of the Jewish New Year celebrations, which continue until Wednesday. The incursion was accompanied by provocative actions, including the singing of religious songs, the performance of Talmudic and Torah rituals, as well as group clapping and dancing within the Al-Aqsa courtyards.
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/161646Palestinian Resistance Forces Publicly Execute Fascist CollaboratorsA leader in the Resistance Security Forces: “They betrayed the will and betrayed their people, and placed their hands in the hands of the occupation to kill their own people. The death penalty has been decided for these collaborators. — And from here, we say to every collaborator, especially the big agent Yasser Abu Shabab, and the big agent Rami Homs, and the big agent Ahmed Al-Sindi, you will kneel under the boots of the resistance and its rule.”
https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/21538/Turkey to train Niger army in fight against militant groupsAccording to the source, a small number of Turkish commandos and special forces who in the past served and gained experience in Syria and Iraq will be deployed to Niger, where they will assist the army with training as part of the fight against the Islamic State and al-Qaeda. Two people familiar with the matter said that at least four battalions will provide training and advisory support in Niger, though Turkish forces will not directly participate in combat. The deployment does not require Turkish parliamentary approval, since the troops will be present in a limited “visiting” capacity and will not establish bases or secure territory.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-train-niger-army-fight-militant-groupsMass grave reveals scale of unlawful killings by Egyptian army in Sinai, say campaignersThe group discovered the mass graves while conducting research into disappearances and extrajudicial killings of civilians during a decade of conflict in the Sinai region between Egyptian security forces and Islamic State-aligned militants. The findings, exclusively shared with the Guardian, provide “rare, documented evidence of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions in North Sinai”, said Ahmed Salem, the executive director of SFHR.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/22/mass-grave-reveals-scale-of-unlawful-killings-by-egyptian-army-in-sinai-say-campaignersRecovery of Bangladeshi fishermen abducted by BSF and Arakan Army demandedCommittee leader Nahid Hasan told journalists that on November 4 in 2024, the BSF abducted seven Bangladeshi fishermen when they mistakenly entered the Indian waters in Jingiram River at Chilmari in Kurigram district. Nahid also called on the interim government to recover 40 fishermen whom the Arakan Army abducted from Cox’s Bazar near St Martins on September 11.
https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/276894/recovery-of-bangladeshi-fishermen-abducted-by-bsf-and-arakan-army-demandedSouth Korea jails CEO of battery maker for 15 years over deadly firePark's son who is a senior company executive was also sentenced to 15 years in prison, a public affairs judge at the Suwon District Court said by telephone. Park, the chief executive, failed to ensure safety measures were in place and that the fire was "not an unpredictable" accident under the conditions the company was operating in, the judge cited the court's ruling as saying.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/south-korea-jails-ceo-battery-maker-15-years-over-deadly-fire-2025-09-23/Colombia revives paramilitary demobilization processIn a decree, the government said that the participation of the former commanders seeks to “contribute their knowledge and experience to the development of peacebuilding activities and guarantees of non-repetition, the structuring of peace processes, and strategies for rapprochement with illegal armed actors.”
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-revives-paramilitary-demobilization-process/Quebec police watchdog says no gun recovered from teen shot dead by policeThe head of Quebec's police watchdog said investigators recovered only one firearm from the scene where a police officer shot and killed a 15-year-old on Sunday — the officer's service weapon. At a rare media conference on Tuesday morning, Brigitte Bishop, the head of the police watchdog agency known as the BEI, insisted her bureau will investigate the shooting death of Nooran Rezay impartially and asked the public to co-operate with investigators.
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