Thousands are expected to take to the streets of New York City on Friday, September 26 to protest the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the UN General Assembly. In line with the warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), activists are calling for the arrest of the Israeli leader who is accused of perpetuating war crimes against the Palestinian people.
Netanyahu’s presence in the United Nations is especially contested due to Trump’s decision to revoke the visas of 80 Palestinian officials, including Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas will give his address via video conference call.
Friday’s protest is organized by a broad coalition of groups including the Palestinian Youth Movement, the Palestinian Feminist Collective, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and the People’s Forum, under the slogans “Arrest Netanyahu”, “Stop the Genocide”, and “Sanction Israel”.
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Netanyahu’s presence in the United Nations is especially contested due to Trump’s decision to revoke the visas of 80 Palestinian officials, including Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas will give his address via video conference call.
Friday’s protest is organized by a broad coalition of groups including the Palestinian Youth Movement, the Palestinian Feminist Collective, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and the People’s Forum, under the slogans “Arrest Netanyahu”, “Stop the Genocide”, and “Sanction Israel”.
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Netanyahu to face protests in NYC amid Trump’s ban of Palestinian leaders at UNGA
Activists plan mass march in New York demanding Netanyahu’s arrest during UN General Assembly visit
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📢 In the 107th issue of People’s Health Dispatch, we speak with health workers aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla on their mission to break the Gaza blockade, report on cholera in Sudan, and spotlight Kerala’s rights-driven approach to healthcare. Read these stories and more👇🏾
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Bulletin #107: Health workers board Global Sumud Flotilla
This fortnight
Health workers are among the dozens of people who joined the Global Sumud Flotilla, setting sail to break the blockade of Gaza by sea. In this issue, we feature interviews with pharmacist Aziz Rhali and physician James Smith – both of whom…
Health workers are among the dozens of people who joined the Global Sumud Flotilla, setting sail to break the blockade of Gaza by sea. In this issue, we feature interviews with pharmacist Aziz Rhali and physician James Smith – both of whom…
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is locked in a conflict with the unionized workers and drivers of his Nigeria-based oil refinery. After violating an agreement with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), signed earlier this month to end its strike, Dangote Refinery secured a court order on September 18, restraining the union from returning to strike for 7 days.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/23/nigerias-oil-workers-resist-monopolization-by-africas-richest-man/
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Nigeria’s oil workers resist monopolization by Africa’s richest man
After dominating sub-Saharan Africa’s cement production and cornering large portions of its market in sugar, salt, and packaging industries, the Nigerian multinational conglomerate Dangote Group is moving fast to monopolize fuel distribution.
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One million people across Italy staged a general strike in support of Palestine and the Global Sumud Flotilla, offering a vision of solidarity sharply at odds with the one displayed by European leaders at the United Nations these days. Ports, train stations, and major junctions were shut down as workers, many of whom members of the grassroots union Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), brought the country to a halt.
In Rome alone, 300,000 demonstrators occupied the city’s main railway hub before marching through the streets. “The call came from Genoa’s dockworkers, and here we are: we’ve blocked everything,” the protesters proclaimed. Among those leading the crowd were firefighters’ union representatives, who told il manifesto: “First responders will never be complicit in genocide, and we are protesting a government that is entrapping us in rearmament.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/23/million-strong-general-strike-blocks-italy-for-palestine/
In Rome alone, 300,000 demonstrators occupied the city’s main railway hub before marching through the streets. “The call came from Genoa’s dockworkers, and here we are: we’ve blocked everything,” the protesters proclaimed. Among those leading the crowd were firefighters’ union representatives, who told il manifesto: “First responders will never be complicit in genocide, and we are protesting a government that is entrapping us in rearmament.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/23/million-strong-general-strike-blocks-italy-for-palestine/
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The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) announced its immediate withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, condemning it as a tool of “imperialism”, silent about the worst crimes by the West and its allies while selectively pursuing its opponents.
Ratifying the Rome Statute in the early 2000s, its three member countries – Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – have been members of the ICC for over three decades.
