The High Court of Justice in London has decided to hear what could be Julian Assange’s final appeal against his extradition to the United States. A statement released by Wikileaks on Tuesday, December 19, announced that the High Court has confirmed a two-day hearing on February 20-21, 2024.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/20/uk-court-to-hear-assanges-final-appeal-against-extradition-in-february/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/20/uk-court-to-hear-assanges-final-appeal-against-extradition-in-february/
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UK court to hear Assange’s final appeal against extradition in February : Peoples Dispatch
In the hearing, two judges will review an earlier decision to reject Assange’s appeal against his extradition to the US
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On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India’s Parliament were suspended by the Speaker of the House, Om Birla. Each of these members belong to the parties that oppose the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
An article by Vijay Prashad.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/20/the-suffocation-of-democracy-in-india/
An article by Vijay Prashad.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/20/the-suffocation-of-democracy-in-india/
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The suffocation of democracy in India : Peoples Dispatch
Attacks on the progressive Indian news outlet NewsClick coincided with the suspension of 141 opposition members of Indian parliament
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December 19 marked the 5th anniversary of the start of the December Revolution in Sudan. What did this process mean for the people of Sudan and what were they fighting for?
Eugene Puryear of Breakthrough News spoke about the significance of the revolution today as Sudan faces a prolonged, bloody civil war.
Check out the full video on our Youtube.
Eugene Puryear of Breakthrough News spoke about the significance of the revolution today as Sudan faces a prolonged, bloody civil war.
Check out the full video on our Youtube.
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🇨🇩 Incumbent president Félix Tshisekedi is seeking a second five-year-term, standing against 18 other candidates in Wednesday’s elections.
44 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were eligible to cast their ballots on December 20, as the country held its presidential, parliamentary, and municipal elections.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/20/as-the-drc-holds-another-election-the-fight-of-the-congolese-people-is-still-for-liberation/
44 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were eligible to cast their ballots on December 20, as the country held its presidential, parliamentary, and municipal elections.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/20/as-the-drc-holds-another-election-the-fight-of-the-congolese-people-is-still-for-liberation/
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As the DRC holds another election, the fight of the Congolese people is still for liberation : Peoples Dispatch
44 million people were eligible to cast their votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections in the DRC on December 20. The vote has been held amid an intensification of violence in the mineral-rich eastern provinces, leaving millions displaced.
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Trade unions and left-wing groups in Italy are organizing to resist recent attempts by deputy prime minister and transport minister Matteo Salvini to break strikes and workers’ protests.
In the past one month or so, Salvini has issued several decrees to cut short 24-hour strikes to just 4 hours, in a blatant challenge to the country’s trade unions and workers’ rights.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/20/italian-workers-resist-salvinis-strike-breaking-methods/
In the past one month or so, Salvini has issued several decrees to cut short 24-hour strikes to just 4 hours, in a blatant challenge to the country’s trade unions and workers’ rights.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/20/italian-workers-resist-salvinis-strike-breaking-methods/
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Italian workers resist Salvini’s strike breaking methods : Peoples Dispatch
Deputy premier Matteo Salvini has tried to undermine workers' strike in Italy on several occasions in over a month.
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🇦🇷 Thousands of Argentines demonstrated, this Wednesday December 20, “against the economic austerity measures” implemented by Javier Milei’s government.
The major slogans of the mobilization were in rejection of economic adjustment and austerity, the agreement with the IMF, and the new restrictions on the right to protest.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/thousands-take-to-the-streets-in-argentina-in-the-first-mobilization-against-mileis-government/
The major slogans of the mobilization were in rejection of economic adjustment and austerity, the agreement with the IMF, and the new restrictions on the right to protest.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/thousands-take-to-the-streets-in-argentina-in-the-first-mobilization-against-mileis-government/
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Thousands take to the streets in Argentina in the first mobilization against Milei's government : Peoples Dispatch
Despite threats from Javier Milei's government, the mobilization was carried out to reject the harsh austerity plans
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🇻🇪 Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been unjustly imprisoned in the United States since October 2021, was finally released from US custody on December 20.
Saab was sanctioned amid intensified US attacks against Venezuela, which was attempting to push forward multiple options to advance a coup d’état against the democratically elected government of Nicolás Maduro.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/us-releases-detained-venezuelan-diplomat-alex-saab/
Saab was sanctioned amid intensified US attacks against Venezuela, which was attempting to push forward multiple options to advance a coup d’état against the democratically elected government of Nicolás Maduro.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/us-releases-detained-venezuelan-diplomat-alex-saab/
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US releases detained Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab
After over three years imprisoned in Cape Verde and Miami, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was released in a prisoner exchange with the US
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The Israeli military continues its intense bombardment of the Gaza strip, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinian civilians, as its genocidal war on Gaza entered its 75th day.
