(2025-09-26). Media reports say UK leader to announce digital ID card plans. tribune.com.pk 
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Friday announce plans to mandate digital ID cards for all adult citizens as part of his plans to address illegal immigration, according to multiple media reports on Thursday. | The government has previously said it was considering such measures, which could be used to make it harder to employ those without the legal right to work in the country, as it looks to address public concern over immigration. | Starmer's office did not comment on the reports, which said he would announce the plan at a policy conference on Friday. | In the 2000s, Starmer's Labour Party, then l…
(2025-09-26). Immigration, Incarceration and the Native-Born. counterpunch.org 
Fear of street crime and criminals is a politically charged issue. Politicians stoke that fear to gain the consent of voters, from the anti-black Willie Horton commercial ads of GOP President Bush 1 against Democrat Michael Dukakis in the presidential campaign of 1988 to President Trump's 2016 and 2024 successful runs for the White House.
(2025-09-26). UK plans compulsory digital ID as populist pressure over immigration rises. aljazeera.com The scheme, provoked by heat on the government, has drawn criticism from across the political spectrum.
(2025-09-26). UK's Starmer to press ahead with digital ID plans: FT. newarab.com 
The finer details of the scheme were still being ironed out and the timeline could change, the report added, citing two people briefed on the matter. | Immigration and asylum remain at the heart of Britain's politic…
(2025-09-26). The Road to the Camps: Echoes of a Fascist Past. counterpunch.org 
The irony is unbearable. Trump has saturated public life in lies, turned immigrants and Black citizens into targets of contempt, and made corruption and violence the grammar of governance. He pledges loyalty to dictators, surrounds himself with sycophants and thugs, and uses state power to abduct foreign students, persecute immigrants, and declare war on the so-called left, grotesquely blaming them for Charlie Kirk's death, even before a suspect was arrested. What should be a moment of grief over Charlie Kirk's death has been twisted into a weaponized spectacle, with Trump and his allies rushing to frame the assa…
(2025-09-26). AWU-CWA Union Members Speak Out Against Trump's H-1B Proclamation. wibailoutpeople.org 
On Monday morning, leadership and members of the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA Local 9009 (AWU-CWA) condemned the Trump Administration's "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" proclamation, which would impose a $100,000 fee for workers applying for an H-1B visa in the United States. The surprise proclamation caused unnecessary fear and chaos for workers while doing …
(2025-09-26). Greece: Government systematic constraints and politically motivated accusations against migrants rights NGOs must end! fidh.org Greek authorities threaten to remove some migrants' rights NGOs from the official registry of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, posing serious obstacles to the capacity of civil society actors to operate and defend the rights of migrants and asylum seekers, and thereby shrinking civic space. Greek authorities have already, since 2020, introduced legislation that imposes burdensome financial requirements and controls, such as intrusive audits, that undermine NGOs' independence and (…) | – |
(2025-09-26). Journalist Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation after US appeals court decision. CPJ Staff
(2025-09-26). He Has a Green Card and a Brain Tumor. DHS Wants to Deport Him for Forgery With No Proof. theintercept.com 
Paramjit Singh is going blind in ICE detention. DHS wants to deport him for a forgery conviction — but they've produced no record that one exists.
(2025-09-26). Wednesday 10/1: Close Guantánamo & Dismantle the Inhumane Deportation Machine NOW! indybay.org Mission Street @ 22nd Street San Francisco, CA…
(2025-09-26). East Timor MPs bow to protesters, vote to scrap lifetime pensions. aljazeera.com Demonstrators were angered by a plan to spend $4.2m on cars for lawmakers in one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries.
(2025-09-26). All Struggles for Justice are Linked. counterpunch.org Text of a speech delivered at the First Palestine Solidarity Rally of Fall 2025 at Princeton University. Organized by Students for Justice in Palestine to honor the memory of Aysenur Eygi, killed Sep 6th 2024 by the IOF in the village of Beita, West Bank, while protesting illegal settlements and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
(2025-09-26). Defying AG, Ben-Gvir meets with Israeli police chief on banned protest policy. haaretz.com Haaretz has learned that the far-right national security minister held discussions on the matter with senior police officers – even though Attorney General Gala Baharav-Miara ruled that the policy of barring demonstrators from blocking major arteries exceeds the minister's authority…
(2025-09-26). Bus services to Dhaka suspended from 3 districts. jagonews24.com Bus owners on Thursday night suspended services to Dhaka from three districts—Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, and Natore—in protest against what they termed 'irrational demands' by drivers and transport workers.
(2025-09-26). Public freedoms in danger : alarm over repression in France. fidh.org A new report published on 25 September confirms an alarming deterioration of public freedoms in France. Hostile narratives, administrative dissolutions, reduction of public funding, and the criminalisation of mobilisations are leading to the suffocation of civil society and endangering the freedom of association and the right to protest. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and the Ligue des droits de l'Homme (LDH) are sounding the alarm: France is turning (…) | – |
(2025-09-26). Portland labor protests genocide in Gaza. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon Hundreds of protesters, union members and activists marched to the home of the U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) on Sept. 21 to demand that he oppose genocide in Gaza. They called on him to join Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who has co-sponsored legislation to stop Trump's recent plan . . . |
(2025-09-26). CNA SF Kaiser Nurses Protest Layoffs & AI Replacing Workers, Threatening Health. indybay.org NNU CNA nurses at Kaiser protested throughout the state of California against layoffs and the introduction of AI leading to job losses and a threat to the patients.
(2025-09-26). Gold Trump Epstein Protest Statue Removed and Replaced by a Giant Trump… indybay.org
(2025-09-26). CPJ calls on Peruvian authorities to investigate attacks against journalists covering protests. CPJ Staff
(2025-09-26). ITCN Asia 2025: where AI crossed borders and I nearly got lost in the cloud. tribune.com.pk 
Walking through the buzzing halls of Karachi's Expo Centre, dodging eager exhibitors and the occasional drone demo gone rogue, ITCN Asia 2025 felt less like a tech expo and more like a portal to Pakistan's digital future. | Over 67,000 attendees converged to explore 300+ global brands showcasing innovations in AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and more. Let me tell you, as someone who attended for two days, the hybrid format meant I could dip into virtual sessions when my feet protested. Talk about user-friendly UX. | This 26th edition of the event, themed "AI Beyond Borders," was a whirlwind of innovation, handshak…
(2025-09-26). Serbia police target journalists as anti-government protests escalate. Attila Mong/CPJ Europe Representative