Today August 9, marks the 78th anniversary of the deadly bombing of Nagasaki. The US govt bombed Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, the first time atom bombs were used as a weapon of war.
#Nagasaki #NagasakiDay #Hiroshima #HiroshimaDay
#Nagasaki #NagasakiDay #Hiroshima #HiroshimaDay
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Dr. Fred M’membe, president of the Socialist Party (SP) Zambia, has just been released.
"My deepest thanks to everyone for being with us at the Police station and in spirit, for the unwavering support, love, encouragement and solidarity. I love you all" stated Dr. Fred M’membe after his release.
"My deepest thanks to everyone for being with us at the Police station and in spirit, for the unwavering support, love, encouragement and solidarity. I love you all" stated Dr. Fred M’membe after his release.
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🇧🇭 In Bahrain, hundreds of prisoners have launched a hunger strike to protest the substandard conditions and stringent restrictions imposed on them.
A statement released on behalf of the prisoners by the banned opposition group Al-Wefaq reported that prison authorities prevent prisoners from performing prayers, arbitrarily place them in solitary confinement, implement prolonged lockdowns for up to 23 hours per day, disrupt family visits, and neglect healthcare for prisoners.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/10/prisoners-launch-hunger-strike-in-bahrain/
A statement released on behalf of the prisoners by the banned opposition group Al-Wefaq reported that prison authorities prevent prisoners from performing prayers, arbitrarily place them in solitary confinement, implement prolonged lockdowns for up to 23 hours per day, disrupt family visits, and neglect healthcare for prisoners.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/10/prisoners-launch-hunger-strike-in-bahrain/
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Prisoners launch hunger strike in Bahrain : Peoples Dispatch
The strike was launched at the Jaw Rehabilitation and Reform Center, which is mainly used to imprison government critics, dissidents, human rights activists and pro-democracy campaigners
#PeoplesHistory | Today we remember the Brazilian friar who in the spirit of liberation theology was also a fighter for the oppressed people of Brazil.
In 1969, the political police of the US-backed military dictatorship arrested Tito de Alencar Lima and during his years in prison he was brutally tortured. The torture was so severe that he was left with severe mental scars, eventually leading to his suicide in 1974. In prison, Frei Tito wrote a letter about his torture which became a symbol in the human rights and anti-dictatorship movement.
The catholic church supported the military dictatorship and despised Frei Tito, calling him a “terrorist friar”, they never supported Tito and other imprisoned friars, such as Frei Betto.
In 1969, the political police of the US-backed military dictatorship arrested Tito de Alencar Lima and during his years in prison he was brutally tortured. The torture was so severe that he was left with severe mental scars, eventually leading to his suicide in 1974. In prison, Frei Tito wrote a letter about his torture which became a symbol in the human rights and anti-dictatorship movement.
The catholic church supported the military dictatorship and despised Frei Tito, calling him a “terrorist friar”, they never supported Tito and other imprisoned friars, such as Frei Betto.
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Today Vijay Prashad, Zoe Alexandra and Prasanth R, are back with a new episode of Give The People What They Want!
Join them for your weekly round-up of working-class news.
👉 https://youtube.com/live/ipA-r9kKkEY
Join them for your weekly round-up of working-class news.
👉 https://youtube.com/live/ipA-r9kKkEY
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🇳🇪 Ghanaian journalist and member of the West African Peoples’ Organization (WAPO), Esther Yiadom, breaks down what is happening in Niger and the political, social, and economic factors behind the anti-imperialist uprising.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/10/causes-and-consequences-of-military-takeover-in-niger/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/10/causes-and-consequences-of-military-takeover-in-niger/
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Causes and consequences of military takeover in Niger : Peoples Dispatch
Ghanaian journalist Esther Yiadom reflects on the different social, economic, and geopolitical motivations behind the coup in Niger
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the “birth of hip-hop."
Hip hop, the most popular cultural export of the United States, emerged out of the uniquely devastating conditions of deindustrialization and the criminalization of poverty.
Read more:
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/11/hip-hop-and-the-conditions-that-gave-rise-to-a-cultural-movement/
Hip hop, the most popular cultural export of the United States, emerged out of the uniquely devastating conditions of deindustrialization and the criminalization of poverty.
Read more:
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/11/hip-hop-and-the-conditions-that-gave-rise-to-a-cultural-movement/
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Hip hop and the conditions that gave rise to a cultural movement : Peoples Dispatch
Hip hop, the most popular cultural export of the United States, emerged out of the uniquely devastating conditions of deindustrialization and the criminalization of poverty
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, we celebrate the birth of the legendary leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro.
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🇨🇺 On the 97th birthday of the legendary Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, José Ernesto Novaez Guerrero writes about the commander of the Cuban revolution, his significance for the people of Cuba and Latin America, and how he triumphed over countless bourgeois and imperialist attacks.
"In the midst of that political whirlwind, Fidel knew how to lead and express the moods and expectations of the people and the members of the revolutionary leadership. He knew how to build the necessary unity among the revolutionary forces and to maneuver firmly on the international scene."
