Thousands to protest Palestine Action ban after police resume sign-holder arrestsTHOUSANDS of people are expected to demonstrate against the ban on Palestine Action in central London on Saturday despite police lifting their pause on arresting the sit-down sign-holders. Protest group Defend Our Juries said the demonstration is to show resistance to the ban, which was ruled unlawful by the High Court in February, “is stronger than ever.”
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/thousands-protest-palestine-action-ban-after-police-resume-sign-holder-arrestsRussia and Ukraine agree to 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefireRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has announced a 32-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirming that Ukraine will honour it. The Kremlin said on Thursday that the pause in fighting will begin at 4pm Moscow time (13:00GMT) on Saturday and run until midnight on Sunday, covering Easter celebrations observed in both countries.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/10/russia-and-ukraine-agree-to-32-hour-orthodox-easter-ceasefirehttps://archive.ph/DVGvDTurkish independent union leader Başaran Aksu arrestedAksu was arrested on charges of “spreading misleading information” and “inciting the public to hatred and enmity.” The political character and arbitrariness of the arrest is underscored by the claim that Aksu’s union activities, which meant he was not permanently residing at his registered address, gave rise to his “escape risk.”
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/10/txyd-a10.htmlTurkey's CHP pressure as Istanbul mayor trial drags onAs the marathon trial drags on, legal pressure has tightened around the opposition. Four CHP mayors, including the mayor of Bursa in northwest Turkey - the fourth-largest city - have been arrested since the Imamoglu trial began on 9 March.
https://www.newarab.com/news/turkeys-chp-pressure-istanbul-mayor-trial-drags Attack on Saudi Arabian pipeline wiped out 10 percent of kingdom's oil export capacity “These attacks included a pumping station on the vital East-West pipeline, leading to a loss of approximately 700,000 barrels per day of pumped volume through the pipeline, which is the main route for supplying global markets during this period,” the energy ministry said.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/attacks-saudi-arabian-pipeline-wiped-out-10-percent-kingdoms-oil-export-capacityMali backs Morocco’s plan for disputed Western Sahara, ending support for the Sahrawi RepublicThe Malian transitional government said Friday it was withdrawing its recognition of the pro-independence Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as part of its backing for the Moroccan plan, which has growing support from African allies, the Trump administration in the U.S. and most European Union members. … The resolution referred to Morocco’s plan as a basis for negotiation. As with similar resolutions in previous years, the text made no mention of a referendum on self-determination that includes independence as an option, which is the solution long favored by the pro-independence Polisario Front and its allies, including Algeria, Russia, and China.
https://apnews.com/article/mali-morocco-western-sahara-algeria-8d4d6feb4f2da3a1a653b5a9a1aed1e7Vietnamese refugees will be left off Victims of Communism memorial: documentsAmong the events that will be added is a 1920 victory by Polish forces over the Soviet Army and a failed 1953 uprising in what was then East Germany. Two other events in Poland in 1940 and 1945 are also to be commemorated as well as the Holodomor in Ukraine and various events in Czechoslovakia, Hungary and East Germany.
https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/defence-watch/vietnamese-refugees-victims-communism-memorialhttps://archive.ph/MH4vSArgentinean Teachers Protest Neoliberal Adjustment with Public ClassesFrom 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time, teachers, scientists, and students gathered under the banner of defending public universities, demanding significant salary improvements and the effective application of the University Financing Law. These activities art part of the demand for the implementation of the University Financing Law, which establishes a 50% salary adjustment for teachers and non-teachers, based on the loss against inflation since December 2023.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/argentina-teachers-protest-public-class/ Human Rights Groups Denounce Trump Plans to Send Cubans Fleeing Impacts of Blockade to Guantánamo Asked by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) about what would be done if this caused a mass influx of Cuban refugees to the US, Donovan said they had an executive order that would involve coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security to handle a “mass migration event.” Donovan said it would include using the US military base at Guantánamo Bay, “where we would set up a camp to deal with those migrants or any overflow from any situation in Cuba itself.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/guantanamo-cuba-blockade-trump-adminVenezuelan National Assembly Approves Pro-Business Mining LawUnder the law, joint ventures, private corporations, and small-scale artisanal mining groups are allowed to receive concessions that can last up to 30 years and be renewed for two additional 10-year periods. Furthermore, private entities can bring disputes to international arbitration bodies. … Former President Hugo Chávez sought to end foreign mining concessions in the 2000s, instead pushing for a leading state role and to interlink extraction activities to basic industries in sectors such as steel and aluminum.
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