Bulletin

Articles

• Zimbabwe: Capitalist Crisis + Ultra-Neoliberal Policy = “Mugabesque” Authoritarianism
  4 February, by Patrick Bond

  Once again, a formidable burst of state brutality against Zimbabwe’s citizenry has left at least a dozen corpses, scores of serious injuries, mass arrests, Internet suspension and a furious citizenry. The 14-17 January nationwide protests were called by trade unions against an unprecedented fuel price hike, leading to repression reminiscent of former leader Robert Mugabe’s iron fist.
  Most of the country’s economy ground to a halt. For more than a week, the cities remained ghost towns, as army (...)

• “Landgrab is a Universal Phenomenon With Historical Roots”
  21 January, by Rushdia Mehreen

  In her new novel, Land for Fatimah, Veena Gokhale brings to life the experiences of an Indo-Canadian expatriate, Anjali, working for an NGO in a fictional African country named Kamorga. Anjali gets invested in the struggle to find land for Fatimah, a dispossessed, subsistence farmer. With delicacy and care, employing detailed descriptions, Veena tells the story of solidarity and support extended by Anjali to Fatimah, her family and her community, intertwined with a rich narrative that (...)

• UN’s Support Sought for Withdrawal of Charges Against Anand Teltumbde
  4 February, by The Wire

  In a letter with over 150 signatories, the charges against Teltumbde were called fabricated and the case a severe human rights violation.
  New Delhi: Over 90 organisations, 50 institutions and intellectuals Noam Chomsky, Jean Dreze, Sukhdeo Thorat, Vimal Thorat, Cornel West and Chirstophe Jaffrelot have written to UN secretary general Antonio Guterres asking him to intervene and withdraw the ‘fabricated charges’ against Anand Teltumbde. In total, the letter has over 150 signatories.
  The case (...)

• Solidarity with the Venezuelan People
  25 January, by GGJ

  "Grassroots Global Justice Alliance strongly condemns the aggression of the US government towards President Nicolas Maduro and the legitimate government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela."
  Grassroots Global Justice Alliance strongly condemns the aggression of the US government towards President Nicolas Maduro and the legitimate government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We have been inspired by the Bolivarian Revolution in the region since the early days of the process and (...)

• The Crisis in Sri Lanka
  4 February, by Kanishka Goonewardena

  “In the name of God, go!” Rarely have these words of Oliver Cromwell been recycled with such farce and frequency as during Sri Lanka’s recent political crisis, not least by parliamentarians addressing rivals. As far as crises go, however, it was a remarkably peaceful affair outside of parliament and unrelated to any kind of revolution. Everyday life continued as usual even in Sri Lanka’s largest city Colombo despite extra-bold newspaper headlines, which were greeted in the distant North by (...)