Guaidó and supporters storm Venezuelan Parliament building
Venezuela

Guaidó and supporters storm Venezuelan Parliament building

Luis Parra was elected as the new president of the National Assembly of Venezuela on January 5 but former president Juan Guaidó has refused to recognize the vote

Peoples Dispatch
January 7, 2020
Australian bushfires
Australia

25 dead as the Australian bushfires rage on for the fifth month

Despite being the biggest calamity that Australia has faced in generations, the government is yet to take any decisive steps to contain the bushfires raging across the country

Peoples Dispatch
January 7, 2020
Israel-Jordan gas import
Israel Jordan

Jordanians protest import of Israeli gas

The import of gas from Israel by Jordan has been staunchly opposed by several political and civil society sections in the country as a betrayal of the people of Palestine in an attempt to normalize relations with the Zionist state

Peoples Dispatch
January 7, 2020
Jamia police violence report
India

Report exposes police brutality against students of India’s Jamia Millia Islamia university

According to a report on the violence of December 15, the police action was intentionally “aimed at causing maximum damage to the protesters,” most of whom were protesting peacefully

Peoples Dispatch
January 7, 2020
philippines-peace
Philippines

As ‘holiday truce’ ends, is peace on the table for the Philippines?

Both the government and the CPP have categorically indicated willingness to reopen the peace process that was abandoned mid-way in 2017

Peoples Dispatch
January 6, 2020
US threatens Iran
Iran Iraq United States

Trump threatens all-out war against Iran

The US president has also threatened Iraq with severe economic sanctions after the country’s parliament passed a resolution demanding the withdrawal of foreign forces

Peoples Dispatch
January 6, 2020
Anti-war groups march against US aggression in Iran
World

Anti-war groups march against US aggression in Iran

People are rising up globally to reject the Trump administration’s dangerous policies that have brought West Asia to the brink of a war

Peoples Dispatch
January 5, 2020
US conducts fresh airstrikes targeting PMF fighters near Baghdad
Iraq

US conducts fresh airstrikes targeting PMF fighters near Baghdad

The airstrikes come just a day after the US killed a top Iranian general, resulting in a massive spike in regional tensions

Peoples Dispatch
January 4, 2020