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/
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/
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Julian Assange says peace prize has become “instrument of war” and sues Nobel
The ex-political prisoner’s complaint criticizes the granting of the prize to the far-right opposition activist and seeks freeze of 11 million Swedish kronor intended for Corina Machado
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🇻🇪🇧🇷“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.
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.
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The People's Health Movement (PHM) is celebrating its 25th anniversary of fighting for Health For All.
The Movement made up of activists, health workers, researchers, and social movements from across the world, fights for the fundamental right of quality and free healthcare for all peoples, wages concrete campaigns against Big Pharma and the corporate capture of health institutions, organizes solidarity work with the people of Palestine, and more.
As repression grows and inequality deepens, PHM argues that defending health means defending democracy, dignity, and collective futures. The movement’s message remains clear: Health for All is a political struggle; and it is far from over.
The Movement made up of activists, health workers, researchers, and social movements from across the world, fights for the fundamental right of quality and free healthcare for all peoples, wages concrete campaigns against Big Pharma and the corporate capture of health institutions, organizes solidarity work with the people of Palestine, and more.
As repression grows and inequality deepens, PHM argues that defending health means defending democracy, dignity, and collective futures. The movement’s message remains clear: Health for All is a political struggle; and it is far from over.
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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/
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/
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Tunisian authorities arrest 21 people connected to protests in Kairouan
The anti-government demonstrations erupted following the death of a young man who had been injured and severely beaten by the Tunisian police in late November.
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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/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/22/austerity-and-alignment-to-washington-two-years-of-president-javier-milei/
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Austerity and alignment to Washington: Two years of President Javier Milei
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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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/
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/
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Mali recovers over USD 1.2 billion after renegotiating mining deals
The government of Mali recovered at least USD 1.2 billion after conducting a sector-wide audit and renegotiating mining agreements.
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A severe shortage of essential medicines – caused by ongoing Israeli restrictions on the entry of supplies into Gaza – is deepening the health crisis created by the genocide. Gaza’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has warned that around 320 essential medicines have already reached zero stock, with many others at critically low levels.
“The most critical shortages affect emergency services, particularly life-saving intravenous fluids, as well as IV antibiotics and painkillers,” the ministry said in a recent statement.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/22/israeli-restrictions-fuel-medicine-shortage-and-health-crisis-in-gaza/
“The most critical shortages affect emergency services, particularly life-saving intravenous fluids, as well as IV antibiotics and painkillers,” the ministry said in a recent statement.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/22/israeli-restrictions-fuel-medicine-shortage-and-health-crisis-in-gaza/
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Israeli restrictions fuel medicine shortage and health crisis in Gaza
Israeli restrictions on medical supply deliveries are intensifying Gaza’s health crisis amid the ongoing genocide.
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🇲🇱🇧🇫🇳🇪AES launches Unified Military Force
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has launched a joint military force aimed at combating Islamist insurgency and terrorism across the Sahel. The Unified Military Force was inaugurated on December 20, 2025, in Bamako, Mali’s capital.
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has launched a joint military force aimed at combating Islamist insurgency and terrorism across the Sahel. The Unified Military Force was inaugurated on December 20, 2025, in Bamako, Mali’s capital.
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More Palestine solidarity hunger strikers in Britain have been hospitalized over the past week, as half of those taking part in the protest pass more than 50 days without food. While Keir Starmer’s administration continues to refuse engagement with the activists’ demands, health workers and family members warn of serious risks of death. Testimonies from the strikers themselves describe harsh physical decline. “I don’t think people realize how serious this is, as on day 35 you risk brain damage, organ failure and heart attack,” Rahma Hoxha, sister of hunger striker Teuta Hoxha, said on December 18.
Meanwhile, institutional repression against the Palestine solidarity movement in Britain continues to grow. On December 23, Prisoners for Palestine and Defend Our Juries reported new arrests during a lock-in protest in London addressing Aspen Insurance’s complicity in genocide. One of those arrested was climate and solidarity activist Greta Thunberg, who sat on the ground holding a sign reading: “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/23/hunger-strikers-lives-at-risk-as-starmer-government-refuses-engagement/
Meanwhile, institutional repression against the Palestine solidarity movement in Britain continues to grow. On December 23, Prisoners for Palestine and Defend Our Juries reported new arrests during a lock-in protest in London addressing Aspen Insurance’s complicity in genocide. One of those arrested was climate and solidarity activist Greta Thunberg, who sat on the ground holding a sign reading: “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/23/hunger-strikers-lives-at-risk-as-starmer-government-refuses-engagement/
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Hunger strikers’ lives at risk as Starmer government refuses engagement
Palestine solidarity hunger strikers in Britain face mounting health risks as Starmer government continues to refuse engagement with their demands.
