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24 April, by
Steadfast and Strong: Chronicles of Palestinian Women’s Resistance
Throughout world history, women have been subjected to various forms of violence during conflicts and wars. Besides enduring rape and violence during these times, displaced women and refugees (…) -
23 April, by
Insult to Injury: The Impact of USAID Withdrawal on Nepal’s Community Development
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) sudden funding disruption has severely impacted Nepal’s community development efforts at a pivotal time in the country’s growth (…) -
15 April, by
Youth-Led Responsible Celebration and Global Solidarity in Nepal
Holi, the festival of colours, is one of South Asia’s most joyful and vibrant traditions. The festival is celebrated across the region to welcome spring on the full moon night; it symbolizes (…) -
11 April
Urgent Appeal from the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO)
“Stop the famine… Stop the genocide in the Gaza Strip” In light of the ongoing Israeli aggression against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip - including bombings, massacres, and the (…) -
6 April, by
The Man Who Would Be King: Method in Trump’s Madness, Contradictions in Trump’s Method
Headwinds have emerged in Donald Trump’s rush to derail and transform the state and place the US Empire on a radically new – but no less oppressive – footing. This time, however, Trump came with a (…) -
11 March, by
Navigating Human Rights and Sovereignty: Sri Lanka’s Message at the 58th UNHRC
This article critiques Sri Lanka’s response to human rights issues at the 58th UNHRC session, highlighting the lack of progress on investigating war crimes and enforced disappearances. Despite (…) -
14 February, by
Nothing Left to Say?
Since Donald Trump began intimidating Canada with border tariffs and threats of annexation, the premiers have been wavering. While François Legault and Doug Ford puff out their chests, striving to (…) -
14 February, by
American “Exceptionalism” And Trump’s Fascism
Many US Presidents, including President Obama, have celebrated America as an “exceptional” country and voiced many paeans to its exceptionalism. They meant this in a wholly positive sense of (…) -
6 February, by
The Situation of the Rohingya in Sri Lanka
Since the escalation of the conflict by a military takeover in February 2021, more than 1.3 million refugees and asylum seekers from Myanmar are hosted in other countries around the world. The (…) -
6 February, by
Palestine is Not for Sale, Gaza is Not a Real Estate Project
As a union of university professors and employees in Palestine, it is incumbent upon us to educate. The most recent statements from the current head of the US empire, Donald Trump, are nothing (…) -
2 February, by
International Solidarity with Palestinians
INAUGURAL JOINT STATEMENT We, the Representatives from the Governments of Belize, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Republic of Colombia, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Honduras, Malaysia, (…) -
1 February, by
COP30 At The Doorstep of Amazon Rainforest in 2025
Ten years after the Paris Agreement and two stops in oil-producing countries, the thirtieth Conference of the Parties on Climate (COP30), taking place this year on the doorstep of the Brazilian (…) -
30 January, by
Tapan K Bose: 1946-2025
Tapan Kumar Bose, renowned documentary film-maker, human rights and peace activist known across South Asia, is no more. Tapan breathed his last at his home in New Delhi in the morning of Martyr’s (…) -
28 January, by
Palestine 2025: Where To?
Looking towards the new year, 2025 and looking back at the time that passed since October 7, 2023, it is an appropriate time to re-evaluate the significance of that date and everything that (…) -
28 January, by
Whither the United States of America?
Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on January 20th. Will he herald American neo-fascism? The answer remains unclear at this juncture. There is some (…) -
28 January, by
Democracy Vs Hypocrisy & Falsehood
While patriotism may be, as the venerable Dr Samuel Johnson once said, “the last refuge of the scoundrel”, nation states that consider themselves democracies are often accustomed to uttering fine (…) -
28 January, by
Rise of Hindutva in the American Extreme Right
Pause to survey the composition of Trump 2.0 cabinet, and a striking pattern emerges. Alongside the regular staple of anti-immigrant hawks, Wall Street libertarians and Christian nationalists, we (…) -
28 January, by
People’s Social Forum 2014: Uniting Social Movements Against Neoliberalism and the Right Wing
The 2014 Peoples’ Social Forum achieved something very rare in Canada: it brought together social movements from one end of the country to the other around a goal that was clear at the time: (…) -
28 January, by
Beyond Profit: Reclaiming Housing as a Right in Quebec, Canada, and Across the Globe
I learned that my Montreal apartment building had been purchased by an investment firm in July 2023. The building had previously been owned by a family, who did not go to great lengths to maintain (…) -
28 January, by
Megaphones To Platforms: 30 Years of Technology and the Information Society
Wigs, boom boxes, kids in trailers, dogs in backpacks– a thousand people on bicycles stretching as far as the eye could see down the streets of Westminster in London. We headed to the circle drive (…) -
20 December 2024, by
The Balkan Scenario
Syria’s future is uncertain following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in a rebel blitzkrieg earlier this month. While millions are rightly celebrating the dictator’s fall, larger powers – most (…) -
3 December 2024, by
Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
The Israeli campaign of systematic erasure of Gaza exposes the hollowness of the “rules-based order.” More than 400 days have elapsed since the beginning of Israel’s relentless aggression (…) -
26 November 2024, by
Tunisia: Green Hydrogen for Export
Faced with the dangers of global warming caused by fossil fuels (especially oil and gas), the world is increasingly turning to clean, renewable energies, because they are environmentally friendly, (…) -
26 November 2024, by
The Sri Lankan Left’s Long Road to Power
The victory of the National People’s Power (NPP) candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in the Sri Lankan presidential election represented a major shift in the South Asian state’s political (…) -
22 November 2024, by
Quantity to Quality
You are one of several theorists, along with Cédric Durand, Jodi Dean, Mariana Mazzucato and others, who have speculated that the hegemony of Big Tech – using algorithms to build data empires that (…) -
13 November 2024, by
Fascism in the United States
Trump secures victory, controls both chambers of the legislature. The end of neoliberalism heralds the rise of fascism. Citizens of the United States cast their ballots on Tuesday November (…) -
9 November 2024, by
Settler Colonialism and the Act of Selective Deafness
The genocide of the people of Palestine is still ongoing. Despite a plethora of video evidence and testimonies from Palestine itself, the world remains deaf to the cries of Palestinians. Locating (…) -
8 November 2024
We support UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
As Jewish organizations and groups, we express our support for Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied (…) -
7 November 2024, by
It’s Happening Again
And until Democrats can find a way to win back some large chunk of working-class voters, Donald Trump’s successors will be favored in the next presidential election too. It is happening (…) -
11 October 2024, by
No Propaganda on Earth Can Hide the Wound That Is Palestine
’I refuse to play the condemnation game. Let me make myself clear. I do not tell oppressed people how to resist their oppression or who their allies should be.’ Writer and activist Arundhati (…) -
6 October 2024, by
First Anniversary of the Israeli War on Gaza
Tomorrow the 7th of October marks the end of a whole year of the Israeli war on Gaza that Israel expanded to include Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran. This regional war could have been easily (…) -
5 October 2024, by
Consequences of Nasrallah
To kill Hassan Nasrallah, one of the most popular leaders of the resistance (and not just among Shias), the IDF had to destroy several buildings, launch terrorist attacks via messaging devices and (…) -
2 October 2024, by
The Right to Be a People Like Any Other
Israel’s war on Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023, has no parallel in modern history. For the past year, Tel Aviv has been committing three war crimes in parallel: genocide, collective (…) -