The genocidal Israeli war continues as the United Nations Security Council once again postponed a crucial vote on a ceasefire resolution, now scheduled to be held on Thursday December 21, reportedly over disagreements regarding the text of the resolution. The United States, Israel’s primary global backer, reportedly raised objections to the text calling for “an urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities”. On December 8, the US vetoed the UNSC resolution calling for a ceasefire, standing alone, despite widespread demands for a ceasefire from its own population.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/israel-continues-bombardment-of-gaza-as-unsc-delays-ceasefire-vote/
The genocidal Israeli war continues as the United Nations Security Council once again postponed a crucial vote on a ceasefire resolution, now scheduled to be held on Thursday December 21, reportedly over disagreements regarding the text of the resolution. The United States, Israel’s primary global backer, reportedly raised objections to the text calling for “an urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities”. On December 8, the US vetoed the UNSC resolution calling for a ceasefire, standing alone, despite widespread demands for a ceasefire from its own population.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/israel-continues-bombardment-of-gaza-as-unsc-delays-ceasefire-vote/
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Israel continues bombardment of Gaza as UNSC delays ceasefire vote : Peoples Dispatch
The death toll in Gaza is likely to breach the 20,000 mark, with more than 53,000 wounded as Israeli airstrikes and ground shelling continue to strike all parts of Gaza with little regard to civilian casualties
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🇵🇸 Hundreds of human rights organizations and activists issued a joint call on Wednesday, December 20 asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials accused of being involved in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Addressed to Karim Khan KC, the ICC prosecutor, the letter underlines that the warrants are necessary to prevent the “continuing commission by Israeli officials of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Palestinians.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/human-rights-groups-demand-icc-issue-arrest-warrants-against-israeli-officials/
Addressed to Karim Khan KC, the ICC prosecutor, the letter underlines that the warrants are necessary to prevent the “continuing commission by Israeli officials of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Palestinians.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/human-rights-groups-demand-icc-issue-arrest-warrants-against-israeli-officials/
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Human rights groups demand ICC issue arrest warrants against Israeli officials : Peoples Dispatch
A joint letter sent to the ICC also demands an urgent investigation into the allegations of war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians
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French President Emmanuel Macron and the neoliberal Renaissance (RE)-led government worked with the conservative Les Republicans (LR) to push a controversial immigration law in the French Parliament on December 19.
Leftist and anti-racist groups in and outside the parliament, meanwhile, expressed outrage at the passing of the bill in the National Assembly.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/22/macron-makes-the-far-rights-anti-immigrant-program-his-own/
Leftist and anti-racist groups in and outside the parliament, meanwhile, expressed outrage at the passing of the bill in the National Assembly.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/22/macron-makes-the-far-rights-anti-immigrant-program-his-own/
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Macron makes the far right’s anti-immigrant program his own : Peoples Dispatch
The legislators from the conservative and the far-right parties voted for Emmanuel Macron’s bill calling to impose tougher regulations on immigrants to obtain French citizenship and other social benefits.
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🇯🇵/🇰🇷 In yet another ruling, on Thursday, December 21, the South Korean Supreme Court upheld two rulings by lower courts that ordered Japanese companies to pay compensation to 11 Korean forced labor victims under Japanese colonial rule.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/south-koreas-top-court-upholds-compensation-for-victims-of-japans-forced-wartime-labor/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/21/south-koreas-top-court-upholds-compensation-for-victims-of-japans-forced-wartime-labor/
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South Korea’s top court upholds compensation for victims of Japan’s forced wartime labor : Peoples Dispatch
South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld lower court orders to two Japanese companies to compensate 11 forced wartime labor victims
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Yemen’s Supreme Political Council member, Mohammad Ali al-Houthi on Friday, December 22, decried the so-called international maritime coalition announced by the US to allegedly protect trade in the Red Sea.
Al-Houthi said that the US-led coalition has nothing to do with the protection of freedom of navigation as claimed, but is an attempt to protect the interests of Israel.
Al-Houthi also claimed that contrary to the US propaganda, the Red Sea route is open for everyone except those ships heading to Israel.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/22/us-led-maritime-force-will-not-stop-yemens-houthis-from-enforcing-blockade-against-israel/
Al-Houthi said that the US-led coalition has nothing to do with the protection of freedom of navigation as claimed, but is an attempt to protect the interests of Israel.
Al-Houthi also claimed that contrary to the US propaganda, the Red Sea route is open for everyone except those ships heading to Israel.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/22/us-led-maritime-force-will-not-stop-yemens-houthis-from-enforcing-blockade-against-israel/
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US-led maritime force will not stop Yemen’s Houthis from enforcing blockade against Israel : Peoples Dispatch
The US claims 20 partners in Red Sea force but refuses to name them likely because there are uncertainties about the nature of their participation.
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Until a few months ago, high officials of the United States preened about their political maneuvers to get the Arab states to normalize relations with Israel and to dilute the influence of China in the region.
