(2025-12-20). Google warns US visa staff against international travel. tribune.com.pk Alphabet Inc's Google has advised some employees on US visas to avoid international travel due to prolonged visa processing delays at US embassies, Business Insider reported, citing an internal email. | According to the report, the email, sent on Thursday by the company's external counsel, BAL Immigration Law, warned employees who require a visa stamp to re-enter the United States not to travel abroad, as processing times at embassies have lengthened significantly. | Read: Google announces shutdown of Dark Web monitoring tool | Google did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. | The memo sai…
(2025-12-20). PM calls for tighter immigration controls, protection for legal travellers. tribune.com.pk 
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting on Saturday at the Prime Minister's House in Islamabad to review measures against human trafficking, undocumented foreign travel, and weaknesses in the country's immigration processes. | The prime minister was briefed on recent enforcement actions by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), including the arrest of 451 individuals involved in human trafficking and illegal migration. | He also noted the airport inspections carried out by Mohsin Naqvi following complaints about passenger offloading, describing the intervention as timely and necessary. | The prime min…
(2025-12-20). Visa-free measures spur surge in visitors. ecns.cn China saw some 40.6 million foreign nationals enter through its ports over the past year, a 27.2 percent year-on-year increase, according to the latest statistics released by the National Immigration Administration on Thursday.
(2025-12-20). ICE Wants to Reopen Notorious California Prison. Locals Are Fighting Back. truthout.org On December 16, 2025, the Dublin City Council in California unanimously passed a resolution formally opposing reopening or reusing the notorious FCI Dublin prison for detention of any kind, including as an immigration jail. The resolution also urged the relevant federal agencies to "engage in open and transparent communication with the City regarding any decisions affecting the site. |
(2025-12-20). FIA arrests 451 involved in human trafficking, reducing illegal migration by 47%. tribune.com.pk 
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) reported at a review meeting held on Saturday that this year, 451 individuals involved in human trafficking and illegal travel networks had been arrested. As a result, the number of Pakistanis illegally travelling to Europe had dropped by 47%, with similar reductions seen in illegal travel to the UK and Gulf countries. | According to Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, the relevant authorities are taking steps to address human trafficking, like the Federal Minister for Interior personally visiting airports to review recent offloading cases. "The Minister's proactive appro…
(2025-12-20). Sudan War: Kordofan's El-Obeid 'One Or Two Steps' Away From Being Attacked. eurasiareview.com By Daniel Johnson | As fighting escalates in Sudan, "people are scared, people are fleeing their homes", the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Friday, noting that more than 50,000 people have been uprooted since late October in the Kordofans region alone. | "People in Sudan are not moving by choice, they are running just to find safety," said Mohamed Refaat, IOM Chief of Mission in Sudan. | Speaking from Port Sudan to journalists in Geneva, he urged all Member States and "everyone who can provide support" for Sudan's people, to ensure their protection. | Heavy shelling alert: | Latest reports from the…
(2025-12-20). Three Afghan migrants die of cold while trying to enter Iran. newarab.com 
Three "Three people who wanted to illegally cross the Iran-Afghanistan border have died because of the cold weather," the Afghan army official told AFP on condition of anonymity. | He added that a shepherd was also found dead in the mountainous area of Koh…
(2025-12-20). Thousands of Israeli soccer fans wear anti-police shirts at Tel Aviv match after High Court ruling. haaretz.com The fans entered Bloomfield Stadium wearing protest shirts referring to the police and the Kahanist far-right movement as 'scum,' after a panel of three High Court justices ruled on Thursday that 'freedom of expression holds an elevated status, even at sporting events'…
(2025-12-20). Holiday Shoppers Are Flexing Political Power Through Boycotts. popularresistance.org For 38 weeks straight, racial justice protesters have been gathering outside a Target in Washington, D.C. to call out the company for suspending its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, aligning itself with the Trump administration's attacks on DEI. | To put additional pressure on the company, those advocates have been calling for "Target fasts," in which people completely abstain from purchasing anything from Target. | The boycott began in February, following Target's suspension of DEI efforts, and was initiated by Until Freedom, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community activism and rapid response.
(2025-12-20). Port of Oakland Commission Hears Increasing Demand to Stop Arming Israel. indybay.org Largest Protest yet in rally and "Pack the Port" action as outrage continues over Oakland's airport complicity in shipping arms to Israel.
(2025-12-20). Elbit Factory Shut Down For A Second Time In Two Weeks. popularresistance.org A group of protesters have shut down the entrance to a factory belonging to Elbit Systems. The halt of Israel's weapons supplier is one of the key demands of the anti-genocide activists. Eight prisoners, all being held on remand for allegedly taking action in solidarity with Palestine, have been on open ended hunger strike since the 2 November in British prisons. This is the biggest coordinated prison hunger strike in UK prisons since the 1981 H-block strike in the North of Ireland. Six of the hunger strikers have been hospitalised so far. Despite the enormity of the strike, the media coverage has been minimal, a…
(2025-12-20). Friday 12/19: Protest israeli crimes at their consulate in SF. indybay.org 456 Montgomery St, SF the israeli consulate…
(2025-12-20). Karnataka Congress Protests VB-G RAM G Bill and 'Hate Politics'. devdiscourse.com The Karnataka Congress on Saturday organized a protest at Freedom Park against the central government's decision to replace MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill, 2025. State Congress president and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar led the demonstration, alongside various party leaders and legislators.
(2025-12-20). Thousands protest government across Israel over several flashpoints. haaretz.com Speakers denounced recent violence against Arabs and called for a state commission of inquiry into the failures of October 7, as well as for the return of the body of the last deceased hostage, Ran Gvili, which remains in Gaza…
(2025-12-20). PHC rules protective bail for K-P CM, PTI leaders only applies to court appearances, not protests. tribune.com.pk 
The Peshawar High Court has ruled that the protective bail granted to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers and leaders is solely meant to facilitate their appearance before the relevant courts and cannot be used to participate in protests or any anti-state activities. | A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Muhammad Faheem Wali issued the directions in a detailed four-page order while hearing petitions seeking protective bail filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders. The bench also referred the matter to the Chief Just…