rescue ship Sea Watch-Italy
Italy

Italy confiscates Sea Watch 3 rescue vessel for disembarking migrants

Italy’s far-right interior minister ordered the confiscation of the vessel for defying his order by disembarking more migrants than were granted access to the Italian island.

Peoples Dispatch
May 22, 2019
Raise the Roof Ireland
Ireland

Thousands march in Dublin’s ‘Raise the Roof’ rally, demanding government action on housing crisis

Latest figures from Ireland’s Department of Housing show that 10,305 people were registered as homeless in March, including 3,821 children. This number has spiked from nearly 3,000 in 2014.

Peoples Dispatch
May 22, 2019
Huawei-Ban
China United States

Google-Huawei dispute further intensifies US-China trade war

Google’s restrictions on Chinese company Huawei mark an escalation in the trade-war between China and the US

Peoples Dispatch
May 22, 2019
Kashmir torture
Kashmir

Torture used as state policy and instrument of control in Kashmir

A recent study conducted by Kashmiri human rights organizations exposes the torture perpetrated by the Indian State in Jammu and Kashmir since 1990

Peoples Dispatch
May 22, 2019
Dock workers' protest in Italy
Italy

Italian port workers go on strike against Saudi arms shipment

The ship also met with protests on May 9 at the Le Havre port in France, where it was prevented from loading a planned arms shipment by humanitarian groups.

Peoples Dispatch
May 21, 2019
Fresh protests in Argentina against Macri’s economic measures
Argentina

Fresh protests in Argentina against Macri’s economic measures

People with disabilities as well as students and teachers mobilized against the budget cuts announced by the ruling right-wing government of Cambiemos coalition in their respective sectors.

Peoples Dispatch
May 20, 2019
Abahlali baseMjondolo loses data after an office break-in, fears it could be used to target the members
South Africa

Abahlali baseMjondolo loses data after an office break-in, fears it could be used to target the members

The Shack-dwellers movement suspects intelligence agents operating for Durban mayor to be behind the office break-in.

Peoples Dispatch
May 18, 2019
Fiji workers' protest
Fiji

Authorities impose restriction on activists in Fiji

The detained activists were trying to organize protests for labor reforms, better wages and resolution of water dispute during the Asian Development Bank summit.

Peoples Dispatch
May 18, 2019