🇵🇸 "Damon prison is not equipped to accommodate female prisoners. The circumstances there were very harsh, which no human being would withstand."

Following the release of the first batch of Palestinian prisoners, Dania Hanatsheh spoke to Aseel Saleh, about her time in Israeli prisons. Hanatsheh, like thousands of other Palestinian prisoners, was held under "Administrative Detention," a renewable order, which permits Israeli authorities to hold Palestinians without charge or trial.

A new batch of prisoners is set to be released on Thursday, January 30.
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🇧🇫🇲🇱🇳🇪 The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) continues to build its path towards regional integration rooted in sovereignty and solidarity, and in rejection of western imperialism and colonialism.

Today, AES finalized its withdrawal from the regional bloc ECOWAS which had previously imposed suffocating sanctions on Niger and threatened military intervention. AES countries also launched a Sahel-wide passport system and announced they will build a joint military force.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/29/sahel-states-exit-ecowas-launch-regional-passport-and-joint-military/

Celebrations erupt after India’s ultra-right-wing government cancelled a hazardous mining project, following consistent mass protests.

Melur, where the mine was proposed, is an area of significant biodiversity and cultural importance. It is home to the Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site, apart from having notable cultural and historical landmarks.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/29/peoples-victory-indian-government-forced-to-cancel-mining-project-in-tamil-nadu/

Israel continues to inflict death on Palestinians in the West Bank even after the ceasefire took effect in Gaza.

On Monday, January 27, one week after launching its deadly “Iron Wall” operation in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, Israel expanded its raids to Tulkarm city, located 48 km southwest of Jenin.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/29/israel-kills-a-toddler-in-jenin-and-expands-iron-wall-operation-to-tulkarm/

🇮🇳 FARMERS FIGHT FOR DIGNITY AND SURVIVAL

Vijoo Krishnan, the General Secretary of All Indian All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), spoke to Peoples Dispatch about why Indian farmers have been on the frontlines of anti-neoliberal, working class struggle for the past 5 years.

The agricultural and economic conditions facing rural India have caused mass devastation among small farmers, even leading to an unprecedented amount of farmer suicides. This is what has driven hundreds of thousands to be on the streets with strikes, protests, and marches to demand better conditions, an end to pro-corporate policies, and for a Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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On January 29, Trump signed his first bill into law in his second term as president: the Laken Riley Act, a piece of extreme anti-immigrant legislation that requires the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of crimes as petty as shoplifting—with the potential for deportation.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/30/trumps-first-legislative-victory-will-detain-immigrants-accused-of-crimes-as-petty-as-shoplifting/

Hundreds of workers at Samsung India’s Chennai plant celebrated the registration of their union after months of struggle.

Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU) is Samsung’s first workers’ union in India. It is only the second such union in a Samsung plant anywhere in the world. The first was National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), which only recently formed in South Korea in 2021, despite the company’s over 55 years of operation.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/30/months-after-indefinite-strike-samsung-workers-in-india-register-their-union/

🇵🇸 110 PALESTINIAN PRISONERS RELEASED TODAY!

As part of the ceasefire and captives for prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, another 110 Palestinian prisoners were released including Palestinian revolutionary Zakaria Zubeidi. Zubeidi was one of the 6 prisoners who escaped Gilboa prison in 2021 by digging a tunnel with spoons.

Also released today were 30 child prisoners. According to Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, in September 2023, there were 170 child prisoners in Israeli jails, by January 2025, the number jumped to 320.

Aseel Saleh of Peoples Dispatch was reporting on the scene.

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Working class people in the US are struggling to survive. On the campaign trail, Trump promised to bring prosperity to US workers. But Trump’s tariff-based trade wars against other countries could make the cost of living crisis even worse.

📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/29/will-trumps-tariffs-benefit-us-workers/

#PeoplesHistory | Today we remember and honor Ernestina "Titina" Silá, a leading figure in the fight against Portuguese colonialism and one of the first women to form part of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC).
#OTD in 1973, she was ambushed by Portuguese forces and killed when she was on her way to the funeral of Pan-Africanist leader Amilcar Cabral. She remains a symbol of the key role of women in the struggle against imperialism and neocolonialism across the world.

Tens of thousands of people took part in “Invasion Day” protests in cities and towns across Australia.

The protests highlighted the ongoing oppression of Indigenous peoples under colonial occupation, and opposed the celebration of ‘Australia Day,’ which falls on January 26—the anniversary of the British invasion of the lands now known as Australia, in 1788.
📲 Read the full article by Arama Rata on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/30/invasion-day-protests-draw-tens-of-thousands-across-australia/

“Fascists never stop being fascists—history has taught us that you don’t make pacts with them,” Die Linke wrote.

Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has accepted support from the far-right to pass a parliamentary motion, leaving liberal parties scrambling ahead of next month’s general elections.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/30/germanys-alliance-against-the-far-right-cracks-as-cdu-leans-on-afd-for-support/

Trump’s recent executive order detailing “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism” is denounced as an attack on free speech.

“To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you,” said Trump in a statement.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/30/trump-attacks-student-movement-pledges-to-deport-hamas-sympathizers-on-campuses/

🇪🇨 Indigenous leader and presidential candidate Leonidas Iza in dialogue with Peoples Dispatch.

Ecuador heads to the polls for general elections on February 9, in a moment of unprecedented multidimensional crisis. In recent years, the country has made headlines internationally for the unprecedented uptick in violent crime, the year-long state of emergency and declaration of armed conflict, the continued attacks on public institutions and programs, the state-mandated violation of the Vienna Convention and Mexican sovereignty, and an increase in state violence and crime against oppressed communities.

16 people are contesting in the February 9 elections for the office of president.

Watch the full interview on our YouTube.
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🇲🇽Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that Mexico is ready for the 25% tariffs that will begin on February 1. She also warns that it is the US economy that will be most impacted by the steep tariffs, but that Mexico is prepared for any situation.

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Nine countries including South Africa, Namibia, and Chile formed the Hague Group to hold Israel accountable for its crimes.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/31/nine-nations-aim-to-hold-israel-accountable-for-crimes-against-humanity-and-implement-arms-embargo/

The new law amends an existing law adopted in 2016 by introducing criminal offenses and harsher punishments for spreading “fake news”. The law also has provisions of increased state oversight of digital and social media platforms and provides for the creation of new regulatory bodies for social media content.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/03/pakistani-journalists-and-opposition-parties-demand-repeal-of-draconian-digital-media-law/

Reports indicate that the fighting has already led to casualties, including several UN peacekeepers and at least 700 people since last Sunday, according to the United Nations. Over 700,000 people have also been displaced.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/03/the-rwanda-backed-m23-offensive-a-battle-for-congos-resources/

During the XII Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) on Monday, February 3, member countries met virtually to discuss several issues that have arisen from recent geopolitical developments.

Indeed, the beginning of Donald Trump’s mandate, together with his immigration policy of massive deportations, the new tariff measures he announced on his neighbors, and the quest to keep Cuba diplomatically and economically ostracized, among others, brought ALBA member countries together to discuss the necessary precautions to face this new US administration.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/05/we-must-remain-united-for-the-defense-of-our-peoples-alba-stands-against-trump/