The French parliament began considering incorporating the right to abortion into the constitution. This initiative follows the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, dealing a significant blow to women in the US.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/26/french-parliament-considers-constitutionalization-of-right-to-abortion/

As Israel has continued to wage a genocidal war on Gaza for over 100 days, the Occupation is now contending with the impact on its own economy.

After revoking the work permits given to Palestinian workers from the occupied territories, and foreign migrants having left Israel since October 7, the Zionist state has turned to recruit workers from countries in Asia and Africa, where working class people are especially vulnerable to economic crises.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/26/after-expelling-palestinian-workers-israel-turns-to-the-global-south-for-labor/

Thousands of trade unionists marched in Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, protesting the British government’s anti-strike law.

The protesting workers also expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine who are reeling under a genocidal war by Israel which is backed by the US, UK, and other European countries.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/29/british-workers-march-to-denounce-tory-anti-strike-law/

The responsibility for the attacks was claimed by the Islamic Resistance Forces in Iraq which also claimed that it had targeted at least two other US bases in Syria and Iraq and one base in Israel on the same day.

The Islamic Resistance Forces is a constituent of the Hashd al-Shaabi or the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq. It has been targeting US bases in the region in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance to Israel in Gaza.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/29/three-us-soldiers-killed-and-34-others-wounded-in-attack-on-the-syria-jordan-border/oigna

🇵🇸 Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza entered its 115th day on Monday, January 29, as it continued intense bombardment and ground attacks across the besieged strip.

The continued siege, bombings, and killings are in blatant disregard of the provisional ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which called on Israel to take measures to protect civilians and to allow significantly increased humanitarian aid to enter into Gaza to alleviate the extremely dire humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/29/israel-continues-bombing-and-blockade-of-gaza-in-complete-disregard-of-icj-ruling/

Pro-Palestine activists with the #ShutItDown4Palestine coalition marched on Saturday January 27 in New York City to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and an end to all U.S. funding of Israel.

Despite facing repression from the New York City Police Department, with the arrests of over 7 organizers, protesters continued to march undeterred and affirmed that they will not stop until a ceasefire is declared and Palestine is free.

Watch our full report here:
https://youtu.be/TPEeCVPINqU

At least 27 Israeli lawmakers and government officials, including 12 ministers, participated in the “Conference for the Victory of Israel– Settlements Bring Security” held in occupied East Jerusalem. The event, which was attended by thousands of Zionist colonial settlers, rabbis, and settlement “activists”, called for the building of Jewish-only settlements in Gaza.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/29/israeli-ministers-join-thousands-of-settlers-in-calling-for-colonization-of-gaza/

A special court in Pakistan has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 10 years in prison.

The verdict comes just days before Pakistan is set to hold general elections on February 8.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/30/former-pakistani-prime-minister-imran-khan-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison/

Palestinian human rights organizations, together with Palestinians in Gaza and in the US, have sued President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

On January 26, a federal court heard arguments in the case Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden, which seeks an emergency court order to halt US support for Israel’s war on Gaza, prohibiting the transfer of weapons and unconditional support to the Zionist state.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/30/biden-charged-with-genocide-in-us-federal-court/

Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza continued for the 116 day, with airstrikes and ground attacks being carried out in various parts of Gaza in the last 24 hours.

According to reports, airstrikes and ground attacks over the last 24 hours struck a number of areas throughout Gaza, including Gaza city, the Nuseirat refugee camp, Khan Younis, Rafah, among others.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/30/16-weeks-of-israels-genocidal-war-on-gaza/

Palestinian human rights organizations, together with Palestinians in Gaza and in the US, have sued President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

On January 26, a federal court heard arguments in the case Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden, which seeks an emergency court order to halt US support for Israel’s war on Gaza, prohibiting the transfer of weapons and unconditional support to the Zionist state.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/30/biden-charged-with-genocide-in-us-federal-court/

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra have been sentenced to 14 years in jail by a lower court in Pakistan after he was found guilty in what is known as Toshakhana case on Wednesday January 31.

Khan alleges that he and his party have been persecuted by the army and other powerful political classes after he revealed their dealings with the foreign powers.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/31/former-pakistani-pm-imran-khan-and-his-wife-sentenced-for-14-years-in-toshakhana-case/

2024 is a super-election year in Croatia wherein Croatians will have the opportunity to elect their president, representatives to parliament, and representatives to the European Parliament.

The party currently in power, the Croatian Democratic Union (Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, HDZ) has been linked to multiple scandals, including ministry officials accused of misappropriation of funds and others responsible for causing deadly car crashes.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/01/31/journalists-in-croatia-fight-against-governments-attempts-to-stifle-press-freedom/

Leftist groups in the Netherlands have decided to intensify their protests against the government’s involvement in ongoing imperialist wars, including Israel‘s genocidal offensive on Gaza.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/01/leftists-step-up-protests-over-dutch-backing-of-israeli-war-on-gaza/

For two weeks, French farmers have been protesting, demanding fair prices for produce and retention of fuel subsidies. Now, vowing to "siege" Paris, farmers have blocked highways to the capital.

Across Europe, massive farmer protests swell - as in Germany and Belgium - over agricultural policies seen as insufficiently supporting rural livelihoods.

Join us for your weekly fix of the most important stories from across the globe with Vijay Prashad, Zoe Alexandra and Prasanth R.

In today's episode:
🔴 UNRWA faces fund cuts
🔴 Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison
🔴 US-Iran tensions
🔴 Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger withdraw from ECOWAS
https://www.youtube.com/live/PVbnEthuCSk?si=w_k_NqZ0Ul6jLFOP

The death toll in Gaza from Israel’s genocidal war crossed the 27,000-mark as Israel continued its intense and incessant bombardment and ground attacks on the enclave. Israeli military raids and violence have also been taking place across the occupied West Bank, with dozens of Palestinians arrested over the last 24 hours.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/01/death-toll-in-gaza-crosses-27000-as-possible-ceasefire-hangs-in-the-balance/

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is a central figure in the unfolding healthcare crisis in South Gaza. As expected, Israeli forces are destroying health infrastructure through relentless bombardments, sniper fire, and evacuation orders, forcing thousands to move to Rafah, the next target of the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF).

Between October 7, 2023, and February 1, 2024, more than 100,000 people in Gaza were killed, injured, or are missing presumed dead, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).


https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/02/israels-attacks-continue-to-decimate-ambulance-and-maternity-services-in-southern-gaza/

#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the over 1 million martyrs of the battle of Stalingrad. Despite suffering heavy losses, the Soviet Red Army victory over Nazi Germany marked the turning point in WWII.

Don't let Hollywood fool you. USSR not only lost over 27 million people during WWII, but it was their sacrifice and determination that defeated fascism.

On Friday, the US made good on its threats and bombed Iraq and Syria, in retaliation against an attack on a US military outpost by the Islamic Resistance Forces in Iraq.

Not only is the US supplying military aid to Israel, the United States is now actively bombing Syria, Iraq, and Yemen in a regional West Asian conflict that the Western nation has only widened.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/02/in-major-escalation-us-bombs-iraq-and-syria/

Read Brian Becker’s exclusive interview with Haytham Abdo, a leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/02/the-terrorist-is-the-zionist-occupation-says-palestinian-resistance-leader/