“However, over time, they have come to observe that this jurisdiction has transformed into an instrument of neo-colonial repression in the hands of imperialism, thereby becoming the global example of selective justice,” states the AES communique on September 22.
“The ICC has proven incapable of addressing and prosecuting established war crimes, crimes against humanity, [and] genocide”, it added in the statement.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/23/aes-countries-exit-the-icc-denouncing-it-as-an-instrument-of-neo-colonial-repression/
Ratifying the Rome Statute in the early 2000s, its three member countries – Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – have been members of the ICC for over three decades.
“However, over time, they have come to observe that this jurisdiction has transformed into an instrument of neo-colonial repression in the hands of imperialism, thereby becoming the global example of selective justice,” states the AES communique on September 22.
“The ICC has proven incapable of addressing and prosecuting established war crimes, crimes against humanity, [and] genocide”, it added in the statement.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/23/aes-countries-exit-the-icc-denouncing-it-as-an-instrument-of-neo-colonial-repression/
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AES countries exit the ICC, denouncing it as “an instrument of neo-colonial repression”
Accusing the Court of selective targeting and incompetence in “prosecuting established war crimes, crimes against humanity, [and] genocide", the AES announced its exit, months after deciding to establish the Sahelian Criminal and Human Rights Court (CPS-DH).
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🇵🇸VOICES FROM THE GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA!
"The international silence and betrayal must be stopped ... We bear no hatred towards anyone, our sole goal is to stop [Israel's] aggression against the innocent people".
A message from Marouan Ben Guettaia, of the Global Summud Flotilla Steering Committee, defying the threats and calls of "Hamas Flotilla" from the Israeli Foreign Ministry and establishment.
The Global Sumud Flotilla keeps calling on pacifists and humanitarians from across the globe to keep defying the Israeli attacks and censorship and keep calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza.
"The international silence and betrayal must be stopped ... We bear no hatred towards anyone, our sole goal is to stop [Israel's] aggression against the innocent people".
A message from Marouan Ben Guettaia, of the Global Summud Flotilla Steering Committee, defying the threats and calls of "Hamas Flotilla" from the Israeli Foreign Ministry and establishment.
The Global Sumud Flotilla keeps calling on pacifists and humanitarians from across the globe to keep defying the Israeli attacks and censorship and keep calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza.
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Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Zoe Alexandra, editor of Peoples Dispatch, and Indian journalist Prasanth R as they reflect on the ongoing session of the United Nations General Assembly in which leaders of the Global South have called for an end to the genocide in Gaza. They also discussed US attacks on the sovereignty of Brazil and Venezuela, the release of activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the second anniversary of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), and the ongoing protests in Ecuador and Peru.
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🌎Latin America rises up
From Peru to Venezuela and Panama to Ecuador and Argentina, the people of Latin America are rising up against right-wing forces and imperialism.
While right-wing and reactionary forces are attacking the working class in Latin America, the people have risen and taken to the streets to defend their rights and dignity. Massive protests, mobilizations and marches to protect their respective homelands and the integrity of what is called "Nuestra América" (Our America) from US-backed internal forces and direct US attacks.
From Peru to Venezuela and Panama to Ecuador and Argentina, the people of Latin America are rising up against right-wing forces and imperialism.
While right-wing and reactionary forces are attacking the working class in Latin America, the people have risen and taken to the streets to defend their rights and dignity. Massive protests, mobilizations and marches to protect their respective homelands and the integrity of what is called "Nuestra América" (Our America) from US-backed internal forces and direct US attacks.
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🇨🇴 Colombian President Gustavo Petro spoke at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and called for a renewed UN, where "genocidal Netanyahu" is not allowed to be free especially after an international sentence has been issued against him. Petro called for a military intervention to stop the genocide in Gaza and for a new world order that would not allow the inequalities lived today, nor the impunity of war crimes.
