Israel violates ceasefire, carries out airstrikes on Gaza
Israel Palestine

Israel violates ceasefire, carries out airstrikes on Gaza

Israel claims that the airstrikes were in response to the launch of incendiary balloons from the Gaza strip. This is the first violation of the May 20 ceasefire which brought an end to the brutal 11-day bombing of Gaza

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
June 16, 2021
Pro-establishment National Liberation Front takes lead in Algerian polls that saw record low turnout
Algeria

Pro-establishment National Liberation Front takes lead in Algerian polls that saw record low turnout

The elections saw only 30.2% of voters taking part, with almost 18 million of a total of 24.5 million choosing to not vote, in line with the boycott call by the Hirak movement and some leftist parties

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
June 15, 2021
Anti-imperialists protest the 2021 Brussels summit of NATO
Belgium

Anti-imperialists protest the 2021 Brussels summit of NATO

Anti-imperialist protesters allege that the NATO summit in Brussels served to step up its policy of confrontation which threatens to trigger a new Cold War with Russia and China

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
June 14, 2021
Benjamin Netanyahu is out for now but how long will Bennett rule?
Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu is out for now but how long will Bennett rule?

Ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty about the possibility of a transition, the Naftali Bennett-led government received Knesset’s support by the narrowest of margins of 60-59

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
June 14, 2021
Yet another study shows how mass vaccinations win over COVID
World

Yet another study shows how mass vaccinations win over COVID

In this show, immunologist Prof. Satyajit Rath sheds light on issues of vaccine equity, possibility of mass inoculation, the need for booster shots and more

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
June 12, 2021
Saudi-led coalition announces a halt to airstrikes targeting Houthis in Yemen
Saudi Arabia Yemen

Saudi-led coalition announces a halt to airstrikes targeting Houthis in Yemen

The breakthrough, which is reportedly a result of Omani mediation, comes even as the Houthis and forces of Saudi-backed Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi continue fighting over the Marib province

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
June 11, 2021
Logistics workers in Italy continue struggle against anti-labor policies of FedEx-TNT
Italy

Logistics workers in Italy continue struggle against anti-labor policies of FedEx-TNT

Logistics giant FedEx-TNT closed down its hub in Piacenza in Italy and announced mass lay-offs. Workers from the company’s hubs across the country have joined protests demanding the reinstatement of those who lost their jobs

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
June 11, 2021
Algerian legal fraternity protests detention of lawyer-activist Abderaouf Arslane
Algeria

Algerian legal fraternity protests detention of lawyer-activist Abderaouf Arslane

Abderaouf Arslane is in pre-trial detention since May 25 on charges of being associated with the banned Islamist Rachad movement. His supporters say he is being persecuted for being part of the Hirak protests

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
June 9, 2021