As Maduro faces Gonzalez in Venezuela, sanctions remain a key hurdle | Elections News

As Maduro faces Gonzalez in Venezuela, sanctions remain a key hurdle | Elections News

“Life has been hard for years now. It’s true that food prices have come down recently, but they’re still so high,” says Rodrigo, a private security guard working in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital. He did not want to give his last name. Amid a decades-long economic crisis, Rodrigo thinks that “people…

California university will heed student call to boycott Israel institutions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

California university will heed student call to boycott Israel institutions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Sonoma State University, a public school in northern California, has said that it will not enter partnerships with Israeli universities, heeding a call from pro-Palestine student groups pushing to boycott Israeli companies and institutions amid the war in Gaza. The decision, announced on Tuesday, comes after a recent wave of campus…

How effective is Turkey’s ban on trade with Israel? | Israel War on Gaza News

How effective is Turkey’s ban on trade with Israel? | Israel War on Gaza News

Turkey says the ban will stay in place until Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. For years, Israel and Turkey have been crucial trade partners. It was a commercial relationship worth nearly seven billion dollar a year. But Israel’s war on Gaza changed all that. The Turkish government…

US advocacy groups back Palestine solidarity campus protests amid Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News

US advocacy groups back Palestine solidarity campus protests amid Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News

Washington, DC – Dozens of faith, civil rights and progressive groups in the United States have expressed solidarity with university students protesting against US support for Israel amid the war on Gaza. The groups – which include the Working Families Party, IfNotNow Movement, Sunrise Movement, Movement for Black Lives, and…

Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale | Israel War on Gaza News

Art Not Genocide Alliance says that any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza. Thousands of artists, curators and museum directors have called for Israel to be excluded from this year’s Venice Biennale art fair and accused the exhibition of “platforming a genocidal apartheid…

Why is Israel competing in European sport and Eurovision despite Gaza war? | Israel War on Gaza News

Why is Israel competing in European sport and Eurovision despite Gaza war? | Israel War on Gaza News

European organisations have no plan to ban Israel, unlike swift action that was taken against Russia. European organisations have no plans to ban Israel from events such as the UEFA football championships and Eurovision song contest, despite its war on Gaza. Meanwhile, swift action was taken against Russia over its…

‘India Out’ campaigns simmer in Bangladesh amid election fallout | Business and Economy News

‘India Out’ campaigns simmer in Bangladesh amid election fallout | Business and Economy News

Amid allegations of Indian interference in national elections, there’s a call to boycott Indian goods in Bangladesh. Last week, a supplier for the Indian consumer goods giant Marico faced a chilly reception in Dhaka’s Panthapath area. Grocery shops, usually eager to stock their shelves with its hair oil, cooking oil, body…

Venezuela accuses US of ‘blackmail’ over sanctions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Venezuela accuses US of ‘blackmail’ over sanctions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

The US reimposed sanctions after a ban blocking the candidacy of the opposition in Venezuela’s elections was upheld. Venezuela has criticised Washington’s decision to reimpose oil and gas sanctions and warned it could halt deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants who are in the United States without documents. “All of Venezuela…

Russia accuses US of threatening global energy security | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Russia accuses US of threatening global energy security | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Russia has claimed that US sanctions levied against the Arctic LNG 2 project undermine global energy security. The Russian foreign ministry’s spokeswoman hit out on Wednesday at Washington’s “unacceptable” move to clamp down on the massive Arctic LNG 2. The sanctions are just the latest measure implemented as the West…

Sanctions threat looms over Bangladesh’s garment sector ahead of elections | Business and Economy News

Sanctions threat looms over Bangladesh’s garment sector ahead of elections | Business and Economy News

Dhaka, Bangladesh — Weeks after turbulent wage-hike protests and subsequent factory closures, Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry, a key revenue earner for the nation, is dealing with a new phase of anxiety: “possible” economic sanctions by the country’s Western partners. The United States and European Union collectively account for more…