Resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors, a term referring to qualified physicians undergoing clinical training – in England are on strike again from December 17 to 22, after the Labour government failed to adequately address concerns over pay and job availability. “Resident doctors need jobs, and when they find those jobs, they need to be paid fairly for them,” the British Medical Association (BMA), which represents tens of thousands of physicians, said in outlining the strike demands.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/18/doctors-in-england-strike-for-jobs-and-pay/

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have burnt and buried bodies, likely in the tens of thousands, after massacring civilians while overrunning El Fasher, the last city in Sudan’s western region of Darfur that held out against the paramilitary until late October.

The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) said in a report published on December 16 that it “assesses to high confidence” that the RSF “engaged in widespread and systematic mass killing” after entering the besieged and starved city on October 26.

Analyzing satellite images showing “clusters of objects consistent with human remains”, “reddish discoloration consistent with blood”, charred earth and dug up ground consistent with the burning and burial of corpses, Yale HRL assesses that RSF has killed and disposed of people “likely in the tens of thousands”.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/19/rsf-has-burnt-and-buried-tens-of-thousands-of-corpses-in-el-fasher-says-yale-report/

European Union leaders have agreed to continue fueling the war in Ukraine by providing €90 billion in loans to the Eastern European country over the next two years, secured through joint borrowing – a model they are usually not keen to pursue. The decision was announced at a meeting of the European Council in the early hours of Friday, December 19. The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia will not participate in the debt.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/19/eu-countries-to-pursue-joint-borrowing-to-fund-ukraine-war/

The government in India’s north-western province of Rajasthan was forced to reconsider the proposed ethanol plant in Hanumangarh district, after large-scale protests by the farmers refused to subside.

The announcement was made after thousands of farmers gathered at the grain market in Tibbi, a significant commercial hub in the district, to continue pressing for their demands, days after a large-scale police repression.

Farmers refused to accept the state’s claims that the plant would bring economic development, pointing out the possible harm the factory would cause to the regional environment and water resources.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/19/farmers-force-right-wing-government-to-reconsider-ethanol-plant-in-indias-rajasthan/

The disappointment felt by many left-wing supporters in Latin America has been renewed with the recent democratic victory of the far right in Chile. This sentiment is particularly poignant as it reflects the struggles of those who identify politically with progressive ideals.

As disheartening as this reality may be, it is important to remember that history is not a straight line but a series of changing planes and cycles. The processes of emancipation carry on.

📲 Read the full article by Taroa Zúñiga Silva and José Roberto Duque on our website. ⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/19/chile-a-bleeding-heart-yet-resilient-amid-political-challenges/

Left and communist parties across Asia issued a statement expressing solidarity with the people of Venezuela, who are facing unprecedented attacks from the United States with an aggressive military build up in the Caribbean, as well as open threats of invasion.

The statement notes the concerns over ongoing “military escalation in the Caribbean and the aggression against Venezuela by the imperialist US” and demands the immediate cessation of all such hostile activities.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/20/left-parties-in-asia-denounce-us-military-threats-against-venezuela/

Despite numerous splits, the socialist movement embedded itself in Sri Lankan society and made a lasting impact on the polity.

Ninety years ago, on December 18, 1935, a handful of young people came together to establish the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Leslie Goonewardena, general secretary of the LSSP from 1935 to 1977, later wrote that the party was founded because “there was a void to be filled”.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/20/the-90th-anniversary-of-sri-lankas-socialist-movement/

Kast’s agenda will not eliminate unrest but may postpone it for a while, only to sharpen its eventual return to the streets.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/21/the-angry-tide-has-washed-into-chile/

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday, December 17, against the Nobel Foundation, accusing 30 members of the organization, including its chairwoman and executive director, of involvement in serious crimes under Swedish law. The action challenges the Norwegian Nobel Peace Committee’s decision to award this year’s prize to far-right Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado.

Assange is requesting the immediate freezing of 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately USD 1.18 million) scheduled to be transferred to Machado, arguing that awarding the prize completely distorts the principles expressed in Alfred Nobel’s will, which stipulated that the prize should go to whoever worked for fraternity among nations and the reduction of standing armies.

In the complaint submitted to Sweden’s Economic Crimes Authority and War Crimes Unit, Assange maintains that the selection of María Corina “converted an instrument of peace into an instrument of war.” The legal filing mentions possible crimes including misappropriation of funds, facilitation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as financing the crime of aggression. Assange argues that “Machado’s incitement of the largest US military buildup since the Iraq war makes her categorically ineligible.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/21/julian-assange-says-peace-prize-has-become-instrument-of-war-and-sues-nobel/

🇻🇪🇧🇷“An armed intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian disaster for the hemisphere.”

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vehemently condemned US threats of military action against Venezuela. The last time a foreign military power carried out military action against South America was Britain’s aggression against Argentina during the Malvinas War.

Latin American and Caribbean leaders have by and large rejected Trump’s threats against Venezuela and the region and called for the defense of the region as a territory of peace.

The past week saw a new wave of repression by the Tunisian authorities against protesters. At least 21 people were arrested during anti-government demonstrations in the Kairouan region, which lasted a couple of days.

These protests erupted in Kairouan after young Tunisian citizen Naim Briki died on Friday, December 12, due to severe injuries he had sustained at the hands of the police on November 22.

According to media reports, the police chased Briki after he allegedly evaded being checked by them, because he was riding a motorcycle without proper documentation.

The pursuit of the young man ended with the collision of his motorcycle with a police vehicle. His family also reported that he was brutally beaten by several police officers later.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/21/tunisian-authorities-arrest-21-people-connected-to-protests-in-kairouan/

In this article, we review some of the general trends and attitudes of Milei’s government two years into his term.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/22/austerity-and-alignment-to-washington-two-years-of-president-javier-milei/

Mali’s government announced earlier this month that it has secured more than 761 billion CFA francs (about USD 1.2 billion) in unpaid revenue from mining companies following a comprehensive audit and renegotiation of contracts in the extractive sector, making it one of the most significant resource governance interventions in the country’s recent history.

Mali is one of the world’s top 20 gold producers and Africa’s third largest gold producer and it relies heavily on mining as a pillar of its economy. Yet, in light of the disparity in the amount of minerals exported and revenue that Mali was obtaining for them, authorities concluded that the country was not receiving its fair share of benefits from its natural resources.

Under the leadership of President Assimi Goïta, the transitional government ordered a full audit of mining companies operating in the country. The review revealed that the state had lost approximately CFA 300 billion and 600 billion (USD 480 million–USD 960 million) in revenue due to unfavorable contracts, tax gaps, and weak oversight. This prompted the government to renegotiate agreements and introduce sweeping legal reforms.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/22/mali-recovers-over-usd-1-2-billion-after-renegotiating-mining-deals/