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• Indonesia & West Papua

  Indonesia: Civil Society Coalition calls on Jokowi to apologies for fatal Kanjuruhan tragedy

  3 October, by WIRYONO Singgih

  The Civil Society Coalition is urging President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to publically apologise to the victims of the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy.
  Coalition member Julius Ibrani from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) said that an apology by Widodo would also be an (...)

• Women (Iran)

  “The Iranian uprising has the features of a revolution”

  24 September, by CRUCIATI Chiara, KAMKARI Fariborz

  This interview is republished from Il Manifesto who spoke about the uprising with Fariborz Kamkari, a Kurdish-Iranian director, author of the films The Flowers of Kirkuk and Being Kurdish, among others, and the novel Return to Iran.
  It’s not easy to get accurate news of the uprising that has (...)

• Sri Lanka

  Being a refugee in Sri Lanka amid a biting economic downturn

  2 October, by SRINIVASAN Meera

  Except for some distance from threat and persecution, refugee life is far from easy
  The two large beds, with no gap in between, occupy almost the entire area of the room, barely 12 X 8 feet. The Fareeduns’ family of four has been using the space, which also has a small TV on the wall, a sewing (...)

• Burma / Myanmar

  Myanmar: The junta’s sexual assault victims will not be silent

  23 September, by Frontier Myanmar

  By bravely writing about his treatment at the hands of the military, Frontier reporter Ye Mon has exposed its institutional barbarism and hopefully encouraged other survivors to tell their story.
  It’s hard to imagine the courage required to come forward and share a personal story of sexual (...)

• History (Ukraine)

  Remembrance done wrong. Patriotic narratives, Left-wing history and constructed imageries of Ukrainian national remembrance policies

  6 October, by STARODUBTSEV Vladislav

  “I wanted to dedicate this step to one thing – if we want understanding and national unity, we must live on the true story. Lies will not lead to partnership,” — famous quote by Ukrainian president Viktor Uschenko on the granting Stepan Bandera status of national hero.
  The same person did a lot (...)

• Brazil

  Brazil: Disappointed hopes in the first round of elections

  23 September, by AGUIAR Thiago, DUTRA Israel

  This article was written before the first round on 2 October. Its hope was not confirmed by the results - Lula in the lead but not outright election.
  The latest Datafolha poll, published on 22 September, leaves open the possibility that the Brazilian presidential election will be decided in (...)

• Human Rights and Freedoms

  Britain: Rights groups back openDemocracy journalism in face of legal threat

  5 October

  Leading media freedom organisations call for libel action against ‘public interest’ journalism to be dropped
  A group of influential rights organisations have signalled their strong support for openDemocracy’s “public interest” journalism in the face of legal threats, in a joint statement calling (...)

• Women (Russia)

  Russia’s women are fighting back against the war in Ukraine

  4 October, by SERAFIMOV Andrey

  How does a largely faceless and nameless group of Russian activists operate in Russia and beyond?
  Within 48 hours of Vladimir Putin’s 24 February invasion of Ukraine, Russian feminists had mobilised to form the Feminist Anti-War Resistance (FAR).
  “Feminism as a political force cannot be on the (...)

• Ukraine

  Ukraine: “The minimum task is to restore, without losses, all the civil, political, and social rights that we had before the war. ” Interview with Serhii Guz

  4 October, by GUZ Serhiy, LeftEast

  Interview with Serhii Guz, journalist and trade union activist from Ukraine
  LeftEast: Could you introduce yourself?
  My name is Serhiy Guz, I am 52 years old, and I have been working as a journalist and editor for 27 years. I am actively involved in public life. I was one of the founders and (...)

• Ukraine

  International solidarity. How foreign leftists are helping Ukraine in the war

  4 October, by ANTONIW Mick, FORD Chris J., MALISZ Zofia , MOROS Elisa, NOVAK Adam, STARODUBTSEV Vladislav

  Since the beginning of the full-scale war, we have published numerous critical texts about those leftists who have got stuck in the past and keep seeing the war as just another confrontation between Western and Russian imperialism. Some adhere to this idea due to sincere beliefs; others simply (...)

