Iran accuses EU of adhering to Trump’s policy, asks its troops to leave the region
Iran

Iran accuses EU of adhering to Trump’s policy, asks its troops to leave the region

Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif said that Germany, France and the UK, which are signatories to the deal, had failed to provide necessary safeguards to Iran against the illegal sanctions imposed by the US

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 16, 2020
Iran admits it accidentally shot down Ukrainian plane on January 8
Iran United States

Iran admits it accidentally shot down Ukrainian plane on January 8

The Iranian government admitted on Friday that the plane was accidentally shot down a few hours after its attacks on bases housing US soldiers in Iraq on January 3

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 13, 2020
The continuing ordeal of Ahmad Zahran
Israel Palestine

The continuing ordeal of Ahmad Zahran

An Israeli court refused to release Palestinian administrative detainee Ahmad Zahran who has been on hunger strike for 109 days. The court said that an investigation into his release could not be conducted until he withdrew his protest

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 10, 2020
Greek OTE strike
Greece

Braving police crackdown, Greek telecom workers continue strike

The workers of the OTE telecom company have been on strike since the last week of December, demanding a single collective contract for all workers in the OTE Group

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 9, 2020
Right-wing goons attack students, faculty at India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University
India

Right-wing goons attack students, faculty at India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University

Masked goons, allegedly members of the right-wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, beat up students of left-wing organizations and vandalized hostels on Sunday. The police refused to take any action

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 5, 2020
US assassinates Iranian general Qassem Soleimani
Iran United States

US assassinates Iranian general Qassem Soleimani

Major general Qassem Soleimani, as well as Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, head of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and five others, was killed in an attack on Baghdad airport that was sanctioned by president Donald Trump

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 3, 2020
Italian organizations demand release of veteran communist Nicoletta Dosio
Italy

Italian organizations demand release of veteran communist Nicoletta Dosio

The 73-year-old Nicoletta Dosio was arrested for her involvement in a 2012 protest against the proposed Turin–-Lyon high-speed rail project, also known as the TAV

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 2, 2020
Palestinian administrative detainee Ahmad Zahran has been on hunger strike for 100 days
Israel Palestine

Palestinian administrative detainee Ahmad Zahran has been on hunger strike for 100 days

Israeli authorities had earlier committed to not renewing his period of administrative detention once it expired in October but failed to honor their promise. This led Ahmad Zahran to once again launch a hunger strike

peoples and Peoples Dispatch
January 1, 2020