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“Sekou Odinga lived to manifest ... the need to resist in order to overcome white supremacy and capitalist-imperialism, the scourge of the planet. Long Live the warrior spirit of Sekou Odinga.” - Jalil Muntaqim

Mural of Gaza journalist Motaz Azaiza. Photo from Flickr by Duncan Cummings from January 28, 2024. By Peoples Dispatch / Peoples Dispatch Nearly three fourths of all journalists and media workers killed in 2023 were Palestinians who were killed in the first three months of the Israeli war in Gaza, said the annual report of Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released on Thursday, February 15. According to the CPJ, at least 99 journalists and media workers were killed in 2023. This is the

A person holds various pills in their hand. Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Sharon Dawn from March 23, 2020. By Peoples Health Dispatch / Peoples Dispatch “It’s time to step up, promote health justice, and meet the real needs of people,” says Alan Silva from the European chapter of the People’s Health Movement (PHM), addressing the need for revolutionizing pharma policies in Europe. A long-time advocate for access to medicines, Silva understands how important it is for Europe to change t...

In United States-occupied Puerto Rico, the movement for Palestinian liberation has been growing, reports Peoples Dispatch.

On Nov. 20, protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, MX to denounce the military and financial help that the U.S. has given to Israel (Eneas De Troya / ) By Tanupriya Singh / Peoples Dispatch Chile and Mexico have called upon the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the crimes being committed amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. In the past 105 days, Israel has killed over 24,600 Palestinians in Gaza, with more than 7,000 people missing and presumed dead under the rubble. In...

Sekou Odinga, Black Liberation Activist Who Helped Free Assata Shakur, Passes Away At 79

Health workers are at grave risk while trying to provide care to the tens of thousands who are injured due to Israel’s brutal attacks. Both they and aid agencies are also faced with extremely tough choices on how to distribute the scarce medical supplies that are remaining. By Ana Vračar / Peoples Dispatch, https://scheerpost.com/2024/01/14/gazas-heath-workers-and-aid-agencies-face-impossible-choices/ Triage is…

A trader is vaccinated in Mogadishu. Photo: AMISOM Public Information, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Peoples Health Dispatch / Peoples Dispatch The close of 2023 marked a grim milestone: over 7 million people had lost their lives to COVID-19 by then. Though the cases and deaths were lower than during the peak years of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned against complacency. In December 2023, 10,000 people died from COVID-19, with over half in the United States. Maria Van

Children were injured as a result of a targeting in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip (Photo: Al Awda Health and Community Association) By Ana Vračar / Peoples Dispatch Triage is the term that most accurately summarizes what is happening to health services in Gaza. Every hour, health workers have to determine who among the dozens of patients lying on the hospital floors should be treated first. Doctors and nurses also have to decide who gets paracetamol or ibuprofen for procedures tha...

Photo: Half a million people participated in the largest pro-Palestine march in U.S. history on Nov. 4. Credit: Bratton Young. Reposted from Peoples D