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International: Coronavirus in Rojava: Facing a Pandemic Without a State

In North and East Syria, 4m people are reliant on a total capacity of just 40 ventilators and 35 ICU beds. With UN aid practically severed, the autonomous administration is forced to rely on its war-tested ideals as its best hope of keeping the population alive through the pandemic crisis.

International: North and East Syria’s Political Experiment Continues Despite Its Challenges

Confronted with Turkish occupation forces and now coronavirus, the democratic project in North and East Syria is still proving its resilience in civil society, writes Nina Steinhardt.

International: Locked Down But Not Out: 15,000 Sign Up to Rent Strike Campaign in Spain

Despite the country having become a pandemic hotspot with over 18,000 deaths, Spanish landlords are continuing to force evictions upon people who are unable to make rental payments, or who are forced to squat by long waiting lists. But tenants' unions and mutual aid groups are fighting back.

International: Miners in Georgia Are Staging Wildcat Strikes in a Bid to Survive As Their Working Conditions Worsen

In pictures: Manganese in one of Eastern Europe's hippest new travel destinations are dying as a result of poor working conditions, entrenched by decades of neoliberal reform. Volodya Vagner reports on the workers fighting back.

International: The UN’s Top Court Has Offered Myanmar’s Rohingya a Glimmer of Hope, but Justice Is Still a Distant Prospect

The International Court of Justice has issued an emergency injunction against Myanmar in a grossly delayed move to protect the country's Muslim minority. But the verdict may not have the impact that some hope it will, writes Yali Banton-Heath.

International: Far-Right Forces Emboldened in Post-Coup Bolivia

With press freedom severely curtailed and leftists being hounded by government and street gangs alike, the coup in Bolivia has led to the proliferation of far-fight factions, writes Olivia Arigho-Stiles. With elections scheduled for May, it remains to be seen whether the Movement for Socialism can regain a foothold.

International: Now Unidas Podemos Must Show It Can Deliver

With Spain’s new left-wing coalition having taken office earlier this month, it is crucial that Unidas Podemos proves itself as a party of the people and ensures that the government sticks to its programme.

International: History Shows Us That the Forces Behind Bolivia’s Coup Do Not Warrant ‘Nuance’

While it's true that the protests leading up to Evo Morales's forced resignation were diverse in motivation, Aidan Nyhus argues the forces lining up to consolidate state power now make a defence of Morales paramount.

International: Bolivia’s Coup Threatens the Struggle for Social Liberation and Economic Justice

Driven by the urban middle classes and ultra-right regional elites, the coup currently taking place in Bolivia is in large part a backlash against nearly a decade and a half of redistributive and pro-indigenous policies. Olivia Arigho-Stiles explains.

International: Spain’s Coming Election Will Determine the Next Phase of Its Constitutional Crisis

Gripped in what seems like a perpertual state of constitutional crisis, Spain heads to the polls for its fourth general election in as many years on Sunday. Javier Moreno Zacarés examines PSOE's tight-rope walk, the fractures in the left, and how recent Catalan unrest complicates the situation.