NUMSA welcomes message of support from US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal
South Africa United States

NUMSA welcomes message of support from US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

The South African metalworkers’ union continues to urge US Judge Lucretia Clemmons to release Mumia Abu-Jamal who has been in prison for over four decades

Peoples Dispatch
February 23, 2023
Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, Putin condemns NATO aggression
Russia Ukraine

Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, Putin condemns NATO aggression

Putin’s address to the Russian Federal Assembly highlighting continued NATO aggression was lambasted in Western press and by Biden

Peoples Dispatch
February 22, 2023
Six workers in the South are standing up to a billion-dollar hotel chain
United States

Six workers in the South are standing up to a billion-dollar hotel chain

Hotel workers went on strike to demand safe working conditions, an end to racist verbal abuse, and the reinstatement of two Black women workers

Peoples Dispatch
February 21, 2023
Red Books Day 2023: Fight the rise of the right, read a red book
World

Red Books Day 2023: Fight the rise of the right, read a red book

The day is celebrated in dozens of countries to mark the anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto and to collectively stand up against the rise of the right

Peoples Dispatch
February 21, 2023
Anti-war groups stage protest against Munich Security Conference
Germany

Anti-war groups stage protest against Munich Security Conference

The conference has been widely criticized for not supporting a negotiated settlement to end the war in Ukraine and instead encourages further military escalation

Peoples Dispatch
February 18, 2023
Presidents of Colombia and Venezuela meet at the border, sign new trade agreement
Colombia Venezuela

Presidents of Colombia and Venezuela meet at the border, sign new trade agreement

The new trade agreement further strengthens the bilateral trade between the two neighboring countries

Peoples Dispatch
February 18, 2023
Ecuadorian President threatens media outlet that revealed alleged corruption within his administration
Ecuador

Ecuadorian President threatens media outlet that revealed alleged corruption within his administration

A local outlet published details of a report from the Anti-Narcotics Police of Ecuador, revealing alleged links between the Lasso government and mafia, drug trafficking and corruption

Peoples Dispatch
February 16, 2023
Sanctions are killing people in earthquake-hit Syria
Syria Türkiye United States

Sanctions are killing people in earthquake-hit Syria

Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News explains how Western sanctions on Syria are leading to deaths, obstructing aid, and preventing reconstruction in the aftermath of the horrifying earthquake

Peoples Dispatch
February 16, 2023