The right-wing Modi government of India has escalated attacks on press freedom and human rights with the raids on journalists from Peoples Dispatch and Newsclick.
On October 3rd, at least 500 police officers and intelligence agents raided the homes of over 100 journalists, contractors, and former employees associated with the progressive news outlets Newsclick and Peoples Dispatch. The case was under the draconian UAPA law, and backed up with the baseless accusations made in an anti-China hit piece in the New York Times. These are the human casualties of McCarthyism.
On October 3rd, at least 500 police officers and intelligence agents raided the homes of over 100 journalists, contractors, and former employees associated with the progressive news outlets Newsclick and Peoples Dispatch. The case was under the draconian UAPA law, and backed up with the baseless accusations made in an anti-China hit piece in the New York Times. These are the human casualties of McCarthyism.
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On October 4, three days after federal student loan payments resumed for 44 million people in the US, President Joe Biden canceled USD 9 million, just 0.5% of the USD 1.6 trillion total federal student debt owed. Biden’s additional debt relief affected 125,000 student loan borrowers.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/04/after-student-loan-payments-resume-biden-cancels-0-5-of-total-federal-student-debt/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/04/after-student-loan-payments-resume-biden-cancels-0-5-of-total-federal-student-debt/
Peoples Dispatch
After student loan payments resume, Biden cancels 0.5% of total federal student debt : Peoples Dispatch
Student loan borrowers who have been calling for complete cancellation have denounced band aid solutions to debt crisis
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The coordinated repressive action was carried out as part of an investigation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, a draconian law which has been widely criticized by human rights organizations in India and internationally as it undermines civil liberties and rights.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/04/international-uproar-following-mass-raids-and-arrest-of-indian-journalists/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/04/international-uproar-following-mass-raids-and-arrest-of-indian-journalists/
Peoples Dispatch
International uproar following mass raids and arrest of Indian journalists
There has been an outpouring of solidarity following the raid and arrest of journalists in India, who have been targeted as a result of baseless accusations published in the New York Times
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#PeoplesHistory | Today we remember Miguel Enríquez, the Chilean revolutionary physician, politician and founder of the Chilean Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR). Enríquez was killed by the US-backed Pinochet military dictatorship in 1974.
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Protests have been organized from Kerala to New York City to reject the right-wing government crackdown on Indian journalists on October 3. They also demand the immediate release of Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakraborty.
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Over 230 journalists, political leaders, artists, academics, and progressive activists have signed an open letter repudiating the repression of Indian authorities against over 100 journalists affiliated with Indian leftist outlet Newsclick, international outlet Peoples Dispatch, and Tricontinental Research Services,
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/06/230-journalists-political-leaders-artists-and-academics-sign-statement-in-support-of-newsclick/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/06/230-journalists-political-leaders-artists-and-academics-sign-statement-in-support-of-newsclick/
Peoples Dispatch
430+ journalists, political leaders, artists, and academics sign statement in support of Newsclick
Days after the mass raids on journalists in India, personalities from over 30 countries reject the attack on press freedom and call for the immediate release of those detained
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Join us for a special episode of Give The People What They Want! We will be discussing the escalation of attacks against NewsClick as well as the other key issues in this week's international news.
👉https://youtube.com/live/hb7rn9Hol9s
👉https://youtube.com/live/hb7rn9Hol9s
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🇦🇷 Following the comments by far-right presidential hopeful Javier Milei denying the truth about the military dictatorship in Argentina, ARG Medios editor Julian Pilatti sets the record straight.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/06/why-we-say-there-were-30000-a-manual-to-avoid-denialism-in-argentina/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/06/why-we-say-there-were-30000-a-manual-to-avoid-denialism-in-argentina/
Peoples Dispatch
Why we say there were 30,000: a manual to avoid denialism in Argentina
After Milei's statements in the presidential debate, it is necessary to remember why we talk about 30,000 disappeared during the Argentine dictatorship
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We lament with great sorrow the passing of Nalu Faria, the revolutionary Brazilian feminist, intellectual and unbreakable militant of the World March of Women and the Worker's Party of Brazil (PT).
Nalu Faria was an influential figure in Brazil's anti-racist, anti-capitalist, popular feminist movement. She actively fought for the massification of the fight for women's rights, bringing this fight and feminist ideas to every space where people are organizing for a better world be it left parties, mass movements, trade unions, and more.
Nalu's lifelong dedication and commitment to the struggle for women's rights and for a Brazil where all live with dignity and respect, is an inspiration for all.
We express our solidarity for her family and comrades. Rest in power!
Nalu Faria was an influential figure in Brazil's anti-racist, anti-capitalist, popular feminist movement. She actively fought for the massification of the fight for women's rights, bringing this fight and feminist ideas to every space where people are organizing for a better world be it left parties, mass movements, trade unions, and more.
Nalu's lifelong dedication and commitment to the struggle for women's rights and for a Brazil where all live with dignity and respect, is an inspiration for all.
We express our solidarity for her family and comrades. Rest in power!
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🇵🇸 The surprise attack, “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” is the biggest attack launched by a Palestinian resistance force in years, and broke through a nearly two-decade blockade of Gaza.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/07/palestinian-resistance-in-gaza-launches-historic-surprise-attack-against-israel/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/07/palestinian-resistance-in-gaza-launches-historic-surprise-attack-against-israel/
Peoples Dispatch
Palestinian resistance in Gaza launches historic surprise attack against Israel
The surprise attack, "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" is the biggest attack launched by a Palestinian resistance force in years, and broke through a nearly two-decades blockade of Gaza
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US President Joe Biden has back tracked on campaign promise and announced the expansion of US-Mexico border wall.
Amanda Yee writes about the move and the backlash it is facing from migrant, environmental and Indigenous rights activists.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/06/biden-backs-out-on-campaign-promise-announces-expansion-of-us-mexico-border-wall/
Amanda Yee writes about the move and the backlash it is facing from migrant, environmental and Indigenous rights activists.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/10/06/biden-backs-out-on-campaign-promise-announces-expansion-of-us-mexico-border-wall/
Peoples Dispatch
Biden backs out on campaign promise, announces expansion of US-Mexico border wall
The US president will waive 26 federal laws to facilitate the construction of 20 additional miles of the border wall, angering environmental, immigration, and Indigenous rights activists
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