April 2022 : Page 7 of 15 : Peoples Dispatch

Libya

Oil production disrupted in Libya following protests demanding transfe …

April 19, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

Prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has refused to step down despite the Libyan parliament electing Fathi Bashagha as his replacement

Swaziland

Amid dispute over wages, Swaziland police resumes persecution of teach …

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 by Pavan Kulkarni

Earlier this month, Mbongwa Dlamini’s residence was sprayed with a hail of bullets by a highly militarized unit of the police called the Operation Support Service Unit (OSSU), putting the lives of his children in danger

Daily Round-up

Activists condemn Johnson government over $156M offshore asylum deal a …

April 22, 2022April 18, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the $156 million dollar agreement between the UK and Rwanda for the offshore processing of asylum claims; civilian casualties in a series of airstrikes by the Pakistani military on provinces in eastern Afghanistan; ongoing violent attacks by the Israeli occupation forces against the Al Aqsa mosque and other parts of the Occupied Palestinian territories; and the rising environmental crimes and human rights violations in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

Dispatches | DR Congo

Dispatches from the Congo: What will come of the attempts to hold Dan …

April 18, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

Kambale Musavuli from the Centre for Research on the Congo talks about the deal that Dan Gertler has struck with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This deal allows DRC to recover Gertler’s mining assets in exhange for dropping their lawsuits against the controversial Israeli billionaire. Who is Dan Gertler and how much do we really know about this deal?

World

The growing call to free Julian Assange now!

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

April 11 marks three years since the arrest of Julian Assange. Assange, journalist and co-founder of WikiLeaks, is being kept at the high security Belmarsh prison in the United Kingdom. People from progressive sections across the world including Dilma Rousseff, Yanis Varoufakis, Roger Waters, Rafael Correa and others have sent a letter to US President Joe Biden demanding that the charges against him be dropped.

World

Now is the time for nonalignment and peace

April 18, 2022 by Roger McKenzie

As countries in the Global North push to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Global South has overwhelmingly pushed for a perspective of dialogue and peace. Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad reflect on the need to create a fresh Non-Aligned Movement

World

Mapping Faultlines: 50 Days of war in Ukraine

April 20, 2022April 18, 2022 by Newsclick

In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkyastha analyses the military and economic situation in Ukraine and across the world in light of the war. He explains the various strategic developments based on the progress of the battles so far and talks about the possible aims of Russia. He also talks about why the push for peace is so weak globally.

Moldova

Moldovan left protests law banning St. George Ribbons and other Soviet …

April 18, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

The Moldovan parliament dominated by the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) voted in favor of banning the public display of Soviet and Russian symbols, including the St George’s Ribbon

Finland | Sweden

Communists urge Finland and Sweden to maintain neutrality instead of j …

April 18, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

Mainstream political sections in Finland and Sweden are persuading their respective governments to join NATO by fanning up the Russophobia that has been exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine

Afghanistan

Protests break out in Afghanistan following Pakistani air strikes that …

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

The airstrikes carried out by Pakistan in the Khost and Kunar provinces has led to the death of civilians. Khost province is home to thousands of displaced people from Pakistan

Israel | Palestine

Palestinians observe Prisoners’ Day amid increasing Israeli viol …

April 18, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

Israeli forces led fresh attacks on Al-Aqsa injuring dozens of Palestinian worshippers on Sunday. They also conducted several raids and arrests in different parts of occupied West Bank

Sri Lanka

‘Famines are not caused by shortages, they are caused by lack of …

April 18, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

Protestors have been camped outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office for over a week demanding his resignation. Sri Lankans consider the Rajapaksa-led government responsible for the current economic crisis the country is witnessing. This crisis is being called the worst since the country’s independence in 1948. It has led to severe shortages of food, fuel, medicines and even water. What has led to this crisis?