🇨🇱📸 50 YEARS SINCE THE COUP: NEVER AGAIN!
On September 11, the 50th anniversary of the US-backed coup against the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende, tens of thousands gathered at the National Stadium in Santiago to remember the victims of the dictatorship and to reject the atrocities of the military regime. The stadium was one of the largest centers of torture and detention during the dictatorship.
During the candle-lit vigil, people displayed photos of the more than 40,000 victims of the dictatorship, including the more than 3,000 killed and 1,200 disappeared.
"Now I want to live
With my son and my brother
The spring that we all
are building every day
I am not afraid of the threat
Patterns of misery
The star of hope
Will continue to be ours"
-Victor Jara
📷 Mauricio González Kowal.
On September 11, the 50th anniversary of the US-backed coup against the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende, tens of thousands gathered at the National Stadium in Santiago to remember the victims of the dictatorship and to reject the atrocities of the military regime. The stadium was one of the largest centers of torture and detention during the dictatorship.
During the candle-lit vigil, people displayed photos of the more than 40,000 victims of the dictatorship, including the more than 3,000 killed and 1,200 disappeared.
"Now I want to live
With my son and my brother
The spring that we all
are building every day
I am not afraid of the threat
Patterns of misery
The star of hope
Will continue to be ours"
-Victor Jara
📷 Mauricio González Kowal.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been in China since September 8 on a multi-city tour in the country to strengthen political and economic ties with the BRICS member.
“[We are] ready for what will be a historic visit for the strengthening of cooperation ties and the construction of a new world geopolitics,” Maduro wrote on social media when he landed in Shenzhen on Friday.
On September 13, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maduro held historic talks in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People. The key result of the meeting was the establishment of an “all-weather strategic partnership” between the two countries, one of China’s highest categories of bilateral state relations. "The establishment of an all-weather strategic partnership between China and Venezuela meets the common expectations of the two peoples and conforms to the general trend of historical development," Xi said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/venezuela-and-china-strengthen-ties-on-maduros-first-visit-in-five-years/
“[We are] ready for what will be a historic visit for the strengthening of cooperation ties and the construction of a new world geopolitics,” Maduro wrote on social media when he landed in Shenzhen on Friday.
On September 13, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maduro held historic talks in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People. The key result of the meeting was the establishment of an “all-weather strategic partnership” between the two countries, one of China’s highest categories of bilateral state relations. "The establishment of an all-weather strategic partnership between China and Venezuela meets the common expectations of the two peoples and conforms to the general trend of historical development," Xi said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/venezuela-and-china-strengthen-ties-on-maduros-first-visit-in-five-years/
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Venezuela and China strengthen ties on Maduro’s first visit in five years
The Global South socialist nations vowed to work to build multilateralism and support each other’s national development
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, on the anniversary of his untimely death, we remember Tupac Shakur. Tupac was a revolutionary rapper and the son of Black Panther Party member, Afeni Shakur.
His music was centered on social issues facing the working class and the Black community in the US, as well as their resistance. He is considered one of the most influential rappers for his content and style.
On September 7, 1996, Tupac was injured in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He succumbed to his injuries six days later at age 25.
His music was centered on social issues facing the working class and the Black community in the US, as well as their resistance. He is considered one of the most influential rappers for his content and style.
On September 7, 1996, Tupac was injured in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He succumbed to his injuries six days later at age 25.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far eastern Amur region.
The two countries decided to deepen their bilateral relations, including military-technical cooperation.
During the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia considers the international sanctions on North Korea as “improper” and will ensure that they are removed. He claimed that China also shared the Russian view.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/russia-opposes-sanctions-against-north-korea-calls-them-improper/
The two countries decided to deepen their bilateral relations, including military-technical cooperation.
During the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia considers the international sanctions on North Korea as “improper” and will ensure that they are removed. He claimed that China also shared the Russian view.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/russia-opposes-sanctions-against-north-korea-calls-them-improper/
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Russia opposes sanctions against North Korea, calls them improper : Peoples Dispatch
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean President Kim Jong-un met in Russia on Wednesday amid heightened speculations in the West about the meeting’s purpose. Kim expressed his country’s full support to Russian attempts to fight against “hegemony…
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Millionaire real estate company head Tim Gurner has gone viral (not for the first time) for his incredibly barefaced remarks to fellow capitalists at the Financial Review Property Summit.