An article by Vijay Prashad.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/22/normalization-with-israel-has-been-ended-by-its-brutal-war-on-gaza/
An article by Vijay Prashad.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/22/normalization-with-israel-has-been-ended-by-its-brutal-war-on-gaza/
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Normalization with Israel has been ended by its brutal war on Gaza : Peoples Dispatch
The US-led process of normalizing relations between Arab countries and Israel has stalled completely over Israel's genocidal war on Gaza
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The United States has forced the latest UNSC ceasefire resolution to be softened to exclude language actually mentioning an immediate ceasefire.
The US has blocked UNSC ceasefire resolutions from passing multiple times, proving to be a key culprit in continuing Israeli aggression in Gaza.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/22/us-sabotages-unsc-resolution-on-ceasefire/
The US has blocked UNSC ceasefire resolutions from passing multiple times, proving to be a key culprit in continuing Israeli aggression in Gaza.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/22/us-sabotages-unsc-resolution-on-ceasefire/
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US sabotages UNSC resolution on ceasefire : Peoples Dispatch
The United States has once again proven its solidarity with Israel by rewriting the UNSC resolution to eliminate mention of a ceasefire
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🇵🇸 NO CHRISTMAS DURING GENOCIDE!
Watch our report from the streets of #NYC where thousands marched through the City’s busiest shopping district on December 23, to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
#ShutItDown4Palestine
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/25/activists-declare-no-christmas-during-genocide/
Watch our report from the streets of #NYC where thousands marched through the City’s busiest shopping district on December 23, to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
#ShutItDown4Palestine
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/25/activists-declare-no-christmas-during-genocide/
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Activists declare: No Christmas during genocide! : Peoples Dispatch
In New York City, thousands rallied on December 23 in support of a ceasefire in Gaza and to condemn Israel's genocidal violence against Palestinians.
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Communists and peace activists protested the recent move by the governments of Denmark, Finland, and Sweden to sign military deals with the United States government, which completely reverses those countries’ traditional policy of military neutrality.
The agreements will give the US unrestricted military access to many bases in these countries and permission to the US to station military personnel, vehicles, and armaments.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/26/nordic-countries-surrender-their-historic-neutrality-and-sign-military-deals-with-the-united-states/
The agreements will give the US unrestricted military access to many bases in these countries and permission to the US to station military personnel, vehicles, and armaments.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/26/nordic-countries-surrender-their-historic-neutrality-and-sign-military-deals-with-the-united-states/
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Nordic countries surrender their historic neutrality and sign military deals with the United States : Peoples Dispatch
The US has signed three separate defense agreements with Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, militarizing the Nordic region.
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As Israel continues its genocidal bombing campaign of the Gaza strip, it scaled up repressive attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.
At least 55 Palestinians have reportedly also been arrested, including a number of well known and prominent Palestinian civil society figures and politicians, such as former parliamentarian and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Khalida Jarrar.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/26/khalida-jarrar-arrested-in-west-bank-as-israel-continues-its-genocidal-war-on-gaza/
At least 55 Palestinians have reportedly also been arrested, including a number of well known and prominent Palestinian civil society figures and politicians, such as former parliamentarian and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Khalida Jarrar.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/26/khalida-jarrar-arrested-in-west-bank-as-israel-continues-its-genocidal-war-on-gaza/
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Khalida Jarrar arrested in West Bank as Israel continues its genocidal war on Gaza : Peoples Dispatch
The death toll in Gaza has crossed 21,000 and the number of wounded has also risen to a staggering 55,000 as Israeli airstrikes and ground assaults continue across the besieged Palestinian territory
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The Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias stated that Greece would send a Hellenic Navy frigate to join the US-led operation in the Red Sea, “Prosperity Guardian”, to counter the naval blockade by Yemen’s Houthis against any cargo headed to Israel.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/26/anti-imperialists-slam-greeces-involvement-in-us-operation-against-yemen/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/26/anti-imperialists-slam-greeces-involvement-in-us-operation-against-yemen/
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Anti-imperialists slam Greece’s involvement in US operation against Yemen : Peoples Dispatch
The conservative New Democracy government announced that it will send a Hellenic Navy Frigate to the Red Sea to join the US-led “Operation Prosperity Guardian” to counter Yemen’s Ansar Allah’s naval blockade against Israel
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🇦🇷 Tens of thousands have started to mobilize in Buenos Aires, Argentina in front of the country’s courts to reject the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) 70/2023 announced by President Javier Milei on Wednesday December 20 which severely undermines workers’ rights and promotes the deregulation of the economy.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/27/argentine-trade-unions-and-social-movements-mobilize-against-mileis-harsh-austerity/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/27/argentine-trade-unions-and-social-movements-mobilize-against-mileis-harsh-austerity/
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Argentine trade unions and social movements mobilize against Milei’s harsh austerity policies : Peoples Dispatch
Trade unions are taking to the streets against the dismissal of 7,000 workers and other anti-people policies that are part of Javier Milei's recent presidential decree
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