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…