Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of political prisoner Jesús Santrich on May 29. Speaking to reporters after his release, he reiterated his commitment to a true and lasting peace in the country
Tomorrow on May 30, thousands of students, professors and trade union activists will mobilize across Brazil to protest against regressive education reforms. Since the election of far-right wing President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil has witnessed series of anti-people and anti-working class measures pushing the country towards privatization.
In this discussion, we look at the results of the recently concluded Indian elections which saw a massive victory by the far-right Bhartiya Janata Party. We look at the voting patterns and the reasons behind the increasing rightward shift, despite the incumbent BJP failing to solve various working class issues during its first term in power.
The NDA alliance led by far-right party BJP achieved a landslide victory in the historic Indian parliamentary elections
Ahead of the European parliamentary polls on May 23, Peoples Dispatch speaks to Ivan Orosa, a researcher and international political analyst, on its role and limitations, the impact of popular mobilizations such as the Yellow Vests, and the possibilities and challenges ahead of the Left.
In the part 1 of this exclusive interview to Peoples Dispatch, former Prime Minister of Nepal and senior leader of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Madhav Kumar Nepal talks about the unification process of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) and formation of NCP. On May 17, 2019, NCP took a major step in the process with announcement of leadership of various mass organizations.
The RSF shot live ammunition at the protesters, injuring 14. This the second attack on the protesters this week. On Monday, the RSF is believed to have killed four protesters and an army major.
Last week, the Honduran government announced an agreement for a 311 million dollar IMF loan even as news surfaced about the arrival of 1,000 Israeli troops to the country
As Eurovision 2019 begins in Israel on May 14, people’s movements across the globe, along with Palestinian organizations, have given a call to boycott the international song contest. Israel is attempting to use the contest for ‘artwashing’ its acts of crimes against humanity in Palestine, and to erase the history of its brutal occupation in Gaza and West Bank.
The illegal sanctions imposed by the US on Venezuela have caused billions of dollars of losses for the Venezuelan economy and have killed over 40,000 since 2017
The newly formed party which is contesting in the May 8 elections has unveiled a number of proposals to transform the social and economic spheres of the country
Guaido supporters have been obstructing members of the Embassy Protection Collective, the legal tenants of the building, from taking food and medicines for the residents inside. They have also sexually, physically, and verbally abused the peace activists. There have been multiple break-in attempts by members of this right-wing mob, but the Secret Service has stood idly by, and has taken legal action against the embassy protectors instead.
