(2025-09-05). Asylum seeker convicted in UK of sex assault on teen that sparked protests. scmp.com An Ethiopian asylum seeker, whose arrest in July sparked angry protests outside the hotel near London where he and other migrants were being housed, was found guilty on Thursday of sexually assaulting a teenage girl and another woman. | The protests outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, about 30km (20 miles) north of the British capital, became a touchpaper for a string of country-wide demonstrations amid rising tensions over immigration.
(2025-09-05). This Imam Refused to Be an FBI Informant. Now ICE Wants to Deport Him. theintercept.com 
It was a humid June morning when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents knocked on the door of a modest condo in North Miami Beach, Florida, just across the canal from Greynolds Park — a relic of the New Deal, shaded by old oaks. They weren't conducting a sweep. They had come for Foad Farahi, a Sunni imam who had lived in the area for more than 30 years. | Farahi was taken to a detention center in Miami and then put on a government plane to Texas, bound for a different detention facility. Later, he was moved again, this time to Torrance County Detention Center: a bleak, privately run complex in the r…
(2025-09-05). Cruel and Deadly: Another Life Tragically Lost to Immigration Detention. indybay.org Florence, AZ, September 4, 2025 — The Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project and Detention Watch Network are mourning the tragic loss of Lorenzo Antonio Batrez Vargas, 32, affectionately known as "Lenchito," a beloved son, brother, and friend who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on Sunday, August 31, 2025. ICE had detained Mr. Batrez Vargas at Central Arizona Correctional Complex in Florence, Arizona and has reported that the cause of his death is currently unknown. Immigrant justice groups are demanding an immediate investigation and public release of the findings relat…
(2025-09-05). Immigration Interference in Disaster Relief Efforts Invites Catastrophe. counterpunch.org On August 27, the Seattle Times reported that two firefighter crews deployed to fight the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula were held by Border Patrol agents, and two firefighters were eventually arrested after being accused of living in the country illegally. As the Times reported in what must be the most incredible understatement of the year, "It is unusual for federal border agents to make arrests during the fighting of an active fire, especially in a remote area." The move is baffling, as it is pretty well known that nationwide, recruiting and retaining wildland firefighters has been an ongoing challen…
(2025-09-05). The crumbling of Cologne's multicultural consensus. strategic-culture.su Last week, news of a round-table agreement banning criticism of immigration in Cologne made headlines—not least because it caught the attention of Elon Musk. Seven parties, from the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) to the SPD, Greens, and Left Party, had signed the so-called Fairness Agreement, pledging not to criticize asylum seekers or migrants during election campaigns.
(2025-09-05). Defeating Australia's far-right requires a political fight against the Labor government. wsws.org Labor's promotion of anti-immigrant xenophobia and its imposition of a major social crisis have created the political conditions for far-right tendencies to make an appeal to discontent.
(2025-09-05). Fewer Immigrants Means Fewer Workers, Less Growth. counterpunch.org 
One of the releases from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that gets relatively little attention is its annual projections for growth in employment by industry and occupation over the next decade. BLS's latest numbers are worth at least a few minutes of thought. BLS projects that the economy will add 5.2 million jobs between
(2025-09-05). Faridpur roads blocked as locals protest constituency shift. jagonews24.com Residents of Algi and Hamirdi unions in Bhanga Upazila, Faridpur, have erupted in anger after a gazette included these areas in the Faridpur-2 constituency instead of Faridpur-4.
(2025-09-05). How MPs' 'abandoned' cats became the unexpected symbol of Indonesia's protests. |
(2025-09-05). Saturday 10/18: October 18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS. indybay.org Nation Wide…
(2025-09-05). White House Epstein File-Gate Protests Call for Release of Records. indybay.org As the Epstein File-Gate controversy continues to grow, protests for the last two days have seen survivors, legislators and activists all calling for the unredacted release of the remaining three percent of files still being held by the Justice Department.
(2025-09-05). Protest demands Labor sanction NT gov't for racism. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-05). Palestine protesters continue to stand for justice and freedom. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-05). West Papua: Indonesian occupying forces open fire on protest in Sorong. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-05). Indonesia delivery rider's death: Police officer who drove armoured vehicle demoted. channelnewsasia.com Chief Brigadier Rohmat was acting under orders from his team commander, who was dismissed a day earlier, an ethics hearing concluded.
(2025-09-04). 'A million people' expected to flee as Israel prepares to seize Gaza City. scmp.com Israel estimates that its imminent offensive on Gaza City would displace one million Palestinians, a senior military official said on Wednesday, as Gaza's civil defence reported dozens killed across the territory. | In Jerusalem, meanwhile, hundreds of Israeli protesters took to the streets to call for a truce and hostage release deal after nearly two years of war.
(2025-09-04). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes across London transport network over pay and conditions; oil workers at the Gachsaran Oil and Gas company and Offshore Oil Company join strikes and protests over collapsing living conditions in Iran as UK, France and Germany announce sanctions; lecturers at university in Ondo State, Nigeria on indefinite strike over pay arrears and funding…
(2025-09-04). BREAKING: judge bails Defend Our Juries spokespeople following dawn raids. thecanary.co 
On Tuesday 2 September, counter-terrorism police arrested five of Defend Our Juries' key spokespeople following Zoom calls relating to a Palestine Action protest. Now, the group has announced that 'some of the spokespeople' have been granted bail with immediate release. Breaking: several @DefendourJuries spokespeople who were arrested this week have been released on bail, including […] | By