The move is seen as a pragmatic approach by Syria’s new rulers, who may not be limiting their foreign policy to the US-led Western bloc, despite Moscow’s support for Assad’s government during the Syrian civil war.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/syrias-interim-government-says-it-wants-russia-by-its-side-amid-efforts-toward-bilateral-relations/
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Syria’s interim government says it “wants Russia by its side” amid efforts toward bilateral relations
The move is seen as a pragmatic approach by Syria’s new rulers, who may not be limiting their foreign policy to the US-led Western bloc, despite Moscow’s support for Assad’s government during the Syrian civil war.
Hundreds of thousands rallied on Sunday, August 3, calling for an end to Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people marking one of the largest political mobilizations in Sydney for decades.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/pro-palestine-demonstration-shuts-down-sydney-harbour-bridge/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/pro-palestine-demonstration-shuts-down-sydney-harbour-bridge/
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Pro-Palestine demonstration shuts down Sydney Harbour Bridge
As the genocide in Gaza enters one of the most devastating phases, pro-Palestine activists in Australia carried out a historic mobilization of hundreds of thousands of people calling for an end to Israel’s crimes
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Over the last several years, the Karnataka government has repeatedly announced that they intend to hand over district public hospitals to private establishments, under the guise of setting up medical colleges in public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/the-peoples-campaign-against-privatization-of-district-hospitals-in-karnataka/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/the-peoples-campaign-against-privatization-of-district-hospitals-in-karnataka/
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The people’s campaign against privatization of district hospitals in Karnataka
Health activists and communities resist government plans to privatize district public hospitals through PPPs in Karnataka, India.
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Angola, one of Africa’s top oil producers, is in turmoil after protests erupted over a sharp fuel price hike driven by IMF-backed subsidy cuts.
In a country where more than a third of the population lives on less than USD 2.15 a day, and where the unemployment rate stands at 14.5%, the removal of subsidies has intensified public frustration. Inflation currently sits at 27.5%, and over 80% of the employed population works in the informal sector, earning meager wages.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/angola-22-killed-during-mass-protests-against-fuel-prices/
In a country where more than a third of the population lives on less than USD 2.15 a day, and where the unemployment rate stands at 14.5%, the removal of subsidies has intensified public frustration. Inflation currently sits at 27.5%, and over 80% of the employed population works in the informal sector, earning meager wages.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/angola-22-killed-during-mass-protests-against-fuel-prices/
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Angola: 22 killed during mass protests against fuel prices
Angola, one of Africa’s top oil producers, is in turmoil after protests erupted over a sharp fuel price hike driven by IMF-backed subsidy cuts.
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The demonstration raised clear demands to the Australian government: an end to military cooperation with Israel and sanctions against the apartheid state.
📲 Read the full article by Apurva Chaudhry on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/a-united-call-to-end-genocide-300000-march-for-gaza-in-sydney-australia/
📲 Read the full article by Apurva Chaudhry on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/a-united-call-to-end-genocide-300000-march-for-gaza-in-sydney-australia/
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“A united call to end genocide”: 300,000 march for Gaza in Sydney, Australia
After police attempted to stop their mobilization, hundreds of thousands of Australians marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge demanding a ceasefire and for Australia to take concrete action against Israel.
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ latest resolutions to block certain arms sales to Israel received more support in the US Senate than ever before.
Sanders’ resolutions would have blocked the sale of around 5,000 bombs to Israel, along with tens of thousands of assault rifles.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/pressure-mounts-on-us-politicians-as-democratic-party-voter-base-pushes-to-end-aid-to-israel/
Sanders’ resolutions would have blocked the sale of around 5,000 bombs to Israel, along with tens of thousands of assault rifles.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/pressure-mounts-on-us-politicians-as-democratic-party-voter-base-pushes-to-end-aid-to-israel/
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Pressure mounts on US politicians as Democratic Party voter base pushes to end aid to Israel
Activists perform civil disobedience actions denouncing votes of New York Senators Schumer and Gillibrand against arms embargo resolutions
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Claiming it will lead to new forms of colonialism in the country, All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), India’s largest farmer’s organization, has demanded that the Indian government suspend the recently signed free trade agreement with the UK.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/indias-left-groups-and-farmers-demand-halt-to-uk-trade-deal-and-similar-free-trade-deals/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/indias-left-groups-and-farmers-demand-halt-to-uk-trade-deal-and-similar-free-trade-deals/
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India’s left groups and farmers demand halt to UK trade deal and similar free trade deals
Farmers claim that in the context of the Indian government’s failure to build competitiveness in the domestic agricultural sector with supportive policies, such agreements may facilitate new forms of colonialism.
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Hamas issued a statement refuting remarks attributed to US Special Envoy to “the Middle East” Steve Witkoff that the Palestinian resistance movement showed willingness to “demilitarize” to end Israel’s ongoing genocidal aggression on Gaza.
“Resistance and its weapons is a national and legal entitlement as long as the occupation persists, and it has been recognized by international conventions and norms,” the statement reads.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/hamas-to-witkoff-we-will-not-disarm-unless-an-independent-palestinian-state-is-established/
“Resistance and its weapons is a national and legal entitlement as long as the occupation persists, and it has been recognized by international conventions and norms,” the statement reads.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/hamas-to-witkoff-we-will-not-disarm-unless-an-independent-palestinian-state-is-established/
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Hamas to Witkoff: “We will not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established”
The Trump administration has intensified its pressure on the resistance movement to lay down arms to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal, while supporting Israel’s plans to continue with its 22-month genocide.
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Cholera stalks hundreds of thousands taking refuge in the Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps in the Tawila area of war-torn Sudan’s North Darfur state.
