Dresden, Germany – Matthias Ecke, the lead candidate for the Social Democrats (SPD) in Saxony, suffered severe injuries during a campaign event for the upcoming European parliamentary elections, the party disclosed on Saturday. The 41-year-old politician was assaulted by a group of men while putting up campaign posters in a Dresden neighborhood, resulting in injuries … Read more
Melbourne, Australia – In the early hours of this morning, students at the Monash University encampment for Gaza were rudely awakened by a group of far-right individuals who invaded their camp. The group, draped in Australian and Israeli flags, caused destruction to parts of the camp and even went as far as shaking the tents … Read more
Beirut, Lebanon – An alarming escalation in attacks against the LGBTI community unfolded at Madame Om, an LGBTI-friendly bar, when a far-right Christian group, Jnoud El-Rab, launched a violent assault on the establishment. Aya Majzoub, Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for the Middle East & North Africa, condemned the attack, emphasizing the need for accountability … Read more