 For more videos on people's struggles, please subscribe to our YouTube channel. Hello and welcome to Around the World in 8 Minutes with People's Just Patch where we bring you news from people's movements and global struggles across the world. So today we are standing here in the Indian capital city of New Delhi where US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is currently visiting. Many activists and left party members here have gathered today outside close to the American center here in New Delhi to protest USA sanctions against different countries. So the purpose of Mike Pompeo's visit to India is to pressurize India to further open up its economy to drop trade barriers as well as to push India to buy defense equipment made in the US instead of buying Russian S-400s. And US is also threatening India with sanctions if it continues to buy oil from countries like Venezuela and Iran. Venezuela and Iran are two countries which are facing severe sanctions right now and which have had extreme impacts on the lives of the people and the economies of the two countries. So the protest here today is against these arm-twisting techniques of the US in which it imposes sanctions against countries which refuse to follow its dictates. The Indian government led by far right Bhatia Janata party with Prime Minister Narendra Bodhi has not really been resisting this US pressure and it's actually now starting to follow the trade rules set by the imperialist power. As a result, India which used to import huge amounts of oil from Venezuela and Iran has now started importing increasing amounts of oil from US while reducing the imports which used to come from countries like Iran and Venezuela as a result, a country like Venezuela which whose economy is majorly dependent on oil exports is suffering and the people there are also facing devastating conditions because other countries are not buying their oil. So protestors here are demanding that the Indian government stand up to US pressure that the US stop using sanctions as a way to make other countries bend to its will and stop pursuing its imperialist agenda against countries like Cuba, Venezuela and Iran. Thanks Surangya. In our second story we go to Honduras where students have been resisting fierce attacks by the military police. On Monday, dozens of agents from Honduras military police for public order invaded the Tegucigalpa campus of the National Autonomous University of Honduras and fired on students with live bullets. This was a serious violation of both the students' human rights and the autonomy of the university. The attacks severely injured at least six people while dozens were affected by tear gas. On Tuesday, the police violently repressed a student mobilization in San Pedro capital. Students in Honduras have played a central role in the protests that have been taking place since early May across the country. These have been against proposed privatization measures in public health and education. The massive mobilizations have moved beyond privatization and have demanded the resignation of the President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Last week, road blockades were erected on major highways across the country. In response to the intensification of the protests, President Hernandez announced on June 20 that the police, military and intelligence forces would be deployed across national territory to guarantee the right to free movement. Hernandez, like many other right-wing leaders, was also quick to say that the organized students were guided by Shavista manuals. The deployment of military forces has worsened the already brutal repression. According to the Coalition Against Impunity, in the past week of mobilizations, at least six people have been assassinated. June 28 is the 10th anniversary of the military coup, which overthrew democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya and initiated a process of intense neoliberalism and suppression of human rights. The election of Hernandez in 2017, in a process widely seen as rigged, was part of this. The people of Honduras see the government of Juan Orlando Hernandez as illegitimate and in the coming days are likely to mobilize in larger numbers against this repressive government. We next go to Swaziland, where nurses are on the verge of a major protest against the drug and food shortages in the country. They have declared that if a health emergency is not announced in four weeks, they will bring the sector to a halt. Swaziland's health sector is in dire crisis due to sheer management and wrong utilization of resources. There is a countrywide shortage of anti-retroviral drugs used to treat HIV positive patients affecting almost all public hospitals and even many private hospitals. The drug is of particular importance to the country, which is the highest rate of HIV infection in the world. More than 27 percent of the population is infected by the virus. Last year, the biggest medical supplier in the country announced it would stop supplies to hospitals due to unsettled bills. In 2017, the pending amount was $18 million and it will increase by now. But last year, King Maswati III spent $30 million on upgrades to his second aircraft. There is also a severe shortage of polio and tuberculosis medication. Diarrhea is among the top three reasons for child mortality in the country and particularly horrible is the impact on patients in psychiatric hospitals. Nurses say that in the absence of medication to calm them down, violence is increased, leading to more injuries to both patients and staff. The situation has deteriorated to such an extent that a government hospital in a town in Swaziland could provide only two slices of bread to each patient for a meal. The total debt owed by the country to suppliers of all services and goods, including food for school children, was about $2.30 million as of March 2018. Meanwhile, $2 billion were earmarked for the royal family's latest indulgence, a conference center and a luxury hotel to host the 2020 African Union Summit. Swaziland is a society in crisis, a situation stemming from autocratic and authoritarian rule of the king who is one of the last absolute monarchs in the world. The people are fed up. They have one demand, bring down the dictatorship and preserve life. The coming days may see a major upheaval in the country. We end by paying homage to Maria del Pilar Hurtado, a 34-year-old Colombian social leader and a mother of four who was brutally murdered by unidentified government in Tierra Alta in the Department of Cordova. Maria was the leader of a community which had occupied private land in Tierra Alta seeking homes and basic human rights. A few weeks ago, a right-wing militia had put out a pamphlet threatening those who took part in the land occupation and mentioning Maria specifically. Yet, the state refused to intervene, leading to the death of one more person who chose to resist oppression. The assassination of Maria is not a one-off incident. Over 700 social leaders have been assassinated since 2016, mostly by right-wing armed groups, while the state has remained a mute spectator. These groups seek to create an environment of terror to discourage those who would demand that the world be a better place with the same rights for all. Yet, the people continue to fight back, not just in Colombia, but in South Africa, Canada, India and across the world. These battles against state brutality, imperialism and capitalism are what give hope that another world is possible. On this note, we end this episode of Around the World in 8 Minutes. To read more about these stories, visit peoplesdispatch.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Until next time.