(2025-12-03). US Halts Immigration Processing for 19 Countries After Guard Attack. moderndiplomacy.eu The Trump administration on Tuesday suspended all immigration applications including green cards and U.S. citizenship processing for immigrants from 19 non-European countries. The affected nations overlap with the group already under partial or full travel restrictions since June. The decision cites national security concerns following last week's shooting of two U.S. National Guard members in …
(2025-12-03). Hanson's Anti-Migration Populism Rides New Wave of Discontent in Australia. moderndiplomacy.eu Australia's anti-immigration firebrand Senator Pauline Hanson is experiencing a striking resurgence, with her One Nation party climbing to polling levels not seen since the late 1990s. While her rise echoes global hard-line rhetoric including U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed focus on border control analysts say Hanson's momentum is rooted firmly in domestic frustrations. Global Winds, …
(2025-12-03). After Canadian Police Raid Homes, Six Peace Activists Face Charges. popularresistance.org London, Ontario police carried out coordinated pre-dawn raids on November 25 against four homes across southern Ontario, targeting members of the anti-war and Palestinian-solidarity group World Beyond War (WBW). The raids bring to six the number of peace activists charged in relation to a protest of more than 100 people against the Best Defence Conference in London at the end of October, an arms-industry gathering attended by Israeli-linked weapons manufacturers and Canadian military officials. | The sweeping operation saw officers burst into homes at 6 a.m., frighten children, seize personal electronic devices a…
(2025-12-02). US: Immigration Policy Undermines Public Safety. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Federal agents detain a woman exiting an immigration court hearing in New York City, on August 1, 2025. | © 2025 Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images | (Washington, DC) — The Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics undercutting protection for undocumented crime survivors weakens law enforcement's ability to investigate and prosecute crimes, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 50-page report, "'We Need U': How the U Visa Builds Trust, Counters Fear, and Promotes Community Safety," finds that the administration's deportation policies undermine fe…
(2025-12-02). Controversy over Flock License Reading Cameras. mediasanctuary.org The push by the Rensselaer County Sheriff to install Flock license reading cameras in the town of Poestenkill and at Stewart Stores has focused public attention on the nationwide controversial program. While the Sheriff promotes it as a public safety measure, civil liberty groups are raising objections. Flock cameras were widely used to track political protestors at the recent No Kings Rally and by ICE seeking to grab immigrants. The cameras are already in place in Troy and the towns of N and E Greenbush. Angela Beallor of the Capital Region Sanctuary Committee talks to Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.
(2025-12-02). Ugandans living in Qatar engage embassy staff in Doha convention. independent.co.ug 
Uganda—Qatar embassy hosts successful 2025 Uganda diaspora convention in Doha Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | The just concluded 2025 Uganda—Qatar Diaspora Convention brought together hundreds of Ugandan migrant workers, diaspora leaders, government officials, and private-sector partners for a full day of engagement, empowerment, and service delivery. The Convention followed a three-day capacity-building programme for …
(2025-12-02). Iran demands US pay $22 bn for allegedly backing 2022 protests. newarab.com 
An Nationwide protests broke out in September of that year following the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian-Kurd
(2025-12-02). Workers demand implementation of minimum wage in Pakistan. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of workers in Pakistan's Lahore marched to the city's labor department last week to press for the immediate implementation of the minimum wages announced earlier this year. | The protesters shouted slogans against the government Protesters accompanied by a large number of women and children also raised the issue of rising prices of basic commodities such as wheat flour which mak…
(2025-12-02). Sitting Targets: Negligence and Occupational Risk in Sri Lanka. counterpunch.org 
Sundays at Paramasivam Pushpalatha's home used to be a much livelier affair. It was her only day off from the factory and so she would pack seven days of domesticity into one. Her husband, Govindasamy Sivakumar, would sometimes take walks to avoid the hustle and bustle of the house being turned upside down in a
(2025-12-02). Remains from Gaza arrive at Forensic Institute after Hamas says it returned hostage body. haaretz.com Israeli hostage Ran Gvili and Thai citizen Sudthisak Rinthalak are the two deceased hostages whose remains have yet to be officially brought for burial. On Saturday, thousands protested across Israel, calling for their return…