Thirty years after deaths of the Ogoni Nine, the fight for justice continues: ‘When your environment is polluted, it’s destroyed, and you no longer have the right to live’ – Ken Saro Wiwa […] [Original post on newsie.social]

War And Regime Change in the Americas: Our weekly newsletter https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/newsletter-americas-war-regime-far-right-latam-latin-america/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

We fight for sex workers’ rights. This is what solidarity looks like: Over 300 migrant sex workers took on city hall to keep their businesses, showing the power of collective organising […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Solidarity beyond silos is our best bet for fighting exploitation: Far-right bullies are on the rise, and exploitation will likely rise with them. Cross-movement organising is the only way out […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Right-wing Stalinists and hydroponic lettuce: Inside Chile’s pivotal election: Extremist candidate José Antonio Kast seems best placed to take advantage of the fragmentation and shift to the right in Chilean politics […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Is Latin America the region best resisting the far right?: Despite the region's progressive values, authoritarianism remains a threat. And it's people, not politicians, fighting it […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Ecuador: When legitimate protest becomes ‘terrorism’: Taking from Trump’s playbook and reviving colonial trope, President Noboa labelled Indigenous protesters ‘terrorists’ […] [Original post on newsie.social]

One month into Gaza ceasefire, what does Palestinians’ future look like?: Israel is still launching deadly strikes on Gaza, as Netanyahu seeks to cling to power until next year’s elections […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Even shots on British nationals won’t stop UK’s border expansion: It seems that shootings at sea are just par for the course in Starmer’s longstanding strategy to outsource borders […] [Original post on newsie.social]

When will Sierra Leone match Liberia’s courage on FGM?: Too many Sierra Leonean girls still suffer lifelong health problems, complications in childbirth, infection and trauma […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Ghana and Trump are bargaining with lives. Ghanaians are pushing back: The Ghanaian government is accused of violating human rights by accepting US deportees to gain visas and economic benefits […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Kavin came here to work. He ended up a modern slave.: Revealed: UK’s employment visas are causing thousands of legal migrant workers to end up in modern slavery […] [Original post on newsie.social]

LGBTQ+ migrants at risk in UK detention centres due to poor staff training: Charity calls for an end to LGBTQ+ immigration detention, as poor quality staff training is revealed […] [Original post on newsie.social]

‘No way out’: the closing spaces for Rohingya livelihoods: Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh find work where they can, but their rights are increasingly restricted […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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Neither student nor worker: how Rohingya youth rebuild in exile: Denied a status, Rohingya refugees in Malaysia carve out informal spaces for work and study, hoping for a future […] [Original post on newsie.social]

The world doesn’t care about Sudan. It’s up to us to rebuild: A year and a half into the war, community support has been a lifeline – but it’s been stretched near to breaking […] [Original post on newsie.social]

‘We can’t bring Agnes back. But we can protect other women’: Esther Njoki was eight when her aunt, Agnes Wanjiru, was allegedly killed by a British soldier in Kenya. This is her story […] [Original post on newsie.social]

How Labour is reducing consumer protections | With Ethan Shone: What can we learn about the future of consumer rights from the merger between Microsoft and Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard? […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Keir Starmer’s Labour is a lost cause. But there’s still hope for the left: In choosing big business over ordinary people, the PM has sacrificed the heart of the Labour Party. So what next? […] [Original post on newsie.social]

The hidden agenda behind Labour’s desperate efforts to woo big business: The party is steamrolling ahead with deregulation that will benefit big businesses at the expense of consumers. Why? […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Inside Labour’s pro-business push to ‘defang’ competitions watchdog: How Keir Starmer’s government prioritised tech firms and the finance industry over British consumers […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Sudanese in Uganda: ‘Life didn’t stop with the war’: Displacement is tough, but friendly policies and an adaptable mindset have helped Sudanese refugees to rebuild […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Brazil refugees: Forming collective resistance where policy fails: Increasingly hostile policies mean that, more than ever, building solidarity needs creativity and strong alliances […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Will global support for Palestine force Israel to honour ceasefire in Gaza?: Whether Israel respects truce will come down to Trump, who will be under pressure from leaders trying to curb protests […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Refugees in Brazil: marginalised despite legal protections: Work in Brazil is precarious and exploitative for refugees – a situation long faced by marginalised citizens […] [Original post on newsie.social]

