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4 February 2019, by The Wire
UN’s Support Sought for Withdrawal of Charges Against Anand Teltumbde

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 (...)
4 February 2019, by Patrick Bond
Zimbabwe: Capitalist Crisis + Ultra-Neoliberal Policy = “Mugabesque” Authoritarianism

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 (...)
4 February 2019, by Kanishka Goonewardena
The Crisis in Sri Lanka

“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 (...)
25 January 2019, by GGJ
Solidarity with the Venezuelan People

"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." (...)
23 January 2019, by Shireen Zaidi
Cities of Salt

Cities of Salt, was first published in Beirut in 1984. Translated from Arabic by Peter Theroux. Published by Vintage International, New York. ‘By god, Your Excellency, we were as happy as we (...)
21 January 2019, by Rushdia Mehreen
“Landgrab is a Universal Phenomenon With Historical Roots”

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 (...)
18 January 2019, by Bernard Dreano
Yellow Fever in France

Almost everyone agrees on the analysis of what caused this movement: the growth of inequalities, the marginalization of certain regions and social categories, austerity and neoliberal politics. (...)
16 January 2019, by Anand Teltumbde
‘My Hopes Lie Shattered, I Need Your Support’

Coming from the poorest of poor families I wanted to contribute… You may have learnt from the media that my appeal for quashing the false FIR against me filed by the Pune Police was rejected (...)
6 January 2019, by Shireen Zaidi
Book Review: Go, Went, Gone

Go, Went, Gone By Jenny Erpenbeck Translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky There didn’t seem to be any apparent references or connections but for some reason Richard from the novel ‘ Go (...)
5 January 2019, by Michel LAMBERT
In Baghdad, the Social Forum Regains its Relevance

Last November 22nd to the 25th, I had the opportunity to participate in a little known event (at least in the North!) in Baghdad. A meeting bringing together activists of various faiths, from (...)