Kenyan health professionals continue strike after governors refuse to sign agreement
Kenya

Kenyan health professionals continue strike after governors refuse to sign agreement

Kenya’s nurses and clinical officers continue to be on strike as the second tier of government – the Council of Governors – has not signed the return to work formula agreed upon by the unions and the country’s health ministry

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 23, 2021
What will be different under Joe Biden?
United States

What will be different under Joe Biden?

His cabinet nominations, however, suggest, no fundamental change will take place…

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 22, 2021
SDF-US oil fields deal
Syria

Syria demands immediate withdrawal of US forces

Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations and its deputy foreign minister, Bashar al-Jaafari, alleged that occupation forces and terrorist groups act together to loot Syria’s economic resources

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 22, 2021
“Women will continue to lead the struggle against farm laws”
India

“Women will continue to lead the struggle against farm laws”

January 18 is celebrated each year as Mahila Kisan Diwas, or Women Farmers’ Day, in India. This year, women farmers in the thick of struggles against the farm laws expressed their determination to continue the fight

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 20, 2021
Italian government survives vote of confidence in the parliament
Italy

Italian government survives vote of confidence in the parliament

A vote of confidence was triggered by former prime minister Matteo Renzi, the leader of the centrist  Italia Viva party, when he withdrew support to the incumbent Democratic Party-Five Star Movement-led government in Italy 

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 20, 2021
Protests continue in France against Global Security Bill
France

Protests continue in France against Global Security Bill

Tens of thousands of people hit the streets across France on Saturday in another major protest against the draconian Global Security bill proposed by Emmanuel Macron’s government in November last year

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 18, 2021
Tunisians protest over growing economic crisis and oppressive state actions
Tunisia

Tunisians protest over growing economic crisis and oppressive state actions

The protesters were opposing increasing police brutality and the announcement of fresh lockdown measures on Thursday. Protests took place in at least 10 cities across the country

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 18, 2021
Dispatches from the Congo: Lumumba lives!
DR Congo Dispatches

Dispatches from the Congo: Lumumba lives!

In the first episode of our new show, Dispatches from the Congo, we take a look the life and legacy of the iconic Patrice Lumumba on the anniversary of his martyrdom

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 17, 2021