"As long as the same states that “recognize” Palestine fail to impose sanctions on Israel or make it comply with international law, the whole act remains a sham."

📲 Read the full article by Biljana Vankovska on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/whats-behind-western-recognition-of-palestinian-statehood/

At the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman, prime minister of Niger’s Transition Government, delivered a defiant and historic speech that laid bare the aspirations of the Sahel alliance and accused France of orchestrating decades of destabilization in the region.

Zeine began by aligning Niger with the statement delivered the previous day by Malian Prime Minister Abdullah Maïga, who also spoke on behalf of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – the political, economic, and defense alliance formed by Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso in 2023 after they severed ties with ECOWAS.

“He forcefully expressed the aspirations of our alliance and our people, with full respect for our sovereignty, the defense of our interests, and genuine cooperation with all countries enamored of peace and justice,” Zeine affirmed.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/niger-defends-sahel-sovereignty-calls-out-french-colonialism-at-unga/

Iran rejected the invocation of international sanctions against it under the snapback provision, claiming they are illegal and unjustified. It declared that neither Iran nor any other member country of the UN is obliged to recognize and implement these sanctions.

A day after the UN sanctions were revived, a statement issued by the Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed that the three European countries, the UK, France, and Germany, along with the US, “misused the dispute resolution mechanism”, under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and UN Security Council resolution 2231, to target Iran illegally.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/re-imposition-of-international-sanctions-is-illegal-and-unjustified-says-iran/

A week since protests began in Ecuador against the decision by Daniel Noboa’s right-wing government to eliminate the diesel subsidy, nearly 100 people have been detained and one person was killed by police repression.

The nationwide protests kicked off after Marlon Vargas, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), Ecuador’s most important social movement, called on all sectors of society to take to the streets and reject the move by Noboa.

the radical response of the Noboa government to the protests has prompted several human rights organizations to speak out. UN Special Rapporteur Gina Romero noted that the executive branch has initiated a crackdown on the Indigenous movement, social organizations, and protesters in general. She also stated: “I have received reports that the Ecuadorian Armed Forces are acting in protest contexts, which is contrary to international standards on the right to assembly, even in states of emergency. Cease fire against protesters! Protesting is a right, it cannot cost lives.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/one-dead-and-nearly-100-arrested-amid-heavy-repression-of-protests-in-ecuador/

“Please country, join us. As mothers, daughters, and sisters,” Carla Saavedra, the aunt of one of the murdered women, told CNN, as thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest violence against women.

“What happened is terrible. It happened to all of us, not only our family. It happened to all of us as a society.”

Outrage and grief continue to grow in the aftermath of the triple femicide that shocked Argentina last week.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/mass-protests-in-argentina-denounce-live-streamed-triple-femicide/

“Imperialism cannot erase the unquestionable social and economic accomplishments of Cuba during decades of the revolution,” said Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, at an event in New York City on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on September 27.

The event, titled “Cuba and the UN: A Fight for the Global South,” was hosted by the People’s Forum, a New York City-based movement incubator, and featured Rodríguez as a speaker. Imperialism, as Rodríguez reaffirmed, “cannot make us abandon the path of socialism.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/imperialism-cannot-make-us-abandon-the-path-of-socialism-reaffirms-cuban-foreign-minister/

New Zealand’s stance on the genocide in Gaza in the UNGA speech was heavily criticized by activists who saw it as a betrayal of the people.

📲 Read the full article by Gabriella Brayne on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/assata-and-aotearoa-revealing-the-moral-senselessness-of-our-oppressors/

Hospitals in Gaza remain among the main targets of Israeli assaults. Several facilities were forced to close last week due to attacks and shortages. On September 30, the Ministry of Health in Gaza warned of the “disastrous challenges faced by medical teams due to the shortage of medicines and consumables,” stressing that Israel’s actions are having devastating consequences for those injured.

Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) recently also sounded the alarm, emphasizing that renewed sieges and strikes had led to the full or partial suspension of services in several healthcare institutions, including Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital and the specialist ophthalmology hospital. “Each shutdown denies thousands access to life-saving care and forces civilians into mass displacement,” said Dr. Nidal Jboor of DAG.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/israels-attacks-on-gazas-healthcare-show-no-sign-of-stopping/

🇲🇦The mass protests witnessed on the streets of Morocco, which are likely to continue, did not emerge out of a vacuum, but resulted from historic policies that have contributed to record-high unemployment among youth and deterioration of essential social services including healthcare and education.

Prioritizing the expenditure of public finances on building stadiums for the 2030 FIFA World cup, while the situation of healthcare sector, education and employment has been drastically deteriorating, fueled popular anger.

The central demands of the protest are for the government to focus on guaranteeing free, quality public education and public healthcare for all, and invest in the people.

📲 Read the full article by Wahid Ben Ali and Aseel Saleh on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/moroccans-take-to-the-streets-in-largest-protests-in-years/

Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Indian journalist Prasanth R and Roger McKenzie, international editor of the Morning Star. In this episode, they reflect on Israel's continued genocide on the people of Gaza, Trump’s "peace" plan, major developments at the United Nations General Assembly, the UN’s approval of a “Gang Suppression Force” for Haiti, and the youth protests in Morocco and Madagascar.

https://www.youtube.com/live/aHDCZwLsJz4?si=Zbwp7mAWMnxmc9YE

“The flotilla keeps alive the spirit of steadfastness – sumud – that Palestinians themselves embody,” Amirul Fahmi, a Malaysian activist working with Institut Kajian Dasar (IKD), told Peoples Dispatch.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, with hundreds of activists and over 40 boats, is heading towards besieged Gaza to break the Israeli blockade and deliver crucial humanitarian aid despite threats of violence by Israel.

