#PeoplesHistory | Today we remember Eduardo Mondlane, the founding leader of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and a Pan-Africanist revolutionary, who was assassinated on this day in 1969.
Mondlane led FRELIMO until his assassination at its headquarters in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He was killed by a bomb planted in a book, part of a broader campaign by colonial forces to crush national liberation movements across the Global South.
Mondlane led FRELIMO until his assassination at its headquarters in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He was killed by a bomb planted in a book, part of a broader campaign by colonial forces to crush national liberation movements across the Global South.
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Peoples Dispatch spoke to Dr. Issam Khawaja, general secretary of the Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party (known in Jordan as the Wihda Party), to explore the reasons behind the transformation in Jordan’s position towards Iran.
Dr. Issam Khawaja argues that Iran’s decisive and non-compromising reaction to the US threats regarding its planned aggression has led to a considerable shift in the diplomatic discourse of many countries in West Asia, including Jordan.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/jordan-will-not-be-a-launch-pad-for-any-military-action-against-iran-its-foreign-minister-declares/
Dr. Issam Khawaja argues that Iran’s decisive and non-compromising reaction to the US threats regarding its planned aggression has led to a considerable shift in the diplomatic discourse of many countries in West Asia, including Jordan.
📲 Read the full article on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/jordan-will-not-be-a-launch-pad-for-any-military-action-against-iran-its-foreign-minister-declares/
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Jordan will not be a launch pad for any military action against Iran, its foreign minister declares
Dr. Issam Khawaja argues that Iran’s decisive and non-compromising reaction to the US threats regarding its planned aggression has led to a considerable shift in the diplomatic discourse of many countries in West Asia, including Jordan.
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January 2026 confirmed what had been hinted at for some time in analyses: the US needs to take control, by any means possible, of Venezuela and Iran’s oil resources.
📲 Read the full article by Carmen Navas Reyes on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/venezuela-and-iran-oil-and-survival/
📲 Read the full article by Carmen Navas Reyes on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/venezuela-and-iran-oil-and-survival/
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Venezuela and Iran: oil and survival
January 2026 confirmed what had been hinted at for some time in analyses: the US needs to take control, by any means possible, of Venezuela and Iran’s oil resources.
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“After the attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores the US is now proceeding against Cuba,” by threatening countries which supply it oil with sanctions.
Major left parties in India issued a joint statement on Sunday, February 1 expressing complete solidarity with the people of Cuba facing unprecedented threats from the administration of US President Donald Trump.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/amid-renewed-us-attacks-on-cuba-indian-left-parties-call-for-solidarity/
Major left parties in India issued a joint statement on Sunday, February 1 expressing complete solidarity with the people of Cuba facing unprecedented threats from the administration of US President Donald Trump.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/amid-renewed-us-attacks-on-cuba-indian-left-parties-call-for-solidarity/
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Amid renewed US attacks on Cuba, Indian left parties call for solidarity
Five major left parties in India urged the Indian government to speak up in solidarity with Cuba calling it a “noble nation” which has stood with most of the Global South during their difficult times.
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US President Donald Trump announced the finalization of a trade deal with India on Monday, February 2, claiming India has agreed to eliminate all trade barriers on US products.
Trump claimed that India has also agreed to stop buying Russian oil and instead will buy more American and “potentially” Venezuelan oil in the coming days.
As per the deal, the US will reduce its reciprocal tariffs on Indian imports to 18% from 25% and withdraw the 25% additional tariffs imposed on India.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/india-trades-in-russian-oil-for-7-reduction-in-us-tariffs/
Trump claimed that India has also agreed to stop buying Russian oil and instead will buy more American and “potentially” Venezuelan oil in the coming days.
As per the deal, the US will reduce its reciprocal tariffs on Indian imports to 18% from 25% and withdraw the 25% additional tariffs imposed on India.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/india-trades-in-russian-oil-for-7-reduction-in-us-tariffs/
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India trades in Russian oil for 7% reduction in US tariffs
The Indian opposition, including the left parties, say the deal surrenders to US dictates as it demands zero barriers on US exports to India, including its agricultural products, threatening millions’ livelihoods.
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The Coalition for Patient Rights Advocacy for Access to Medicines is pursuing a judicial review of the 2024 Indonesian Patent Law, calling for the return of crucial protections against patent evergreening.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/indonesian-health-coalition-demands-return-of-protections-against-patent-evergreening/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/indonesian-health-coalition-demands-return-of-protections-against-patent-evergreening/
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Indonesian health coalition demands return of protections against patent evergreening
The Coalition for Patient Rights Advocacy for Access to Medicines is pursuing a judicial review of the 2024 Indonesian Patent Law, calling for the return of crucial protections against patent evergreening.
