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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/
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🇪🇨 Ecuadorians on National Strike against far-right neoliberal policies of Noboa.

The people of Ecuador, led by Indigenous communities and labor unions, have declared an indefinite and permanent national strike against Daniel Noboa’s announcement to eliminate diesel subsidies and call for a new Constitutional Assembly.

Noboa, heir to a banana empire and one of the wealthiest individuals in Ecuador, has continued the path of his right-wing predecessors and implemented neoliberal IMF policies in Ecuador. The country has seen the quality of life decline and crime swiftly increase in the last decade of neoliberalism.
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On September 23, Colombian President Gustavo Petro gave his address at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. But it was not just another speech. It was one of the most radical speeches given at the United Nations regarding Palestine, the actions of the Trump administration, and the climate crisis.

In his speech, Petro called for radical and global change regarding the Palestinian genocide, US military action, and the climate crisis. The speech drew admiration from some and contempt from others.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/humanity-must-stop-the-genocide-in-gaza-petros-radical-speech-at-the-un-general-assembly/
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Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), killed at least 15 and injured a dozen more in a drone strike on September 23 on a market in North Darfur state’s capital city, El Fasher.

Abu Qurun station market was among the last functioning in the city, cut off from food supply from outside for over 500 days, under siege by the RSF.

Famine – which first broke out in August 2024 in the camps for the Internally Displaced People (IDP) on the outskirts – is now closing in on the city itself, hastened by RSF’s bombing of its markets.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/famine-cholera-and-ethnic-massacres-loom-large-over-north-darfurs-besieged-capital/
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While addressing the 80th annual session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, September 24, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated his country’s resolve to not seek a nuclear weapon.

Pezeshkian claimed that it is not the threat of sanctions or war but its religious conviction and the dictate of the country’s supreme leader which prevents Iran from developing nuclear bombs and any other kind of weapons of mass destruction.

He questioned the countries accusing Iran of developing a nuclear bomb while they themselves possess the “largest nuclear arsenals” and have violated the provisions of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) through the years to make their weapons more deadly. Pezeshkian rejected the allegations as baseless and spurious, claiming Iran’s nuclear program has always been for peaceful purposes.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/iran-will-never-seek-to-build-a-nuclear-bomb-declares-president-at-unga/
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Following the announcement by Ecuador’s right-wing President Daniel Noboa to eliminate the diesel subsidy, several protests have taken place across the country demanding the repeal of the decree. In Ecuador, diesel is used for transportation and agriculture. Before the decree, the cost per gallon was set at USD 1.80; now it costs USD 2.80.

This increase has a direct impact on food production and marketing prices, which is already evident in the markets, as well as on the cost of passenger transport, which could prove very problematic for a country undergoing a prolonged economic and security crisis.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/national-strike-in-ecuador-met-with-heavy-repression/
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Brazilian parliamentarians met in São Paulo with leaders from nations in the Sahel, to chart paths of solidarity with the struggles for national liberation in the region. The meeting was promoted by the International Peoples’ Assembly (IPA) and the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST).

📲 Read the full article by Pedro Stropasolas of Brasil de Fato on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/brazilian-lawmakers-meet-with-leaders-from-sahel-countries/
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After days of voting and counting, Malawi’s president Lazarus Chakwera has conceded defeat, bringing his single five-year term to an end. Chakwera, who came to power in 2020 on promises to tackle corruption and rebuild the economy, lost to his predecessor Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

In a nationally televised address, Chakwera acknowledged the people’s verdict, saying:

“To the majority of you who voted, this outcome is a reflection of your collective will to have a change of government. And so, it is only right that I concede defeat out of respect for your will as citizens and out of respect for the constitution. But regardless of whether or not you voted and regardless of how you voted, if you are a Malawian citizen anywhere in the world, I want to thank you for conducting yourself throughout this election in a peaceful, orderly, and lawful manner.”

The outgoing president also committed himself to a smooth handover, although he had cited irregularities.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/24/malawi-2025-elections-peter-mutharika-set-to-return-as-malawi-faces-economic-challenges/
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Convened under the theme, “Imperialism in Crisis: Pan-African Solidarity and Socialist Transformation,” the Second National Delegates Congress of the Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG) concluded at the Amílcar Cabral School in Agynoa, Aburi. Bringing together 300 delegates from across Ghana, the Congress discussed the national and international situation, reviewed the work of the movement’s youth and women’s wings, and strengthened the organization’s constitution.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/socialist-movement-of-ghana-renews-commitment-to-pan-african-unity-socialist-transformation-and-international-solidarity/
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‼️ DOZENS OF DELEGATES TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY WALK OUT OF MAIN HALL AHEAD OF ISRAELI PM BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S SPEECH

Meanwhile, thousands are protesting his speech on the streets just blocks away.
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According to authorities, the triple murder is linked to a transnational drug trafficking group. Thousands of people marched in Argentina, condemning the crime.

Feminist journalist with El Grito del Sur, Belén del Huerto told Peoples Dispatch that, “The economic decline of Argentine families [as a result of Milei’s neoliberal policies] means that several members have two or three jobs. It is in this context that we must understand the case of the two 20-year-old women and the minor who, according to the accounts of their family and friends, were working as prostitutes.”

