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President Xiomara Castro repeals neoliberal ZEDE Law in landmark step and other stories

Today we look at the repeal of the ZEDE law in Honduras, US threats against the China-Solomon Islands security pact, and more

April 26, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the repeal of the Law of Zones of Employment and Economic Development by progressive President Xiomara Castro in Honduras; renewed threats by the US and its allies against a security cooperation agreement between China and the Solomon Islands; an appeal by UN experts urging the international community to resume its support to 6 leading Palestinian civil society organizations outlawed by Israel; and the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on the global military expenditure in 2021.