Latin American movements warn of a coup underway in Peru
The Social Movements of ALBA platform said the resignation of Peruvian foreign minister Héctor Béjar is a clear example of the ongoing coup against the newly inaugurated left government
Progressive movements warn of right-wing coup against Pedro Castillo and other stories
Today we look at ALBA Movements’ statement on the coup attempts in Peru, fuel and medical shortages in Lebanon as the government cuts subsidies, and more
Warrior Met Coal strike completes 4 months amid repression in the US and other stories
Today we look at the 4 month long strike by Warrior Met Coal workers in the US, the fatal shooting of a Palestinian child by Israeli forces in the Occupied West Bank, and more
Pedro Castillo sworn in as president of Peru after more than a month of uncertainty
Many progressive leaders of the Latin American and Caribbean region believe that Castillo will strengthen regional integration and the anti-imperialist movement in the region.
Pedro Castillo takes office as Peru’s new president
In his first speech as president, peasant and public school teacher Pedro Castillo stressed that his government will prioritize the needs of the historically marginalized sectors and outlined a series of progressive reforms to transform the country
Peru’s election jury proclaims socialist Pedro Castillo as president and other stories
Today we look at the official declaration of Pedro Castillo as Peru’s next president, a strike by workers at a Frito Lay plant in the US against brutal working conditions, and more
It’s official: Left candidate Pedro Castillo declared winner of presidential elections in Peru
Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the run-off elections with 50.126% of the votes, receiving 44,263 more votes than his opponent Keiko Fujimori of the far-right Popular Force party
There’s a dirty tricks campaign underway in Peru to deny the left’s presidential victory
The campaign to overturn Peru’s presidential election results is one of “unconventional warfare.”
Why hasn’t Pedro Castillo been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential elections yet?
Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the second round of presidential elections but his opponent has refused to concede and the National Jury of Elections (JNE) has not yet proclaimed him as winner.
First Nations people find 751 unmarked graves at residential school and other stories
Today we look at the discovery of graves at a former residential school in Canada, the custodial killing of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, and more
Israel and Saudi coalition absent from UN CAAC Report’s ‘list of shame’ and other stories
Today we look at the UN’s annual report on Children and Armed Conflict, the final trials of Cuba’s Abdala and Soberana 02 vaccines, and more
Peruvians defend Pedro Castillo’s victory as Keiko Fujimori continues coup attempts
Right-wing Keiko Fujimori from Popular Force is still refusing to concede. Castillo won the elections with a margin of at least 44,000 votes.
- Iranian president asks US to lift unilateral sanctions to show seriousness in Vienna talks
- Saudi-led military coalition claims to have killed more than 160 Houthi fighters in Yemen
- Lebanese army to investigate soldier seen shooting at protesters in Beirut last week
- Massive trade union rally in Italy denounces fascist assault on labor
- 60,000 film and TV workers in the US set to strike on Monday