2 October 2024, by
To Build Solidarity with Palestine, Labour Movement Must Look to the Past
The South African anti-apartheid movement of the 1970s and 80s serves as a significant source of inspiration for Palestine solidarity activists today. The reasons for this are hardly surprising; (…) -
12 September 2024, by
A Fighter and a Thinker, Sitaram Yechury Leaves Behind a Towering Legacy
He was a cementing force in Indian polity when communal and profit-greedy forces registered their presence like never before. Sometime in August 2003, Sitaram Yechury, then a senior leader of (…) -
7 September 2024, by
Israel’s Genocidal Campaign: The Struggle Continues
The assassination of Ismael Haniyeh only confirms that Israel has no interest in ending its genocidal and terrorist campaign on Gazans, in particular, and Palestinians, more generally. Over 500 (…) -
23 August 2024, by
India’s ‘Sheikh Hasina Problem’ is Not Going Away Easily
For one and a half decades, India unabashedly supported Sheikh Hasina’s brutal and dictatorial regime. The 20-day-long violent uprising that forced her to flee to India in a military cargo plane, (…) -
16 August 2024, by
Dreaming of Downfall
What just happened? For almost a week, towns and cities across England and Northern Ireland were in the grip of pogromist reaction. In Hull, Sunderland, Rotherham, Liverpool, Aldershot, Leeds, (…) -
9 August 2024, by
Overwriting Palestine
The most intense bombardment of a concentrated urban space in recent memory, the fastest deliberate starvation of any population in recorded history, the greatest number of journalists killed in (…) -
7 August 2024, by
Sudanese Female Activists Provide Beacon in Fog of War
In Sudan, after a whole year of war, women human rights defenders in Sudan continue to try and help those who are suffering. Women human rights defenders with the Support Sudan Campaign lost (…) -
5 August 2024, by
Lessons of Political Arrogance in Dhaka Need to be Heeded in New Delhi
It could just be a coincidence. Barely twenty-four hours before Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was made to flee from Dacca, India’s Home Minister was making a statement of Prime Minister (…) -
26 July 2024, by
The Crisis of Electoral Democracy
The crisis that afflicts what earlier generations on the left used to call bourgeois democracy is palpable. Despite the claims of ideologues like Francis Fukuyama who proclaimed the end of history (…) -
26 July 2024, by
Evil Empires?
China’s growing presence in Africa has captured global attention. As its trade deals and investments have eclipsed those of the West, politicians from the US and EU have raised the alarm: Beijing, (…) -
16 July 2024, by
The Menace of Hindutva
Renowned political scientist, academic, and writer, Achin Vanaik (b.1947) is a well-known scholar and commentator on global politics and international relations. He graduated in economics and (…) -
10 July 2024, by
Philippine Mall Culture: A Capitalist Reimagining of Public Spaces
What struck me most when I first set foot in the Philippines was the abundance of shopping malls. On the way from the airport to our residence, I counted nearly a dozen shopping malls, passing one (…) -
22 June 2024, by
The Collapse of Zionism
Hamas’s assault of October 7 can be likened to an earthquake that strikes an old building. The cracks were already beginning to show, but they are now visible in its very foundations. More than (…) -
3 June 2024, by
Claudia Sheinbaum vs The Global Right-Wing
On June 2, elections were held in Mexico, the second most populous State in Latin America and the Caribbean, with around 130 million inhabitants. Another 11 million Mexicans live in the United (…) -
2 June 2024, by
How BJP Masked its Class Agenda With False Religious Narrative
In attacking the wealth tax proposal, the PM whipped up hatred against Muslims, trashed Congress, thereby protecting his super-rich patrons. An object lesson in how fascistic outfits operate (…) -
1 June 2024, by
How Lying, Autocratic Behavior, Stupidity & Official Malfeasance Are Tending to Destroy India’s Democracy
Whichever result the Indian election delivers on June 4th, the conduct of the entire campaign by the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Narendra Modi has seriously shamed the country and (…) -
13 May 2024
Johannesburg Declaration on Israel’s Settler-Colonialism, Apartheid and Genocide
Towards Building a Global Anti-Apartheid movement We, delegates from more than two dozen countries around the world, expressing the views of millions of people from all walks of life, of all (…) -
8 May 2024, by
First Nation in Solidarity with McGill Students
Indigenous Solidarity with Palestine The past two weeks [in October 2023] of horrific violence in Gaza resulted from 75 years of Israeli settler colonial dispossession, 56 years of military (…) -
