This week, the last inhabitants of the so-called Calais “Jungle” were moved on. The camp itself has been reduced to a pile of rubble and ash. But for the thousands of its former inhabitants, a future of further fear, indignity, and suffering lies ahead as callous politicians – and a callous system – play diplomatic games with human lives.

After almost a year without a government, Mariano Rajoy, leader of the right-wing People’s Party (PP), was made president at the eleventh hour with the support of the liberal party Ciudadanos and the abstention of the social-democratic PSOE. But, as Arturo Rodríguez comments, this new government is not one of strength but of weakness.

Yesterday in Balochistan, Pakistan, the home of comrade Zareef Rind was attacked by unknown gunmen. His 18-year-old younger brother Hasil – an activist of the Baloch Student Organization (BSO) – was killed by a bullet shot in the head. We publish here a brief statement by the comrades in Pakistan, along with a recent article by Adam Pal discussing the menace of terrorism in Pakistan and how to fight it.