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Understanding this moment requires holding both realities simultaneously: the imperial architecture of the Board of Peace, and the Palestinian political sophistication navigating within and against it.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/gazas-new-governance-framework-works-under-and-against-imperial-oversight/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/gazas-new-governance-framework-works-under-and-against-imperial-oversight/
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Gaza’s new governance framework works under and against imperial oversight
The NCAG represents neither liberation nor capitulation, but Palestinians navigating catastrophic constraints with political nuance.
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🚩Yugoslav partisans honored on 84th anniversary of Igman March
The traditional march pays tribute to the members of the First Proletarian Brigade and the great campaign of the People’s Liberation Army. From January 27-28, 1942, hundreds of partisan fighters crossed Mount Igman in freezing temperatures, to reach liberated territory in Foča, breaking through Nazi encirclement.
The Igman March is remembered as a crucial moment for the Yugoslav resistance in World War II and is often cited as a reminder of the determination and perseverance of the partisans.
The traditional march pays tribute to the members of the First Proletarian Brigade and the great campaign of the People’s Liberation Army. From January 27-28, 1942, hundreds of partisan fighters crossed Mount Igman in freezing temperatures, to reach liberated territory in Foča, breaking through Nazi encirclement.
The Igman March is remembered as a crucial moment for the Yugoslav resistance in World War II and is often cited as a reminder of the determination and perseverance of the partisans.
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After consolidating control over Darfur, Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are pushing east into Kordofan, stepping up attacks on El Obeid – a strategic city blocking their return route to the capital, Khartoum.
Amid the world’s largest internal displacement crisis, with 14 million forced to flee their homes and crowd the camps across the country, Sudan is also in the throes of the world’s worst hunger crisis, with over half the population suffering high levels of acute food insecurity.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/as-attacks-intensify-in-kordofan-fighting-once-again-threatens-sudans-capital/
Amid the world’s largest internal displacement crisis, with 14 million forced to flee their homes and crowd the camps across the country, Sudan is also in the throes of the world’s worst hunger crisis, with over half the population suffering high levels of acute food insecurity.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/as-attacks-intensify-in-kordofan-fighting-once-again-threatens-sudans-capital/
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As attacks intensify in Kordofan, fighting once again threatens Sudan’s capital
After consolidating control over Darfur, Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are pushing east into Kordofan, stepping up attacks on El Obeid – a strategic city blocking their return route to the capital, Khartoum.
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🇻🇪 Thousands of Venezuelans demanded "bring them home!" marking one month since the illegal US attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
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Mozambique is grappling with one of its worst flood disasters in recent years after weeks of heavy rainfall, compounded by emergency dam water releases, left vast parts of the country submerged, killing several people and affecting hundreds of thousands, according to government and humanitarian agencies.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/mozambique-floods-affect-over-500000-as-heavy-rains-devastate-multiple-provinces/
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Mozambique floods affect over 500,000 as heavy rains devastate multiple provinces
Weeks of heavy rainfall across southern Africa have affected several countries, with Mozambique bearing the brunt of the floods, which have killed and displaced thousands of people.
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Hundreds of people belonging to Indigenous communities in Dera Ghazi Khan, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, gathered on the banks of Taunsa Barrage on the Indus River to condemn the demolition of their homes by the local authorities and assert their rights of inhabitation.
The gathering was called a Lok Sath (People’s Tribunal), organized by the Sindhu Bachao Tarla (Save Indus Demand) and other organizations.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/peoples-tribunal-in-pakistan-holds-government-and-the-world-bank-equally-responsible-for-displacement-and-environmental-damage/
The gathering was called a Lok Sath (People’s Tribunal), organized by the Sindhu Bachao Tarla (Save Indus Demand) and other organizations.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/peoples-tribunal-in-pakistan-holds-government-and-the-world-bank-equally-responsible-for-displacement-and-environmental-damage/
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People’s Tribunal in Pakistan holds government and the World Bank equally responsible for displacement and environmental damage
Houses belonging to over a hundred fisherfolk living on the banks of the Indus were demolished by the local authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province last week after declaring them "encroachers".
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One month after the US attack on Venezuela, dozens of Italian cities once again took to the streets in support of the Bolivarian process, demanding the release of President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores.