She points to the responsibility of the neoliberal state in the advance of these criminal groups, as it is more a case of a state that seeks to reduce itself to its minimum expression: “The state’s absence from issues such as human trafficking, assistance to victims of gender violence, and the defunding of cooperative economy projects in working-class neighborhoods is causing the advance of drug trafficking.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/26/triple-femicide-shocks-argentina-analysts-cite-neoliberal-policies-surge-in-drug-trafficking/
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At the UN General Assembly, European leaders focused on Russia and arms race while offering no meaningful action on Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

European Council President António Costa, for example, claimed the EU is “a project of peace, of reconciliation, of social justice.” Similar rhetoric was echoed by French and other officials, who spoke of Europe’s “concrete” contributions to building a just and stable world. To at least some in the room, their remarks must have sounded paradoxical, given that most of these leaders champion extensive armament at home.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/26/european-leaders-at-unga-more-armament-no-meaningful-move-on-gaza-genocide/
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A coalition of Romanian and international groups standing in solidarity with Palestine has launched the “Elbit Out!” campaign, aiming to expel Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems from Romania. Elbit is one of Israel’s largest arms manufacturers and is present in Romania with three companies, the organizers explain. “There, it manufactures components for weapons that have been tested on Palestinians and are partly still used in Gaza today.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/elbit-out-activists-launch-campaign-to-expel-arms-company-from-romania/
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As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly, thousands of pro-Palestine protesters marched a few blocks away to demand his arrest.

Protesters told Natalia Marques of Peoples Dispatch that they feel “morally compelled” to oppose Netanyahu and Israel’s genocide. Dozens of international delegates to the UNGA also walked out of the hall ahead of the Israeli PM's speech.
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As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly, thousands of pro-Palestine protesters marched only a few blocks away to demand his arrest. Demonstrators first rallied in Times Square, hearing from a variety of speakers from organizations across the pro-Palestine and anti-war movement, then the crowd marched west to the UN headquarters.

Netanyahu gave his second UNGA address since the beginning of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza on the morning of September 26.

“Netanyahu is inside the UN right now. Having just spoken to a mostly empty room about Israel’s war on Gaza,” said Palestinian Youth Movement organizer Nidaa Lafi. “Rest assured Netanyahu, everywhere you go, you will be met with empty rooms.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/27/thousands-march-to-denounce-netanyahu-at-unga-everywhere-you-go-you-will-be-met-with-empty-rooms/
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China declared it will voluntarily reduce its economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% from its peak level by 2035, in its attempts to fulfill the requirements of the Paris Agreement. It asked other countries to also “step up actions to realize the beautiful vision of harmony between man and nature and preserve planet earth.”

The announcement was made by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his virtual address to the United Nations Climate Summit, which was held alongside the ongoing UNGA summit in New York on Wednesday, September 24.

The summit was hosted by UN Secretary General António Guterres along with Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. Brazil is the host of the next COP30 conference in November.

This is the first commitment of its kind made by China, which is now the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases at the global forum – mainly due to its massive population of 1.4 billion and decades of rapid industrialization. The commitment renews hope in the success of the world’s attempts to fight climate change.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/26/china-announces-up-to-10-reduction-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-2035/
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While the Palestinian Authority welcomed the recognition, the Palestinian grassroots faulted the move as conditional, symbolic, unjust, and took dozens of thousands of lives to be announced.

A handful of Western countries announced their recognition of a Palestinian State on Sunday, September 21, including the UK, Canada, Australia, and Portugal.

France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, and Andorra also joined the move on Monday, September 22, followed by the Republic of San Marino, which announced its recognition on Tuesday September 23.

The new wave of recognition raises the number of sovereign states that have recognized Palestinian statehood to 159 out of 193 member states at the United Nations, representing over 80% of the international community.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/27/western-recognition-of-palestinian-statehood-a-symbolic-move-or-real-progress-towards-a-just-solution/
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The Israeli occupation authorities have imposed a new restriction on Beit Iksa and Nabi Samuil villages, and the Al-Khalayleh neighborhood, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem.

The residents of the annexed communities are unable to reach their homes without special Israeli permits anymore.

The move has been considered as a de facto annexation because it removed the communities from the Palestinian administrative registry, placing them under direct Israeli control instead.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/29/israel-imposes-de-facto-annexation-on-three-communities-in-jerusalem/
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Across East Africa, solidarity with the people of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is gaining momentum, as activists, intellectuals, and workers draw inspiration from the revolutionary path being charted by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

On September 19, 2025, a forum was convened in Nairobi by the Ngong Social Justice Center Revolutionary Socialist League (RSL) and Ukombozi Library to commemorate the second anniversary of the AES. The event’s theme was “Two Years on: Looking At the Alliance of the Sahel”.

The gathering started with the screening of a documentary on Modibo Keïta, Mali’s first president and a leading Pan-Africanist, produced by African Stream. The discussions that followed highlighted the deep historical links between Keita’s socialist vision and the present-day anti-imperialist wave sweeping across the Sahel.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/29/east-africa-rallies-with-the-anti-imperialist-struggle-in-the-sahel/
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🇵🇪 Peruvian protesters face repression by right-wing Boluarte government

A controversial pension law has sparked protests and strikes in Peru, which have now evolved to express generalized discontent against the government and Congress, encompassing larger issues such as corruption and extortion.

The disapproval rates of both the government and Congress are over 90% in the country, and people are calling for an ousting of the "corrupt" institutions in Peru. Peruvians will have elections in April 2026, the first since the coup against Pedro Castillo in December 2022.
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, spoke of the death of Assata Shakur simply, “We fulfilled our duty.” This humble statement encapsulated four decades of unwavering commitment by the Cuban state to protect one of the United States’ most hunted revolutionaries and let her live her life as a free woman.

Assata Shakur’s flight and exile were not just a physical escape from an unjust and violent system; they were a political and ideological act. Her unwavering belief in a socialist future, a world free from the exploitative forces of capitalism, imperialism, and racism, was what made her a profound threat to the US establishment.

A living testament to the possibility of resistance, Assata embodied the courage not only to think about change but to fight for a new world entirely.

📲 Read the full article by Manolo De Los Santos on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/29/a-fugitives-freedom-assata-shakurs-exile-in-cuba/
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