Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard argues that Caracas is the first move in a larger strategic gambit to secure US control of the hemisphere and tilt the global balance of power toward Washington.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/14/the-empire-strikes-caracas-a-new-age-of-us-colonial-violence/
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The empire strikes Caracas: a new age of US colonial violence
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard argues that Caracas is the first move in a larger strategic gambit to secure US control of the hemisphere and tilt the global balance of power toward Washington
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Thousands of people gathered to welcome Salar Faiyaz Ali, chairman of the left-wing Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP), in Pakistan after his release on Wednesday, January 14. Ali spent over two months in jail on false charges of terrorism.
Ali, along with two other leaders of the MKP, Momin Khan and Sher Mohammad, was arrested by the security forces on November 13 last year. He was charged under Pakistan’s anti-terrorist act for resisting the forced eviction of families in a village in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.
Others arrested with Ali were also granted bail by a judge on Sunday. However, it took three days for the authorities to finalize their release.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/14/left-wing-pakistani-leader-freed-after-two-months-in-jail/
Ali, along with two other leaders of the MKP, Momin Khan and Sher Mohammad, was arrested by the security forces on November 13 last year. He was charged under Pakistan’s anti-terrorist act for resisting the forced eviction of families in a village in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.
Others arrested with Ali were also granted bail by a judge on Sunday. However, it took three days for the authorities to finalize their release.
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Left-wing Pakistani leader freed after two months in jail
MKP activists are regularly harassed and arrested by the security forces for leading movements for land rights or resisting forceful land grabs by the landlord-state nexus in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Three Palestine solidarity hunger strikers in Britain – Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie Chiaramello – ended their action late on January 14, announcing significant progress on the strike’s demands. At the time the action ended, medical professionals had warned that the activists were at risk of “imminent death,” with Muraisi having refused food for 73 days.
The hunger strike began in early November and focused on demands related to prisoners’ civil rights, as well as calls to cease Britain’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Palestine. One of the key demands was an end to the operations of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in the United Kingdom.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/15/britains-palestine-solidarity-hunger-strike-ends-momentum-grows-for-direct-action/
The hunger strike began in early November and focused on demands related to prisoners’ civil rights, as well as calls to cease Britain’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Palestine. One of the key demands was an end to the operations of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in the United Kingdom.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/15/britains-palestine-solidarity-hunger-strike-ends-momentum-grows-for-direct-action/
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Britain’s Palestine solidarity hunger strike ends, momentum grows for direct action
Palestine solidarity hunger strikers in Britain have ended their action after announcing progress toward meeting the strike’s key demands.
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#PeoplesHistory | Today is the anniversary of the death of communist leaders, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht who were summarily executed by the Freikorps, on January 15, 1919.
They were key leaders in the Spartacist Uprising against the government of Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in January 1919. The recently-founded Communist Party of Germany (KPD), led by Luxemburg and Liebknecht, started the uprising with the aim of setting up a workers’ republic. However, the rebellion was brutally suppressed and Luxemburg and Liebknecht were executed.
They were key leaders in the Spartacist Uprising against the government of Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in January 1919. The recently-founded Communist Party of Germany (KPD), led by Luxemburg and Liebknecht, started the uprising with the aim of setting up a workers’ republic. However, the rebellion was brutally suppressed and Luxemburg and Liebknecht were executed.
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Leaders and parliamentarians of major political parties in India, including the communist parties, organized a joint convention in New Delhi on Monday, January 12, condemning the illegal US actions in Venezuela and demanding the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
Hundreds of people, including representatives from the embassies of Venezuela, Cuba, and Palestine attended the meeting. Participants cheered and shouted slogans at every mention of the heroic resistance of the people of Venezuela, waving its national flag.
