The Spanish state’s four leading political parties met with its king on Monday and Tuesday of last week to break the deadlock produced by elections six weeks ago.
The celebration that followed left party Syriza’s election last year has given way to bitterness, says Dave Sewell
Five years since revolution brought down the Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, mass protests have returned writes Jaouhar Tounsi
Security forces in Egypt targeted activists and critics of the military regime in the run-up to the fifth anniversary of the 2011 revolution on Monday.
French prime minister Manuel Valls claimed last week that refugees coming into Europe were threatening “the very idea of Europe”.
Anti-racists from all over Greece marched on the border with Turkey last Sunday demanding safe passage for refugees.
Dozens of people died early this morning, Friday, as their wooden boats sank off the coasts of Greek islands.
Protesters took to the streets yesterday, Wednesday, as Austria’s government began a new clampdown on refugees’ freedom of movement.
Around 7,000 people protested against racism in the German city of Stuttgart last Saturday, following a series of attacks on refugees.
Bisan Abu Eisheh writes on the fight of Palestinians in East Jerusalem
A doctor and socialist activist in Egypt was arrested by Egyptian security forces last week.
Lawyers across Greece began an indefinite strike yesterday, Thursday, against pension cuts the Syriza government is pushing through to appease its creditors. Up to 15,000 lawyers and supporters marched through the streets of the capital Athens.
