Yellow vests
France

Yellow Vests hit the streets for the 25th consecutive week

In the city of Metz, thousands of yellow vests and environmentalists joined forces to protest at the venue of the meeting of environment ministers of the G7 countries

Peoples Dispatch
May 6, 2019
25 killed, 1,500 injured in three days of Israeli attacks on Gaza
Israel Palestine

25 killed, 1,500 injured in three days of Israeli attacks on Gaza

Reports suggest that a ceasefire agreement has been reached between Hamas and Israel

Peoples Dispatch
May 6, 2019
Black Colombian leaders survive assassination attempt
Colombia

Black Colombian leaders survive assassination attempt

The leaders were in a meeting to prepare for dialogues with the National Government when they were attacked by a group of armed men with firearms and grenades

Peoples Dispatch
May 5, 2019
Activists condemn Assange’s prison sentence, demand his release
United Kingdom

Activists condemn Assange’s prison sentence, demand his release

Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail on May 1 for jumping bail. He faces an extradition hearing to the United States towards the ends of May

Peoples Dispatch
May 5, 2019
Talks between striking sanitation workers, Durban municipality to begin on Monday
South Africa

Talks between striking sanitation workers, Durban municipality to begin on Monday

The water and sanitation workers in eThekwini municipality have been on strike since April 23, demanding equal pay for equal work. 1 person was killed on Thursday after the police fired at the workers.

Peoples Dispatch
May 4, 2019
may day hungary
Hungary

Hungarian trade unions continue mobilization against ‘slave law’

In its May Day rally, the Hungarian Workers’ Party also denounced the United States’ coup attempt in Venezuela and extended solidarity to president Nicolas Maduro

Peoples Dispatch
May 3, 2019
Ola Bini at the hearing
Ecuador

Ola Bini’s appeal against detention dismissed

By a margin of 2-1, a court rejected Ola Bini’s appeal despite the flimsiness of the prosecution’s arguments

Peoples Dispatch
May 3, 2019
chicago teachers strike
United States

Charter school teachers go on strike in Chicago, demanding fair wages

Chicago Teachers Union leadership said that the recent surge in teachers’ strikes is driven by resistance to more than a decade of austerity and the dire consequences of the push to privatize public education.

Peoples Dispatch
May 3, 2019