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Scores of journalists, political and human rights activists attended a protest jointly organized by Bangladesh’s Editor’s Council and Newspaper Owners Association (NOAM) in Dhaka on Monday, December 22 to denounce last week’s attacks on leading newspapers and journalists in the country.
Claiming such attacks are attempts to silence critical voices, speakers appealed to the social forces in the country to raise their voices in protest in order to protect the (remaining) social and political freedoms in the country.
Bangladesh has seen repeated attacks on opposition parties such as the Awami League and Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB), religious minorities, and symbols of Bangladesh’s national liberation struggle, since the formation of the interim administration last year.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/23/interim-government-is-pushing-bangladesh-towards-a-civil-war-says-workers-party/
Claiming such attacks are attempts to silence critical voices, speakers appealed to the social forces in the country to raise their voices in protest in order to protect the (remaining) social and political freedoms in the country.
Bangladesh has seen repeated attacks on opposition parties such as the Awami League and Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB), religious minorities, and symbols of Bangladesh’s national liberation struggle, since the formation of the interim administration last year.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/23/interim-government-is-pushing-bangladesh-towards-a-civil-war-says-workers-party/
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Interim government is pushing Bangladesh towards a civil war, says Workers Party
The party claims religious extremist mobs have been allowed to target their offices, leading newspapers, secular cultural organizations and persons from minority community with impunity
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Repression against left-wing, anti-imperialist and Palestine-solidarity structures in Germany is increasingly aimed at undermining their economic means of existence.
📲 Read the full article by Leon Wystrychowski on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/23/in-germany-critics-of-the-government-are-losing-their-bank-accounts-and-more/
📲 Read the full article by Leon Wystrychowski on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/23/in-germany-critics-of-the-government-are-losing-their-bank-accounts-and-more/
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In Germany, critics of the government are losing their bank accounts, and more
Repression against left-wing, anti-imperialist and Palestine-solidarity structures in Germany is increasingly aimed at undermining their economic means of existence.
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Few comprehensive studies have been conducted of the humanitarian toll that sanctions, especially those vastly strengthened through the US-imposed Caesar Act, have taken on the Syrian people amid an already devastating war.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/23/five-years-of-coercion-what-did-caesar-do-to-syrians/
📲 Read the full article by Al Akhbar on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/23/five-years-of-coercion-what-did-caesar-do-to-syrians/
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Five years of coercion: What did Caesar do to Syrians?
Few comprehensive studies have been conducted of the humanitarian toll that sanctions, especially those vastly strengthened through the US-imposed Caesar Act, have taken on the Syrian people amid an already devastating war.
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Massive protests have forced the government to seek dialogue with unions and small and medium-sized mining companies. Protesters are demanding the complete repeal of the decree eliminating hydrocarbon subsidies.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/24/bolivias-new-right-wing-government-eliminates-fuel-subsidies-and-thousands-of-workers-fight-back/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/24/bolivias-new-right-wing-government-eliminates-fuel-subsidies-and-thousands-of-workers-fight-back/
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Bolivia’s new right-wing government eliminates fuel subsidies and thousands of workers fight back
Massive protests have forced the government to seek dialogue with unions and small and medium-sized mining companies. Protesters are demanding the complete repeal of the decree eliminating hydrocarbon subsidies.
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A historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger bolstered their regional security through a unified military force and in the same week held its second AES summit.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/24/the-alliance-of-sahel-states-launches-unified-military-force-and-strengthens-regional-security/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/24/the-alliance-of-sahel-states-launches-unified-military-force-and-strengthens-regional-security/
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The Alliance of Sahel States launches unified military force and strengthens regional security
A historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger bolstered their regional security through a unified military force and in the same week held its second AES summit.
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