Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by SMITH Tom
The Philippines is recovering from six destructive typhoons in the past month. But its leaders are busily fighting among themselves.
Family feud: cutouts of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos and Sara Duterte displayed during a protest in Manila, July 2024. EPA-EFE/Rolex dela Pena
Politics in the (…)
, by Radical Socialist (India)
The BJP and its allied forces have swung back with great force in Maharashtra, and while they have been blocked in Jharkhand electorally, it does not mean they have been weakened.
The Maharashtra results have come as a blow to many. After the strong showing by anti-BJP forces in the (…)
, by JEYARAJ David Buell Sabapathy
The Anura “Alai” or wave that engulfed the Tamil nationalist stronghold of Jaffna was the focus of this column published last week. (Anura “Alai”(Wave) engulfs Tamil Nationalist Stronghold of Jaffna).The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led National People’s Power (NPP) made history by polling (…)
, by THANABALASINGHAM Veeragathy
Among the many historic ‘firsts’ that the November 2024 Parliamentary Elections witnessed, two achievements by the National People’s Power (NPP) have evinced the most attention.
The NPP’s landslide victory marks the first time since the introduction of the Proportional Representation (PR) (…)
“We are not employees of Uber; according to the company, we are just consumers of their service. This means the company doesn’t concern itself with our leave or safety. We don’t have any rights.”
– Jayasinghe Lanka,* 52, (…)
, par DAVID Randy
Budgetary allocations for select government offices, commonly termed “intelligence” and “confidential” funds, are typically exempt from standard auditing procedures in order to preserve the secrecy of the operations they support. While such exemptions may be justifiable for safeguarding national (…)
, by HUMMEL Thomas , SMITH Ashley
Increasingly, understanding the inter-imperialist competition between the United States and China is becoming essential to understanding the dynamics of the modern capitalist system. With the goal of broadening our understanding of the dynamics at play, Ashley Smith, along with co-authors Eli (…)
, by SOODIN Amy
Rohingya girls as young as 12 are being forced into marriage in Malaysia, escaping dire conditions in Bangladesh refugee camp
Nor Anis Syazwani collects preliminary health data upon patients’ arrival at an MSF mobile clinic in Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Steven Ooi/MSF
Sometimes, Nilufah* and (…)
Today, 23 November 2024, Saturday, at 11 am, a rally and procession was held in front of Ashwini Kumar Town Hall under the initiative of the Barisal District Unit of Bangladesh Krishok Federation and Bangladesh Kishani Sabha with 5-point demands including identification of Khas land, settlement (…)
, by ALAM Badrul
Bangladesh Krishok Federation former General Secretary Comrade Abudul Mannan Azad (82) who was also a valiant freedom fighter died on 15 November 2024 early in the morning.
On 14th November, he had a road accident in Rupgonj, Narayangonj. In fact, he crossed the metal road situated in front (…)
, by Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor (HKLRM), Workers Against CCP
45 pro-democracy activists including vocal trade unionists Carol Ng, Winnie Yu and labour advocate Leung Kwok-hung were convicted of “conspiracy to subvert state power” for their involvement in the 2020 primary elections and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from four years and two months (…)
The progressive alliance that backs Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won a landslide victory in last week’s parliamentary election. The government has a clear mandate for change but now faces many obstacles to its reform agenda.
The National People’s Power (NPP) alliance (…)
, by BARUAH Amit, UYANGODA Jayadeva
Jayadeva Uyangoda, emeritus professor of political science at the University of Colombo, spoke to Amit Baruah about the groundbreaking November 14 election results and their implications for Sri Lanka’s future. He discusses South Asian politics, democratic movements, and social transformation. (…)
, by SANTOS Soliman, Jr
In this thought-provoking article, human rights lawyer and retired judge Soliman M. Santos Jr. makes a compelling case for a united, domestic effort to bring former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and his enablers to justice for the brutal “drug war” that claimed thousands of lives. Santos (…)
, by CAMERON Sarah, KOVALCHUK Yaroslav
Sarah Cameron is an American historian at the University of Maryland. Her research interests include the history of crimes against humanity, environmental issues, and the societies and cultures of Central Asia.
In 2018, she published a book about the famine in Kazakhstan (Asharshylyk), The (…)
, by Anjuman Mazareen Punjab, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee - PKRC
Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee and Anjuman Mazareen Punjab held a press conference today, making a major announcement.
Small Farmers & Landless peasants declared that they will not vacate their land and are prepared to fight against the government’s impunity to forcefully take over (…)
, by GREENING Paul
Donald Trump’s election to the White House has set alarm bells ringing around the world, but what if any effect will it have on Myanmar? The simple answer is that his “America First” foreign and national security policy will definitely affect Myanmar adversely, but we do not know to what extent (…)
, by DAVID Randy
In sociology, corruption has a straightforward definition. When it involves government officials and employees, corruption simply means the failure to distinguish between the interests of the government and those of other entities in society, such as family, private businesses, religious (…)
, by BIYANWILA Janaka
The Sri Lankan parliamentary elections held on November 14 were historic.
The working-class party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (People’s Liberation Front, JVP) — part of the National People’s Power (Jathika Jana Balawegaya, NPP) coalition — gained an outright majority in the country’s 225-seat (…)
, by JEYARAJ David Buell Sabapathy
There is magic in the air! The country is in a festive mood. The toast of the town is a man called Anura Kumara Dissanayake who is the leader of two political parties namely the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and National People’s Power (NPP). AKD as he is popularly known was the victor in a (…)
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