Author: Peoples Dispatch

Bolivia rejects election postponement
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Bolivians reject postponement of elections with massive mobilizations

July 29, 2020 Peoples Dispatch
Organizations and trade unions from diverse sectors in Bolivia joined the call to mobilize today, on July 28, against the postponement of the general elections in Bolivia. The call for nationwide mobilizations was given by […]
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Sanitation workers in New Orleans on strike to demand better conditions and pay

May 8, 2020 Peoples Dispatch
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, across the world workers on the frontlines of the battle against the spread of the disease have been organizing to demand that governments and employers provide them greater […]
Trumpinindia
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Trump in India: 13 killed as right-wing mobs go on rampage in Delhi

February 25, 2020 Peoples Dispatch
As many as 13 people have died in India’s capital, Delhi, after right-wing mobs went on a rampage, especially targeting sites where people have been protesting the discriminatory and divisive Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In […]
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Bolivians bravely fight back against coup: ‘We are going to resist until the last’

November 17, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
It has been five days since the violent, racist coup d’état forced the resignation of President Evo Morales and Vice-president Álvaro García Linera. Since then, the people of Bolivia and the world have remained firm […]
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At least five killed by army in massacre in Cochabamba, Bolivia

November 15, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
Protests against the civic-military coup have been growing in strength across the country and security forces have responded with brutal repression Bolivian security forces killed as many as five protesters on November 15 near the […]
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Day 2 of the civic-military coup in Bolivia

November 13, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
Bolivian people have taken to the streets to resist the civic-military coup d’état carried out against President Evo Morales and Vice-President Alvaro García Linera which culminated in their forced resignation on Sunday November 10. Due […]
Lula livre ahora
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Brazil’s ex-president Lula freed after 580 days in prison

November 8, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was released Friday, Nov. 8, after being held for 580 days at the Federal Police headquarters in Curitiba, southern Brazil. Lula was greeted by a massive crowd […]
Bolivia opposition facha
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Bolivian opposition carries out racist, misogynist attacks against government supporters

November 7, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
By Tanya Wadhwa Frustrated by its defeat in the presidential elections held in the country on October 20 and emboldened by U.S. support, the Bolivian opposition has scaled up its attacks on supporters of the […]
Chile no hay normalidad
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Anti-government protests in Chile enter a third week

November 7, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
“There is no normality” Chileans continue to mobilize against the government of Sebastian Piñera and demand a National Constituent Assembly. Photo: Frente Fotográfico Chileans are demanding the resignation of President Sebastián Piñera, the establishment of […]
Demonstrators Continue Protest As Ecuador Government Holds Talks To End Chaos After Fleeing
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Ecuador’s people have a won a victory but government repression continues

October 15, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
Following 12 days of massive protests, the government of Lenín Moreno repealed Decree 883 which formalized neoliberal reforms. At the same time, it launched a crackdown on political opponents. On October 13, the people of […]