Saudi-led military coalition claims to have killed more than 160 Houthi fighters in Yemen
Saudi Arabia Yemen

Saudi-led military coalition claims to have killed more than 160 Houthi fighters in Yemen

Fighting between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis has intensified around the city of Marib, one of the last strongholds of the western-backed Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi in the north of the country

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
October 18, 2021
Indigenous and climate activists organize week of action in US capital
United States

Indigenous and climate activists organize week of action in US capital

More than 300 arrests were made between in the first three days of a week-long action by a coalition of indigenous groups and climate activists, demanding an end to fossil fuel projects and other polluting industries

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
October 14, 2021
Bolivians march in defense of the Wiphala and socialist government
Bolivia

Bolivians march in defense of the Wiphala and socialist government

These protests came a day after working class and popular sectors in Bolivia organized counter protests to a strike called by right-wing sectors against the MAS govt.

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
October 14, 2021
One dead, three wounded in an unprovoked Israeli airstrike inside Syria  
Israel Syria

One dead, three wounded in an unprovoked Israeli airstrike inside Syria  

Wednesday’s attack was the second such Israeli attack within a week launched from an illegal US military base Al-Tanf inside Syrian territory, Syrian Arab News Agency reported

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
October 14, 2021
Solidarity with the eKhenana (Canaan) land occupation in South Africa
South Africa

Solidarity with the eKhenana (Canaan) land occupation in South Africa

Statement by prominent activists and intellectuals in solidarity with the South African shack dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
October 13, 2021
“Electricity obeys the laws of physics, not the laws of the market”
India

“Electricity obeys the laws of physics, not the laws of the market”

Over the weekend, multiple States in India faced power cuts as coal reserves in the country are running out. How did it come to this?

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
October 12, 2021
Belgian Workers’ Party calls for reducing VAT on electricity and gas
Belgium

Belgian Workers’ Party calls for reducing VAT on electricity and gas

The 21% Value Added Tax on electricity and gas is some of the highest in Europe, according to the Workers’ Party of Belgium. A petition demanding a reduction in the VAT has been endorsed by over 250,000 people

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
October 9, 2021
What does Texas abortion ban mean for reproductive rights in the US?
United States

What does Texas abortion ban mean for reproductive rights in the US?

In the new edition of Peoples Health Dispatch, listen to Leigh Kamore Haynes and Ana Vračar from the People’s Health Movement discuss these developments and their implications.

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
October 8, 2021