Office of Hawaiian Affairs subpoenaed over support to TMT protesters
United States

Office of Hawaiian Affairs subpoenaed over support to TMT protesters

The subpoena came from the State Attorney’s Office on the same day that it took over the case against 28 protesters, arrested in July for blocking the construction of the Thirty Meters Telescope on Mauna Kea

Peoples Dispatch
September 24, 2019
19 killed by police in West Papua in sixth consecutive week of protests
Indonesia West Papua

19 killed by police in West Papua in sixth consecutive week of protests

On the 36th day of the police and military clampdown imposed by the Indonesian government in West Papua, several protesters have been killed by indiscriminate police fire in different parts of the region.

Peoples Dispatch
September 24, 2019
Chilean police repress demonstration against water crisis
Chile

Chilean police repress demonstration against water crisis

The national police beat demonstrators, dragged them off the road and arrested 17 protesters

Peoples Dispatch
September 24, 2019
In Pictures: 4 million participate worldwide in Climate Strike
World

In Pictures: 4 million participate worldwide in Climate Strike

The massive participation in the Climate Strike in the developed is an indication of climate change becoming a mass issue, even as concerns over the movement and demands linger

Peoples Dispatch
September 22, 2019
Energy sector workers in France protest bifurcation of state-owned electric company EDF
France

Energy sector workers in France protest bifurcation of state-owned electric company EDF

Trade unions claim that the French government’s “Project Hercules” will endanger job security and strip them of their status as electric gas industry workers, which ensures the protection of their social benefits and provides collective guarantees from the employers

Peoples Dispatch
September 21, 2019
Trade unions in Greece mobilize against anti-labor policies
Greece

Trade unions in Greece mobilize against anti-labor policies

Trade unions denounced the anti-worker, anti-trade union reforms proposed in the New Development Bill proposed by the New Democracy (ND) government

Peoples Dispatch
September 21, 2019
Striking workers in South Africa call for nationalization of Transpharm
South Africa

Striking workers in South Africa call for nationalization of Transpharm

GIWUSA is demanding that Transpharm be nationalized if it cannot guarantee a living wage to its workers

Peoples Dispatch
September 21, 2019
Is the era of Benjamin Netanyahu over?
Israel

Is the era of Benjamin Netanyahu over?

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has secured fewer seats than its main rival, the Blue and White alliance, in the Knesset elections. The Joint Arab List emerged as the third largest force

Peoples Dispatch
September 20, 2019