🇿🇦✊🏽 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.
https://x.com/peoplesdispatch/status/1894403982891913623
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.
📲 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/
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.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
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.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
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.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
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
Peoples Dispatch
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.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
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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Venezuelan singer Gerardo Valentín toured South Africa and Namibia as part of the Viva Venezuela mission to bring Venezuelan culture to the people of the world.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/from-cape-to-caracas-cultural-mission-brings-venezuelan-music-to-south-africa-and-namibia/
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/from-cape-to-caracas-cultural-mission-brings-venezuelan-music-to-south-africa-and-namibia/
Peoples Dispatch
From Cape to Caracas: Cultural mission brings Venezuelan music to South Africa and Namibia
Venezuelan singer Gerardo Valentín toured South Africa and Namibia as part of the Viva Venezuela mission to bring Venezuelan culture to the people of the world.
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Prices of staple groceries rise as people in US face egg shortage, contrary to Trump’s campaign promises to “make America affordable again”.
Peoples Dispatch spoke to economist Richard Wolff, who outlined that “prices are shaped by many factors, and only a few of those are under the control of any president.”
According to Wolff, the bottom line is that “prices are set by a group of people known as employers, or if you like, capitalists: The people who own and operate enterprises, factories, offices, stores.” This tiny group of employers, who are vastly outnumbered by the population of employees, are motivated to set prices in order to extract the maximum amount of profit.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/is-trump-making-america-affordable-again/
Peoples Dispatch spoke to economist Richard Wolff, who outlined that “prices are shaped by many factors, and only a few of those are under the control of any president.”
According to Wolff, the bottom line is that “prices are set by a group of people known as employers, or if you like, capitalists: The people who own and operate enterprises, factories, offices, stores.” This tiny group of employers, who are vastly outnumbered by the population of employees, are motivated to set prices in order to extract the maximum amount of profit.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/is-trump-making-america-affordable-again/
Peoples Dispatch
Is Trump “making America affordable again”?
Prices of staple groceries rise as people in US face egg shortage, contrary to Trump’s campaign promises to “make America affordable again”
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🇨🇺50,000+ Cubans rallied in Guantánamo to reject the US blockade on Cuba & the illegal occupation of Guantánamo by the US army - which will now use Cuban soil for a migrant detention center.
The Cuban people call for the US to respect their sovereignty and definitively end the blockade.
https://x.com/peoplesdispatch/status/1895238269136191551?t=Aiy9wzf_FneChlWttfwKOA&s=19
The Cuban people call for the US to respect their sovereignty and definitively end the blockade.
https://x.com/peoplesdispatch/status/1895238269136191551?t=Aiy9wzf_FneChlWttfwKOA&s=19
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Pro-Palestine journalist and activist Yves Engler was released from jail in Montreal on February 20, after spending five days in the Bordeaux prison. Engler was arrested following his criticism on X of pro-Israel commentator Dahlia Kurtz’s anti-Palestinian writings.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/pro-palestine-journalist-continues-struggle-for-free-speech-following-release-from-montreal-jail/
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/pro-palestine-journalist-continues-struggle-for-free-speech-following-release-from-montreal-jail/
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Montreal police arrest Yves Engler for criticizing a supporter of Israel
Journalist has confronted Canada's top politicians.
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Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on military targets belonging to the Syrian army in the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus and its southern governorate of Daraa.
As part of his expansionist plans in Syria, Netanyahu has been trying to draw Syria’s Druze community into the equation.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/israel-launches-aerial-assault-on-southern-syria-as-netanyahu-declares-de-facto-occupation/
As part of his expansionist plans in Syria, Netanyahu has been trying to draw Syria’s Druze community into the equation.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/27/israel-launches-aerial-assault-on-southern-syria-as-netanyahu-declares-de-facto-occupation/
Peoples Dispatch
Israel launches aerial assault on southern Syria as Netanyahu declares de facto occupation
As part of his expansionist plans in Syria, Netanyahu has been trying to draw Syria’s Druze community into the equation.
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The Donald Trump administration in the US imposed sanctions against six Chinese entities, citing their alleged links with Iran’s drone and missile production. The US claimed the sanctions were part of Trump’s renewed attempts to force Iran to negotiate its nuclear and regional policies.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/28/us-targets-iran-through-unilateral-sanctions-on-chinese-firms/
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/28/us-targets-iran-through-unilateral-sanctions-on-chinese-firms/
Peoples Dispatch
US targets Iran through unilateral sanctions on Chinese firms
Both China and Iran have termed US sanctions illegal and a violation of its commitments under international law, demanding accountability of the US government.
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Dr. Kizza Besigye, Ugandan opposition politician and former presidential candidate for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), was abducted in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 16, 2024.
The abduction and prosecution of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye exposes deepening political repression in East Africa.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/28/the-abduction-of-dr-kizza-besigye-marks-a-new-chapter-in-ugandas-political-repression/
The abduction and prosecution of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye exposes deepening political repression in East Africa.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/28/the-abduction-of-dr-kizza-besigye-marks-a-new-chapter-in-ugandas-political-repression/
Peoples Dispatch
The abduction of Dr. Kizza Besigye marks a new chapter in Uganda’s political repression
The abduction and prosecution of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye exposes deepening political repression in East Africa.
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🇬🇷 GREECE ON STRIKE!
Hundreds of thousands of people walked off their jobs and participated in mass mobilizations in cities and towns across the country, and the world, to mark the two-year anniversary of the worst rail disaster in the country wherein 57 people were killed.
People have demanded an end to the criminal negligence and budget cuts that came to the railway system after privatization, which many accuse of being responsible for the accident.
https://x.com/peoplesdispatch/status/1895540589187240108
Hundreds of thousands of people walked off their jobs and participated in mass mobilizations in cities and towns across the country, and the world, to mark the two-year anniversary of the worst rail disaster in the country wherein 57 people were killed.
People have demanded an end to the criminal negligence and budget cuts that came to the railway system after privatization, which many accuse of being responsible for the accident.
https://x.com/peoplesdispatch/status/1895540589187240108
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Unprecedented protests swept across Greece today, as approximately one million people took to the streets in hundreds of localities, demanding justice for the victims of the Tempi train crash.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/28/two-years-after-tempi-train-crash-workers-shut-down-greece-in-general-strike/
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/28/two-years-after-tempi-train-crash-workers-shut-down-greece-in-general-strike/
Peoples Dispatch
Two years after Tempi train crash, workers shut down Greece in general strike
Two years after the Tempi train disaster, one million people mobilized across Greece, blaming privatization and austerity
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Israel’s top-level internal investigations reveal the IOF’s failure to prevent Hamas’ October 7 attack, calling it 'one of the greatest failures' in its history. The military underestimated Hamas, lacked situational awareness, and couldn’t protect its people—or even itself.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/03/hamas-october-7-attack-is-iofs-greatest-failure-says-israel/
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/03/hamas-october-7-attack-is-iofs-greatest-failure-says-israel/
Peoples Dispatch
Hamas’ October 7 attack is IOF’s “greatest failure,” says Israel
Internal investigations proved that the so-called “Israel Defense Forces” failed to defend its people and even itself.