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The Colombian Peasant Movement in the Face of the New Political Situation
Colombian peasant leaders warn that the incoming far-right government of Abelardo de la Espriella threatens to reverse land reforms, intensify repression, and criminalize protest.
Palestinian youth are risking their lives to clear rubble in Gaza
In Gaza, teenage boys work dangerous, backbreaking rubble-clearing jobs for meager wages to support their families and reclaim what remains of their homes.
PI Briefing | No. 25 | The Unfinished Congress
Two centuries after Bolívar tried to unite the Americas around sovereign equality, progressive forces are once again building solidarity between peoples and nations.
Us Ammunition Ship Docked In Wales During Iran Strikes
A US military container ship secretly docked in Wales to restock bombs at RAF Fairford, enabling Trump’s renewed airstrikes on Iran from UK soil.
“Medics for the People” Turns Health Care Into Organizing
The Medics for the People initiative promoted by the Workers’ Party of Belgium provides free primary care as a basis for organising working-class communities.
War & Peace
Malaysia Detains Cargo Container Suspected of Shipment to Israel
Malaysia detained a suspected Israel-bound container at Tanjung Pelepas under its export ban, acting on intelligence later linked by activists to Elbit Systems and The Hague Group obligations.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 23 | The Earth Beneath Us
The fires are here. So are the technologies of transition. What is missing is power over investment.
Labor
Congreso de los Pueblos: “Against Fascism and Imperialism: Mobilization and People's Power”
Congreso de los Pueblos rejects capitalism, fascism, and the De la Espriella government, advocating instead for common goods, participatory democracy, "Buen Vivir," and popular reforms to build People's Power and defend life.
War & Peace
The Genocide of South Lebanon
Israel is systematically destroying southern Lebanon through mass killings, displacement, and infrastructure devastation—following the same genocidal pattern it has inflicted on Gaza.
Food Sovereignty
Under the mango tree: Youth solidarity and the seeds of peasant agroecology in Kenya
A youth-led peer-to-peer agroecology exchange programme challenges capitalist labour relations and patriarchal norms by mobilising young people.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 22 | Red Scare
Washington is reviving an old doctrine to defeat the forces of liberation — within its borders and beyond them.
Democracy
Cockroach Democracy: Unarmed and Dangerous
A youth protest movement, born from an insult by India's Chief Justice and ignited by exam corruption, erupts into a massive, defiant march on Parliament in July 2026
Politics
In France, Lawfare Is Used to Silence Pro-Palestine Lawmaker
MEP Rima Hassan is embroiled in trial for defending Palestinians’ right to resist occupation.
Imperialism
1927–2027: Why Do We Celebrate A Century Of Struggle Against Imperialism?
The centenary of the 1927 League Against Imperialism offer a critical opportunity to rebuild a united, working-class internationalist movement.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 21 | A Predatory State
Zionist colonialism has relied on sexual violence against Palestinians from its very beginnings.
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