🇵🇦 For several weeks now, across Panama, unionized workers, students, Indigenous communities, teachers, health professionals, agricultural workers, and others have been on strike against the neoliberal policies of the right-wing government of José Raúl Mulino.
To understand what drove so many sectors of society out into the streets of Panama and how they have withstood violent and fierce repression, Peoples Dispatch spoke with Rolando “Fulo” Ortíz, sub-national coordinator of the National Front for the Defense of Economic and Social Rights (FRENADESO).
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To understand what drove so many sectors of society out into the streets of Panama and how they have withstood violent and fierce repression, Peoples Dispatch spoke with Rolando “Fulo” Ortíz, sub-national coordinator of the National Front for the Defense of Economic and Social Rights (FRENADESO).
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According to the text of the proclamation, the intent of this newest policy is to “protect its citizens from aliens who intend to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national security, espouse hateful ideology, or otherwise exploit the immigration laws for malevolent purposes.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/05/trump-resurrects-full-travel-ban-against-12-global-south-countries/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/05/trump-resurrects-full-travel-ban-against-12-global-south-countries/
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Trump resurrects full travel ban against 12 Global South countries
Trump’s latest travel ban restricts travel from 12 countries and limits travel from seven others
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June 1 marked the first year of the second term of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who won the 2024 presidential elections with almost 85% of the votes.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/05/one-more-year-of-bukele-tough-on-crime-struggling-with-poverty/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/05/one-more-year-of-bukele-tough-on-crime-struggling-with-poverty/
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One more year of Bukele: tough on crime, struggling with poverty
June 1 marked the first year of the second term of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who won the 2024 presidential elections with almost 85% of the votes.
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Trade unions, health and housing organizations, and peace groups across Britain are preparing for a major national demonstration against the Labour government’s austerity measures.
Since taking office in 2024, Starmer’s cabinet has announced several policies that threaten people’s livelihoods, including cuts to winter fuel support for the elderly, the continuation of the two-child benefit cap, and reductions in support payments for people with disabilities.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/06/we-will-stop-starmers-class-war-activists-promise-ahead-of-demonstration/
Since taking office in 2024, Starmer’s cabinet has announced several policies that threaten people’s livelihoods, including cuts to winter fuel support for the elderly, the continuation of the two-child benefit cap, and reductions in support payments for people with disabilities.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/06/we-will-stop-starmers-class-war-activists-promise-ahead-of-demonstration/
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“We will stop Starmer’s class war,” activists promise ahead of demonstration
Trade unions, health and housing advocates, and peace groups are preparing for a major anti-austerity demonstration on June 7 in London
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Tens of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires, the country’s capital, June 4 to demand an immediate change in the ultra-neoliberal policies of President Javier Milei.
The mobilization took place outside the National Congress, which was discussing a potential increase in pensions for retirees. Last year, Milei vetoed a pension increase that was approved by the Congress.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/06/mileis-chainsaw-economics-met-with-working-class-unity/
The mobilization took place outside the National Congress, which was discussing a potential increase in pensions for retirees. Last year, Milei vetoed a pension increase that was approved by the Congress.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/06/mileis-chainsaw-economics-met-with-working-class-unity/
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Milei’s chainsaw economics met with working class unity
The mobilization united groups of women, workers, people with disabilities, doctors, scientists, etc., who are being hit hard by the economic policy of Milei's government.
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Since Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected in September 2024, he has made four state visits. First to India, then to China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Vietnam. This itinerary says a lot about the state of the international economy and debt-saddled Sri Lanka’s options within it.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/05/can-global-south-investments-develop-sri-lanka/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/05/can-global-south-investments-develop-sri-lanka/
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Can Global South investments develop Sri Lanka?
The substitution of southern capital over northern capital alone may not resolve questions of viability, sustainability, or sovereignty.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi concluded a one-day visit Monday, June 2, to Egypt’s capital, Cairo, during which he met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/06/iran-egypt-initiate-a-new-chapter-of-rapprochement-amid-growing-regional-tensions/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/06/iran-egypt-initiate-a-new-chapter-of-rapprochement-amid-growing-regional-tensions/
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Iran, Egypt initiate a new chapter of rapprochement amid growing regional tensions
The move is seen as a turning point that would make normalization between the two major regional actors closer than ever, after decades of unstable relations.
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Advancing towards the harmonization of laws and judicial system in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), its member countries – Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – have decided to establish the Sahelian Criminal and Human Rights Court (CPS-DH).
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/07/aes-to-establish-a-sahelian-criminal-and-human-rights-court/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/07/aes-to-establish-a-sahelian-criminal-and-human-rights-court/
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AES to establish a Sahelian Criminal and Human Rights Court
The step toward judicial integration further advances the unification of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which earlier this year unveiled a common flag and a regional passport, allowing its people to cross borders freely.
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🚨🚨The Freedom Flotilla "Madleen" is currently under attack by Israeli forces in international waters. In their last report before their connection was cut, the Madleen's crew of human rights activists had denounced that Israeli forces boarded the vessel and demanded their "surrender". This was after surrounding the boat with quadcopters and spraying them with a white irritant substance.
