Chilean teachers continue their strike for a fifth week
Chile

Chilean teachers continue their strike for a fifth week

In its new proposal, the education ministry refused to address six of the twelve demands put forth by the teachers’ union and offered to continue negotiating in the future on the rest

Peoples Dispatch
July 3, 2019
Guatemalan electoral authority releases official results from June elections
Guatemala

Guatemalan electoral authority releases official results from June elections

After two weeks of delay due to several reports of electoral irregularities and their subsequent investigation, the Guatemalan electoral court confirmed the run-off between Sandra Torres and Alejandro Giammattei

Peoples Dispatch
July 2, 2019
Helsinki Pride 2019
Finland

Week-long Finnish pride celebration culminates in massive parade

The pride parade in Helsinki on Saturday was attended by Finnish prime minister Antti Rinne and the first female Finnish bishop, Irja Askola

Peoples Dispatch
July 2, 2019
Vienna meeting on iran nuclear deal
Europe Iran United States

European diplomats fail to take concrete steps to reassure Iran against US sanctions

The joint committee meeting in Vienna held on June 28 saw European diplomats launching INSTEX, a payment mechanism to continue trade with Iran

Peoples Dispatch
July 2, 2019
Palestinians' Great March of Return protests
Israel Palestine

Israel wounds 49 Palestinians in Friday protests despite ceasefire

19 of those injured were hit by live ammunition. The injured also included eight paramedics and a journalist, according to Gaza’s health ministry

Peoples Dispatch
July 2, 2019
Workers of Walmart Chile reject company’s offer and vote to go on strike
Chile

Workers of Walmart Chile reject company’s offer and vote to go on strike

The workers are demanding better wages and reincorporation of the workers who will be unemployed in the coming months after the digital transformation of the company.

Peoples Dispatch
July 2, 2019
Sea-watch migrant ship Italy
Italy

Captain of migrant rescue boat faces 10 years in jail

Carola Rackete is the captain of the Sea Watch 3 which rescued 53 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea around 30 NM off the Libyan coast. The boat was denied permission to dock in Lampedusa for 14 days following which it approached the port without permission

Peoples Dispatch
July 1, 2019
Syria strike
Israel Syria

Israel attacks Syria yet again without any provocation

As many as 16 civilians, including a child, were killed and 21 were injured in the attacks on the town of Homs in the north-west Syria and Sahnaya, on the outskirts of Damascus

Peoples Dispatch
July 1, 2019