"France’s President Emmanuel Macron behaved like an old colonial officer when he spoke in Paris on January 6, 2025. ... Be grateful. We made you."
📲 Read Vijay Prashad's full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/the-colonizers-mask-has-slipped-to-the-floor/
📲 Read Vijay Prashad's full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/the-colonizers-mask-has-slipped-to-the-floor/
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The colonizer’s mask has slipped to the floor
France’s President Emmanuel Macron behaved like an old colonial officer when he spoke in Paris on January 6
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🇨🇺 In his last days as President, Biden reverses a Trump-era decision and takes Cuba off the US's State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/biden-removes-cuba-from-list-of-state-sponsors-of-terrorism/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/biden-removes-cuba-from-list-of-state-sponsors-of-terrorism/
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Biden removes Cuba from list of State Sponsors of Terrorism
Biden removes Cuba from the US’s list of State Sponsors of Terrorism in his final days as President
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Elon Musk seems to be running a campaign of support for far-right political parties in Europe, extending his influence beyond electoral processes and regional discussions in the United States and Latin America.
While the AfD has attempted to publicly rebrand itself as a “conservative libertarian” party, its program firmly positions it on the extreme right of the political spectrum.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/elon-musk-and-afds-alice-weidels-align-ahead-of-elections-in-germany/
While the AfD has attempted to publicly rebrand itself as a “conservative libertarian” party, its program firmly positions it on the extreme right of the political spectrum.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/elon-musk-and-afds-alice-weidels-align-ahead-of-elections-in-germany/
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Elon Musk and AfD’s Alice Weidel’s align ahead of elections in Germany
In a recent interview, Elon Musk and Alice Weidel from Alternative for Germany found common ground on topics ranging from anti-immigration to historical revisionism
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Álvaro Uribe, former Colombian president, calls for military invasion of Venezuela. President Maduro challenges him to lead the war himself.
“What we want, what we advocate, is an international military intervention to end the dictatorship,” said the former Colombian president before a cheering crowd. In his speech, he took the opportunity to express his support for González Urrutia and María Corina Machado, who, according to Uribe, are “the universal champions of democracy”.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/former-colombian-president-calls-for-a-military-invasion-of-venezuela/
“What we want, what we advocate, is an international military intervention to end the dictatorship,” said the former Colombian president before a cheering crowd. In his speech, he took the opportunity to express his support for González Urrutia and María Corina Machado, who, according to Uribe, are “the universal champions of democracy”.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/former-colombian-president-calls-for-a-military-invasion-of-venezuela/
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Former Colombian president calls for a military invasion of Venezuela
Álvaro Uribe, former Colombian president, calls for military invasion of Venezuela. President Maduro challenges him to lead the war himself.
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According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), 82 individuals have been abducted since June 2024, with seven cases reported in December of last year alone.
Many victims were reportedly targeted after criticizing the government online, fueling fears of a systematic crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/surge-in-abductions-of-government-critics-in-kenya-sparks-mass-public-outcry/
Many victims were reportedly targeted after criticizing the government online, fueling fears of a systematic crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/14/surge-in-abductions-of-government-critics-in-kenya-sparks-mass-public-outcry/
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Surge in abductions of government critics in Kenya sparks mass public outcry
A rise in abductions of government critics in Kenya is fueling public outrage and mass mobilizations for the defense of democratic rights.
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On Sunday, January 12, 350,000 people gathered in the Zocalo, in the center of Mexico City, to see Claudia Sheinbaum address the people and celebrate 100 days as the Presidenta of Mexico.