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/13/fidel/
"In the midst of that political whirlwind, Fidel knew how to lead and express the moods and expectations of the people and the members of the revolutionary leadership. He knew how to build the necessary unity among the revolutionary forces and to maneuver firmly on the international scene."
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/13/fidel/
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Fidel : Peoples Dispatch
Fidel not only survived the fury of the Batista dictatorship, guerrilla war, and 600 assassination attempts, but led a revolutionary process which after 60 years, continues to resist and triumph
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🇦🇷 With more than 92% of the votes counted, the far-right Liberty Advances presidential ticket maintained its lead with just over 30% of the total vote share in the PASO, or primary, elections held in Argentina on Sunday August 13.
The second and third place coalitions were also defining their presidential tickets in these PASO elections. In the Together for Change coalition former Security Minister Patricia Bullrichi, who had received the support of former president Mauricio Macri, was victorious over Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. In Union for the Homeland, Sergio Massa, who was backed by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, won the contest against social leader Juan Grabois.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/far-right-libertarian-javier-milei-receives-largest-vote-share-in-argentinas-primaries/
The second and third place coalitions were also defining their presidential tickets in these PASO elections. In the Together for Change coalition former Security Minister Patricia Bullrichi, who had received the support of former president Mauricio Macri, was victorious over Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. In Union for the Homeland, Sergio Massa, who was backed by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, won the contest against social leader Juan Grabois.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/far-right-libertarian-javier-milei-receives-largest-vote-share-in-argentinas-primaries/
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Far-right libertarian Javier Milei receives largest vote share in Argentina’s primaries : Peoples Dispatch
Milei’s performance came as a surprise to many who had underestimated the chances of the candidate who proposes the dollarization of Argentina
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Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for the withdrawal of parliamentary immunity to Ahmad Tibi, the leader of the Arab Ta’al party, part of the Arab Joint List in the Israeli parliament (Knesset).
Tibi has been vocal against the Israeli occupation of Palestine and has criticized the Israeli army’s recent raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, in which at least 12 Palestinians were killed and over 100 others wounded.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/ben-gvir-wants-revocation-of-parliamentary-membership-of-arab-party-leader/
Tibi has been vocal against the Israeli occupation of Palestine and has criticized the Israeli army’s recent raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, in which at least 12 Palestinians were killed and over 100 others wounded.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/ben-gvir-wants-revocation-of-parliamentary-membership-of-arab-party-leader/
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Ben-Gvir wants revocation of parliamentary membership of Arab party leader : Peoples Dispatch
Representatives of Palestinian citizens of Israel in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, often face isolation and threats of expulsion for standing with their fellow Palestinians in the occupied territories
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🇵🇸 More Palestinian detainees have joined an indefinite hunger strike demanding their immediate release from Israel’s unlawful and arbitrary administrative detention.
According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), the total number of Palestinians on indefinite hunger strikes in different jails in Israel has increased to 13 from the original six reported earlier on Friday.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/14-palestinian-administrative-detainees-are-on-hunger-strike/
According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), the total number of Palestinians on indefinite hunger strikes in different jails in Israel has increased to 13 from the original six reported earlier on Friday.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/14-palestinian-administrative-detainees-are-on-hunger-strike/
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14 Palestinian administrative detainees are on hunger strike
The detainees are demanding their immediate release from prison and an end to mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli occupation authorities. Some of them have been on hunger strike for more than two weeks now
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#PeoplesHistory | Today we remember the revolutionary German playwright and poet, Bertolt Brecht.
During the Nazi regime in Germany, Brecht fled the country and ended up exiled in the US, where he was surveilled by the FBI and eventually subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
He returned to East Germany where he is known for creating what is now referred to as "epic theater" or "dialectical theater," which encouraged audiences to confront sociopolitical issues instead of simply being observers.
During the Nazi regime in Germany, Brecht fled the country and ended up exiled in the US, where he was surveilled by the FBI and eventually subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
He returned to East Germany where he is known for creating what is now referred to as "epic theater" or "dialectical theater," which encouraged audiences to confront sociopolitical issues instead of simply being observers.
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🇧🇷 Today, in Brazil, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry investigating the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement will receive João Pedro Stedile, founder and national leader of the Movement, who will give testimony.
Right before his appearance at the Brazilian congress, Brasil de Fato interviewed Joao Pedro Stedile.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/joao-pedro-stedile-does-not-fear-parliamentary-investigation-into-mst/
Right before his appearance at the Brazilian congress, Brasil de Fato interviewed Joao Pedro Stedile.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/joao-pedro-stedile-does-not-fear-parliamentary-investigation-into-mst/
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João Pedro Stedile does not fear parliamentary investigation into MST : Peoples Dispatch
Ahead of his testimony, the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement leader said he regrets the outcome of the commission so far
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#PeoplesHistory | Between August 14 and 15, 1947, the British Empire formalized the Partition of India into two countries, thus beginning the greatest mass migration in human history.
#indiaindependenceday
#indiaindependenceday
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