26 April 2024, by
Narendra Modi, The Man Who Manages to Be Exactly What Everyone Wants To See In Him
As India prepares to re-elect its parliament, Christophe Jaffrelot, Director of Research at the CNRS and a leading expert on India, answers our questions about the elections that are taking place (…) -
17 April 2024, by
2024: Wake Up Call For The Left
The coming 2024 national and provincial elections are the most significant since the ’94 ‘freedom elections’. Yet once again there is no credible left-wing or anti-capitalist force contesting. By (…) -
22 March 2024, by
Undoing Oslo
Five months into Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people – a compendium of colonial violence, from the bombing of maternity wards to what Raphael Lemkin once called ‘racial (…) -
19 March 2024, by
WSF 2024 Reveals True Face of Nepal’s Communist Rulers
Nepal’s socio-political landscape, dominated by international aid-driven initiatives and limited grassroots activism, stands in contrast to the WSF’s ethos of grassroots mobilization and (…) -
23 February 2024, by
Line of Succession
This year, elections across the world are offering a stark reminder that voters can expect very little from liberal democracy, even under conditions of ‘free and fair’ competition. It’s easy to (…) -
23 February 2024, by
International Court and Justice for Gaza: A Public Meeting On The ICJ Ruling
By January 11, 2024, the daily death rate in Gaza was higher than in any other major 21st-century conflict. The death toll in Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza has now crossed 29,000, most of whom (…) -
16 February 2024, by
It Is Dark Before the Dawn, But Israeli Settler Colonialism Is At an End
Professor Ilan Pappé spoke at Islamic Human Rights Commission’s (IHRC) annual Genocide Memorial Day in London, UK, on 21st January 2024, on the need to understand that the genocide of Palestinians (…) -
5 February 2024, by
Trudeau, Restore UNWRA Funding Now: An Open Letter
Dear PM Trudeau and Minister Hussen, I am still reeling over your decision to cut aid to UNRWA. What a disgrace! And, this, at a time when the people of Gaza (and elsewhere in the Middle East) (…) -
3 February 2024, by
Ram Mandir: The Unholy Union of God And Greed
Caught up in the incessant drumbeat of publicity created by the godi (lapdog) media that masquerades as Hindu religiosity, the goal of the consecration (pran pratishthan) ceremony on January 22 at (…) -
17 January 2024, by
Canada and the South African Genocide Charges Against Israel at the ICJ
The merciless bombardment by Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza has been challenged for all the world to see. South Africa – the historical victim of and ultimate victor over a racist (…) -
14 January 2024, by
If It Isn’t a Genocide in Gaza, Then What Is It?
Let us assume that Israel’s position at The Hague is right and just and Israel committed no genocide or anything close to it. So what is this? What do you call the mass killing, which continues (…) -
13 January 2024, by
The Tragedy of India’s Authoritarian Descent
Despite all the talk about India being the world’s largest democracy the existing reality is very different indeed. For persistent dissidents and opponents of the current Hindu nationalist regime (…) -
25 December 2023, by
Neither Cricket nor Humanity
“What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?” That immortal sentence from CLR James should be the guiding motto of the International Cricket Council, but it seems farthest from their (…) -
25 December 2023, by
A Deceptive Definition: Criticism and Accountability
“It’s easy to criticise and condemn the crimes of others. It’s a little harder to look in the mirror and ask what we’re doing because it’s usually not very pretty, and if we’re minimally decent (…) -
22 December 2023, by
Master and Servant
The Israeli massacre in Gaza is a catastrophe, and not just for the city’s tortured inmates, languishing for decades under a merciless occupation. The United States in particular, but also (…) -
11 December 2023, by
The United Nations and the Radical Reform of the International System
The United Nations (UN) was created at a unique moment, following the end of the Second World War. Inspired by the experience of the League of Nations (LON), it was built upon that institution’s (…) -
28 November 2023, by
Statement of Solidarity with Palestine and Condemnation of Attacks on Academic Freedom Related to Palestine
As academics and other concerned persons, we, the undersigned, are outraged at the manner in which discussions on the ongoing war against Palestine are being silenced on Indian campuses, and in (…) -
23 November 2023, by
Voices For Palestine
Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 1-7pm, Palestine time Live on Radio AlHara https://www.radioalhara.net A global broadcast of solidarity aiming to highlight voices from around the world expressing (…) -
14 November 2023, by
No to Export of Indian Workers to Israel to Replace Palestinian Workers
Issued on 9th November 2023 The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Independent Federations/Associations oppose any move to: EXPORT INDIAN WORKERS TO ISRAEL TO REPLACE PALESTINIAN (…) -
3 November 2023, by
RSS, Hindutva and the Ongoing Nakba
As the horrific, genocidal slaughter of the civilian population continues in Gaza, with almost 10,000 killed including thousands of small children at the time of writing, public demonstrations by (…) -
30 October 2023, by
India’s Abstention in UN Gaza Truce Vote Reflects Amoral, Apathetic Exceptionalism
India abstained in the UN General Assembly vote on a Jordanian-led resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict. More recently, the UN Security Council (…) -
22 October 2023, by
Urgent Message from Palestine
Israel is committing three war crimes in the Gaza Strip: The crime of collective punishment and the prevention of access to water, food, medicine, electricity, and communications to the Gaza (…) -
19 October 2023, by
A Letter to My Friend Najwa in Gaza
Dear Najwa, I woke up to the news Monday morning. I was told you were safe, but that you lost your sister and her children in the bombing. Only one of her daughters survived; she’s in the (…) -
19 October 2023, by
Western Media and the Danger of Dehumanizing Language in Palestine
Do you remember the famous phrase used by George Orwell in his phenomenal novel Animal Farm, “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than other”? That quote has become famous as (…) -
17 October 2023, by
A Letter to the Friendships I Have Lost and Will Lose
This letter is not to those who I do not know, and yet claim to know me. The people who have followed me on social media just to say that they are unfollowing. The people I’ve never met or (…) -
12 October 2023, by
Uprising in Palestine
In December 1987, a new intifada erupted in Palestine, shaking Israel as well as the elites of the Arab world. A few weeks later, the grand old Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani wrote ‘The Trilogy of the (…) -
12 October 2023, by
We Are All Palestinians
2023 will be recorded historically as the year that Palestinians stood boldly in the face of colonial fascism and screamed in defense of their homes, humanity and life. Palestinians as a people (…) -
10 October 2023, by
The Israeli and Palestinian Avenger Circle
In one day Israeli citizens went through what Palestinians have experienced and have experienced for decades as a resident: Military invasion, death, cruelty, children killed, bodies laying on (…) -
2 October 2023, by
The New National Planning: An Analysis Inspired by The Thought and Work of Pierre Beaudet
Introduction We live in the era of the “great return to (national) planning”(1). In the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, most governments stopped trying to plan their economies and wrapped up their (…) -
8 September 2023
Canadians on the Streets for Human Rights, Equality, Dignity in India and Pakistan
Demonstrators call out growing fascism in India and protest the rise of Hindu Supremacist, groups in Canada Ottawa, ON, August 20, 2023. Over hundred protestors from several cities, including (…) -
25 August 2023, by
Racism and Complicity on Both Shores of the Mediterranean
Remember the Tunisian revolution that ignited protests all over the Arab World in 2011? Well, one of its achievements was a law that penalizes racial discrimination and allows victims of racism to (…) -
17 August 2023, by
How the Son of a Wealthy Indian family Decided to Become a Pakistani Communist
For Hassan Nasir, a Pakistan without Islamic egalitarianism or leftist ideals would make the new nation nothing but a bulwark for imperialists against the Soviets “I went to India, but after (…) -
6 August 2023, by
Hypocrisy, Deceit, And Divisiveness: Hallmarks of The Regime Ruling India Today
It is a measure of the insanity of our time that Narendra D. Modi is hailed as a vishwaguru (world-guru) and embraced unconditionally and unabashedly by the leaders of the United States and France (…) -
1 August 2023, by
A Decolonial Foreign Policy for Canada
AS Canada kicked out Brian Mulroney’s Tories and brought back the Liberals under Jean Chrétien in November 1993, the new Foreign Minister, André Ouellet, assembled a national brainstorming event (…) -
24 June 2023, by
Human Rights Violations in Jerusalem
Introduction Violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories by the Israeli occupation authorities have become an almost daily prominent feature. These violations affect all (…) -
21 June 2023, by
Will Israel’s Offensive Against Jenin End Palestinian Resistance?
