🇲🇦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.

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“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/

The escalating the political crisis in Madagascar appears to have reached its peak on September 29, when President Andry Rajoelina announced that he was dissolving the government, following days of mass protests largely led by young people, against chronic water and power outages.

The unrest began on September 25 in the capital, Antananarivo, as demonstrators took to the streets demanding reliable access to electricity and potable water, a fundamental challenge for many Malagasy households.

What began as largely peaceful marches soon degenerated as security forces intervened decisively. Tear gas was deployed, curfews imposed, and reports emerged of beatings, mass arrests, and even use of live ammunition.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/01/madagascars-president-dissolves-government-following-youth-led-protests/