Following ICE arrests of 14 farm workers on May 2, the United Farm Workers labor union has sprung into action to demand the release of the detained workers.

According to UFW, ICE “had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/20/united-farm-workers-union-protests-ice-arrests-of-farm-laborers-involved-in-union-drive/

🇹🇿 As Tanzania heads toward the general elections scheduled for October 28, 2025, the political climate signals not a moment of renewal, but of a tightening grip on power, cracking down on dissent, and escalating public disillusionment.


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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/20/tanzanias-2025-elections-democracy-in-crisis-amid-repression-and-public-discontent/

Trade union leaders denounce the recent war frenzy whipped up by the ultra-right-wing government in the country, calling it a diversionary tactic. They declared their support for peace in the region.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/20/indian-workers-demand-withdrawal-of-pro-corporate-labor-codes-prepare-for-a-national-strike-on-july-9/

Israel's brutal genocide in Gaza reached new disastrous levels, and some European governments have taken a slight shift in tone of their support of Israel. Tune in for another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Zoe Alexandra, Indian journalist Prasanth R and Roger McKenzie, international editor of Morning Star, as they dig into this story and more. They discuss the ground invasion of Gaza by the Israeli Occupation Forces, talks between Iran and the United States, an update on the situation in DRC, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's calls for the establishment of a pan-Eurasian platform, the arrest of human rights defender Ruth Eleonora López in El Salvador as well as the upcoming elections in Venezuela.
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Demands grow stronger for Israel to fully lift the blockade on Gaza and to allow for the distribution of aid throughout the besieged enclave.

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned during an interview with BBC on Tuesday, May 20, that 14,000 babies in Gaza could die in the next 48 hours if the trucks carrying aid do not reach the affected communities in time.

At least 500 trucks need to enter Gaza each day to meet the basic needs of its population, which is estimated at 2.1 million, according to the UN. However, Israel has allowed less than a dozen trucks to enter the enclave, and the UN teams are not able to distribute the aid due to logistical hurdles imposed by Israeli authorities.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/21/israel-maintains-aid-blockade-as-un-warns-that-14000-babies-could-die/

Thousands around the world have already signed onto an “anti-genocide pledge,” which challenges signers to “stand with Palestine – not just in words, but in action.”

In signing onto the pledge, signatories:
Denounce the genocide against the Palestinian people,
Denounce the use of starvation by Israeli forces as a weapon of war,
Support an immediate ceasefire,
Oppose Israel’s occupation of Palestine,
Affirm the right of Palestinians to return to their land,
Demand an arms embargo against Israel,
And call for the liberation of the thousands of Palestinian political prisoners held by Israeli forces.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/21/thousands-worldwide-sign-onto-anti-genocide-pledge-in-solidarity-with-palestine/

In September-October 2024, hundreds of workers led a 38-day strike at the plant under the leadership of the Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU) after the management objected to its registration.

The workers of the Samsung India’s Chennai plant secured a landmark wage revision agreement after a long battle with the company management on Monday, May 19. Samsung management was forced to agree to revise the wages of all workers at the plant, increase leave, and improve the overall working conditions at the factory.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/21/workers-in-samsung-indias-chennai-plant-win-a-significant-pay-raise-after-a-protracted-battle-against-management/

The model the new regime seeks to implement, is a standard international recipe which includes tax cuts for corporations, and privatization of public assets.
This article by Mohammad Khansa was first published on Al Akhbar English.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/21/free-market-economy-in-syria-weve-seen-this-failure-before/

🇦🇷 The Argentinian security forces of far-right President Javier Milei and National Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, violently repressed pensioners, asking for better conditions and for an end to the neoliberal policies of the government.

For months, pensioners have been protesting every Wednesday against budget cuts and insufficient pension payments, which are part of the state reduction policies of Milei and have affected all impoverished people in Argentina, especially retirees.

🇵🇦🚩Protests continue to grow against the neoliberal and repressive government of José Raúl Mulino.

Yesterday, Panamanian police raided the headquarters of SUNTRACS, another chapter in the heavy repression doled out by the Panamanian state against the thousands of people taking part in the national strike. For over 3 weeks, people have been staging road blockades, industrial strikes, mass mobilizations, and rallies to demand several things, among them:

1. The repeal of a social security law that increases working hours and reduces the pensions received by the elderly.
2. The termination of the security agreements signed with the US military, which protestors say expand its influence and surrender Panamanian territory for US military bases, a concession made in response to threats from the Trump administration to retake control of the Panama Canal.

On Tuesday, May 20, a majority of representatives in the Spanish Parliament voted in favor of a motion calling for an arms embargo on Israel.

Spearheaded by the progressive blocs Podemos, Sumar, and the Republican Left of Catalonia, everyone but the right-wing supported the motion – including Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE).
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/22/activists-urge-spanish-government-to-implement-on-israel-arms-embargo-immediately/

On May 20, in Mexico City, two officials of the Mexico City Government Office were shot and killed, in broad daylight in the middle of Mexico City.

The event shocked the Mexican political society due to the profile of the two officials and their close links to the head of government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/21/two-advisors-of-mexico-citys-head-of-government-clara-brugada-were-murdered-in-mexico-city/

Salvadoran authorities arrested Ruth López, a human rights defender and anti-corruption director of Cristosal, a leading rights group that has denounced widespread violations under the Bukele regime against the Salvadoran people.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/22/arrest-of-leading-salvadoran-human-rights-defender-ruth-lopez-sparks-mass-outrage/

Graduating CUNY law students joined a wave of pro-Palestine protests at commencement ceremonies across the country. Dozens walked out of their graduation ceremony donning keffiyehs and Palestinian flags, pushing their institution on the issue of divestment and repression of students protesting for Palestine on CUNY campuses across New York City.

Even as the Trump administration escalates its attacks on student protest activity, the US student movement for Palestine shows no signs of abating.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/22/graduating-cuny-law-students-walk-out-of-ceremony-join-wave-of-pro-palestine-graduation-demonstrations/

🚨🚩 Communists in Kerala march against the "neglect" of the BJP Government


The CPI(M) in Kerala marched in the Wayanad district to protest the continued neglect of the central government in the wake of the devastating July 2024 floods. They claim that the central government has not provided sufficient support to address the needs of those affected.
#CPIM #BJP