Israeli occupation forces and border police carried out a broad offensive on Monday morning against the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp. The Israeli troops killed at least (…) -
9 June 2023, by
Migration, a Revolution in the Making
We are experiencing a turning point in the long history of migration. The history of migration merges with the history of mankind; it is part of the long, shaping history of the human race. This (…) -
9 June 2023, by
Bajrang Dal and Making of the Deeper State
During the Karnataka election campaign, the Congress committed itself to banning organisations such as the Bajrang Dal if they indulged in illegal activities. This promise is very important given (…) -
9 June 2023, by
’Betting on India is a Shortsighted Strategy for France’
The French government has just announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honor at the Bastille Day Parade. This comes at a time when India is moving towards a form of (…) -
1 June 2023, by
Protest Disrupts Opening of North America’s Largest Weapons Fair
Over a hundred people have disrupted the opening of CANSEC, North America’s largest military weapons convention in Ottawa, where 10,000 attendees were expected to gather. Activists carrying 50 (…) -
19 May 2023, by
Civil Society Organizations Condemn Harassment of Dr. Navsharan Singh
The Modi regime’s harassment and intimidation of progressive public figures who oppose its divisive policies and actions has been ongoing for the last nine years. The latest victim, reportedly, is (…) -
3 May 2023, by
Global Warming from Fossil Fuels is A Virulent Symptom of the Underlying Disease: Global Capitalism
For the last three decades, there has been an increasing recognition of the extremely damaging and deleterious effect on the earth’s climate and environment of the emission of greenhouse gases (…) -
30 April 2023, by
Sudan: ‘Life-and-Death Battle’
Professor of international relations at SOAS in London Gilbert Achcar explains that it would be simplistic to represent the conflict in Sudan as a proxy war in an interview with Dina Ezzat On (…) -
21 April 2023, by
Gunshots in Khartoum
On 15 April, clashes began in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, pitting the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), loyal to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the general who runs the country’s governing council, against the (…) -
21 April 2023, by
Fantasies of Israel
Watching the news in Israel this month, you’d think the country was under attack from all sides. Three Anglo-Israeli settlers were killed by guerrillas in the West Bank; an Italian tourist was (…) -
17 April 2023
Palestinian Trade Unions’ Anti-Apartheid Call
The global trade union movement, which has played a key and inspiring role in its commitment to workers’ rights and human rights more generally, has stood in principled solidarity with the (…) -
14 April 2023, by
Vivan Sundaram (1943-2023)
Vivan Sundaram, an artist whose leadership was instrumental for the deep commitment of recent generations of Indian artists to a secular and pluralist state, passed away at age seventy-nine on (…) -
5 April 2023, by
An Ecological and Democratic Social Movement
In 2023, France has entered a new period of social and political crisis. The crisis has highlighted the social, ecological and democratic contradictions. The mobilizations are significant. The (…) -
26 March 2023, by
Anti-Colonial Labour Internationalisms: The Saharawi and Palestinian Liberation Struggles
Based on an interview with Mustafa Mohamed Lamin al-Kattab, representative of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguía el Hamra and Río de Oro (Frente POLISARIO) for the Mashriq (Near East). (…)