He built a far-right men’s rights group, then he killed his ex: Pablo Laurta’s far-right Varones Unidos group had the support of national politicians. Then he went on a killing spree […] [Original post on newsie.social]

‘We are all Charlie Kirk,’ said Nairobi vigil’s organisers. Kenyans disagreed: After two venue cancellations, a Nairobi vigil gathered barely a dozen people. So why did hosts delete posts about it? […] [Original post on newsie.social]

The former fire station fighting the far-right radicalisation of young men: Hull, a once busy port city in northern England that now faces high unemployment, is a key target for the far right […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Kurds increasingly deported after Japan closes ‘loophole’ law: Kurds working in demolition are plugging a much-needed labour gap. But lack of legal status makes them vulnerable […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Soundscapes of global production: Experience the sounds and sights of the Al-Hassan industrial zone in Jordan https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/soundscapes-of-global-production/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Refugees caught in Jordan’s campaign against informal work: A campaign to end informal work in Jordan is making refugees’ already precarious lives more vulnerable […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Exploitation embedded in the business model of refugee support: ‘Empowerment’ models let refugees into labour markets, but they also remove safety nets and invite exploitation […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Cries and silence: Latin American progressives divided on criticism of Israel: Once united in its stand against apartheid in South Africa, Latin America shows deep divisions over genocide in Gaza […] [Original post on newsie.social]

In Ghana, an Israeli attempt to whitewash Gaza genocide faces pushback: An Israeli film festival accused of being ‘propaganda’ was marred by protest, prompting one sponsor to pull out […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Daring to dream after two years under fire: Life in Gaza: For two years, our lives have been on hold amid constant air strikes and fighting. Now, we finally have reason to hope […] [Original post on newsie.social]

How Ukrainian refugees hit a glass ceiling working in Poland: Poland was commended for welcoming over a million Ukrainians fleeing war – but long-term protection is lacking […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Online Safety Act: 'Protect the kids’ is pretext for rights erosions: We all want accountability for Big Tech, but the OSA’s moralising aims are hurting LGBTQ+ people and sex workers […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Displacement from Venezuela taught me that class has no borders: Working as a migrant in Germany, I saw how elite migrants bypassed systems that kept the rest of us in precarity […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Israel’s biggest security threat has never been Hamas. It’s Netanyahu: The catastrophic war inflicted on Gaza over the past two years has left Israel less secure than ever […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Ten years on, Venezuelans still face precarity in Colombia: Displaced Venezuelans found support and protection in Colombia. But more must be done to prevent their exploitation […] [Original post on newsie.social]

The search for self-reliance: refugees and the informal working poor: Refugees deserve work that matches their skills and ambitions – yet too often job programmes are merely an exit strategy for aid […] [Original post on newsie.social]

The search for self-reliance: how refugee support gets it wrong: Livelihood programmes aim to help refugees support themselves in the long-term. This is just cost reduction […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Disposable yet indispensable: refugees in the global economy: Labour markets and refugees are increasingly dependent on each other, but the markets always have the upper hand […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Digital ID cards will put the UK on a dangerous path – just ask India: I spent years reporting on digital IDs like the Brit Card. This is what I found […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Now that we have to say genocide | With Lila Hassan: Did Western media manufacture consent for Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza? […] [Original post on newsie.social]

On the Reform problem, Labour faces a serious strategic dilemma: Labour has long been divided. But these are not normal times, and arguments between factions may hand power to Farage […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Inside the many, many Labour Party Conferences taking place in Liverpool: So disjointed is Labour’s annual meet, the messaging differs from room to room. Attendees agree only on fear of Reform […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Why we’re giving incarcerated women cash relief: We’re the first project to give women in prison recurring cash support. Our long-term goal is prison abolition […] [Original post on newsie.social]

How tech became the new frontier of domestic violence against women and girls: The government will not meet its pledge to halve violence against women and girls unless it tackles tech companies […] [Original post on newsie.social]