(2025-10-13). Trump's anti-immigration crackdown has US Pakistanis anxious. tribune.com.pk 
"My concern is, if I'm deported as an illegal immigrant, everything will go back to zero. I'll have nothing," said 48-year-old Mushtaq Ahmad*, a Pakistani national living in New York State who filed for asylum earlier this year. | A former truck driver in the Middle East, Mushtaq now works long shifts at a convenience store outside Albany, sending what little he can back home. Mushtaq spent more than two decades working as a truck driver in the Middle East, but years of grueling labor abroad brought little change to the lives of his family. Coming to the United States was his last attempt to build a stable fut…
(2025-10-13). Kiplimo, Feysa power to victory in Chicago. tribune.com.pk 
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo and Ethiopia's Hawi Feysa powered to victories in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday as the annual showpiece took place against a backdrop of escalating tensions in the city caused by President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. | Kiplimo produced a devastating burst over the closing stages of the race to claim his first major marathon title in perfect, clear conditions in the Windy City. | Kiplimo, 24, turned on the afterburners at around the 18-mile mark to pull clear of defending Chicago champion John Korir before cruising to victory in 2hrs 2min 23secs. | Feysa meanwhile won the women…
(2025-10-13). Saturday 10/25: Joyful Resistance Market: A Festival of Immigrant Recognition. indybay.org St. Mark's Square 1111 O'FARRELL ST. San Francisco…
(2025-10-13). EU: Crucial Hearing on Hungary's Rule of Law Crisis. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A protester holds up an EU flag with "help" written on it, during a demonstration in Budapest on May 18, 2025 against a bill empowering the government to sanction civil society organizations and media it deems threats to the country's sovereignty. | © 2025 FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images…
(2025-10-13). What Version of Democracy Will Prevail? counterpunch.org 
Sri Lanka's 2024 elections have fast-tracked reforms that began after the country's 2022 economic crisis, when mass protests forced limits on presidential powers. In 2025, the new government has been pushing further toward a parliamentary system, which was in place during its independence before it converted to a presidential system in 1978. Sri Lanka's potential swing back fits South Asia's traditional experimentation
(2025-10-13). Saad Rizvi 'shot, injured', Muridke SHO martyred as TLP riots countrywide. tribune.com.pk 
Countrywide protests erupted on Monday after Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan claimed its leader, Saad Hussain Rizvi, was shot and injured. | The announcement triggered immediate demonstrations across major cities, with protesters blocking key routes and burning tires. | Saad Rizvi is the son of the late Khadim Hussain Rizvi, the founding leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). He is 31 years old. He took over the party in 2020 after his father's death. He is responsible for educating the TLP supporters on how to use social media to amplify their cause. | The TLP's main agenda has been to target Section 295-C of…
(2025-10-13). Oppose the University of Michigan disciplinary charges against pro-Palestinian protesters! wsws.org New charges have been brought by the administration against pro-Palestinian protesters.
(2025-10-13). Peace at Hand? Protesters Keep up the Pressure. indybay.org Activists protest the Gaza genocide outside the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco even though a tentative peace deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas.
(2025-10-13). TLP protest disrupts traffic, damages vehicles in Karachi. tribune.com.pk 
Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan staged protests at multiple locations across Karachi on Monday, disrupting traffic and causing inconvenience to commuters. | Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers gathered at Nala Stop and North Karachi's 4K Chowrangi, where they blocked roads and pelted stones, damaging several vehicles. | The demonstrations brought traffic to a standstill, leaving motorists stranded for hours. | Police were deployed to the affected areas to restore order and disperse the protesters. | Earlier, the Sindh government imposed a one-month ban on protests, demonstrations, sit-ins and ral…
(2025-10-13). Protests continue after Peru's right-wing congress sacks Peru's unelected president. wsws.org Boluarte left office with a 93 percent disapproval rating, with 0 percent approval among young people and in southern Peru, known as "deep Peru."
(2025-10-13). "There's a Man With a Gun Over There…" counterpunch.org 
In "'No Kings' protests give badly needed spark of optimism to Democrats" (The Hill, June 18, 2025), readers are either left or led to believe that the "Democrats have been looking for a jolt of energy since their devastating November loss of the White House to President Trump…" "Millions marched… raising their voices and signs
(2025-10-13). Australian "contempt of court" threat to all protest rights. wsws.org The judges declared that charges potentially carrying indefinite terms of imprisonment could be laid against anyone who joined a planned anti-genocide march to the Sydney Opera House.
(2025-10-13). Israel subjects Flotilla participants to abuse and mistreatment. fidh.org Alexis Deswaef and Aziz Rhali, both vice-presidents of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), are among the 470 members of the Flotilla who were abducted by Israel in international waters on October 1 and 2, 2025. The two men have begun a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment, the mistreatment they are subjected to, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. FIDH is calling for their immediate and unconditional release, as well as that of all the Flotilla participants still (…) | – | /…
(2025-10-13). Friday 10/10: Sing for Justice and Peace and/or Protest. indybay.org Outdoors 1305 University Ave, Berkeley, CA | between Acton and Bonar beside The Way…
(2025-10-12). 3 workers died at Hyundai's Georgia plant since 2022, before ICE raid: report. scmp.com Three workers have died since Hyundai Motor started construction of its US$7.6 billion car factory in Georgia in 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a review of federal records. | Apart from the deaths, more than a dozen workers have suffered serious injuries, including from falling without wearing harnesses and getting crushed by forklifts, according to The Wall Street Journal.
(2025-10-12). EU begins gradual rollout of digital border system. newarab.com 
The Entry/Exit System (EES), an automated system that requires travellers to register at the border by scanning their passport and having their fingerprints and photograph taken, will be introduced over six months. | The move is aimed at detecting overstayers, tackling identity fraud and preventing illegal migration amid political pressure in s…
(2025-10-12). AU Calls for Calm Amid Rising Political Tensions in Madagascar. plusnews.ug 
The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged calm and restraint in Madagascar as the country faces escalating political tensions, marked by army movements and widespread protests in the capital, Antananarivo. In a statement released on Sunday, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expressed deep concern over the unfolding situation and called on all parties to …
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