Throughout her hour-long speech Sheinbaum addressed the central role of empowering women in her presidency. She outlined her policies and achievements so far and directly spoke to relations with the United States.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/15/100-days-of-claudia-sheinbaum/
Throughout her hour-long speech Sheinbaum addressed the central role of empowering women in her presidency. She outlined her policies and achievements so far and directly spoke to relations with the United States.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/15/100-days-of-claudia-sheinbaum/
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100 days of Claudia Sheinbaum
With 350,000 in attendance, Claudia Sheinbaum’s Zocalo rally on shows Mexico’s fourth transformation is stronger than ever
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‼️🇵🇸CEASEFIRE AND CAPTIVES-FOR-PRISONERS SWAP DEAL REACHED BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS
After 15 months of genocide, the Qatari Prime Minister confirmed in a press conference that a ceasefire deal has finally been reached. The ceasefire will take effect this Sunday, January 19, and the deal will put an end to Israel’s non-stop genocidal attacks on the Palestinian people in Gaza. During the last 15 months, at least 47,000 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks - the real number is likely much higher as there are still tens of thousands of people missing under the rubble.
The deal consists of three phases and each phase will have different stipulations regarding the halt in attacks, the release of Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from certain regions and corridors, an increase in humanitarian aid trucks entering the strip, and the eventual re-opening of border crossings. The guarantors of the agreement are Qatar, Egypt, and the United States.
The Israeli cabinet and government will meet tomorrow to vote on the agreement.
Celebrations erupted across Gaza as news of the deal broke.
After 15 months of genocide, the Qatari Prime Minister confirmed in a press conference that a ceasefire deal has finally been reached. The ceasefire will take effect this Sunday, January 19, and the deal will put an end to Israel’s non-stop genocidal attacks on the Palestinian people in Gaza. During the last 15 months, at least 47,000 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks - the real number is likely much higher as there are still tens of thousands of people missing under the rubble.
The deal consists of three phases and each phase will have different stipulations regarding the halt in attacks, the release of Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from certain regions and corridors, an increase in humanitarian aid trucks entering the strip, and the eventual re-opening of border crossings. The guarantors of the agreement are Qatar, Egypt, and the United States.
The Israeli cabinet and government will meet tomorrow to vote on the agreement.
Celebrations erupted across Gaza as news of the deal broke.
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🇵🇸 Qatari PM announces the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
After 15 months of Israel's genocide on Gaza, a ceasefire deal has been reached. The deal includes a swap of captives for prisoners to establish a ceasefire, a significant increase in the arrival of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and an ending of aggression.
The ceasefire will come into effect on Sunday, January 19.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DE3B3MZv3Iq/
After 15 months of Israel's genocide on Gaza, a ceasefire deal has been reached. The deal includes a swap of captives for prisoners to establish a ceasefire, a significant increase in the arrival of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and an ending of aggression.
The ceasefire will come into effect on Sunday, January 19.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DE3B3MZv3Iq/
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Immigrant day laborers, organized with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, are on the front lines of the humanitarian efforts in Los Angeles amid the devastating fires and are responding to anti-migrant rhetoric and mass deportation threats with support for their communities
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/15/the-migrant-workers-at-the-forefront-of-los-angeles-wildfire-relief-efforts/
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The migrant workers at the forefront of Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts
Immigrant day laborers, organized with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, are on the front lines of the humanitarian efforts amid the devastating fires.
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#PeoplesHistory | 🚩🌹Today we remember communist leaders, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht who were summarily executed by the Freikorps, on January 15, 1919.
They were assassinated in response to the Spartacist Uprising against the government of Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The recently founded Communist Party of Germany (KPD) led by Luxemburg and Liebknecht started the uprising with the aim of setting up a workers’ republic. However, the rebellion was brutally suppressed and Luxemburg and Liebknecht were executed.
They were assassinated in response to the Spartacist Uprising against the government of Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The recently founded Communist Party of Germany (KPD) led by Luxemburg and Liebknecht started the uprising with the aim of setting up a workers’ republic. However, the rebellion was brutally suppressed and Luxemburg and Liebknecht were executed.
