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Protests have been held across Aotearoa NZ, reports Zara Lomas, against the right-wing coalition government after it forced through a bill amending the country’s Equal Pay Act, on May 6.

ballot box and singapore flag painted on a wall

Singapore's Peoples Action Party, which has ruled since 1959, used various tactics to cripple the opposition parties and maintain its supermajority, in the lead up to the May 3 general election, report Mark Tan and Alex Salmon.

Israeli soldiers and police with Palestinian villagers and ISM witnesses

Jewish American Dave Knieter was one of two volunteers from the human rights organisation International Solidarity Movement arrested in occupied Palestinian territory in January this year, while documenting the illegal theft of Palestinian land.

Ammar Ali Jan of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party speaks to Isaac Nellist on the Green Left Show about the pathway to justice for Kashmir, Pakistan and India.

West Papuan protesters

While the world focuses on superpower competition, Indonesia is quietly striking deals with its Pacific neighbours in an effort to weaken support for occupied West Papua, writes Ali Mirin.

Javier Milei

In the context of the global growth of far-right and fascist groups, grassroots activists in Brazil are organising the 1st International Antifascist Conference in March next year, in Porto Alegre, reports Ben Radford.

striking workers marching in Panama

Workers in Panama remain on strike, protesting the government’s recently passed pension reforms, submission to United States imperialism and plans to reactivate a destructive mining project in the country, reports Ben Radford.

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In the second part of our interview, Green Left’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Canadian socialist activist and author Sam Gindin about the impact of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war on workers, and how they can respond.

May Day protesters with banner

In the United States, hundreds of thousands of people marched and rallied in more than 1000 cities across the country on International Workers’ Day, reports Malik Miah.

women workers in Ukraine

Ukrainian workers make up the bulk of frontline soldiers defending the country against Russia’s war of aggression, but that hasn’t stopped Volodymyr Zelensky’s government from attacking trade union rights, reports Federico Fuentes.

children clip art and barbed wire

Since Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian children have been forcibly abducted and relocated, in violation of international law, reports Christopher Ford.

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Susan Price looks at what happened in the leadup to the attack on the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship carrying urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza.