Despite mass arrests and police repression, the movement for sovereignty, social security rights, and against US expansionism grows.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/20/panamanian-workers-win-final-83-detained-protesters-freed/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/20/panamanian-workers-win-final-83-detained-protesters-freed/
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Panamanian workers win: Final 83 detained protesters freed
Despite mass arrests and police repression, the movement for sovereignty, social security rights, and against US expansionism grows.
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Peoples Dispatch had a detailed chat with Ammar Ali Jan, a member of the left-wing Haqooq-e-Khalq Party and a well-known historian, about what’s going on politically and economically in Pakistan.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/21/pakistans-ruling-class-rents-out-the-country-to-imperialists-instead-of-building-a-future-says-ammar-ali-jan/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/21/pakistans-ruling-class-rents-out-the-country-to-imperialists-instead-of-building-a-future-says-ammar-ali-jan/
Peoples Dispatch
Pakistan’s ruling class rents out the country to imperialists instead of building a future, says Ammar Ali Jan
Ammar Ali Jan argues that the Pakistani elite are indifferent to the majority of their citizens, who face poverty, ethnic and sectarian violence, and the effects of climate change.
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The fall of the Berlin Wall enabled neo-fascist activity to spill over into East Germany, laying the groundwork for the strengthening of right-wing forces today.
Yet, to this day, bourgeois authors and politicians attempt to shift blame for the rise of neo-fascist movements in East Germany to the GDR. By doing so, they ignore a crucial reality: after the annexation, anti-fascism and communist consciousness were fought against through a calculated political campaign. This was driven by West German authorities just as much as fascist currents that moved into the region to reshape its ideological landscape.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/22/the-roots-of-neo-fascism-in-east-germany/
Yet, to this day, bourgeois authors and politicians attempt to shift blame for the rise of neo-fascist movements in East Germany to the GDR. By doing so, they ignore a crucial reality: after the annexation, anti-fascism and communist consciousness were fought against through a calculated political campaign. This was driven by West German authorities just as much as fascist currents that moved into the region to reshape its ideological landscape.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/22/the-roots-of-neo-fascism-in-east-germany/
Peoples Dispatch
The roots of neo-fascism in East Germany
The fall of the Berlin Wall enabled neo-fascist activity to spill over into East Germany, laying the groundwork for the strengthening of right-wing forces today
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This Black History Month, we bring you the history of the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, the site of centuries of Black struggle—first against slavery, then convict leasing, and now the US prison system, which some label as slavery in the modern day.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/23/black-prisoners-organize-for-dignity-in-angola-louisianas-modern-day-plantation/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/23/black-prisoners-organize-for-dignity-in-angola-louisianas-modern-day-plantation/
Peoples Dispatch
Black prisoners organize for dignity in Angola, Louisiana’s modern-day plantation
Louisiana State Penitentiary is nicknamed after the former plantation site that it sits on. Those incarcerated at the prison say the practice of slavery is still alive and well
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Today marks 5 years since riots broke out in India’s national capital Delhi in 2020. At least 53 people were killed and several hundred were injured in the violence which was centered around the city’s densely populated north-eastern areas. Thousands of people were displaced while property worth millions was destroyed.
The riots marked a crucial point in Indian politics especially amid a strengthening of the right-wing and fascist forces in the country. The victims of the violence are still awaiting justice
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/22/five-years-since-delhi-was-set-on-fire-by-the-right-and-the-victims-were-blamed/
The riots marked a crucial point in Indian politics especially amid a strengthening of the right-wing and fascist forces in the country. The victims of the violence are still awaiting justice
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/22/five-years-since-delhi-was-set-on-fire-by-the-right-and-the-victims-were-blamed/
Peoples Dispatch
Five years since Delhi was set on fire by the right and the victims were blamed
53 people were killed in the riots that took place on February 23, 2020 that were largely seen as an attempt to suppress the popular uprising against unpopular BJP policies.
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📢 In the 95th issue of People’s Health Dispatch, we report on the torture of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya in Israeli detention, the rise of anti-science figures in the new US administration, and Kerala’s advances in public health as a people-first alternative to privatization. Click 👇🏾
https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/bulletin-95-a-comeback-for-people-centered-health-models/
https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/bulletin-95-a-comeback-for-people-centered-health-models/
People's Health Dispatch
Bulletin #95: A comeback for people-centered health models?
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During his first meeting with legal counsel, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya confirmed what many feared: since his abduction from Kamal Adwan Hospital, he has endured torture and abuse by Israeli occupation forces—mirroring the experiences of thousands…
During his first meeting with legal counsel, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya confirmed what many feared: since his abduction from Kamal Adwan Hospital, he has endured torture and abuse by Israeli occupation forces—mirroring the experiences of thousands…
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Germans went to the polls on Sunday, with a turnout of 83%, almost 10 points more than in 2021.
In the election, the far-right AfD surged to become the second strongest party in Germany, after the conservative Christlich Demokratische Union (CDU) with its lowest voting percentage since 1949, 28.5%.
On the other side of the spectrum, Die Linke ("The Left") had an unexpected result of 8.8%, though the anti-NATO BSW was pushed out of parliament.
The elections on Sunday took place against the backdrop of Germany's recession, a massive wave of austerity, and concerns regarding Russia and migration.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/24/german-elections-the-far-right-and-militarism-advance/
In the election, the far-right AfD surged to become the second strongest party in Germany, after the conservative Christlich Demokratische Union (CDU) with its lowest voting percentage since 1949, 28.5%.
On the other side of the spectrum, Die Linke ("The Left") had an unexpected result of 8.8%, though the anti-NATO BSW was pushed out of parliament.
The elections on Sunday took place against the backdrop of Germany's recession, a massive wave of austerity, and concerns regarding Russia and migration.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/24/german-elections-the-far-right-and-militarism-advance/
Peoples Dispatch
German elections: the far right and militarism advance
The far-right AfD surges to become the second strongest party in Germany, while anti-militarist voices are pushed out of parliament
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🇵🇸Netanyahu delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners was intentional and "a collective punishment against all the Palestinian people," said Ameen Shoman of the Prisoners Commission.
On Saturday, February 22, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were set to be released as part of the ceasefire captives-for-prisoners swap deal. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu decided to suspend their release stating that the celebrations during captive releases were inappropriate. The delay was sharply condemned by organizations and people in Palestine and across the world.
Aseel Saleh was on the ground at Ramallah Cultural Palace as hundreds of family members and supporters awaited the release of their loved ones.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGd0zrjS6KM/?igsh=MTZzdWlvOHFlbG1nMw==
On Saturday, February 22, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were set to be released as part of the ceasefire captives-for-prisoners swap deal. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu decided to suspend their release stating that the celebrations during captive releases were inappropriate. The delay was sharply condemned by organizations and people in Palestine and across the world.
Aseel Saleh was on the ground at Ramallah Cultural Palace as hundreds of family members and supporters awaited the release of their loved ones.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGd0zrjS6KM/?igsh=MTZzdWlvOHFlbG1nMw==
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After an ominous email instructed federal employers to name what they “accomplished last week,” key agencies refuse to comply.
Musk and Trump’s attacks on federal workers, including firings and a buyout offer, have already forced thousands out of the workforce and the nation’s largest employer—the federal government.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/24/elon-musks-latest-latest-blow-to-federal-workers/
Musk and Trump’s attacks on federal workers, including firings and a buyout offer, have already forced thousands out of the workforce and the nation’s largest employer—the federal government.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/24/elon-musks-latest-latest-blow-to-federal-workers/
Peoples Dispatch
Elon Musk’s latest blow to federal workers
After an ominous email instructed federal employers to name what they “accomplished last week,” key agencies refuse to comply
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Iran condemned yet another Israeli violation of Lebanese territorial integrity and sovereignty on Sunday, February 23, calling it “a vicious act of terrorism against civilians.”
It claimed that Israeli warplanes flying over thousands of Lebanese in Beirut was a “deliberate” and “wicked” act of intimidation which failed.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/25/iran-condemns-israeli-violation-of-lebanese-air-space-during-nasrallahs-funeral-calls-it-terrorism/
It claimed that Israeli warplanes flying over thousands of Lebanese in Beirut was a “deliberate” and “wicked” act of intimidation which failed.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/25/iran-condemns-israeli-violation-of-lebanese-air-space-during-nasrallahs-funeral-calls-it-terrorism/
Peoples Dispatch
Iran condemns Israeli violation of Lebanese air space during Nasrallah’s funeral, calls it terrorism
Iranians paid homage to former Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, assassinated by Israel last year.
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🇿🇦✊🏽 NUMSA stands up in defense of South African workers!
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa staged a picket on Feb 21 to demand urgent government action to prevent the closure of the Long Steel production plants of ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA).
3,500 employees are at the immediate risk of losing their jobs if the plant closes- but even more would be affected.
“If we look along the value chain in the downstream, we are actually going to be losing no less than 100,000 jobs” at a time of “massive unemployment and deepening levels of poverty,” said NUMSA’s Deputy General Secretary, Mbuso Ngubane, addressing the picketing workers.
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The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa staged a picket on Feb 21 to demand urgent government action to prevent the closure of the Long Steel production plants of ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA).
3,500 employees are at the immediate risk of losing their jobs if the plant closes- but even more would be affected.
“If we look along the value chain in the downstream, we are actually going to be losing no less than 100,000 jobs” at a time of “massive unemployment and deepening levels of poverty,” said NUMSA’s Deputy General Secretary, Mbuso Ngubane, addressing the picketing workers.
https://x.com/peoplesdispatch/status/1894403982891913623
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🇧🇷“A country without memory is a country without a future”
Members of Levante Popular da Juventude organized a protest outside the house of José Antônio Nogueira Belham, a former general accused of torturing and killing congressman Rubens Paiva during Brazil's military dictatorship.
Paiva and his family are the subjects of an Oscar-nominated movie “We Are Still Here”.
Levante is demanding full justice and no amnesty for those who committed torture and forced disappearances during the dictatorship.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGgZyVASh4W/
Members of Levante Popular da Juventude organized a protest outside the house of José Antônio Nogueira Belham, a former general accused of torturing and killing congressman Rubens Paiva during Brazil's military dictatorship.
Paiva and his family are the subjects of an Oscar-nominated movie “We Are Still Here”.
Levante is demanding full justice and no amnesty for those who committed torture and forced disappearances during the dictatorship.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGgZyVASh4W/
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the people of the Philippines and their struggle against the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship.
Between February 22 and 25, mass peaceful protests took to the streets of the Philippines in a sustained campaign of resistance against the then dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The People Power Revolution, or the February Revolution against repression and electoral fraud, led to the ousting of Marcos and to the end of his 20-year dictatorship.
Between February 22 and 25, mass peaceful protests took to the streets of the Philippines in a sustained campaign of resistance against the then dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The People Power Revolution, or the February Revolution against repression and electoral fraud, led to the ousting of Marcos and to the end of his 20-year dictatorship.
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On February 26, more than 50,000 Cubans will gather in the Revolution Square “Mariana Grajales Coello” in the city of Guantánamo to protest against US foreign policy, as well as to reaffirm their commitment to peace and the sovereignty of the Cuban people over their territory.
The anti-imperialist rally is also a response to the Trump administration’s project to turn the US Naval Base into a huge prison for about 30,000 deported migrants that the US government considers dangerous criminals.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/25/more-than-50000-cubans-set-to-protest-in-guantanamo-against-us-foreign-policy/
The anti-imperialist rally is also a response to the Trump administration’s project to turn the US Naval Base into a huge prison for about 30,000 deported migrants that the US government considers dangerous criminals.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/25/more-than-50000-cubans-set-to-protest-in-guantanamo-against-us-foreign-policy/
Peoples Dispatch
More than 50,000 Cubans set to protest in Guantánamo against US foreign policy
The rally seeks to demonstrate the Cuban people's historic rejection of the US presence at the Guantánamo Naval Base, as well as against Trump's decision to transfer 30,000 deportees considered “dangerous.”
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Crowds estimated at 1.4 million mourners participated in the funeral procession and memorial service held for late Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayyed Hassam Nasrallah, and his designated successor Hashem Safieddine.
By attending the funeral, the massive crowds showcased their support to the resistance and defiance to the Israeli occupation.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/26/over-one-million-mourners-bid-farewell-to-nasrallah-and-safieddin-in-beirut/
By attending the funeral, the massive crowds showcased their support to the resistance and defiance to the Israeli occupation.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/26/over-one-million-mourners-bid-farewell-to-nasrallah-and-safieddin-in-beirut/
Peoples Dispatch
Over one million mourners bid farewell to Nasrallah and Safieddin in Beirut
By attending the funeral, the massive crowds showcased their support to the resistance and defiance to the Israeli occupation.
