Amathole murders
South Africa

Probe ordered into murder of two unionized workers of South Africa’s Amathole municipality

The two workers who were killed in separate attacks last month had exposed corruption in the financially strapped municipality of Amathole in Eastern Cape province. The provincial government has been forced to order a forensic investigation after widespread outrage by unions

Peoples Dispatch
February 22, 2020
Evo denounces disqualification as “second coup”
Bolivia

Evo denounces disqualification as “second coup”

Morales and his legal team denounced the move by the de-facto government as illegal repression of his political rights

Peoples Dispatch
February 21, 2020
Ireland PM resigns
Ireland

Irish PM Leo Varadkar resigns amid parliamentary deadlock

Left-wing party Sinn Fein’s prime ministerial candidate Mary Lou McDonald got the most support from the legislators in the first sitting of the new Irish legislature. The next vote is scheduled on March 5

Peoples Dispatch
February 21, 2020
Kashmir internet
India Kashmir

Use of VPNs for social media criminalized in Kashmir

The police have registered an open case against individuals who have defied government orders prohibiting the use of social media via Virtual Private Networks

Peoples Dispatch
February 20, 2020
Egypt Gaza border wall
Egypt Palestine

Following in Israel’s footsteps, Egypt too builds a wall on its border with Gaza

The under construction border wall will complete the encirclement of the Gaza strip. Israeli already has built a concrete wall on its 37-mile-long border with Gaza

Peoples Dispatch
February 20, 2020
In 2020, already 50 social leaders assassinated in Colombia
Colombia

In 2020, already 50 social leaders assassinated in Colombia

The massacre of Colombia’s social, peasant and Indigenous leaders continues unabated

Peoples Dispatch
February 19, 2020
Iranian parliament.
Iran

In Iran’s parliamentary elections, conservative sections have the advantage

The elections to the Majlis that are scheduled for February 21 are taking place at a time of intense diplomatic and political aggression by the US. This has strengthened the conservative sections in the country

Peoples Dispatch
February 19, 2020
Wikileaks Assange
World

Ahead of Assange’s extradition hearing, Wikileaks’ Twitter account gets locked for several hours

Assange has been detained at the high-security Belmarsh prison in accordance with the ruling by a local judge in London, while he awaits the conclusion of his extradition trial

Peoples Dispatch
February 19, 2020