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On the night of August 6, progressive Congresswoman Cori Bush lost the Democratic Party primary in her Missouri district, in a race heavily funded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

Bush, alongside the only Palestinian woman in Congress, Rashida Tlaib, had spearheaded a resolution within Congress to call for a ceasefire.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/07/progressive-congresswoman-cori-bush-loses-primary-to-aipac-backed-rival/
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Over 3,000 people gathered in Newcastle's West End, outside the Beacon Community Center, to stand united against a planned demonstration by far-right thugs who had threatened to attack. The large turnout sent a powerful message of solidarity and resistance against hate and division.

We were on the ground in Newcastle to bring you the voices of the people resisting the right-wing onslaught.
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Anti-racist and anti-fascist mobilizations continue across the United Kingdom, opposing far-right events announced in dozens of locations. The recent surge in Islamophobic and xenophobic attacks since late July has led to widespread opposition from trade unions, local solidarity groups, and anti-hate networks.

Despite successful anti-right mobilizations, the threat of further violence exists.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/08/anti-fascists-outnumber-far-right-protesters-in-rallies-across-britain/
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, on his birthday, we remember the Mexican revolutionary and peasant leader Emiliano Zapata.

Zapata was one of the key leaders of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 (which ended in 1921). He led the Ejercito Libertador del Sur (the South Liberation Army), whose slogan was "Land and freedom."

Zapata fought for land redistribution against big landowners and against inequalities for the peasant and Indigenous populations in Mexico.
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The number of people in the Gaza Strip suffering from acute hunger continues to grow: the United Nations reported a staggering 300% increase in child malnutrition rates between May and July this year.

Living conditions in Israeli prisons and camps have always been dire, but they have become even worse recently. Even some Israeli doctors working in the camp have admitted these conditions amount to torture.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/08/starvation-and-torture-the-horrifying-reality-of-palestinians-detainees-in-israeli-prisons/
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After 10 months, Israel continues to commit horrific atrocities against Palestinians, indifferent to international law.

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched several aerial attacks across Gaza on Thursday, August 8. At least 32 Palestinians have been killed and dozens of others were injured in the airstrikes, including children.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/09/israel-continues-to-systematically-massacre-and-starve-palestinians-in-gaza/
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Today marks ten years since the murder of Mike Brown, the police killing that ignited a mass movement that shaped US history.

On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Mike Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown’s killing ignited one of the first waves of the larger movement against police brutality in the United States, which has at many points coincided with larger anti-racist, anti-capitalist, and anti-imperialist social movements.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/09/mike-brown-the-police-killing-that-defined-a-decade/
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We, along with a group of other independent people’s media outlets, spoke to Venezuelan lawyer Olga Álvarez, an expert in constitutional law and electoral systems with more than 10 years of experience.

She spoke about what is behind the media campaign about Venezuela’s elections and about how the process actually works as well as how, when, and what information is shared regarding the results.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/09/venezuelan-lawyer-olga-alvarez-whoever-alleges-fraud-has-to-prove-it/
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The world witnessed yet another horrific scene on August 10 as Israeli occupation warplanes targeted Al-Tabeen school during dawn prayer & killed 100+ people and injured dozens of others. Thousands of displaced people were sheltering at the school.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/10/israel-kills-over-100-palestinians-in-massacre-at-dawn/
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Studies by human rights organizations confirm what activists have warned: in Europe, and especially in Germany, fundamental rights are under attack with regard to Palestine.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/11/pro-palestine-activists-are-under-attack-in-europe/
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#PeoplesHistory | Today we remember Heather Heyer, an anti-fascist activist killed in Charlottesville, VA, by a right-wing white supremacist.

James Alex Fields Jr. deliberately drove his car into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators in a counter-protest against white supremacists and neo-nazis who were protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injured 35 others.

Today, the fight against neo-nazis and fascists is more critical than ever.

Rest in power, Heather Heyer!
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Dr. Fred M’membe, the President of the Socialist Party of Zambia, was just released from the Twin Palm Police Cells on August 12, after being jailed since August 8.

After revealing shocking corruption, socialist leader and journalist was illegally detained for “sedition” for four days

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/12/socialist-party-of-zambia-leader-dr-fred-mmembe-released-after-arbitrary-detention/
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“The reason a hostage deal is stalling is in part because of Israel.”

Israeli media outlets leaked statements of Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant regardin the stalemate of captives-for-prisoners swap talks during a private briefing for a parliamentary committee on Monday, August 12. In his statements, Gallant blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for obstructing the prisoner swap deal talks.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/13/gazas-ceasefire-and-prisoner-deal-hangs-in-the-balance/
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#PeoplesHistory | Today on his birthday, we remember the Cuban revolutionary leader and head of state, Fidel Castro Ruz.

Here is Fidel's speech about Palestine at the UN General Assembly in 1979. His words are still very relevant to the matter of Palestine. If he were alive today, Fidel would be standing in total solidarity with the Palestinian people and vehemently condemning the Israeli genocide.
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Over 30,000 people protested in Belgrade against Rio Tinto’s resumed Jadar Project, a proposed lithium mine in western Serbia.

After the protest, activists blocked two railway stations in Belgrade, warning that, if pursued, the project will lead to irreversible environmental damage, devastating health and agriculture not only in western Serbia but across the region.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/12/battle-for-jadar-tens-of-thousands-rally-against-rio-tintos-mining-project-in-serbia/
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