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The full details have not been confirmed by Hamas, Israel, or any of the mediators yet. However, different media outlets have reported some details, allegedly provided by well-informed sources on the ceasefire and captives-for-prisoners exchange deal. The deal will be implemented in three phases, each of which will last for six weeks.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/15/details-of-historic-gaza-ceasefire-deal/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/15/details-of-historic-gaza-ceasefire-deal/
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Details of historic Gaza ceasefire deal
The deal will be implemented in three phases involving a permanent halt to fighting, a captives-for-prisoners swap in batches, IOF’s complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and the return of displaced Palestinians from the south to the north.
There is a certainty that most of the Iranian population will rally against any infringement of their sovereignty. Even if “Iran is not in a position to pick a fight with anyone,” as US Secretary of State Blinken put it, Iran will not collapse before the combined might of the United States and Israel.
📲 Read Vijay Prashad's full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/the-possibility-of-a-war-against-iran/
📲 Read Vijay Prashad's full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/the-possibility-of-a-war-against-iran/
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The possibility of a war against Iran
Iran’s Armed Forces showcase strength and resolve amid regional tensions during the Payambar-e Azam military exercises.
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Yesterday, amid the momentous news of a ceasefire agreement finally being reached in Gaza, right-wing Senator Marco Rubio was confirmed as Trump’s Secretary of State by the United States Senate.
Anti-war organizers call out Rubio’s loyalty to the Israel lobby as Rubio indicates he will pursue additional sanctions against Cuba.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/warhawk-senator-marco-rubio-confirmed-as-trumps-secretary-of-state/
Anti-war organizers call out Rubio’s loyalty to the Israel lobby as Rubio indicates he will pursue additional sanctions against Cuba.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/warhawk-senator-marco-rubio-confirmed-as-trumps-secretary-of-state/
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Warhawk Senator Marco Rubio confirmed as Trump’s Secretary of State
Anti-war organizers call out Rubio’s loyalty to the Israel lobby as Rubio indicates he will pursue additional sanctions against Cuba
Journalist Sam Husseini was dragged out of the State Department briefing room by security personnel during a briefing led by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken was delivering remarks about the ceasefire deal that was reached in Gaza and was interrupted multiple times by reporters, including Husseini, demanding he respond to their questions regarding US support to Israel and Israel’s military policies.
Videos of the dramatic scene wherein Husseini, sitting quietly, is manhandled and dragged out of the room have circulated widely, even on cable news station CNN. According to Husseini himself, before security grabbed him, he had asked Blinken about the Hannibal Directive, a controversial Israeli military policy which aims to prevent the capture of Israeli soldiers “by all means”, including by killing their own people.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/why-arent-you-at-the-hague-journalist-dragged-from-us-secretary-of-state-briefing/
Videos of the dramatic scene wherein Husseini, sitting quietly, is manhandled and dragged out of the room have circulated widely, even on cable news station CNN. According to Husseini himself, before security grabbed him, he had asked Blinken about the Hannibal Directive, a controversial Israeli military policy which aims to prevent the capture of Israeli soldiers “by all means”, including by killing their own people.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/why-arent-you-at-the-hague-journalist-dragged-from-us-secretary-of-state-briefing/
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“Why aren’t you at The Hague?”: Journalist dragged from US Secretary of State briefing
Palestinian journalist Sam Husseini was manhandled by security personnel after asking questions to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, went on a four-day state visit to China, during which both countries agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to a higher level.
They also agreed to enhance their coordination within the framework of multilateralism and Global South unity.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/sri-lanka-and-china-announce-enhanced-economic-and-political-cooperation/
They also agreed to enhance their coordination within the framework of multilateralism and Global South unity.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/sri-lanka-and-china-announce-enhanced-economic-and-political-cooperation/
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Sri Lanka and China announce enhanced economic and political cooperation
The president of Sri Lanka promised greater coordination with China within a multilateral, Global South framework.
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Women have always been at the forefront of people’s struggles in Niger.
