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/

On Saturday, August 10, the streets of Newcastle were filled with thousands of people from diverse backgrounds and communities, united in a powerful demonstration against far-right extremism in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, a far-right counter-protest occurred at the same time, drawing only around 50 participants.

📲 Watch here our full report:
https://youtu.be/1bEUj1kunmc?si=WHNNsTYf4FbDHPYb

August 13 marks the anniversary of the birth of Marxist and communist revolutionary Fidel Castro, one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th century.

📲 Read our series of articles about the political life of the revolutionary leader on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/13/fidel-castro-a-life-of-revolution/

In a new assault on sacred places within the occupied Palestinian capital of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), around 1,500 illegal Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Tuesday, August 13.
Storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque has been one of the Israeli occupation’s provocative policies towards the Palestinian people, exemplifying the fact that the end goal of the Zionist project is incompatible with any semblance of Palestinian sovereignty.
📲 Read the full article on our website.https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/13/over-1500-israeli-settlers-led-by-minister-ben-gvir-storm-al-aqsa-mosque/

For the past five weeks, Kenya has been gripped by unprecedented protests. What began on June 18 as a rejection of the Finance Bill has expanded into a larger movement demanding better governance and radical change in the country.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/13/beyond-the-finance-bill-kenyas-ongoing-demand-for-change/

Each year on Black August, socialists, revolutionaries, and those familiar with the Black radical tradition mark the month to “study, fast, train, fight” in honor of the many freedom fighters who were killed or languish behind bars in service to the Black liberation movement.

By denying parole and medical treatment, the US prison system is sentencing its longest-held political prisoners to a slow death.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/14/death-by-incarceration-the-us-prison-system-is-slowly-killing-its-political-prisoners/

Renowned Argentine sociologist and political scientist Atilio Boron reflects on the double standard applied to Venezuela by countries in the region and what is behind Washington’s push to divide the region and destabilize Venezuela.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/14/venezuela-oil-and-the-electoral-tallies/

"USAID & NED have been financing the opposition and SUMATE since 2002."

Listen to Jorge Arreaza, the former Foreign Minister of Venezuela and current Executive Secretary of ALBA-TCP, explain what is happening in Venezuela and how the right-wing imperialist forces are attacking the Bolivarian Revolution, on the latest episode of "Disputar el ALBA" a weekly program brought to you by De Raíz, BTV and Peoples Dispatch.

It's not the first time imperialism has attacked a country that has asserted its sovereignty and self-determination, and it won't be the last!
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"La USAID y la NED vienen financiando a la oposición y a SÚMATE desde el 2002."

Aquí el Secretario Ejecutivo del ALBA-TCP y ex ministro de relaciones exteriores de Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, habla sobre lo que sucede en Venezuela y cómo las fuerzas de la derecha imperialista atacan a la Revolución Bolivariana, en el último capítulo de "Disputar el ALBA" un programa semanal de De Raíz, BTV y Peoples Dispatch.

While the United States provides Israel with the needed destructive tools claiming that Israel is launching a large-scale war out of self-defense, Israel has massacred thousands of civilians across West Asia in the course of 10 months.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/15/the-us-reasserts-its-support-for-israels-massacres-by-selling-it-20-billion-in-arms/

At 4:30 am on August 10, Israeli jet fighters flew over Gaza City and dropped US-made GBU-39 250-pound bombs on the al-Taba’een school and mosque.

It is almost as if the Israeli army is trying to gather as many Palestinians as possible in one place and then kill them all.

An article by Vijay Prashad.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/14/every-place-in-gaza-including-schools-is-a-target/

On Sunday, August 11, members of the Philadelphia community rallied to demand that first-degree murder charges against former officer Mark Dial be reinstated for the police killing of Eddie Irizarry. On August 8 of this year, the first-degree murder charge specifically was dropped, and former officer Dial was released on bail.
In the United States, it is incredibly rare for police officers to be charged for killing civilians. According to data from Philip Stinson, a criminal justice expert at Bowling Green State University, less than 2% of officers who kill in the line of duty are charged with a crime.
“Dropping the charge of first degree murder is a slap in the face to Eddie’s family and to all Philadelphia residents who do not want to live under police terror. Killer cops belong behind bars, not on our streets,” said Kensington community organizer Xiomara Torres, part of the grassroots Justice for Eddie campaign
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/15/a-year-after-the-police-killing-of-eddie-irizarry-charges-dropped-against-killer-cop/

This past week, the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research launched its Dossier #79 entitled “To confront rising neofascism, the Latin American Left must rediscover itself”. In this article, we summarize the most important ideas of this document.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/15/why-is-the-far-right-winning-support-from-the-working-class/

On Thursday August 15, the governments of Brazil and Colombia announced on different channels that Venezuela should hold fresh elections or organize a cohabitation government with the far-right. Their volte-face came after having called for caution and to wait for the results of the investigations initiated by the Supreme Court of Justice regarding the electoral results. At the time, they had radically distanced them from the position of conservative and centrist leaders of the region who, following the position of the United States, recognized Edmundo González as the winner of the July 28 elections.

Colombia and Brazil’s latest position also sets them apart from Mexico. During his morning press conference, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said, “Let’s see what the court decides. I do not think it is prudent for us from the outside, a foreign government, whoever it may be, to give our opinion on something that should be resolved by Venezuelans.”

Rander Peña, the Vice Minister for Latin America of Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry and Vice President of International Affairs of PSUV, said in a public meeting on Thursday that Venezuela’s electoral law does not permit a second round or a repetition of elections and in response to the president’s call “there will be no second round in Venezuela and there will be no repetition of elections in Venezuela.” Regarding a government of “cohabitation” with the far-right, Peña said, can you imagine if we had asked for a government of cohabitation of Bolsonaro and Lula? Of Petro and Uribe? This is a complete fantasy.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/15/amlo-says-calling-for-fresh-elections-in-venezuela-not-prudent/

On Thursday, August 14, the eve of India’s 78th independence day, thousands of women rallied to reclaim public space at night.

The call for the night vigil was given by the left organizations demanding justice for the doctor raped and killed while on duty in a public hospital in Kolkata last week.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/15/thousands-hit-streets-across-india-demanding-safe-spaces-and-justice-for-women/

President Nicolas Maduro told the media that he rejects calls for redo elections by his counterparts in Brazil & Colombia.

“Venezuela has the sovereignty of an independent country...the conflicts in Venezuela of any kind are solved among Venezuelans.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/16/president-maduro-responds-to-lula-and-petros-call-for-redo-election-we-are-a-sovereign-country/