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Under the slogan “United for the Peru we deserve,” thousands of people, especially young people – took to the streets last weekend to protest a law enacted on September 20 that reforms the pension system. The protest soon began to denounce the executive branch’s administration in general terms.
This is the opinion of Peruvian sociologist Lucía Alvites, who spoke with Peoples Dispatch about the recent demonstrations: “The mobilizations of recent months and the most recent ones have had a common root: the protests against the coup d’état against Pedro Castillo in December 2022, because youth collectives, social movements, and university organizing spaces are the ones that have mobilized in the protests of late 2022 and early 2023.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/24/anti-government-protests-continue-in-peru-despite-heavy-repression/
This is the opinion of Peruvian sociologist Lucía Alvites, who spoke with Peoples Dispatch about the recent demonstrations: “The mobilizations of recent months and the most recent ones have had a common root: the protests against the coup d’état against Pedro Castillo in December 2022, because youth collectives, social movements, and university organizing spaces are the ones that have mobilized in the protests of late 2022 and early 2023.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/24/anti-government-protests-continue-in-peru-despite-heavy-repression/
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Anti-government protests continue in Peru despite heavy repression
Protests have once again erupted in Peru against the government of Dina Boluarte with the spark of the latest wave being the reform of the controversial pension system in the country.
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Advisor to the Burkinabé Prime Minister refutes the idea that Sahel countries are exchanging French imperialism for another.
The Thomas Sankara Memorial project – inaugurated in May this year at the site where the pan-Africanist leader was assassinated – is, for Luc Damiba, special advisor to the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, clear evidence that President Ibrahim Traoré is committed to continuing the 1983 revolution.
Damiba received Brasil de Fato at the site where Sankara fell, along with 12 of his companions, in a massacre orchestrated by his then-friend Blaise Compaoré with support from France, on October 15, 1987.
📲 Read the full article by Pedro Stropasolas of Brasil de Fato on our website.⬇
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The Thomas Sankara Memorial project – inaugurated in May this year at the site where the pan-Africanist leader was assassinated – is, for Luc Damiba, special advisor to the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, clear evidence that President Ibrahim Traoré is committed to continuing the 1983 revolution.
Damiba received Brasil de Fato at the site where Sankara fell, along with 12 of his companions, in a massacre orchestrated by his then-friend Blaise Compaoré with support from France, on October 15, 1987.
📲 Read the full article by Pedro Stropasolas of Brasil de Fato on our website.⬇
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“Russia and China respect us”: Burkina Faso affirms Sahel geopolitics are based on partnership
Advisor to the Burkinabé Prime Minister refutes the idea that Sahel countries are exchanging French imperialism for another.
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Vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla came under attack during the night of September 24 near Greece as they continued sailing toward Gaza in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade. Crews reported drones circling overhead and more than a dozen explosions, with some ships sustaining damage.
“We were near the Greek coast when we were woken by a strong explosion, with several drones overhead,” said dockworker José Nivoi, a member of the Italian union Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) and the Genoa collective CALP, from aboard one of the boats. “We also heard the sounds of what seemed like classic drones. Explosive devices were launched into the water, very bright. At this point, I’d say they’re trying to cause psychological stress rather than launch full-scale attacks.”
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“We were near the Greek coast when we were woken by a strong explosion, with several drones overhead,” said dockworker José Nivoi, a member of the Italian union Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) and the Genoa collective CALP, from aboard one of the boats. “We also heard the sounds of what seemed like classic drones. Explosive devices were launched into the water, very bright. At this point, I’d say they’re trying to cause psychological stress rather than launch full-scale attacks.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/24/global-sumud-flotilla-attacked-on-its-way-to-gaza/
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Global Sumud Flotilla attacked on its way to Gaza
Flotilla vessels were attacked overnight. Solidarity movements in Europe call for sustained mobilization in defense of their mission to Gaza.
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In March of this year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched the UN80 Initiative, a system-wide reform effort. UN80 proposals center around reshaping how the United Nations works, including goals which are intended to make the body more efficient and cost-effective. There are more ambitious proposals, including plans to move major UN agencies including UNICEF, UNFPA, and UN Women from western cities such as New York to Nairobi, Kenya.