“In response to the United States’ military action, a clear expression of its desire to reassert control over the continent, we once again stand alongside the Bolivarian Revolution […] against US imperialism and to demand the immediate release of Maduro and Flores,” the organizations Cambiare Rotta and OSA wrote on the day.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/04/new-wave-of-solidarity-with-venezuela-sweeps-across-italy/
“In response to the United States’ military action, a clear expression of its desire to reassert control over the continent, we once again stand alongside the Bolivarian Revolution […] against US imperialism and to demand the immediate release of Maduro and Flores,” the organizations Cambiare Rotta and OSA wrote on the day.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/04/new-wave-of-solidarity-with-venezuela-sweeps-across-italy/
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There were a few surprises on February 1 in the Costa Rican elections. The electorate decided to give its support to right-wing Laura Fernández of the Sovereign People’s Party (PPS), the political heir to fellow right-winger Rodrigo Chaves, who has governed the Central American country for the past four years.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/04/right-wing-triumphs-in-costa-ricas-presidential-race/
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Right-wing triumphs in Costa Rica’s presidential race
Fernández has based her campaign on continuing the controversial neoliberal and conservative project of the current president, Rodrigo Chaves. The opposition fears a loss of freedoms under the justification of the fight against drug trafficking.
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“The attack on Niamey Airport amounts to an act of sabotage against Niger, given the airport’s strategic importance and its proximity, second only in security significance to the presidential residence.” Aboubakar Alassane, a Nigerien leader of the anti-imperialist West Africa People’s Organization (WAPO), told People Dispatch.
Nigerien defense and security forces said they thwarted a coordinated militant attack on Diori Hamani International Airport in the capital, Niamey, late last week. Nigerien forces killed 20 assailants, and four soldiers were wounded.
The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming that it had inflicted significant damage on the site. Nigerien authorities said the attackers attempted to infiltrate the airport and airbase, facilities that host key military installations and the headquarters of the Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali Joint Force, a regional mechanism established to combat armed groups operating across the Sahel.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/04/nigerien-forces-thwart-terror-plot-at-niamey-international-airport/
Nigerien defense and security forces said they thwarted a coordinated militant attack on Diori Hamani International Airport in the capital, Niamey, late last week. Nigerien forces killed 20 assailants, and four soldiers were wounded.
The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming that it had inflicted significant damage on the site. Nigerien authorities said the attackers attempted to infiltrate the airport and airbase, facilities that host key military installations and the headquarters of the Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali Joint Force, a regional mechanism established to combat armed groups operating across the Sahel.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/04/nigerien-forces-thwart-terror-plot-at-niamey-international-airport/
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Nigerien forces thwart terror plot at Niamey international airport
Niger security forces say 20 assailants were killed and several aircraft damaged during the overnight attack on Niamey’s main airport.
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The police in Argentina violently repressed pensioners and their supporters once again in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Pensioners, among the most affected groups in the country, have been regularly protesting against the right-wing government of Argentina and its IMF-backed budget cuts. Many say despite working their entire lives, they now have to decide between buying food or medicine.
The police in Argentina violently repressed pensioners and their supporters once again in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Pensioners, among the most affected groups in the country, have been regularly protesting against the right-wing government of Argentina and its IMF-backed budget cuts. Many say despite working their entire lives, they now have to decide between buying food or medicine.
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Another round of Iran-US talks will begin on Friday, January 6, in Muscat, Oman, confirmed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday, amidst widespread speculations about possible US military strikes.
The new round of talks are being held amidst a large deployment of US troops to the region and repeated threats issued by US President Donald Trump of a possible military strike.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/05/iran-and-us-agree-to-fresh-round-of-nuclear-talks-in-oman/
The new round of talks are being held amidst a large deployment of US troops to the region and repeated threats issued by US President Donald Trump of a possible military strike.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/05/iran-and-us-agree-to-fresh-round-of-nuclear-talks-in-oman/
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Iran and US agree to fresh round of nuclear talks in Oman
The two countries carried out five rounds of talks last year over Iran’s nuclear program and lifting of US sanctions. The talks were discontinued after the US joined Israel in launching airstrikes inside Iran in June.
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember and celebrate revolutionary Chilean artist and activist Violeta Parra on the anniversary of her death.
A central figure of Chile’s New Song movement, Parra worked to reclaim and revitalize popular and folk music in the face of domination by the US cultural industry. Her art and political commitment continue to inspire people to fight for dignity and justice across Latin America and the world.
A central figure of Chile’s New Song movement, Parra worked to reclaim and revitalize popular and folk music in the face of domination by the US cultural industry. Her art and political commitment continue to inspire people to fight for dignity and justice across Latin America and the world.
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