By Monday, August 4, the cumulative daily cases here exceeded 3,150, including 65 deaths, said Adam Rojal, spokesperson of the General Coordination of Darfur Displaced People and Refugees. Most cases are concentrated in the Daba Nira and Omdat Tawila.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/cholera-threatens-starved-idps-in-war-torn-darfur/
By Monday, August 4, the cumulative daily cases here exceeded 3,150, including 65 deaths, said Adam Rojal, spokesperson of the General Coordination of Darfur Displaced People and Refugees. Most cases are concentrated in the Daba Nira and Omdat Tawila.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/cholera-threatens-starved-idps-in-war-torn-darfur/
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Cholera threatens starved IDPs in war-torn Darfur
Once a haven for the displaced, North Darfur’s Tawila is now ground zero for a deadly cholera outbreak.
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“We began seeking organizational rights in the middle of May 2025,” NUMSA regional secretary, Andile Zitho, told Peoples Dispatch. Faced with the company’s refusal, the union escalated a labor dispute, which, by law, must first be arbitrated before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/numsa-leads-indefinite-strike-at-south-africas-leading-cookware-manufacturer/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/numsa-leads-indefinite-strike-at-south-africas-leading-cookware-manufacturer/
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NUMSA leads indefinite strike at South Africa’s leading cookware manufacturer
Set to enter its third day on August 6, the strike will continue indefinitely until the company concedes union rights, the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) maintains.
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In this article, we review the different tariffs that will be applied to Latin American countries and the reasons behind their variation.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/tariffs-on-latin-america-mapping-the-new-trade-taxes/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/tariffs-on-latin-america-mapping-the-new-trade-taxes/
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Tariffs on Latin America: mapping the new trade taxes
In this article, we review the different tariffs that will be applied to Latin American countries and the reasons behind their variation.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered house arrest for former president Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, August 4. The decision includes the use of an electronic ankle monitor, a ban on visits except from close family members and lawyers, and the seizure of all cell phones at his residence.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/brazilian-supreme-court-orders-house-arrest-for-jair-bolsonaro/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/brazilian-supreme-court-orders-house-arrest-for-jair-bolsonaro/
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Brazilian Supreme Court orders house arrest for Jair Bolsonaro
The measure includes an electronic ankle monitor, limited visits, and the seizure of cell phones
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Left organizations in Belgium are using the typically slower European summer to gear up for ManiFiesta, the annual festival of solidarity that many recognize as the launchpad for a new cycle of political activities in the region.
“Right now in Belgium, we’re seeing two major movements of resistance: one against the new government’s policies, and the other in solidarity with Palestine,” says Matilde De Cooman from Viva Salud. “These two are also connected because the new government has reached an agreement that will see big investments in the military, but not in public services.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/belgiums-manifiesta-2025-to-emphasize-resistance-and-internationalism/
“Right now in Belgium, we’re seeing two major movements of resistance: one against the new government’s policies, and the other in solidarity with Palestine,” says Matilde De Cooman from Viva Salud. “These two are also connected because the new government has reached an agreement that will see big investments in the military, but not in public services.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/belgiums-manifiesta-2025-to-emphasize-resistance-and-internationalism/
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Belgium’s ManiFiesta 2025 to emphasize resistance and internationalism
Left organizations in Belgium are preparing for ManiFiesta 2025, set to launch a new political cycle focused on resistance and solidarity.
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"Never again", says Indian historian Vijay Prashad on Hiroshima Day.
Today marks the 80th anniversary of when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Prashad reflects on the immense humanitarian toll of the bombings and the need for nuclear disarmament for a future of peace.
Today marks the 80th anniversary of when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Prashad reflects on the immense humanitarian toll of the bombings and the need for nuclear disarmament for a future of peace.
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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the only time nuclear weapons were used in war: the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Historian Ben Becker wrote in Liberation News that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “are best understood not as the end of World War II, but as the beginning of a new war and an altogether new historical era.” Becker argues that since those bombings, the US has used its possession of one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals to threaten other nations. “The nuclear weapon has been, from the very first time it was dropped, the military and political weapon of US imperialism,” wrote Becker.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/80-years-since-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-the-us-still-grapples-with-the-legacy-of-nuclear-war/
Historian Ben Becker wrote in Liberation News that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “are best understood not as the end of World War II, but as the beginning of a new war and an altogether new historical era.” Becker argues that since those bombings, the US has used its possession of one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals to threaten other nations. “The nuclear weapon has been, from the very first time it was dropped, the military and political weapon of US imperialism,” wrote Becker.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/80-years-since-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-the-us-still-grapples-with-the-legacy-of-nuclear-war/
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One of India’s largest trade union federations, the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) supported demands of legal action against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country’s largest software company, over claims of its violation of the Industrial Dispute Act (IDA) and labor rights.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/06/unions-demand-legal-action-against-tata-consultancy-services-over-mass-layoffs-and-labor-rights-violations/
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Unions demand legal action against Tata Consultancy Services over mass layoffs and labor rights violations
TCS, India’s largest software company, has announced plans to layoff around 2% of its global workforce this year which would translate into over 12,000 mid and senior-level employees losing their jobs.
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#PeoplesHistory | Today marks the 80th anniversary the US bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6) and on Nagasaki (August 9).
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the first and only time that nuclear weapons have been used in war. They caused catastrophic loss of life, widespread devastation, and lasting health impacts on the people in the cities due to radiation exposure.
As the world enters a period of even greater stability, increased military conflict, and accumulation of nuclear weapons, remembering the reality of nuclear war is more important than ever.
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The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the first and only time that nuclear weapons have been used in war. They caused catastrophic loss of life, widespread devastation, and lasting health impacts on the people in the cities due to radiation exposure.
As the world enters a period of even greater stability, increased military conflict, and accumulation of nuclear weapons, remembering the reality of nuclear war is more important than ever.
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