Left parties and rights groups condemned India’s top court on Monday, January 5, after it denied bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam even after spending more than five years in prison without trial.

Progressive groups termed the denial of bail a violation of the fundamental right of liberty, accusing the Narendra Modi-led government of persecuting opposition voices and political dissent.

Both Khalid and Imam were student activists involved in popular mobilizations against amendments in the country’s citizenship law (Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA) brought by the Hindu supremacist, ultra-right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in 2019.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/indias-top-court-under-fire-for-denying-bail-to-activists-jailed-for-5-years/

The central committee of the Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB) has decided to withdraw from the upcoming national elections, scheduled to be held in February.

The party cited the deteriorating law and order in the country and the absence of a level playing field as the main reasons for its decision to not participate in the elections.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/workers-party-of-bangladesh-withdraws-from-upcoming-national-elections-citing-political-persecution/

The People’s Health Movement (PHM) and ALAMES, together representing hundreds of social and health collectives, have joined global calls condemning US attacks on Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

“Its purpose is to appropriate the country’s oil, land, and other abundant energy resources, turn Venezuela into a neocolony, and maintain colonial and imperial domination in the region,” the organizations wrote in a joint statement

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/05/global-health-networks-stand-with-venezuela-linking-anti-imperialism-to-struggle-for-health/

​Over 150,000 civilians have been killed in the war that began in April 2023 when the SAF and the RSF, former ruling partners in the military junta, turned on each other, unleashing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in the North African country.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/65000-displaced-as-fighting-intensifies-in-sudans-kordofan-region/

In this piece, we review the arguments made by members of the United Nations Security Council regarding the US attack on Venezuela on January 3.

The high-level diplomatic meeting was marked by two clearly distinguishable positions: those who supported Washington’s actions and those who rejected them, claiming they violated international law and the South American country’s national sovereignty.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/majority-of-un-security-council-rejects-the-us-attack-on-venezuela/

At least 41 Palestinian students were wounded when the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the campus of Birzeit University in the northern West Bank governorate of Ramallah and al-Bireh.

Meanwhile, local news network Alersal reported that Palestinian journalists Kareem Khamayeseh and Mutasem Saqf al-Hait were subjected to physical assault by Israeli soldiers during the raid.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/iof-storms-west-banks-birzeit-university-wounding-dozens-of-students/

🇻🇪 “You will never rule us.”

People from Venezuela's commune movement marched in Caracas, Venezuela, on day 5 of the constant mobilizations to reject the US military attack on Venezuela and to demand the immediate return of their president, Nicolás Maduro, and first combatant, Cilia Flores. There are thousands of communal councils organized into communes in states across Venezuela that are responsible for sovereign agricultural production, textile production, and community organization. In the months prior to his kidnapping, Venezuela's government had reiterated the need to strengthen the communes as a necessary step in the transition to socialism.

On January 5, Delcy Rodríguez assumed the presidency of Venezuela. The former vice president swore before parliament that she would uphold the constitution and the sovereignty of the nation after the US attack on January 3, in which the US military took President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores prisoner.

Rodríguez also promised to ensure an administration that guarantees peace for Venezuelans: “[We will build] a government that provides social happiness, political stability, and political security. [I ask all sectors of Venezuelan society to] move Venezuela forward in these terrible times of threat to the stability and peace of the nation.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/08/delcy-rodriguez-swears-to-uphold-sovereignty-of-the-nation-as-acting-president-of-venezuela/

Prime ministers and chancellors across Europe appear increasingly worried that the United States could soon move to occupy Greenland in one form or another, following fresh statements by US President Donald Trump about the territory’s importance to national and international security – code, many agree, for US strategic interests.

“If European leaders apply international law selectively – tough on rivals, permissive toward allies – they undermine the only shield that protects small countries, including themselves,” Peter Mertens, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA), warned. “The result is predictable: more blackmail, more sanctions, and more violence as a method of negotiation. Greenland is the next announced victim of this submission.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/fears-persist-in-europe-over-potential-us-move-on-greenland/

A viral AFCON moment featuring a DRC Congo Patrice Lumumba look-alike, has captivated the tournament and brought back memories of Congo’s first revolutionary prime minister

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/08/patrice-lumumba-look-alike-at-afcon-revives-the-revolutionary-icons-legacy/

Several weeks have passed since the right-wing government of Rodrigo Paz announced the end of hydrocarbon subsidies in Bolivia. The measure, implemented through Decree 5503, has sparked protests across the country demanding an end to a measure that they believe will make life more expensive.:

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/the-bolivian-proletariat-resists/

The longstanding Gulf allies clashed over one decade since they began their direct military intervention in Yemen, in a bid to eliminate Ansar Allah.