Following the overthrow of former President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, 2023, women once again took to the streets of the capital Niamey and played a leading role in the expulsion of 1,500 French soldiers from the country.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/women-play-leading-role-in-the-reconstruction-of-niger-villages-should-live-in-peace/
Following the overthrow of former President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, 2023, women once again took to the streets of the capital Niamey and played a leading role in the expulsion of 1,500 French soldiers from the country.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/16/women-play-leading-role-in-the-reconstruction-of-niger-villages-should-live-in-peace/
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Women play leading role in the reconstruction of Niger: “Villages should live in peace”
Women in Niger have been the most impacted by terrorist attacks in the country and now they donate money and goods to strengthen the anti-colonial fight in the country
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🇵🇸"The deal gave our people hope for life and survival from death."
Peoples Dispatch's Assel Saleh was on the ground in Ramallah, occupied West Bank, as Palestinians celebrated the ceasefire deal reached between Hamas and Israel, which aims to put an end to over 15 months of Israeli genocidal attacks on the Gaza Strip.
After threatening to sabotage the agreement once again, the Israeli cabinet finally passed the deal and it is expected to go into effect as early as Sunday. In the meantime, Israeli forces have continued to relentlessly massacre Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Palestinians have vowed to continue their struggle for total liberation and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE7tWJEAP2A/?igsh=ZHB1Nzd0N3B0endv
Peoples Dispatch's Assel Saleh was on the ground in Ramallah, occupied West Bank, as Palestinians celebrated the ceasefire deal reached between Hamas and Israel, which aims to put an end to over 15 months of Israeli genocidal attacks on the Gaza Strip.
After threatening to sabotage the agreement once again, the Israeli cabinet finally passed the deal and it is expected to go into effect as early as Sunday. In the meantime, Israeli forces have continued to relentlessly massacre Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Palestinians have vowed to continue their struggle for total liberation and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE7tWJEAP2A/?igsh=ZHB1Nzd0N3B0endv
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🇨🇩#PeopleHistory | Today, on the anniversary of his brutal assassination, we remember the Congolese Pan-Africanist and African Liberation Fighter Patrice Lumumba.
Lumumba was a leader of the Congolese struggle for independence and the newly liberated country’s first prime minister. Within ten weeks of being elected, Lumumba’s government was deposed in a coup and he was imprisoned. From prison Lumumba wrote a letter to his wife Pauline. He said, “The day will come when history will speak. But it will not be the history which will be taught in Brussels, Paris, Washington or the United Nations. It will be the history which will be taught in the countries which have won freedom from colonialism and its puppets. Africa will write its own history and in both north and south it will be a history of glory and dignity.”
His brutal assassination on January 17, 1961 was carried out in collusion with the CIA, Belgium, France, and England.
As Pan Africanism Today wrote, “On this day, January 17, let us remember Patrice Lumumba's unwavering dedication to the struggle for the Congo's political and economic independence. His vision of a united, free, and prosperous Africa remains an inspiration to all people struggling against the shackles of imperialism and colonialism - from the Congo to Palestine and beyond.”
Lumumba was a leader of the Congolese struggle for independence and the newly liberated country’s first prime minister. Within ten weeks of being elected, Lumumba’s government was deposed in a coup and he was imprisoned. From prison Lumumba wrote a letter to his wife Pauline. He said, “The day will come when history will speak. But it will not be the history which will be taught in Brussels, Paris, Washington or the United Nations. It will be the history which will be taught in the countries which have won freedom from colonialism and its puppets. Africa will write its own history and in both north and south it will be a history of glory and dignity.”
His brutal assassination on January 17, 1961 was carried out in collusion with the CIA, Belgium, France, and England.
As Pan Africanism Today wrote, “On this day, January 17, let us remember Patrice Lumumba's unwavering dedication to the struggle for the Congo's political and economic independence. His vision of a united, free, and prosperous Africa remains an inspiration to all people struggling against the shackles of imperialism and colonialism - from the Congo to Palestine and beyond.”
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