“Indian farmers will resist until govt repeals all three agriculture laws”
India

“Indian farmers will resist until govt repeals all three agriculture laws”

Ashok Dhawale, president of the All India Kisan Sabha, one of the main organizations leading the current farmers’ struggle, explains why tens of thousands of farmers have embarked on a protest on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
December 5, 2020
Protesters demand president Alejandro Giammattei’s resignation in Guatemala
Guatemala

Protesters demand president Alejandro Giammattei’s resignation in Guatemala

Guatemalans are not only demanding the president Alejandro Giammattei and his cabinet’s resignation, but also the establishment of a Plurinational state

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
December 3, 2020
Ethiopian federal forces capture Tigray region’s capital Mekelle; rebel forces vow to fight back
Ethiopia

Ethiopian federal forces capture Tigray region’s capital Mekelle; rebel forces vow to fight back

The Red Cross warns that the hospital treating the injured is “running dangerously low on sutures, antibiotics, anticoagulants, painkillers, and even gloves.”

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
November 30, 2020
Trade unions and progressive movements across the world unite to #MakeAmazonPay
World

Trade unions and progressive movements across the world unite to #MakeAmazonPay

During the pandemic, Amazon emerged as the first trillion-dollar corporation ever while its CEO Jeff Bezos became the first person to amass over USD 200 billion. Meanwhile, its workers across the world have complained of denial of rights

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
November 28, 2020
Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh condemned across the globe
Iran

Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh condemned across the globe

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was attacked by unknown assailants near Tehran on Friday. Both Iranian authorities and observers around the world accused Israel of being behind the murder

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
November 28, 2020
Turkey sentences over 300 people to life for their alleged involvement in 2016 failed coup attempt
Türkiye

Turkey sentences over 300 people to life for their alleged involvement in 2016 failed coup attempt

More than 470 people were tried for their alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016 to overthrow Erdogan out of which the court found 337 guilty

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
November 27, 2020
Iran offers full commitment to JCPOA if Biden decides to re-join the nuclear deal and lift all sanctions
Iran United States

Iran offers full commitment to JCPOA if Biden decides to re-join the nuclear deal and lift all sanctions

The Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the deal in May 2018 and imposed various sanctions against Iran without any international approval

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
November 27, 2020
250 million people participate in countrywide strike in India
India

250 million people participate in countrywide strike in India

Despite police repression and the COVID-19 pandemic, workers and farmers and their allies across India participated in the pan-India strike action against the recent neoliberal reforms pushed through by the Narendra Modi government

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
November 27, 2020