The participants in the convention adopted a unanimous resolution expressing solidarity with the people of Venezuela and demanding the Indian government pursue an independent, principled foreign policy and condemn the US threats and aggressions, which violate the UN charter and international law.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/15/us-gangsterism-and-bullying-must-be-resisted-on-the-streets-left-parties-in-india-declare/
Hundreds of people, including representatives from the embassies of Venezuela, Cuba, and Palestine attended the meeting. Participants cheered and shouted slogans at every mention of the heroic resistance of the people of Venezuela, waving its national flag.
The participants in the convention adopted a unanimous resolution expressing solidarity with the people of Venezuela and demanding the Indian government pursue an independent, principled foreign policy and condemn the US threats and aggressions, which violate the UN charter and international law.
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US “gangsterism and bullying” must be resisted on the streets, left parties in India declare
A convention of left groups in Delhi condemned the US attack on Venezuela and their government’s silence over the violations of international laws. It demanded the immediate release of President Maduro and his wife Cilia from US captivity.
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Nearly two weeks since the US launched an illegal military strike on Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, people across the world have continued to condemn the attack and to demand the US respect international law and the UN Charter.
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🇰🇪🇻🇪Members of the Communist Party of Kenya - Marxist rallied outside the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, to reject the unilateral US bombing of Venezuela and demand the release and return of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
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Ugandans are casting their ballots today in a highly tense contested presidential election, but many are doing so amid an ongoing nationwide internet shutdown that has cut off public access to social media, web services, and messaging platforms.
The election pits incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, 81, against eight presidential challengers, led by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, 43, a musician-turned-politician whose supporters say they have faced repeated harassment throughout the campaign.
Museveni has been in power since 1986, making this his seventh bid for the presidency and extending a rule that now spans over four decades.
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The election pits incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, 81, against eight presidential challengers, led by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, 43, a musician-turned-politician whose supporters say they have faced repeated harassment throughout the campaign.
Museveni has been in power since 1986, making this his seventh bid for the presidency and extending a rule that now spans over four decades.
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Uganda heads to elections amid internet shutdown
Uganda goes to the polls on January 15, 2026, in an election between long-serving President Yoweri Museveni against youthful opposition challenger Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, amid a nationwide internet shutdown and delays at several polling…
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The US Department of State announced on Tuesday, January 13, that it designated the chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon as “terrorist”, over allegations of them posing “a threat to the United States”.
Analysts assume that the Trump administration’s sanctions on the targeted organizations aims to further tighten the stranglehold on Hamas, by intimidating its supporters – on the political and popular levels – before an agreement on phase two of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal is reached.
By doing so, the United States and Israel hope to push Hamas to concede being part of any future Palestinian government that would rule post-war Gaza.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/15/us-labels-muslim-brotherhood-offshoots-in-egypt-jordan-and-lebanon-as-terrorist/
Analysts assume that the Trump administration’s sanctions on the targeted organizations aims to further tighten the stranglehold on Hamas, by intimidating its supporters – on the political and popular levels – before an agreement on phase two of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal is reached.
By doing so, the United States and Israel hope to push Hamas to concede being part of any future Palestinian government that would rule post-war Gaza.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/15/us-labels-muslim-brotherhood-offshoots-in-egypt-jordan-and-lebanon-as-terrorist/
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US labels Muslim Brotherhood offshoots in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon as “terrorist”
The Trump administration claimed that the sanctioned organizations provided material support to Hamas.
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Washington and Tel Aviv are laying the ground for a new campaign, with European participation and regional backing. The plan targets Iran’s political system, seeks to eliminate resistance forces across Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen, and presses ahead with the war of uprooting in Gaza and the West Bank.
📲 Read the full article by Ibrahim Al-Amine on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/15/resisting-the-upcoming-us-campaign-in-west-asia/
📲 Read the full article by Ibrahim Al-Amine on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/15/resisting-the-upcoming-us-campaign-in-west-asia/
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Resisting the upcoming US campaign in West Asia
The looming US aggression against Iran will be decisive in shaping the balance of power in the region for years to come.
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