Read more about the Freedom Flotilla here: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/03/freedom-flotilla-en-route-to-gaza-to-deliver-aid-and-shift-moral-compass-of-the-world/
Read more about the Freedom Flotilla here: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/03/freedom-flotilla-en-route-to-gaza-to-deliver-aid-and-shift-moral-compass-of-the-world/
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🇵🇸 Israeli forces assaulted the humanitarian vessel “Madleen” en route to Gaza, seizing the cargo and abducting its crew
Following confirmation of the interception, demands for the crew’s immediate release poured in from across the world – though not from many of their own governments. By noon CEST, several hours after the assault on Madleen, only Türkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued a public statement explicitly condemning Israel’s actions, while the Spanish administration summoned Israeli diplomats over the incident. Others – including French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, under whose flag the ship was sailing – remained silent.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/israeli-forces-assault-freedom-flotillas-madleen-abduct-crew/
Following confirmation of the interception, demands for the crew’s immediate release poured in from across the world – though not from many of their own governments. By noon CEST, several hours after the assault on Madleen, only Türkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued a public statement explicitly condemning Israel’s actions, while the Spanish administration summoned Israeli diplomats over the incident. Others – including French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, under whose flag the ship was sailing – remained silent.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/israeli-forces-assault-freedom-flotillas-madleen-abduct-crew/
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Israeli forces assault Freedom Flotilla’s “Madleen,” abduct crew
Israeli forces assaulted the humanitarian vessel Madleen en route to Gaza, seizing the cargo and abducting its crew
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A fragmented Libya faces internal violence, funded by foreign powers interested in controlling Libya’s future oil production.
Read Vijay Prashad's article ⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/03/the-guns-are-again-ablaze-in-libya/
Read Vijay Prashad's article ⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/03/the-guns-are-again-ablaze-in-libya/
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The guns are again ablaze in Libya
A fragmented Libya faces internal violence, funded by foreign powers interested in controlling Libya’s future oil production.
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🇵🇸In a blatant violation of international law, Israeli forces intercepted the “Madleen” in international waters and abducted the 12 crew members, while waging a propaganda campaign against them.
As of now, lawyers from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition have been unable to establish contact with the crew members.
In response to widespread international outrage at the blatant violation of international law, Israeli officials and media outlets went on the offensive, launching a smear campaign demonizing the activists on the flotilla, particularly Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, accusing them of “antisemitism”.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/israeli-officials-launch-smear-campaign-against-members-of-freedom-flotilla/
As of now, lawyers from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition have been unable to establish contact with the crew members.
In response to widespread international outrage at the blatant violation of international law, Israeli officials and media outlets went on the offensive, launching a smear campaign demonizing the activists on the flotilla, particularly Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, accusing them of “antisemitism”.
Read more ⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/israeli-officials-launch-smear-campaign-against-members-of-freedom-flotilla/
Peoples Dispatch
Israeli officials launch smear campaign against members of Freedom Flotilla
In a blatant violation of international law, Israeli forces intercepted the “Madleen” in international waters and abducted the 12 crew members, while waging a propaganda campaign against them.
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☀️ "Freedom Ride" caravan against Trump's immigration policies kicks off in Newark
Dozens of faith leaders gathered outside of the recently inaugurated ICE Detention Center, Delaney Hall, in Newark, New Jersey to kick off the “Freedom Ride” caravan. This caravan of activists and organizers will stop at several southern cites and end up in Jena, Louisiana, outside of the ICE facility where Palestine activist and Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil is being held by the Trump administration.
The “Freedom Ride,” organized by IFCO/Pastors for Peace, highlights not only the attacks on immigrants and free speech, but the growing movement against Trump’s policies which activists argue are attacking basic democratic rights in the United States.
Dozens of faith leaders gathered outside of the recently inaugurated ICE Detention Center, Delaney Hall, in Newark, New Jersey to kick off the “Freedom Ride” caravan. This caravan of activists and organizers will stop at several southern cites and end up in Jena, Louisiana, outside of the ICE facility where Palestine activist and Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil is being held by the Trump administration.
The “Freedom Ride,” organized by IFCO/Pastors for Peace, highlights not only the attacks on immigrants and free speech, but the growing movement against Trump’s policies which activists argue are attacking basic democratic rights in the United States.
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President Donald Trump’s reinstatement of travel restrictions on Venezuelan nationals was met with strong condemnation from the Venezuelan government, which pledged to continue defending its migrants.
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically condemns and rejects the campaign of stigmatization and criminalization launched against the Venezuelan people by the government of the United States of America,” read a statement Thursday from the Nicolás Maduro government.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/maduro-government-pledges-to-defend-venezuelans-following-trumps-travel-ban/
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically condemns and rejects the campaign of stigmatization and criminalization launched against the Venezuelan people by the government of the United States of America,” read a statement Thursday from the Nicolás Maduro government.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/maduro-government-pledges-to-defend-venezuelans-following-trumps-travel-ban/
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Maduro government pledges to defend Venezuelans following Trump’s travel ban
Immigration advocacy groups in the United States swiftly condemned the restrictions, calling them politically motivated and harmful to immigrant communities.
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The fight against fascism was waged by Soviet soldiers, Ethiopian and Chinese peasants, Black and Latin Americans as well as Vietnamese guerrillas alike.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/victory-day-reclaiming-the-global-souths-legacy/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/victory-day-reclaiming-the-global-souths-legacy/
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Victory Day: reclaiming the Global South’s legacy
The fight against fascism was waged by Soviet soldiers, Ethiopian and Chinese peasants, Black and Latin Americans as well as Vietnamese guerrillas alike.
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Iran condemned a fresh round of US sanctions on its citizens and commercial entities, calling them a reflection of the US’s long-standing hostility towards the country and its people.
Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, described the sanctions as a flagrant violation of international laws and another attempt to deny Iranians their fundamental rights and increase their hardships.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/iran-condemns-fresh-us-sanctions/
Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, described the sanctions as a flagrant violation of international laws and another attempt to deny Iranians their fundamental rights and increase their hardships.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/09/iran-condemns-fresh-us-sanctions/
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Iran condemns fresh US sanctions
Iran claimed the proposed nuclear deal submitted May 31 by the US did not reflect the essence of the five rounds of indirect talks between the two countries.
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