Prashant Kanojia
India

Indian journalist who was arrested for a tweet gets bail

Prashant Kanojia was held on June 8 for tweeting a video which referred to Adityanath, the Hindu nationalist priest who is the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Peoples Dispatch
June 12, 2019
UK trade union successfully negotiates pay rise for workers at Argos
United Kingdom

UK trade union successfully negotiates pay rise for workers at Argos

The trade union Unite was successful in negotiating 19% pay rise for a section of workers in the Argos warehouse thereby ensuring a parity in wages between the workers in the unit.

Peoples Dispatch
June 12, 2019
Gaza injuries
Israel Palestine

Gunshot wounds make up for 25% of the 28,000 odd injuries in Gaza

A new WHO report on Gaza, covering the period from March 2018 to March 2019, also states that 277 Palestinians, including 52 children, were killed by Israeli security forces.

Peoples Dispatch
June 11, 2019
Haiti protests
Haiti

Haitians mobilize in thousands demanding president Moïse’s resignation

A protest broke out after a second report on the embezzlement of the Petrocaribe funds revealed that a company formerly owned by the Haitian president was involved in the financial fraud

Peoples Dispatch
June 10, 2019
Mobilizations continue in Honduras while government dithers
Honduras

Mobilizations continue in Honduras while government dithers

Massive mobilizations in Honduras rage on and channelize widespread anger and rejection of against the far-right government of Juan Orlando Hernández

Peoples Dispatch
June 8, 2019
Youth march in Vienna against police brutality
Austria

Youth march in Vienna against police brutality

Protesters denounced the actions of the Vienna Police which used excessive force to disperse a climate march in the city last Friday.

Peoples Dispatch
June 8, 2019
Puerto Ricans demand adequate water transportation services
Puerto Rico

Puerto Ricans demand adequate water transportation services

The residents of Vieques and Culebra islands have been living in crisis for decades due to poor water transportation services and demand that the government take action to address these issues

Peoples Dispatch
June 8, 2019
Algeria: What does the cancellation of elections mean to the protest movement?
Algeria

Algeria: What does the cancellation of elections mean to the protest movement?

Protesters who brought down Abdelaziz Bouteflika from presidency had boycotted the elections on the grounds that an election overseen by the same regime they are seeking to overthrow will only result in its reconsolidation.

Peoples Dispatch
June 7, 2019