Journalists and opposition politicians described the decision to remove TeleSur from national TV programming as censorship against alternative and critical journalism.

On January 15, Bolivia’s National Telecommunications Company (ENTEL) announced: “Starting January 17, 2026, the television channels Russia TV and TeleSur will be removed from the lineup of Fiber Optic Television Services, IPTV, Satellite Television, [among others].”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/bolivian-government-removes-telesur-from-national-television-programming/

“There are countries whose governments have chosen vassalage, have chosen slavery, have chosen to be a colony. But those of us who have chosen freedom, independence, our historical dignity, it is an honor to able to be at the forefront of this battle.”

Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez spoke at the Federal Government Council at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas to express her commitment to the Bolivarian Revolution and to the defense of the continent. Rodriguez expressed her gratitude to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who expressed his country’s solidarity with Venezuela amid the US aggressions against the South American nation, and their condolences for the soldiers killed during the illegal US attack on Venezuela on January 3.

Thousands of farmers and peasants who marched to the district headquarters in Palghar in India’s western state of Maharashtra celebrated their victory and announced the suspension of the protest after most of their demands were met.

Workers and farmers in India are preparing for a national mobilization against the right-wing government’s promotion of sectarian hatred after winning major concessions in Maharashtra march.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/indian-farmers-end-march-after-administration-agrees-to-major-demands/

While US President Donald Trump was bragging about bringing a purported peace to the world by allegedly stopping eight wars, including Israel’s genocidal aggression on Gaza, the Israeli war machine continued massacring Palestinians in the war-torn enclave.

At least 11 Palestinians, including three children and three photojournalists, were killed in a new wave of assaults carried out by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in different parts of the besieged Gaza strip.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/israel-kills-11-palestinians-including-three-children-and-three-journalists-in-gaza/

Minnesota made history with a general strike on Friday, January 23, demanding the removal of ICE from the state. It is the first time in over 80 years that a general strike has been seen in the United States.

Dozens of unions participated, thousands of businesses closed down, and over 100,000 people marched through downtown Minneapolis, despite temperatures below -30° C.

Minnesotans have declared that actions like this will continue until they see justice for Renee Nicole Good, murdered by a federal agent two weeks ago, and ICE out of Minnesota.

The arrests of two beloved Black activists in Minneapolis sparked outrage and defiance from the community, with leaders calling for resistance and a nationwide general strike against state repression.

The arrests, leaders say, are a direct attack on freedom of speech and basic constitutional rights, as well as a sign of what the future of the Trump administration holds for communities across the country. With more urgency than ever, Black leaders in the Twin Cities called on the whole nation to renew its commitment to fighting ICE and the Trump administration.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/federal-arrests-over-ice-protest-in-a-minneapolis-church-ignite-fierce-resistance-from-black-community/

Now that Washington has forced the Venezuelan government to stop selling oil to Cuba, Havana has had to turn to other allies who have promised their help. Among them is China, which has pledged food and financial aid to the revolutionary government in Havana.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/china-and-russia-reaffirm-commitment-to-cuba/

On January 20, scores of farmers, members of Indigenous communities, and activists in Malaysia rallied in Kuala Lumpur to oppose the government’s decision to join the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plant (UPOV), calling the move detrimental to national interests.

Protesters mobilized under the banner of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM), shouting slogans including “seed is not a commodity, it is the life of a farmer,” and opposed the proposed amendments to the Protection of New Varieties of Plants Act 2004.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/malaysian-farmers-warn-of-threats-to-countrys-seed-and-food-sovereignty/

Despite multiple peace agreements involving the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the M23 rebel group, and Rwanda, the security and humanitarian situation in eastern Congo remains deeply fragile. Recent developments, including the withdrawal of M23 fighters from the strategic city of Uvira in South Kivu, have offered a brief sense of relief to civilians, but fears of renewed violence persist amid ongoing instability, displacement, and allegations of serious human rights violations.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/dr-congo-remains-on-edge-despite-m23-withdrawal-from-uvira/

In 2016, Kerala’s Left Democratic Front government announced the goal of cutting infant mortality to single digits. Last year, it managed to bring the ratio to five per 1,000 births — lower than India’s national average and even some Global North countries’.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/guarantee-to-live-is-alive-in-kerala/

The killing of Alex Pretti by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on January 24 came less than 24 hours after a historic general strike against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal forces in Minnesota. More than 100,000 people marched through the streets of Minneapolis, as thousands of businesses shut down. Such an expression of working-class power has not been seen in the US for over 80 years.

The strike marked a major development in the struggle between federal immigration enforcement and organized resistance in Minnesota.

The city, already demonstrating its ability to mobilize at a scale that can disrupt the economy, woke up the following morning to yet another killing of a community member by a federal agent.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/25/killing-of-alex-pretti-in-minneapolis-a-day-after-general-strike-ignites-community-outrage/

Workers in Ireland’s health and social services are experiencing high levels of stress and low morale due to inadequate workforce policies, according to a report delivered by the labor union Fórsa and the Think-tank for Action on Social Change (TASC). The findings suggest the situation is so severe that a majority of workers are actively considering leaving the sector.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/25/irish-health-workers-think-patients-have-been-conditioned-to-accept-unacceptably-low-standard-of-care/

“In defending Venezuela, we defend the sovereignty of all nations.”

South Africa’s largest trade union marched to the US consulate in Johannesburg to demand the release of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/26/it-is-venezuela-today-it-will-be-south-africa-tomorrow-warns-its-largest-trade-union/

In recent years, the health of Indigenous peoples and ancestral medicine have received greater attention in global health forums, following decades of grassroots organizing and advocacy.

Right to health networks are preparing for the upcoming meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board with a series of in-depth discussions on key agenda items, organized under the umbrella of the Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2).

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/25/whats-in-the-whos-draft-plan-for-indigenous-peoples-health/

Trade unions and left parties in Europe have expressed widespread solidarity to the January 23 general strike in Minnesota, stressing the importance of resistance in the face of growing violence by the Trump administration.

“The horrific images of children as young as five years old being arrested, of people being executed in police gunfire in the middle of the street, are part of an organized operation by the US government to terrorize entire neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces,” wrote the Greek All-Workers’ Militant Front (PAME).

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/26/trade-unions-left-in-europe-express-solidarity-with-minnesota-general-strike/

The US and its European allies continue to issue fresh threats against Iran despite a gradual return of normalcy in the country after weeks of violent protests and tensions around military confrontation.

While returning from the G7 meeting at Davos, Switzerland, Donald Trump had claimed that the USS Abraham Lincoln, along with several guided missile destroyers and air-defense systems was moving to the region, reiterating that the US is watching Iran very closely and will target it militarily if such a need arises, Reuters reported.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/26/iran-rebuffs-fresh-provocations-by-the-us-and-europe-as-protests-subside/

🇻🇪🇿🇦 “There is a fascist in the White House ... The government of Donald Trump must fall!”

Members of labor collectives and the largest unions in the country gathered outside the US consulate in Johannesburg to demand an end to the US attacks on sovereign nations across the world. South Africans are also calling for a united working-class uprising against the oppressive political and economic system.