“We need to remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around,” Gurner said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/capitalists-want-to-see-pain-in-the-economy-for-us-workers-the-pain-is-already-here/
“We need to remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around,” Gurner said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/capitalists-want-to-see-pain-in-the-economy-for-us-workers-the-pain-is-already-here/
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Capitalists want to see “pain in the economy.” For US workers, the pain is already here : Peoples Dispatch
After pandemic-era aid expired, the child poverty rate more than doubled and the US saw the highest year-to-year jump in poverty on record
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🇵🇸 According to eyewitnesses quoted by the Palestine Information Center, Israeli forces fired live ammunition and tear gas shells on a small number of protesters who were taking out a rally near the border with Israel.
The protest was organized by youth groups against the ongoing Israeli atrocities in the occupied territories and in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/14/israeli-forces-kill-one-palestinian-protester-and-injure-several-others-near-gaza-border/
The protest was organized by youth groups against the ongoing Israeli atrocities in the occupied territories and in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/14/israeli-forces-kill-one-palestinian-protester-and-injure-several-others-near-gaza-border/
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Israeli forces kill one Palestinian protester and injure several others near Gaza border : Peoples Dispatch
The protest was organized to oppose Israeli atrocities in the occupied territories, the mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners, and the 17-year long blockade of Gaza
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Give The People What They Want is back!
Prasanth R, Zoe Alexandra and Vijay Prashad, will bring you the weekly roundup of working class news you need.
https://www.youtube.com/live/IlmNQNWIlEY?si=r9HLlBEJxjs4G9s4
Prasanth R, Zoe Alexandra and Vijay Prashad, will bring you the weekly roundup of working class news you need.
https://www.youtube.com/live/IlmNQNWIlEY?si=r9HLlBEJxjs4G9s4
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🇬🇹 The political crisis in Guatemala continues to deepen.
Arévalo’s announcement came after the State Attorney General’s Office raided electoral facilities storing ballots and opened ballot boxes to photograph their contents.
Arévalo called the Attorney General’s Office’s investigation of his resounding electoral victory on August 20 part of a coup attempt. He described the raid as “flagrant crimes of abuse of authority for electoral purposes” and “violation of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala.” He said that his participation in the transition would resume once the “necessary institutional [and] political conditions are reestablished.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/15/guatemalan-president-elect-bernardo-arevalo-suspends-government-transition/
Arévalo’s announcement came after the State Attorney General’s Office raided electoral facilities storing ballots and opened ballot boxes to photograph their contents.
Arévalo called the Attorney General’s Office’s investigation of his resounding electoral victory on August 20 part of a coup attempt. He described the raid as “flagrant crimes of abuse of authority for electoral purposes” and “violation of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala.” He said that his participation in the transition would resume once the “necessary institutional [and] political conditions are reestablished.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/15/guatemalan-president-elect-bernardo-arevalo-suspends-government-transition/
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Guatemalan president-elect Bernardo Arévalo suspends government transition : Peoples Dispatch
The announcement came after the State Attorney General’s Office raided electoral facilities and opened ballot boxes of the June elections in which Arévalo had pulled ahead of the candidates acceptable to the establishment and advanced to the August run-off
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🇳🇬 Against the backdrop of a soaring cost of living crisis in Nigeria, students at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) held another protest this week to demand the withdrawal of a major hike in mandatory fees.
UNILAG is among several public universities across Nigeria that have increased fees by 100% to even 300% in recent months.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/16/nigerian-university-students-protest-fees-hike-amid-soaring-cost-of-living/
UNILAG is among several public universities across Nigeria that have increased fees by 100% to even 300% in recent months.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/16/nigerian-university-students-protest-fees-hike-amid-soaring-cost-of-living/
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Nigerian university students protest fees hike amid soaring cost of living : Peoples Dispatch
Students at the University of Lagos have rejected a recent hike of mandatory fees that could see the cost of some courses soar by up to 600%. Several other public universities have announced similarly steep hikes in recent months even as inflation soars
#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the revolutionary Chilean musician and active member of the Communist Party of Chile.
