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Photo credit: Human Rights Watch Hundreds of migrant workers employed in Saudi Arabia by the manufacturing and supply company Sendan International did not receive their salaries for up to eight months/ Human Rights Watch reports that they include workers employed in the state-owned oil company Aramco project sites. Migrant workers were often stranded without pay for months, forced into undocumented status, or left…

Photo credit: The Hub As the political debate over immigration heats up again in Canada, a group that works to support newcomers says immigrants need a sense of both belonging and optimism to convince them to stay. Toronto Today reports that the Institute for Canadian Citizenship published a survey of roughly 5,000 immigrants on Tuesday, focused…

Photo credit: Reuters International aid initiative Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) has said one of its boats was attacked at Tunisia’s Sidi Bou port. The Guardian reports it as the second such strike in two days. The GSF is seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza by using civilian boats….

Photo credit: Al jazeera Nepal has lifted a social media ban imposed last week. SBS news reports that the reversal was not until 19 people had been killed. A curfew has since been imposed o the country’s capital, Kathmandu, according to a minister. Government spokesman cum communication and information technology minister Prithvi Subba Gurung said, the…

Photo credit: Reuters US President Donald Trump has issued a “last warning” to Hamas. The Korean Herald reports Trump as saying, “The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning.” In a statement released…

Photo credit: Now Toronto The Cabbagetown Festival made its impact in the central Toronto neighbourhood on Saturday and Sunday The 46-year-old celebration flooded Parliament, Carlton, and neighbouring streets with over 300 vendors offering irresistible food and drinks, artisan shopping, games, and non-stop energetic Performances. After nearly half a century, the festival is getting richer in displaying heritage and…

Photo credit: Instagram The location of a peasant organizer and former UP Diliman student-leader Faye Margarette Tallow remains unconfirmed. Philippine Collegian reports that she was forcibly taken in a raid by troops of the 16th Infantry Battalion on Thursday in her home in Brgy, Malibago, Camarines North, according to human rights group Karapatan Bikol. She…