SANDINISTA REVOLUTION FSLN
People's History

Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua

FSLN is named after Augusto César Sandino who led the Nicaraguan resistance against the United States occupation of Nicaragua in the 1930s.

Peoples Dispatch
July 19, 2019
Italy Forza Nuova
Italy

Missile and sophisticated weapons found in raid on Italian neo-Nazi party

Police reportedly found a Qatari air-to-air missile among the stash of weapons held by leader of the neo-Nazi political party Forza Nuova

Peoples Dispatch
July 18, 2019
US legislator Ilhan Omar proposes pro-BDS resolution
United States

US legislator Ilhan Omar proposes pro-BDS resolution

The resolution is significant as senior leaders of Omar’s Democratic Party had earlier introduced a non-binding anti-BDS resolution drafted by AIPAC for the current session

Peoples Dispatch
July 18, 2019
Colombian organizations condemn arbitrary arrest of peasant leaders
Colombia

Colombian organizations condemn arbitrary arrest of peasant leaders

The illegal arrest and detention of 9 peasant leaders is another episode of the stigmatization of peasant communities in the region by the Colombian security forces

Peoples Dispatch
July 17, 2019
Workers of Walmart Chile end strike after reaching an agreement with the company
Chile

Workers of Walmart Chile end strike after reaching an agreement with the company

In the new collective agreement, the trade union achieved an increase of 3.5% in salaries and training programs for the workers who will be laid off

Peoples Dispatch
July 17, 2019
Nine dead in coal mine accident in Pakistan
Pakistan

Nine dead in coal mine accident in Pakistan

At least 17 coal miners have reportedly lost their lives this year by choking to death inside collapsed coal mines in different areas of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Peoples Dispatch
July 17, 2019
Negotiations begin between the Costa Rican teachers union and the education ministry
Costa Rica

Negotiations begin between the Costa Rican teachers union and the education ministry

Costa Rican students and teachers are protesting against a series of regressive reforms in the education sector promoted by the government of President Carlos Alvarado.

Peoples Dispatch
July 17, 2019
Amazon protests germany
Europe United States

Amazon workers in Europe and North America strike on Prime Day

Thousands of workers protested across Europe and North America over unfair wage practices and working conditions on the occasion of the 48-hour Prime Day shopping festival

Peoples Dispatch
July 17, 2019