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World’s richest 1% captured over 63% of all wealth created since 2020: Oxfam

January 19, 2023 Peoples Dispatch

The world’s richest 1% captured over two-thirds of all wealth created by humanity since 2020, leaving just one-third for the other 99% of the population, claims a report published by Oxfam on Monday, January 16. The […]

France set for ‘Black Thursday’ nationwide strike over pension reforms

January 19, 2023 Al Mayadeen English

Massive mayhem is ahead in France, as unions and protesters call for a “Black Thursday” countrywide strike over the government’s pension plans this week. The day of protest will be the first significant challenge that will establish […]

Lula: In the face of the coup and the importance of popular mobilization

January 13, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha

The attempted fascist Bolsonarist coup d’état of January 8 in Brasilia is not merely a local event. Everything indicates that it had international sponsorship. It is far from being a spontaneous revolt, as there are […]

Thousands march in Paris over rising prices, pension reform

January 12, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha

Thousands of people hit the streets of the French capital Paris on Jan. 7 as they demonstrated against President Emmanuel Macron for rising prices and pension reform. “We went out today for the sake of […]

Peruvian security forces massacre 17 protesters in Juliaca, Puno

January 11, 2023 Tanya Wadhwa

On Monday, January 9, Peruvian security forces brutally repressed an anti-government protest in Juliaca, a city in southern Peru’s Puno region, killing at least 17 protesters and leaving at least 68 others severely injured. The […]

Peru: Juliaca massacre death toll rises to 17

January 10, 2023 Ollie Vargas

January 10 — Peru’s human rights ombudsman has confirmed that the death toll from last night’s massacre in Juliaca has risen to 17. The protesters were killed while participating in the general strike against the coup […]

Lula inspects damage caused by Bolsonarists in Brasilia

January 9, 2023 teleSUR

He described the coup attempt promoted by “fascist vandals” as “barbaric” and accused Jair Bolsonaro of “stimulating” these anti-democratic acts with his attitude. On Sunday night, President Lula da Silva arrived in Brasilia to inspect […]

Coup attempt: Bolsonaro supporters invade Congress, Supreme Court, and office of President in Brasilia

January 9, 2023 Peoples Dispatch

Supporters of the former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Federal Court, National Congress, and the Planalto Palace, the office of the president, this Sunday January 8, breaking through the blockade of the Military Police […]

Peru: Nationwide Strike Against Boluarte Reaches Third Day

January 7, 2023 teleSUR

The strongest protests are taking place in the southern part of the country. Journalists report traffic blockades on the Interoceanic Highway and the Pan-American Highway. On Friday, Peruvians stage the third consecutive day of protests […]

‘They shot them down like animals’: massacre in Peru’s Ayacucho

January 5, 2023 Zoe Alexandra

On December 15, 2022, while helicopters flew overhead, members of Peru’s national army shot down civilians with live bullets in the outskirts of the city of Ayacucho. This action was in response to a national strike and […]