(2025-12-21). Trump readies aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year's midterm elections. | Trump has already surged immigration agents into major US cities, where they swept through neighborhoods and clashed with residents. While federal agents this year conducted some high-profile raids on businesses, they largely avoided raiding farms, factories and other businesses that are economically important but known to employ immigrants without legal status. | ICE and Border Pat…
(2025-12-21). English classes are being targeted by anti-immigration protesters — but they've been politicised for years. |
(2025-12-21). Exministro peruano advierte riesgo de ataque de EEUU a otros países. radiohc.cu El cerco militar estadounidense a Venezuela y el bloqueo a sus exportaciones petroleras, conlleva el riesgo de que Washington haga lo mismo a otros países latimoamericanos, advirtió este sábado el ex ministro peruano de Economía, Pedro Francke. | Añadió que la operación norteamericana "pone potencialmente en riesgo nuestros lazos comerciales con China, que son muy fuertes, pues es el principal destino de las exportaciones peruanas". | El asedio, advirtió el economista, puede también agravar la situación económica de Venezuela, lo que generaría una nueva crisis migratoria en la región. | Tal crisis se sumaría a lo…
(2025-12-21). KP governor calls for peace, legal process after Imran Khan verdict. tribune.com.pk 
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday said the recent Toshakhana-II conviction was not an act of political victimisation and urged political leaders to pursue legal remedies rather than street protests. | Speaking to reporters after addressing a convocation at Allama Iqbal Open University, Kundi said former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were not being targeted for political revenge. He said their conviction stemmed from what he described as the misuse of state gifts, adding that the matter had been decided by the courts. | Kundi said the release of the convicted indiv…
(2025-12-21). Campaign Launches To Secure The Release Of Dr Hossam Abu Safiya. popularresistance.org The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) has announced the launch of a new solidarity campaign calling for the release of Dr Hossam Abu Safiya and all Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli occupation prisons. The campaign will take the form of a calm, symbolic action titled the "Red Ribbons Campaign", to be held on Saturday 20 December at Oxford Circus in central London, at 1: 00 pm. | The Forum explained that the event is neither a demonstration nor a protest march, but a silent, peaceful act of solidarity. Participants will hang red ribbons and display specially designed posters carrying clear demands for freedom…
(2025-12-21). Over 1,300 security personnel deployed in Rawalpindi ahead of potential PTI protests. tribune.com.pk 
More than 1,300 police officers and security personnel have been deployed across Rawalpindi to maintain law and order ahead of a possible Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protest and a Jamaat-e-Islami gathering at Liaquat Bagh, officials said. | Officials said the deployment includes two superintendents of police, seven deputy superintendents of police, 29 inspectors and station house officers, 92 upper subordinates and 340 constables. | In addition, seven sections of Elite Force commandos, 22 Rapid Emergency and Security Operations personnel, and 400 members of the Anti-Riots Management Wing have been deployed. | Rea…
(2025-12-21). Thousands mourn slain Bangladesh student leader. tribune.com.pk 
Massive crowds gathered in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday for the funeral of a slain student leader, held under tight security after two days of protests and violence. | Tens of thousands of people joined the funeral procession to pay their respects to Sharif Osman Hadi, a key figure in last year's pro-democracy uprising who was set to contest the general elections in February. | He was shot by masked gunmen last week while leaving a mosque in Dhaka, and died in a hospital in Singapore on Thursday. | "You are in our hearts and you will remain in the heart of all Bangladeshis as long as the country exists," i…
(2025-12-20). Amid Southern US Raids, Who's Making Money Off Border Patrol and ICE Contracts? truthout.org Border Patrol's high-profile immigration crackdowns in North Carolina and Louisiana over the last two months have brought fresh scrutiny to the hundreds of billions of dollars being spent on immigration raids and arrests under the Trump administration. The massive spending bill pushed by Trump and passed by Congress this summer increased immigration enforcement by $170 billion… |
(2025-12-20). Migration situation in Belarus under control. eng.belta.by Belarus has a fairly open migration policy, the internal affairs minister emphasized. "We always welcome people who come to our country regardless of their purpose: to relax or to work. However, we respond very harshly to violations of current legislation," he explained.
(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). New Yorkers come out in support of hunger strikers while our own MPs barely acknowledge it. thecanary.co 
On 18 December, Labour MP for Brent West Barry Gardiner pressed the solicitor general to release the Filton 24 hunger striker prisoners: Today I suggested to the Solicitor General that, after a year on remand, my constituents on hunger strike should be released on bail with appropriate tagging. pic.twitter.com/JJC7n8WGwp — Barry Gardiner MP (@BarryGardiner) December […] | By
(2025-12-20). Israeli military expands presence in Syria's Quneitra amid rising local protests. tehrantimes.com Israeli forces have advanced into the Quneitra area of Syria's occupied Golan Heights and set up two military checkpoints, Al Jazeera reported Saturday.