But some are calling for an even more transformative agenda of reform, which could shift long-standing power imbalances in the UN from the West and towards other regions.
“The agenda set by the UN is focused on its own organisational weaknesses and does not address the largely political questions that scuttle the UN’s work,” writes Vijay Prashad, the Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute. Beyond major UN agencies, Prashad calls for the moving of the entire UN Secretariat to the Global South. Prashad also echoes the calls of peace activists to cut the global arms trade.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/24/momentum-builds-for-sweeping-un-reforms/
But some are calling for an even more transformative agenda of reform, which could shift long-standing power imbalances in the UN from the West and towards other regions.
“The agenda set by the UN is focused on its own organisational weaknesses and does not address the largely political questions that scuttle the UN’s work,” writes Vijay Prashad, the Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute. Beyond major UN agencies, Prashad calls for the moving of the entire UN Secretariat to the Global South. Prashad also echoes the calls of peace activists to cut the global arms trade.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/24/momentum-builds-for-sweeping-un-reforms/
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Momentum builds for sweeping UN Reforms
UN80 aims to streamline operations and relocate agencies, but critics say true reform requires a more transformative vision
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Opposition parties in India strongly rejected the US announcement of a hike in the H-1B visa price last week. They called it a bullying tactic and an attempt to humiliate the country.
After 50% tariffs and sanctions on Chabahar port in Iran, operated by its companies, India is set to lose the most with the steep hike in the work visa fee as it was the biggest beneficiary with over 70% such visas allotted to Indians.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/24/indian-opposition-says-trumps-hike-of-h-1b-visa-fees-is-yet-another-strong-arm-tactic-against-the-country/
After 50% tariffs and sanctions on Chabahar port in Iran, operated by its companies, India is set to lose the most with the steep hike in the work visa fee as it was the biggest beneficiary with over 70% such visas allotted to Indians.
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Indian opposition says Trump’s hike of H-1B visa fees is yet another strong-arm tactic against the country
After 50% tariffs and sanctions on Chabahar port in Iran, operated by its companies, India is set to lose the most with the steep hike in the work visa fee as it was the biggest beneficiary with over 70% such visas allotted to Indians.
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Iran accused the US of trying to sabotage its diplomatic mission attending the 80th annual session of the UN General Assembly in New York. It also called the restrictions imposed on the movement of its diplomats in the city “a new low in terms of showcasing the extent of animosity of US administration.”
“The US systematic harassment of Iranian diplomats has obstructed the Iranian delegates from attending several multilateral events that were held outside the so-called ‘permitted perimeters’ during this week only,” spokesperson of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Esmaeil Baghaei said in a post on X.
The US Department of State had announced the restrictions on Iranian diplomats attending the UNGA session, claiming in a statement on Monday that it was part of its larger sanctions regime, the so-called “maximum pressure” campaign against the Iranian government.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/iran-calls-restrictions-on-its-diplomats-attending-unga-session-in-new-york-a-new-low-of-us-animosity/
“The US systematic harassment of Iranian diplomats has obstructed the Iranian delegates from attending several multilateral events that were held outside the so-called ‘permitted perimeters’ during this week only,” spokesperson of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Esmaeil Baghaei said in a post on X.
The US Department of State had announced the restrictions on Iranian diplomats attending the UNGA session, claiming in a statement on Monday that it was part of its larger sanctions regime, the so-called “maximum pressure” campaign against the Iranian government.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/iran-calls-restrictions-on-its-diplomats-attending-unga-session-in-new-york-a-new-low-of-us-animosity/
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Iran calls restrictions on its diplomats attending UNGA session in New York a new low of US animosity
The US has prevented Iranian diplomats from going anywhere beyond the perimeters of UN headquarters and buying anything from the wholesale club stores in New York city, calling the measure a part of its unilateral sanctions regime.
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