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Join Zoe Alexandra, Indian journalist Prasanth R, and Roger McKenzie (Morning Star International Editor) as they break down the biggest global stories—from protests to geopolitics—with the analysis you won’t get from corporate media.

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Around 15,000 people mobilized on short notice in Paris to counter far-right attacks on the judiciary following the ruling against Marine Le Pen.

The counter-demonstration was convened on short notice by youth organizations, France Unbowed (La France Insoumise, LFI), The Ecologists (Les Écologistes), and other allied groups, following the RN’s call for support of Marine Le Pen after she was barred from running for public office in an embezzlement case last week.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/07/progressive-counter-protest-in-paris-outnumbers-far-right-rally/

“We are the majority.”

Thousands rallied in the heart of the US capital Washington, DC on April 5 to oppose Trump administration attacks on free speech and student activism, and demand an end to Israel’s relentless genocidal onslaught against Gaza.

Over 200 organizations endorsed the march. Students, organizers, journalists, artists, and workers came to Washington, DC from across the country to call for the release of pro-Palestine students such as Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk from ICE detention and to declare their fearlessness in the face of Trump’s attacks.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/07/thousands-rally-in-washington-dc-for-palestine-refusing-to-be-silenced-by-trump-administration-attacks/

As part of a global strike demanding the end of Israel’s genocidal aggression on the Gaza strip, a general strike was declared across Palestine on Monday, April 7.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/07/general-strike-declared-across-palestine-in-solidarity-with-gaza/

Trump slapped a 44% tariff on Sri Lankan goods, as the country struggles to dig its way out of debt-fueled economic crisis.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/07/trumps-tariffs-could-intensify-sri-lankas-debt-crisis/

US Supreme Court intervenes in favor of Trump administration, pausing an order to return Maryland father to US from El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison.

The Trump administration claims that they have no way to bring Garcia back to the US. “The United States does not control the sovereign nation of El Salvador, nor can it compel El Salvador to follow a federal judge’s bidding,” claimed US Solicitor General D John Sauer in his appeal to the Supreme Court.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/08/outrage-grows-over-mistaken-deportation-of-resident-to-salvadoran-prison/

The Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia, Avraham Neguise, was reportedly expelled from an annual conference on the Rwandan genocide held in the Mandela Hall at the African Union’s headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

As the Israeli genocide in Gaza continues unrelenting, more countries are demonstrating their outrage by imposing stricter political, diplomatic, and economic restrictions on Israel.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/08/israeli-diplomat-booted-from-au-conference-on-rwandan-genocide/

33 representatives are attending the annual meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Honduras today, April 9, 2025.

Key discussion points include the economic and political repercussions of the Trump administration’s new tariffs and migration policies, a major concern for leaders attending the meeting.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/08/33-countries-meet-in-tegucigalpa-honduras-at-the-annual-celac-summit/

Give The People What They Want! Trump, Tariffs, and Tantrums

Tune in for a special episode with Zoe Alexandra, Indian journalist Prasanth R and Roger McKenzie, international editor of Morning Star, as they discuss the recent increase in tariffs introduced by Donald Trump, the ongoing IV International Dilemmas of Humanity Conference in Brazil, the movement for Palestine, how Indian communists are tackling the rise of the far right, the ratification of the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, as well as upcoming talks between Iran and the US.

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Once again, tens of thousands of people in Greece responded to a general strike call, escalating demands for justice for the 57 people killed in the Tempi train crash two years ago and protesting the austerity policies that contributed to the tragedy.

From the early hours of April 9, workers staged actions in their workplaces while rallies converged on the streets of dozens of cities.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/09/general-strike-in-greece-shows-strength-of-working-class-that-takes-to-the-streets/

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) reportedly expanded their military operation dubbed “the Iron Wall”, which was launched on January 21, in the northern occupied West Bank to the city of Nablus.

The assault is part of a large-scale military campaign that purportedly aims to crush Palestinian resistance in the northern occupied West Bank, and in the process, has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/09/israel-expands-its-iron-wall-operation-to-nablus/

A vehicle regularly used by the General Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya (CPM-K), Booker Ngesa Omole, came under gunfire.

The party confirmed that the official CPM-K car, which was carrying party members returning from mobilization work in Siaya, was attacked near Ngata along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.

In a statement, CPM-K condemned what it described as “a cowardly attempt on the lives of its officials,” framing the incident as part of “a broader campaign of attacks against the democratic movement in Kenya.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/10/cpm-k-officials-survive-assassination-attempt-in-kenya/

After Israel stole his childhood in its prisons for almost ten years, Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Manasra finally embraced freedom on Thursday, April 10.

Manasra was only a 13 years old when he was arrested by Israel, and his mental health deteriorated due to enduring psychological and physical torture.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/10/israel-releases-ahmad-manasra-after-a-decade-long-imprisonment/

Hundreds of organized workers, representing a variety of unions took to the streets in demonstrations across the country opposing planning Trump administration cuts to the National Institutes of Health.

The Trump administration has announced major changes to NIH funding, including cutting funding for “indirect costs” which include helping pay for facilities, equipment, staff, and safety checks for health research at institutions.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/10/labor-fights-back-against-trumps-medical-care-and-research-cuts/

After several months of preparation and three days of intense meetings at the highest diplomatic level, the IX Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which brings together the 33 countries of the region, concluded in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/11/in-the-face-of-new-geopolitical-challenges-celac-proposes-greater-unity/