34 Malaysian participants are organized under the banner of “Sumud Nusantara”. It is a collaborative effort of various Malaysian civil society groups such as Cinta Gaza Malaysia and MAPIM, among others. Most of the Malaysians participating in the flotilla are doctors, journalists, and activists.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/01/for-malaysians-global-sumud-flotilla-brings-hope-of-peace-to-gaza/

At least 20 Israeli military vessels intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla while it was on its way to deliver food and medicine to the starved Gaza Strip. Flotilla activists reported on October 1 that their vessels were being illegally intercepted and boarded by military personnel while the ships were 75 miles away from the Gaza coast.

Before the interception, Israeli forces attempted to intimidate flotilla participants over radio. To these threats, Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila responded that the journey is protected under international law, and any effort to block it is not.

“We carry food, aid, water filters, crutches, baby formula, to people you have been starving to death,” Ávila affirmed.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/01/global-sumud-flotilla-intercepted/

Black revolutionary freedom fighter Assata Shakur passed away on September 25, as announced by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shakur, who had been granted political asylum in socialist Cuba, left behind a legacy of inspiration for young, particularly Black organizers in the United States.

Peoples Dispatch spoke to Rachel Domond, a 28-year-old Black organizer, visual artist, and a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, on how Shakur’s life and legacy influenced her political journey.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/01/learning-from-assata-a-young-black-socialist-on-duty-and-discipline/

On September 27 and 28 in Lima, Peru, police violently attacked protesters demanding an end to corruption, greater security, an end to extortion by criminal groups, and the end of Dina Boluarte’s government in general.

Boluarte was the vice president of Pedro Castillo, who was removed from office in what many have called a “coup d’état”.

After that, Boluarte led a government that harshly repressed protesters demanding the return of Castillo. Nearly 60 deaths were recorded during the protests that lasted for months between 2022 and 2023.

📲 Read the full article on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/01/repression-escalates-as-protests-continue-in-peru/

At least one person was killed and about two dozen others, including security personnel, were injured during a strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan’s Jammu and Kashmir region on Monday, September 29.

The JKJAAC has submitted a 38-point Charter of Demands, which includes both old and new demands such as:

- The removal of perks for the ruling elite.
- Subsidized wheat for the people in the region.
- An adequate local share in state revenues from local resources.
- Subsidized electricity.
- The abolition of 12 seats reserved in the provincial legislature for Kashmiris living in other parts of the country.
- And several other demands.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/one-killed-dozens-injured-in-pakistan-protests-for-better-governance/

After a general strike that reverberated across the region, workers in Italy are continuing their struggle in solidarity with Palestine and the Global Sumud Flotilla. Roughly 100 daily actions are now taking place across the country, a vivid reminder to the Meloni government that the people of Italy – unlike their administration – stand firmly with the Palestinians.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/01/permanent-mobilization-in-italy-after-and-ahead-of-the-general-strike/

"Sporadic news reports over the past two years have detailed India’s continued arms relationship with Israel."

📲 Read the full article by Sudhanva Deshpande and Vijay Prashad on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/01/indian-companies-complicit-in-israels-genocide-of-the-palestinians/

🇵🇸 Protests have erupted in cities across the world to protest the illegal arrest of over 500 humanitarian activists by Israel.

Israel staged a massive operation at nightfall on October 1 to intercept the 40 boat-strong flotilla and impede them from breaking the blockade on Gaza and delivering life-saving humanitarian aid.

Participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla hail from dozens of countries from across the world, and have called on people internationally to demand the safe passage of their vessels, the release of activists in detention, and an end to Israel’s genocide of Gaza.

The past two weeks marked an unprecedented escalation in the central occupied West Bank, particularly in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate.

Recent developments suggest Israel may focus upcoming operations in Ramallah and Al-Bireh after its “Iron Wall” operation failed in the northern West Bank and resistance attacks have expanded to other parts of the occupied territories.

The new developments have proven that crushing Palestinian resistance in the occupied West Bank was nothing but a myth that Netanyahu’s government has chosen to believe and broadcast.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/01/resistance-operations-expand-to-ramallah-after-israel-fails-to-eliminate-them-in-the-north/

🇲🇦 Why are the people of Morocco on the streets?

Mass protests have been underway in Morocco for the last several days against record-high unemployment among youth and deterioration of essential social services, including healthcare and education.

Wahid Ben Ali of the International Peoples’ Assembly (IPA) broke down the situation in the African country where the government has invested more in stadiums than in the well-being of its people.

Tens of thousands of people mobilized around the world within hours of news breaking that Israel had attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla and kidnapped dozens of activists. Demonstrations are expected to grow in the coming days.

Marchers converged on foreign ministries and government headquarters with common demands: an end to the genocide in Gaza and support for the flotilla’s mission.

Since late August, around 50 vessels with hundreds of international activists – including journalists, health workers, and lawyers – have been sailing to break Israel’s illegal sea blockade of Gaza. They were carrying tons of vital supplies, such as food and medicine, for a population subjected to two years of relentless genocide.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/02/protests-erupt-after-israeli-attack-on-global-sumud-flotilla/