Palestinian digital rights coalition urges action against hateful content on social media
Palestine

Palestinian digital rights coalition urges action against hateful content on social media

In a letter to Meta, the coalition called for an audit and an inquiry into the AI training datasets which are used to moderate content on the platforms, among other steps to tackle hateful content against Palestinians

Peoples Dispatch
November 9, 2023
US House of Representatives censures only Palestinian-American member of Congress
Palestine United States

US House of Representatives censures only Palestinian-American member of Congress

A House resolution accuses representative Rashida Tlaib of defending “brutal rapes, murders, beheadings, and kidnapping”

Peoples Dispatch
November 8, 2023
Progressive forces condemn right-wing attack on PSOE headquarters in Madrid
Spain

Progressive forces condemn right-wing attack on PSOE headquarters in Madrid

Right-wing groups have been organizing violent protests against the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)-led acting government’s amnesty plan for Catalan nationalist leaders

Peoples Dispatch
November 8, 2023
Israel targets aid supply in Gaza, dismisses ceasefire calls
Israel Palestine

Israel targets aid supply in Gaza, dismisses ceasefire calls

Israel has refused to lift its month-long ban on the shipment of fuel and other essential commodities to Gaza, despite reports of hospitals shutting down and scarcity of life-saving goods and amenities for millions

Peoples Dispatch
November 8, 2023
Organizations across the globe to coordinate planned disruptions as part of “Shut it down for Palestine”
Palestine World

Organizations across the globe to coordinate planned disruptions as part of “Shut it down for Palestine”

As Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip escalates, Palestine solidarity organizations are collaborating to interrupt business as usual. A host of actions are being planned in the United States

Peoples Dispatch
November 8, 2023
Palestinian journalists’ union condemns international mainstream media for enabling genocide
Palestine World

Palestinian journalists’ union condemns international mainstream media for enabling genocide

The union called out journalists and news outlets around the world for employing dehumanizing language and being complicit in genocide

Peoples Dispatch
November 7, 2023
South Africa to recall diplomats from Israel over genocidal war in Gaza
South Africa

South Africa to recall diplomats from Israel over genocidal war in Gaza

The South African government is also considering action against the Israeli ambassador over his disrespectful and derogatory remarks about the government and people of the country

Peoples Dispatch
November 7, 2023
Italian students occupy university for Gaza
Italy Palestine

Italian students occupy university for Gaza

University students in Naples occupied their university to demand a ceasefire and an end to cooperation between their university and Israeli institutions

Peoples Dispatch
November 7, 2023