(2025-10-17). EXCLUSIVE-ICE, Border Patrol agents to receive pay during government shutdown. devdiscourse.com U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has promised tens of thousands of federal agents carrying out his immigration crackdown that they will be paid during the government shutdown, according to emails seen by Reuters, even as other federal workers go without pay. The pay plan was communicated to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff on Wednesday in separate internal emails seen by Reuters.
(2025-10-17). Massachusetts 13-year-old abducted by ICE and transported to Virginia detention center. wsws.org The abduction by armed ICE agents of a seventh grader in Massachusestts has provoked angry protests. More than 80 residents and city councilors gathered outside Everett City Hall to demand the return of the boy, who was transferred to a juvenile immigration facility in Virginia.
(2025-10-17). Chicago Residents 'Refuse To Budge' As ICE Terrorizes Communities. popularresistance.org From hunting people down through the aisles of retail stores, to intentionally crashing into a vehicle on a residential street and then deploying tear gas against a gathered crowd of residents and protesters, agents with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been wreaking havoc in Chicago as part of their "Operation Midway Blitz". | According to the Department of Homeland Security, federal agents have made more than 1,500 arrests in the greater Chicago area since September 8 when the operation was announced — although data reveals some of these arrests to be outside of the state of Illinois.
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(2025-10-17). Bangladesh parties sign landmark reform charter after protests. geo.tv 
Muhammad Yunus , Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's Interim Government and Head of the National Consensus Commission, speaks after signing the July National Charter at the South Plaza of the National Parliament in Dhaka on October 17, 2025. — AFPCharter aims at ensuring democratic reform…
(2025-10-17). Video: London university sets police on peaceful student anti-genocide protest. thecanary.co City University London has called the police on students carrying out a peaceful anti-genocide protest. One social media user posted footage of the protest: Security guards told students that the university had called in police because using an image of University President Anthony Finkelstein supposedly constituted hate speech. However, when they arrived officers made no […] | By
(2025-10-17). UAW president hails Trump, praises Stellantis move to cut jobs in Canada. wsws.org On the eve of the mass "No Kings" protests against the aspiring dictator Donald Trump, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain issued another tribute to the fascist in the White House.
(2025-10-17). Pakistan's military crushes pro-Palestine protest while PM calls Trump "man of peace" thecanary.co Pakistan's military has violently suppressed a large pro-Palestine protest marching from Lahore to the US embassy in Islamabad. The protest, which was led by the religiously conservative party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). Demonstrators marched in solidarity with Palestinians and in opposition to the normalising of relations with the Israeli occupation. Earlier in the week the Pakistani […] | By
(2025-10-17). Peru's new president refuses to resign after Gen Z protests leave one dead. aljazeera.com State of emergency to be declared in capital as protests that led to last week's ouster of former president intensify.
(2025-10-17). Punjab cabinet approves ban on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). gnnhd.tv 
Information Minister Azma Bokhari says religious party's call for protest came after a peace agreement had already been reached in Gaza…
(2025-10-17). Violent protests erupt in Peru as interim president José Jerí faces calls to resign. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets of Lima on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, demanding the resignation of interim President José Jerí and members of Congress, in the most violent unrest since his appointment last week. The demonstrations, led by Generation Z activists and joined by unions, students, and transport workers, turned chaotic as protesters clashed with riot police near the Congress building, hurling rocks, tearing down barricades, and setting effigies on fire while chanting " °Jerí, out!" and calling for early elections. | Police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, sealing o…
(2025-10-17). After Coup, Randrianirina Takes Oath as Madagascar's Leader. moderndiplomacy.eu Madagascar's new president, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, was inaugurated amid celebrations after he took power following protests that ousted the previous leader, Andry Rajoelina. Rajoelina, who fled the country, condemned the coup and refused to resign, despite support shifting away from him in the military and a quick endorsement of the army takeover by the High …
(2025-10-17). Rawalpindi ATC issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Aleema Khan over repeated absences. tribune.com.pk 
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Aleema Khan on Friday after she failed to appear in court. | The court directed the relevant authorities to arrest and produce Aleema before the court on October 19. | ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah observed that Aleema's repeated absences amounted to obstruction of juidicial proceedings. | The court could not record witness statements in the 26 November protest case lodged at Sadiqabad Police Station at today's hearing given Aleema's absence. | According to police sources, Aleema is likely to be arrested from Adiala Jail premises,…
(2025-10-17). Peru's latest president José Jerí faces mounting pressure after killing of protester. peoplesdispatch.org Protests have not subsided despite Boluarte's removal from office. Now, Jerí's newly formed government faces an attempt at censure just days after he accepted the position.
(2025-10-17). What's behind Pakistan's latest crackdown on religious party TLP? aljazeera.com The far-right group, long known for blasphemy protests, is at risk of being banned by the Punjab government.