Nepal Communist Party Opposes Government Ban on Student and Trade UnionsThe Central Coordination Committee of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has opposed the government's announcement to ban student organizations in colleges and trade unions in workplaces. Providing information about the meeting, which has been ongoing for the past seven days, leader Jagannath Khatiwada stated that the party has decided to stand against this move as it restricts the rights of citizens and workers.
https://english.ratopati.com/story/58515/ncp-opposes-decision-to-ban-student-organizations-and-trade-unionsPakistan sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia amid fragile US-Iran ceasefireThe aircraft — a mix of fighter and support jets — landed at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on Saturday, the Saudi Ministry of Defence announced. The deployment came under a collective defence agreement signed in September 2025, which commits each country to treat an attack on the other as an attack on itself.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/11/pakistan-sends-fighter-jets-to-saudi-arabia-amid-fragile-us-iran-ceasefirehttps://archive.ph/7inV9US military 'setting conditions' to clear mines from Strait of HormuzIn a post on X, the U.S. Central Command said the USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy transited the Strait of Hormuz "as part of a broader mission to ensure the strait is fully clear of sea mines previously laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps." ..
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-us-forces-are-clearing-strait-hormuz-2026-04-11/Israel kidnaps three people in latest raid on south SyriaThe operation coincided with further Israeli movements in western Daraa province, where troops advanced after midnight into the Yarmouk Basin area and deployed in the village of Hamatta. Israeli forces carried out searches of civilian homes and set up a military checkpoint on the outskirts of the nearby village of Jamla, restricting the movement of residents.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-kidnaps-three-people-latest-raid-south-syriaActivists block Rheinmetall factory to protest arms supplies to IsraelMembers of the group “Peacefully Against Genocide” sat in front of the gates at the site in the Wedding district, gluing their hands to the pavement. They chanted slogans including “Freedom for Palestine,” “Stop the genocide” and “Israel bombs, Germany finances.”
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260410-activists-block-rheinmetall-factory-to-protest-arms-supplies-to-israel/ Over 200 arrested as hundreds gather to defy Palestine Action ban in London Some 500 protesters set up camping chairs at the foot of the steps of Trafalgar Square, displaying handmade cardboard signs reading: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.” The demonstrators were met with a heavy police presence, with vans lining the square hours before the vigil began. The protesters - many of them grey-haired and frail - were seen being hauled away, while some were led leaning on crutches. A number of the demonstrators were dressed as Suffragettes, early women’s rights activists.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/over-arrested-hundreds-gather-defy-palestine-action-ban-londonIrish police clear demonstrators to reopen refinery as fuel protest causes chaosIrish police Commissioner Justin Kelly said enforcement would be ramped up because protesters were illegally blockading critical infrastructure and endangering public safety because of the impact gas shortages could have on emergency response from paramedics and firefighters.
https://apnews.com/article/ireland-fuel-protests-roadblocks-cost-refinery-roads-d5ee29fe105bc874177e76dd0c1ac646President Petro Announces Colombia’s Withdrawal from the Andean CommunityColombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio publicly endorsed the decision for MERCOSUR accession and confirmed that the application process has already begun. Villavicencio sharply criticized the stance of President Daniel Noboa’s Government, labeling it an “anti-progressive ideology” that actively undermines the essential Latin American unity required to confront common regional challenges.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/petro-colombia-andean-community/Milei government not supporting campaign to restore dictatorship identitiesThe DNA kits, used to collect blood samples for identity verification, had been routinely sent overseas for nearly two decades, allowing individuals unable to travel to Buenos Aires to access testing. They were taken back to Argentina via diplomatic pouch. But since Milei took office in December, shipments have largely ceased, sources told EFE with identity investigations now proceeding only through formal judicial channels.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/report-milei-government-not-supporting-campaign-to-restore-dictatorship-identities.phtmlhttps://archive.ph/VsQNYMulino government seeks to dissolve Panama’s largest union, workers sayAlthough the workers managed to sustain their protests for several weeks, the Panamanian justice system initiated a series of legal proceedings against SUNTRACS leaders, forcing its top leader to flee the country to avoid possible arrest, as well as the prosecution of several others. The union has denounced these trials as “lawfare” aimed at persecuting militant workers.
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