On November 12, a bill that could have given the US government, in particular the presidency, sweeping powers to target pro-Palestine organizations failed to pass the US House of Representatives.

Organizations pledge to keep fighting attempts to sanction pro-Palestine activity without evidence or due process.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/13/us-house-defeats-bill-targeting-pro-palestine-non-profits/

Since being elected to be the 47th President of the United States last week, Donald Trump has moved quickly to fill his cabinet with both Washington insiders and outsiders, but all unified under an ultra-conservative agenda and complete loyalty to Trump.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/14/ultra-conservative-war-hawks-dominate-trump-cabinet/

November marked an increase in Israeli airstrikes on different parts of Syria, foreshadowing a serious escalation in a third front in the region in addition to Gaza and Lebanon.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/15/israel-carries-out-more-airstrikes-in-damascus-and-beirut/

A thick layer of toxic smog has covered the atmosphere of Pakistan’s Punjab province for the last two weeks, making its air hazardous for millions of people in cities such as Lahore and Multan.

Lahore, the capital of Punjab and the second largest city of Pakistan has emerged as the world’s most polluted city with its AQI hitting above 1,000 for several days this week.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/14/record-levels-of-pollution-endanger-millions-of-lives-in-pakistan/

The case has widely been described as lawfare, that is, the use of the justice system by the economic and political elites to persecute their political opponents.

Fernández is a former president of Argentina and is currently the leader of Argentina’s Justicialist Party, which in the 21st century in Argentina became a leading party.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/15/argentine-justice-ratifies-conviction-against-former-president-cristina-fernandez-milei-celebrates/

As per results announced by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka on November 15, the left-wing Jathika Jana Balawegaya or National People’s Power (NPP) alliance emerged as the clear winner in the country’s parliamentary elections. The left alliance won an over two-thirds majority and successfully consolidated its power weeks after winning the presidency.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/15/left-wing-alliance-wins-two-thirds-majority-in-the-sri-lankan-parliament/

🇧🇷/🇵🇸 Israel was convicted of genocide against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip on Friday, November 15. The ruling was made by the People’s Tribunal, which brought together jurists, lawyers, and activists at the Fundição Progresso in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) to judge the crimes of capitalism.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/16/israel-convicted-of-genocide-at-peoples-tribunal-in-rio-de-janeiro/

"Georges recognized that the way for confronting and defeating the Zionist hegemony and its occupation project, is necessarily connected to fighting the imperialist powers and all their components and extensions, as they play the role of patrons, protectors and guarantors of the Zionist project and its entity." Deputy General Secretary of the Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party (known in Jordan as Wihdah Party), Dr. Issam Khawaja.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/16/france-orders-release-of-georges-abdallah-europes-longest-held-political-prisoner/

The People’s Tribunal – Imperialism in the dock symbolically condemned imperialism for four major crimes against the peoples of the world.

The activity to judge the crimes of imperialism was organized by social movements, trade unions, and civil society organizations on the eve of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/16/peoples-tribunal-condemns-imperialism-for-genocide-hunger-violation-of-sovereignty-and-racism/

As President-elect Donald Trump and the forces of the ultra-right within the Republican Party begin to assemble an administration beholden to the interests of the billionaire class, organized labor in the United States remains determined to put up a fight.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/18/labor-movement-leaders-pledge-to-keep-up-the-fight-following-trumps-win/

🇳🇪The “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel” is taking place in Niamey from Nov 19-21. Peoples Dispatch brings forth stories of resilience and resistance of the people of Niger whose success in forcing their former colonizer France on the retreat has inspired Pan-African movements across the continent.
“The successes of the anti-colonial movement in these three countries serve as an example. Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, is now regarded among the fastest-growing economies in Africa. Mali is today one of the African countries that has become debt-free. That is significant – something worthy of emulation, especially when you consider that most of the countries in the sub-region are burdened with clearly unpayable debts,” said Kwesi Pratt, General Secretary of the Socialist Movement of Ghana.
“It is clear that not all the countries in the region will not follow the same path,” he adds. But what matters, he insists, is the outcome of liberation from neo-colonialism, be it through “so-called democratic elections, mass uprisings, or the military coups” that unfolded in the AES states.
Keep following Peoples Dispatch for updates about the conference.https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/18/niger-hosts-historic-conference-on-the-fight-against-neocolonialism-in-the-sahel/

The Israeli escalation in Lebanon took place as Hezbollah reportedly reacted with “great openness” to the US ceasefire proposal, according to media reports.

It is worth noting that the Lebanese group authorized Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss the proposal with the US special envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/19/amos-hochstein-arrives-in-lebanon-as-israel-continues-to-escalate-attacks/

🇳🇪🇧🇫🇲🇱“The AES countries stand as a beacon of hope”

Jonis Ghedi Alasow, Coordinator of the Pan Africanism Today Secretariat, gave opening remarks and a message of solidarity today at the Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel in Niamey, Niger.

The conference, which began today, November 19, will run till November 21.
#SolidarityWithSahel

Hundreds of people gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Centre in Niamey, Niger, on November 19 for the inauguration of a historic “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel”.

The conference takes place at a vital time. The Sahel has seen a decisive uprising against French imperialism over the past few years. Military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have brought into power regimes which have refused to surrender their sovereignty to France.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/19/the-anti-imperialist-upsurge-in-the-sahel-is-irreversible-say-leaders-at-historic-conference-in-niamey/

🇳🇪"As long as the military leaders of Niger continue to listen to their people, to their deepest aspirations, they will continue to perform miracles."

🇧🇯Philippe Noudjenoume, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Benin (PCB) spoke during the first day of the “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel” in Niamey, the capital of Niger.

Israeli forces continue with large-scale military operations across Jenin governorate and its refugee camp in the West Bank.

Among the areas raided by the Israeli Occupation Forces was Muthalath al-Shuhada village near Qabatiya town, south of Jenin, where three Palestinian young men were killed by Israeli gunfire. Two others were killed by Israeli fire in Jenin.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/20/israel-proceeds-with-attempts-to-crush-resistance-in-west-bank/

New reports have surfaced regarding the death of Palestinian surgeon Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh, who was abducted by Israeli armed forces in December 2023 during an attack on Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza.

His case sheds further light on the abuse endured by health workers in Israeli prisons and detention camps. Palestinian prisoner associations had previously reported that Dr. Al-Bursh died as a result of torture. Now, testimonies from other detainees reveal that his abuse included sexual abuse.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/20/dr-adnan-al-burshs-death-by-torture-underscores-brutal-targeting-of-palestinian-health-workers-by-israel/

On October 19, Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora was released from prison and placed under house arrest, a judicial measure for which his defense had fought arduously. The former editor of the newspaper El Periódico served more than 800 days behind bars and, for a long time, in solitary confinement.

Last October, Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Freedom House, and other human rights organizations declared that “The measures taken by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, under the command of Consuelo Porras and the FECI have been disproportionate at all times, out of the ordinary and without providing clear evidence. This is an evident repressive strategy against Zamora’s critical voice and journalistic work, including the investigations of former president Alejandro Giammattei. Zamora’s journalism, which accumulates more than 30 years of experience, has focused on making visible and informing, mainly, the networks of corruption and impunity internalized in the Guatemalan State.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/20/guatemalan-journalist-jose-ruben-zamora-sent-back-to-prison/