Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
The war in Ukraine has dominated international news in recent months. The same cannot be said of the war in Burma, where resistance to the military junta continues under dramatically difficult conditions. Indeed, across South and Southeast Asia, progressive movements are mobilising in the face of democratic, social, climate, ecological and health crises that are hitting the populations hard. We make this urgent appeal to re-launch solidarity, including financial solidarity, with our partners in this part of the world.
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ESSF is an association for international solidarity. Its website informs on peoples struggles as well as on in-depth debates. It wishes to be a tool for all those fighting for a world of solidarity.
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After the French Elections: Radical Left Against the Rise of Neo-Fascism (and other issues) In this interview Franck Gaudichaud, doctor of Political Science and a militant in the Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (NPA - New Anticapitalist Party), examines the political situation opened by the results of the presidential and legislative election in France, particularly the growth of the (...)
Private Pension Systems in the Context of Debt: The Croatian Model of Privatizing the Future Private pension systems are the most complex domain of financialization in general. These systems intertwine and influence all aspects of present socio-economic circumstances, all the while shaping the future through financial and political dealings. The topic of pension systems best (...)
Philippines - An alliance restored: Marcos Jr.’s US policy Earlier this month, President Marcos Jr. met America’s most senior diplomat in Malacañang. For US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, widely known as US President Joseph Biden’s alter ego, it was his first official visit to Manila. Make no mistake: This was no routine exchange of pleasantries. (...)
India: Need for Gender Reassignment Certificate to Get Passport Changed ’Violative of Constitution’: HC The court was hearing the petition of a trans person who had her passport cancelled and was unable to get a new one issued for want of a gender reassignment surgery certificate.
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1989: How we gave up on Salman Rushdie Britain saw his fatwa and internalised it
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Migrants die, the world looks the other way From the north of France to the Aegean Sea, from the Mediterranean to Mexico, the number of deaths at our borders is rising. More than 24,000 people are officially known to have perished on the perilous Mediterranean sea route alone since 2014. Yet these recurring tragedies produce no reaction (...)
Salman Rushdie : Moderator describes ‘tragic irony’ and ‘horror’ as violence on Rushdie unfolded Ralph Henry Reese, co-founder of project that offers exiled writers refuge, says attack should serve as wake up call – and call to action.
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India: Can an artist’s graffiti breathe new life into Arunachal’s anti-dam movement? Nilim Mahanta and Ebo Mili were arrested for painting ‘No More Dams’ on a wall of Arunachal’s civil secretariat building.
“Art can be an effective way of protest but it has to be created in the right place,” said graphic artist Nilim Mahanta.
Late last month, he had painted the message “No More (...)Sri Lanka: The Unwomanly Face of the 1971 Revolt Sarath Wijesinghe Charithapadanaya saha 71 Tharuna Pibidhime Yatapathkala Ithihasaya (The Biography of Sarath Wijesinghe and the Suppressed History of Youth Awakening in 1971)
By Susila Hemamali Wijesinghe Author Publication, Colombo, p. 380, 2022
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“When it comes to the mechanisms for relief, the current poverty alleviation program, namely Samurdhi, is used (...)Sri Lanka: Challenges to food security: Seed, fertiliser scarcity worsen farmer woes Shortages of required seeds and fertilisers are resulting in poor yields for vegetable and paddy farmers, despite steps being taken to assuage the crisis.
The lack of seeds and fertiliser risk negatively affecting future harvesting cycles and leading to long-term impacts for the country’s (...)The War on Ukraine New Politics put the following questions to Andrei, a member of the Ukrainian socialist organization Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement).
NP: What is your assessment of the current military situation?
A: Russia has conceded defeat in its attempted blitzkrieg, or “general battle,” and has moved on (...)Ukraine: We Should Not Look Abnormal. How The Lgbt Community Survives In The Occupied Kherson Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine with a population of 300,000 that Russian troops occupied in the early days of a full-scale invasion.
There were no safe corridors for evacuation, so many residents remained in the city even though it was hazardous. Both because of the announced battles (...)“In Russia, People Resist the War Against All Odds” How has political protest changed since February 24? How are the laws criminalizing the “discrediting of the Russian army” enforced? Varya Mikhailova, a lawyer and human rights activist, discusses the considerable costs of anti-war resistance in Russia
— You’ve said that it is crucial to talk (...)The EU’s plan for Ukraine hydrogen exports is colonialist greenwash Plan to pipe huge amounts of resource-intensive “green” hydrogen to Europe would undermine Ukraine’s recovery
The European Commission, cheered on by fossil fuel companies, is promoting a plan to put exporting hydrogen to Europe at the centre of Ukraine’s post-war recovery. The plan reeks of (...)Workers’ Struggles in Ukraine and Belarus Comparing working-class self-activity across the post-Soviet uprisings
The ongoing political crisis in Belarus has briefly placed the country on the radar of international observers, who have largely classified the opposition movement as yet another instance of post-Soviet “colour revolutions”, (...)Sri Lanka: Where does the ‘aragalaya’ go from Galle Face? Public views on the aragalaya’s meteoric rise and contentious legacy, and how to move towards a more politically inclined beginning
The “RanilGoGama” (formerly “GotaGoGama”) protest site at the Galle Face Green, which was the face of the overall anti-Government and anti-President public movement (...)
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