The past few days saw a crucial development in the complex conflict in Yemen after clashes erupted between the Saudi-backed government, known as the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), and the UAE-supported Southern Transitional Council (STC), apparently over territorial control.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/08/tensions-in-yemen-are-saudi-arabia-and-the-uae-becoming-frenemies/

Less than one year after the Syrian interim government announced that it had reached an agreement to integrate Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the state’s institutions, infighting between the two parties re-erupted in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo.

The director of Media at the Aleppo Health Directorate stated on Thursday, January 8, that at least nine people were killed and dozens others wounded as clashes between the SDF and the Syrian government forces continue. The Syrian authorities also reported the displacement of 140,000 people as a result of the unrest, which officials described as the fiercest confrontations between the two sides since they reached the integration agreement in March 2025.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/08/conflict-between-syrias-interim-government-and-sdf-comes-to-the-fore-with-renewed-clashes-in-aleppo/

🇻🇪 “We are fighting against one of the most powerful empires in the history of humanity.”

The people of Venezuela took to the streets of Caracas and other cities for the 6th day in a row in a continuing display of support for the government of the Bolivarian Revolution and to condemn the illegal US attacks and the illegal kidnapping of their President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

Following the Trump administration’s illegal attack on Venezuela, people’s movements and political figures throughout the world immediately mobilized in solidarity to reject the unilateral US military aggression. The mood of solidarity reached Southeast Asia and Australia, with public opposition and demonstrations in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and elsewhere.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/08/hands-off-venezuela-solidarity-spreads-in-australia-and-southeast-asia/

Burkina Faso’s security forces foiled a plot to kill President Ibrahim Traoré and disable a drone base, ahead of a planned military invasion, the country’s minister of security, Mahamadou Sana, announced on January 6. “Our intelligence services intercepted this operation in the final hours,” he said in a late-night TV broadcast.

​As per a recording obtained by security agents allegedly showing conspirators discussing the plan, the operation was set to start an hour before midnight on January 3. “Beginning with the neutralization of Comrade Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Head of State and President of Faso, either at point-blank range or through an operation to mine his residence,” Sana said, “there were to be efforts to put the drone base out of service, and a ground military intervention by external forces.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/09/assassination-plot-against-president-ibrahim-traore-foiled-in-burkina-faso/

🇨🇺🇻🇪 Cuba stands with Venezuela

In the parade to mark the 67th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, the people of Cuba expressed their support for Venezuela against the illegal US attacks against the South American country and to demand the release and return of President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores.

“You cannot trust imperialism. In no way at all! Not one iota!" Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara and commander in the Cuban revolution, said the United States.

On the evening of January 8, an official ceremony was held in tribute to the Cuban and Venezuelan fighters who fell in defense of Venezuela. The solemn medal ceremony was presided over by interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, and took place at the Eclectic Monument of the Bolivarian National Guard Military Academy.

According to Venezuela’s Minister of Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, it has been confirmed that during the attacks, “at least 100 people were killed” and a “similar number” were wounded. The victims include members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, civilians, and other security agents.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/09/cubans-and-venezuelans-killed-by-the-us-honored-in-caracas/

Tens of thousands of people across India continued to mobilize on Wednesday, January 7, the fourth consecutive day, in opposition to the US aggression in Venezuela and the abduction of its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores.

The Indian government’s failure to condemn the US aggression against Venezuela’s sovereignty, despite it being in violation of the country’s long-standing position and its expressed commitments to the UN charter, has invited strong domestic criticism.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/08/tens-of-thousands-across-india-mobilize-to-oppose-us-attacks-on-venezuela/

Addressing the nation after Friday prayers on January 9, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for national unity, warning that his country will not tolerate attempts by the US to threaten its national stability.

Khamenei was speaking of the alleged violence during the ongoing nationwide protests, which began last month, over the rising economic problems in the country.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/09/following-large-scale-protests-over-economic-concerns-irans-supreme-leader-calls-for-national-unity/

Palestine solidarity activists on hunger strike in British prisons have long passed a critical point in their protest, with at least two now facing a risk of imminent death.

Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed, who have been on hunger strike since November, have both reported worsening symptoms that health professionals warn could signal permanent damage. Their deteriorating condition has led to yet another wave of appeals for the UK government, led by Keir Starmer, to finally address the strikers’ demands.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/08/grave-danger-looms-over-palestine-solidarity-hunger-strikers-in-britain/