White supremacist groups suspected of burning down historic social justice center
United States

White supremacist groups suspected of burning down historic social justice center

The Highlander Research and Education Center was founded in 1932 and has played a pivotal role in working-class, revolutionary movements in the south and across the US

Peoples Dispatch
April 10, 2019
Demanding wage hike, school teachers embark on strike in Poland
Poland

Demanding wage hike, school teachers embark on strike in Poland

The Polish Teachers’ Union said that educators in 15,179 of the 20,403 (74.29%) schools and kindergartens in the country are participating in the strike. Students also staged a solidarity demonstration

Peoples Dispatch
April 10, 2019
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Venezuela

Chavistas flood the streets of Caracas against imperialist interventions

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro addressed the multitude, denounced Chile and Colombia as the culprits of the new attacks against the country’s electric system, and reiterated his will to negotiate to ensure peace

Peoples Dispatch
April 10, 2019
Right to health march
Europe

‘Our health is not for sale’: Week-long actions across Europe observing World Health Day

As part of the World Health Day on April 7 and the elections to European Parliament, scheduled from May 23 to 26, health activists observed a European Week of Action against the commercialization and privatization of health and social protection from April 1 to 7.

Peoples Dispatch
April 10, 2019
Palestinian teen hero Ahed Tamimi’s brother along with 21 others arrested in raids by Israeli occupation forces
Palestine

Palestinian teen hero Ahed Tamimi’s brother along with 21 others arrested in raids by Israeli occupation forces

Total number of Palestinians currently imprisoned by Israel is 5,700, including 48 women and 250 children, says report by Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority’s Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs.

Peoples Dispatch
April 10, 2019
Sudan Protests
Sudan

Is Sudan’s al-Bashir on the verge of being toppled?

Over the past few days, Sudan has seen the largest demonstrations since December 19. The strategy of the protesters to march to the army headquarters seems to be working as soldiers have come out to defend them against State forces.

Peoples Dispatch
April 10, 2019
Filipino activists call for an international day of outrage against massacre of farmers
Philippines

Filipino activists call for an international day of outrage against massacre of farmers

Protests will be held globally against the killing of 14 farmers in the island of Negros and the larger impunity of the Duterte government

Peoples Dispatch
April 9, 2019
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Myanmar

Myanmar accused of war crimes as airstrike kills civilians in Rakhine region

The repeated arbitrary arrests, summary executions, forced labor, ill-treatment and sexual violence committed by the Myanmar army and militias led to the exodus of 700,000 Rohingyas in late August 2017.

Peoples Dispatch
April 9, 2019