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, we celebrate the birthday of Nadezhda Krupskaya, the prominent Soviet leader, educator, and author. Krupskaya was a founder of the Bolshevik Party, Secretary of the Central Committee during the Revolution of 1905, and Deputy Commissar of Education following the October Revolution.
She was a formidable intellectual and activist, dedicating her life to promoting literacy, women's rights, and educational reform. Her vision of education as a tool for social transformation played a central role in the early Soviet educational system, and continues to influence progressive educational thinking worldwide.
She was a formidable intellectual and activist, dedicating her life to promoting literacy, women's rights, and educational reform. Her vision of education as a tool for social transformation played a central role in the early Soviet educational system, and continues to influence progressive educational thinking worldwide.
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As Trump’s mass deportation efforts continue to terrorize immigrant communities across the US, Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE)’s vast network of primarily for-profit detention centers have exceeded their capacity.
ICE detention centers are also notorious for their use of solitary confinement, an internationally recognized form of torture. In its use of solitary confinement, referred to by ICE officials as “segregation,” detainees are held in small cells with little contact with others for as long as over one year.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/26/as-us-authorities-crack-down-on-immigrants-ice-seeks-to-expand-detention-capacity/
ICE detention centers are also notorious for their use of solitary confinement, an internationally recognized form of torture. In its use of solitary confinement, referred to by ICE officials as “segregation,” detainees are held in small cells with little contact with others for as long as over one year.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/26/as-us-authorities-crack-down-on-immigrants-ice-seeks-to-expand-detention-capacity/
Peoples Dispatch
As US authorities crack down on immigrants, ICE seeks to expand detention capacity
ICE detention centers, run by for-profit corporations, are notorious for conditions of sexual abuse and torture
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Misleading claims made by both US President Donald Trump and his close aide and billionaire Elon Musk about USAID funds have created a political storm in India.
The Narendra Modi-led government in India tried to use Trump’s lies to target the country’s main opposition, accusing it of using USAID to influence elections in the country.
The opposition was able to put the facts in front of the public in time, turning the political embarrassment around on the ruling party. The episode once again established the unreliability of the Trump administration, apart from exposing the true nature of USAID.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/26/trump-and-musks-false-usaid-claims
The Narendra Modi-led government in India tried to use Trump’s lies to target the country’s main opposition, accusing it of using USAID to influence elections in the country.
The opposition was able to put the facts in front of the public in time, turning the political embarrassment around on the ruling party. The episode once again established the unreliability of the Trump administration, apart from exposing the true nature of USAID.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/26/trump-and-musks-false-usaid-claims
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Trump and Musk’s false USAID claims backfire on BJP
The Narendra Modi-led government in India tried to use Trump’s lies to target the country’s main opposition, accusing it of using USAID to influence elections in the country.
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When Marco Rubio was announced as Trump’s pick for Secretary of State, many expected that during his tenure he would launch attacks against the Cuban government in an attempt to undermine it and (if he got his way) overthrow it.
On February 25, Marco Rubio announced that he was stepping up his anti-communist offensive against the Cuban people by trying to discourage countries from hiring Cuban doctors. This is not the first time Rubio has tried to destroy this program. Several years ago, Rubio already introduced a “Bill to Combat the Trafficking of Cuban Doctors” claiming that the Cuban program is a disguised form of forced labor.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/destroying-cubas-international-medical-missions-marco-rubios-new-goal/
On February 25, Marco Rubio announced that he was stepping up his anti-communist offensive against the Cuban people by trying to discourage countries from hiring Cuban doctors. This is not the first time Rubio has tried to destroy this program. Several years ago, Rubio already introduced a “Bill to Combat the Trafficking of Cuban Doctors” claiming that the Cuban program is a disguised form of forced labor.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/destroying-cubas-international-medical-missions-marco-rubios-new-goal/
Peoples Dispatch
Destroying Cuba’s international medical missions: Marco Rubio’s new goal
The US Secretary of State promised sanctions to all those who collaborate with the program that has provided high quality healthcare to millions of impoverished people around the world.
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