Thousands of Panamanians mobilized in cities across the country to demand the immediate repeal of Law 462, which seeks to privatize Panamanian Social Security, among other reforms. The national mobilization was led by the Single National Union of Construction and Similar Workers (SUNTRACS) of Panama, which boasts over 50,000 members.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/19/panamanian-workers-mobilize-against-social-security-privatization/

The shocking arrest of Columbia graduate and leading pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil, sparked a mass movement for his release and in defense of free speech. Yet since then, the Trump administration has only escalated its crackdown on students.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/19/trump-admin-detains-more-students-in-crackdown-on-free-speech-promises-further-arrests/

Despite decades of US sanctions, Cuba remains a leader in medical innovation and international health solidarity.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/18/healthcare-in-cuba-how-a-tiny-island-defies-us-sanctions-to-lead-in-healthcare/

🇮🇷 Iran issues stern warning to the US over threats, calling them a violation of international law. Ambassador Iravani condemns Israeli aggression in Gaza, labeling it 'continued genocide.' #Iran #Gaza|

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/19/iran-warns-us-threats-have-consequences/

Israel resumed attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, breaking the ceasefire agreement and ending the slight respite from its genocidal violence.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/19/israels-hellish-attack-on-the-palestinians-on-march-18/

Thousands of people took to the streets of Rome to protest against the EU’s armament agenda and rising military expenditures, which will funnel resources from social services and welfare. “Not one euro for their war” was the rallying cry of the demonstrators, who mobilized in response to a call from Potere al Popolo. The demonstration included grassroots trade unionists, student associations, and political organizations.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/20/movement-against-increased-military-spending-grows-in-italy/

The renewed attacks were described by Syrian activists and some countries as attempts to impose demographic cleansing and fait accompli policies.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/20/israel-continues-to-strike-syria-while-expanding-its-land-incursions/

“This verdict is not the end of this case,” Greenpeace said in a March 20 statement. “We’re going to appeal. And we’re prepared to fight this all the way to victory.”

“A Big Oil-stacked jury just sided with corporate power,” wrote the Center for Constitutional Rights in a post responding to the verdict. “This is a dangerous attack on the right to protest, but the fight is not over,” the CCR wrote.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/20/in-major-blow-against-free-speech-environmental-group-ordered-to-pay-usd-667-million-to-pipeline-corporation/

Thousands of workers, unions, and social movements mobilized across Colombia to demand labor rights and protest the business sector’s obstruction of labor reforms. The demonstrations were called by President Gustavo Petro himself in direct response to Congress rejecting key labor protections, despite months of negotiations.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/20/edgar-mojica-we-believe-its-time-for-gustavo-petros-government-to-restore-workers-rights-by-decree/

"We are placing our hope in street actions by the masses of our people” to stop Hichilema’s “criminal” manipulation of the 2026 election under the cover of constitutional reforms.

“We are getting ready to challenge him with mass protests and agitations.”

Cosmas Musumali, Secretary General of the Socialist Party (SP), interviewed by Peoples Dispatch.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/21/whats-behind-hichilemas-constitutional-reforms-in-zambia/

🚨 Artists under fire: Germany’s anti-Palestinian censorship crisis 🚨

Germany’s 2024 “anti-Semitism resolution” is silencing voices, crushing artistic freedom, and targeting Palestinian solidarity. Artists, activists, and cultural workers are fighting back—but at what cost?
From canceled exhibitions to public defamation, the chilling effects are real.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/20/artists-and-activists-speak-out-against-germanys-anti-palestinian-censorship/

🚢💥 Maersk shareholders block resolutions to stop arms shipments to Israel.

Amid global protests, the shareholders of shipping giant Maersk voted at their AGM against resolutions that would have stopped arms shipments to Israel.

Although the two resolutions ultimately did not pass, “our actions around the world made sure that Maersk could not ignore our demands,” Jeanine Hourani, a lead organizer in the Mask Off Maersk campaign, told Peoples Dispatch. “We know that it’s going to take a diversity of tactics applied on a global level to pressure Maersk to cut ties with genocide. Shareholder pressure is only one of these pressure points.

“The massacres that Israel is committing on the Palestinian people cannot be carried out without the flow of weapon components that logistics companies such as Maersk facilitate,” read a statement by the Mask of Maersk campaign. “Maersk is a lifeline of Israel’s war machine, ensuring that the bombs keep falling, the tanks keep rolling, and the massacres continue. They are the arteries of the genocide on Gaza.”

#MaskOffMaersk #FreePalestine

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/20/shipping-giant-maersk-votes-against-ceasing-arms-shipments-to-israel/

The Tech Oligarchy – the big tech monopolies and their billionaire owners are front and center in the Trump administration and its ambitious efforts to reshape US domestic and foreign policy.

An article by Bappa Sinha.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/21/trump-2-0-us-revivalism-driven-by-tech-oligarchy/