Boycott Israel BDS
Europe Israel Palestine

The cancellation of European medical conference in Israel is a sign BDS is working

The decision is made following strong public backlash and petitions by the BDS movement.

Peoples Dispatch
July 10, 2019
rescue boat Alan Kurdi malta
Malta

Malta receives migrants aboard the rescue ship Alan Kurdi

The number of migrants attempting the perilous Mediterranean crossing has increased after the recent escalation of civil war in Libya.

Peoples Dispatch
July 10, 2019
Indian workers’ protest against global brewery giant AB InBev crosses 500 days
India

Indian workers’ protest against global brewery giant AB InBev crosses 500 days

The workers have been protesting low wages, illegal termination of union leaders, and the withdrawal of union recognition by the AB InBev management

Peoples Dispatch
July 10, 2019
negros against duterte govt
Philippines

Yet another activist murdered as violence and repression continues unabated in Negros

On July 7, human rights activist Salvador Romano, formerly a provincial coordinator of the rights group Karapatan, was murdered by unidentified gunmen

Peoples Dispatch
July 10, 2019
16 Palestinian children killed by Israel in the first half of 2019
Israel Palestine

16 Palestinian children killed by Israel in the first half of 2019

Almost 1,233 children were wounded during Gaza-Israel border protests

Peoples Dispatch
July 10, 2019
Chilean teachers union calls on teachers to end the strike
Chile

Chilean teachers union calls on teachers to end the strike

The union has invited teachers to vote on the latest proposal made by the government on July 10.

Peoples Dispatch
July 10, 2019
Hunger Strike by Palestinian detainees
Israel Palestine

Israel puts three Palestinian detainees on hunger strike in solitary confinement

A Palestinian woman detainee also begins hunger strike against administrative detention.

Peoples Dispatch
July 9, 2019
LGBTQ protests Georgia
Georgia

LGBTQ groups in Georgia protest homophobic violence and government’s inaction

Conservative homophobic groups in Georgia have been continuously threatening the LGBTQ groups and pressuring them to backtrack from organizing the country’s first ever pride parade

Peoples Dispatch
July 9, 2019