Nine dead in coal mine accident in Pakistan
At least 17 coal miners have reportedly lost their lives this year by choking to death inside collapsed coal mines in different areas of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistani union leader arrested for protesting against the IMF was released on bail
Qamar-Uz-Zaman Khan was released on bail last week after he was arrested on June 22 for organizing an anti-IMF protest
MKP to embark on nationwide march against price hike on June 21
The march comes in the background of the recent IMF bailout package which would lead to the cutting of crucial subsides for the country’s poor.
Revolutionary rhythms aka how art can change the world
Laal had been in forefront of taking revolutionary music to masses in Pakistan.
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Episode 28
In this episode, Peoples Dispatch takes a look into the issue of political prisoners in Colombia, Pakistan and Ecuador and report on the release of Jesús Santrich and the arrests of Ali Wazir and Ola Bini.
Activists across the world demand release of Pakistan’s Pashtun movement leaders
Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar were arrested shortly after a protest they led was fired on by the Pakistani army in North Waziristan. Three activists were killed in the firing on the protest against atrocities by the army.
Imran Khan, the IMF and the army: Taimur Rahman on Pakistan’s devastating troika
Taimur Rehman, general secretary of Pakistan’s Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP) talks about the neoliberal crisis under the rule of prime minister Imran Khan, and the implications of the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan.
Coal miners continue to lose lives in Pakistan
The miserable conditions in mines have led to the death of more than 120 workers in recent months.
Workers stage protest against coal mine deaths in Pakistan
Eight miners have died in April alone. According to estimates, mine-related accidents kill between 100 to 200 laborers every year in the country.
In Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan residents march demanding amenities, greater say in governance
The Awami Workers Party organized the 90-km long march on April 2. Some of the key demands of the residents were proper electrification, compensation for land acquisition and the withdrawal of the colonial-era ‘numberdari’ tax system
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Episode 13
In this episode we look into death of Kurdish political prisoner Zülküf Gezen, Aurat Azadi March in Pakistan and Venezuelan opposition’s attempt to occupy consulate building in United States.
Progressive sections stand in solidarity with Aurat Azadi March in Pakistan
“Feminism with conditions is no feminism,” wrote Karachi based journalist Sadia Khatri in response to right-wing attack against the march. The organizers of the march have been faced death and rape threats online
- Iran hits back, seizes a UK-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
- Power grid workers protest planned layoffs in Spain
- Teachers in Swaziland demand immediate solution to education crisis
- Brazil approved more new pesticides in 200 days than European Union did in 8 years
- Missile and sophisticated weapons found in raid on Italian neo-Nazi party