50 years ago, days after the coup against socialist president Allende, Jara was tortured and killed. He symbolized the idea that art and progressive politics should converge to strengthen people’s resistance.
To this day, Jara's resistance remains an inspiration for peoples' movements across the world.
50 years ago, days after the coup against socialist president Allende, Jara was tortured and killed. He symbolized the idea that art and progressive politics should converge to strengthen people’s resistance.
To this day, Jara's resistance remains an inspiration for peoples' movements across the world.
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🇸🇩 Over 5.3 million have been displaced in the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which entered the sixth month on Friday, September 15.
Over a million of them have fled to the neighboring countries of Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan, while more than 4.1 million have been internally displaced “in 3,855 locations across all of Sudan’s 18 states,” according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/16/six-months-of-war-between-sudans-security-forces-has-cost-thousands-of-lives-and-displaced-millions/
Over a million of them have fled to the neighboring countries of Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan, while more than 4.1 million have been internally displaced “in 3,855 locations across all of Sudan’s 18 states,” according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/16/six-months-of-war-between-sudans-security-forces-has-cost-thousands-of-lives-and-displaced-millions/
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Six months of war between Sudan’s security forces has cost thousands of lives and displaced millions
With over 5.3 million displaced, the war which began on April 15 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters its sixth month with no resolution in sight, as the UN warns of further escalation.
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember António Agostinho Neto Kilamba, revolutionary leader and general secretary of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, as well as the first president of the country. Neto was born on September 17, 1922.
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🇧🇫/🇲🇱/🇳🇪 In a major advancement towards mutual cooperation, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
“This alliance will be a combination of military and economic efforts between the three countries…Our priority is the fight against terrorism,” Malian Defense Minister Abdoulaye Diop told journalists.
The three countries have committed to “prevent, manage, and resolve any armed rebellion or threat to the territorial integrity and sovereignty… privileging peaceful and diplomatic channels, and, if necessary, to use force to deal with situations [that] breach peace and stability.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/18/burkina-faso-mali-and-niger-form-alliance-of-sahel-states-to-advance-collective-defense/
“This alliance will be a combination of military and economic efforts between the three countries…Our priority is the fight against terrorism,” Malian Defense Minister Abdoulaye Diop told journalists.
The three countries have committed to “prevent, manage, and resolve any armed rebellion or threat to the territorial integrity and sovereignty… privileging peaceful and diplomatic channels, and, if necessary, to use force to deal with situations [that] breach peace and stability.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/18/burkina-faso-mali-and-niger-form-alliance-of-sahel-states-to-advance-collective-defense/
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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger form Alliance of Sahel States to advance collective defense : Peoples Dispatch
As an ECOWAS military threat looms over Niger, the three countries have formally declared that any act of aggression against one will be considered an aggression against all. The leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have come to power in popularly-backed…
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🇵🇸/🇮🇹 Youth and student groups in Italy have protested the detention of Italian-Palestinian student Khaled El Qaisi by Israeli authorities.
Khaled is a researcher and student of the Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at the Sapienza University of Rome. He is the founder of the Palestinian Documentation Center and an activist of the Giovani Palestinesi d’Italia (Palestinian Youth of Italy) group.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/18/youth-groups-demand-release-of-italian-palestinian-researcher-khaled-el-qaisi-who-was-detained-by-israel/
Khaled is a researcher and student of the Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at the Sapienza University of Rome. He is the founder of the Palestinian Documentation Center and an activist of the Giovani Palestinesi d’Italia (Palestinian Youth of Italy) group.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/18/youth-groups-demand-release-of-italian-palestinian-researcher-khaled-el-qaisi-who-was-detained-by-israel/
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Youth groups demand release of Italian-Palestinian researcher Khaled El Qaisi who was detained by Israel : Peoples Dispatch
Khaled El Qaisi was detained by Israeli authorities on August 31 while he was on a family trip to Bethlehem. On September 14, an Israeli court extended his detention over alleged concerns of national security
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#PeoplesHistory | Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez became the first Black person to travel to space on September 18, 1980, as part of the crew on the Soyuz 38.
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