• Ukraine

  Ukraine: Behind Russia’s War Is Thirty Years of Post-Soviet Class Conflict

  3 October, by ISHCHENKO Volodymyr

  The invasion of Ukraine is not simply a product of Vladimir Putin’s expansionist mindset. It corresponds to a project for Russian capitalism that he and his allies have pursued since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
  Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine earlier this year, analysts across the (...)

• The Left (Malaysia)

  Malaysia: Response to concerns about a PSM-Pakatan Harapan electoral pact

  28 September, by ARUTCHELVAN S.

  Firstly let me respond to the article “PSM owes supporters explanation for seeking to join PH” which appeared in Free Malaysia Today on 27-9-2022. I will like to thank Sdr Dr Kua Kia Soong for posting these questions as it will give us the avenue to respond to these questions.
  To start with, PSM (...)

• Ukraine

  “Leftists” outside Ukraine are used to listening only to people from Moscow: Interview with anarcho-syndicalists in Eastern Ukraine

  4 October, by DUBOVIK Anatoliy, SHEVCHENKO Sergiy, TARINSKI Yavor

  Yavor Tarinski from the Greek libertarian journal Aftoleksi interviews two anarchists from eastern Ukraine. They themselves were politically active for decades in eastern Ukraine until before the 2014 invasion – where the possibility of any unmediated political action collapsed. They are both (...)

• Far Right, Religious Right (USA)

  United States: The Supreme Court is back in session, with new controversial cases that stand to change many Americans’ lives – here’s what to expect

  30 September, by MARIETTA Morgan

  Affirmative action, discrimination against LGBTQ people and election laws are some of the hot-button issues that the Supreme Court will tackle this fall.
  Following a dramatic year of controversial rulings, the Supreme Court began hearing new cases on Oct. 3, 2022, with a full agenda.
  The (...)

• Brazil

  The lesson from the first round of Brazil’s election: Bolsonarismo is here to stay

  4 October, by SABATINI Christopher

  It seems likely that Luiz Inàcio Lula da Silva will eventually oust the president. Even if he does, a turbulent time in office awaits
  The first lesson from Brazil’s election on Sunday is that public opinion surveys severely misfired. Just a few days before the contest, many reported a 15% lead (...)

• Climate (Ecology)

  In a First Study of Pakistan’s Floods, Scientists See Climate Change at Work

  15 September, by ZHONG Raymond

  A growing field called attribution science is helping researchers rapidly assess the links between global warming and weather disasters.
  Pakistan began receiving abnormally heavy rain in mid-June, and, by late August, drenching downpours were declared a national emergency. The southern part of (...)

• Brazil

  Brazil: End of the Nightmare?

  3 October, by LÖWY Michael

  The result of the first round of the Brazilian elections on 2^nd October is mixed. Certainly, Lula, the candidate of the Workers’ Party, is in the lead, with 48.4% of the vote. But the hope of a victory in the first round has vanished and, above all, he is closely followed by Jair Bolsonaro, the (...)

• Analysis & Debates (Movements)

  Building an Emancipatory Program Based on Social Movements

  29 August, by MASSIAH Gustave

  We have entered a period of fundamental rupture, a period of transition marked by strong contradictions. The various social, ecological, geopolitical, political and ideological institutions are entering into crisis and these crises are combining. This situation is reminiscent of the crisis of (...)

• Great Britain & Northern Ireland (Europe)

  Britain: Austerity 2.0

  2 October, by PEARSON Simon

  Simon Pearson on broken resolutions that have taken us to the brink.
  The Resolution Foundation estimates that cuts to welfare, infrastructure projects, and departmental spending of up to £47 billion are necessary to bring the national debt under control, after this Conservative government’s (...)

• Great Britain & Northern Ireland (Europe)

  Britain: Trussonomics: a very short introduction

  3 October, by PEARSON Simon

  Simon Pearson reports on more back of an envelope planning from Truss and Kwarteng.
  The story is not the chancellor’s humiliating U-turn and eliminating the 45p tax rate cut for the rich. Given the mutinous mutterings over the weekend of Tory grandees (and Michael Gove) in Birmingham for their (...)