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14 December 2018, by Ranabir samaddar
Popular Uprising in Paris and Left’s Fear of Populism

I For the fourth consecutive week ending with 9 December 2018, Paris reverberated with the march of the Yellow Vests, angry protesters denouncing the government, asking President Macron to (...)
8 December 2018, by Édouard Louis
Can the Yellow Vests Speak?

France’s elites were quick to condemn the gilets jaunes protesters as stupid and backward. But as novelist Édouard Louis writes, they’re just standing up for their rights. For some days now, I’ve (...)
8 December 2018, by Richard Greeman
Self-organized Yellow Vest Protest Movement Exposes Inequality and Hollowness of French Regime

Ignored by Macron, distorted by the media, courted by the Right, snubbed by the Left, the self-organized mass movement known as the Yellow Vests is seriously challenging the political and (...)
8 December 2018, by Mehdi Hasan
The Ignored Legacy of George H.W. Bush: War Crimes, Racism, and Obstruction of Justice

The tributes to former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday aged 94, have been pouring in from all sides of the political spectrum. He was a man “of the highest character,” said his (...)
8 December 2018, by Christophe Jaffrelot
Farmers And Others

Will the kisan take care of interests of landless peasants as well? In the aftermath of the demonstrations by farmers in the name of agricultural prices and loan waiving, it is important to (...)
29 November 2018, by PHM
Dr. Amit Sengupta: People’s Health Movement (PHM) Tribute

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing away of our dear comrade Dr. Amit Sengupta, a beloved colleague, friend, mentor and activist. Amit passed away on 28 November 2018, in a (...)
21 November 2018, by Amal Barghouti
Global Campaign For Education Welcomes New President

KATHMANDU - A newly elected President Refat Sabbah, the General Secretary of the Arab Coalition for Education for All (ACEA), takes the reins and leads the movement into a transformative, (...)
5 November 2018, by Amnesty International Report
Sudan: Relentless Harassment, Intimidation and Censorship of Journalists Must End

2 November 2018 Sudanese authorities have this year been unrelenting in their quest to silence independent media by arresting and harassing journalists, and censoring both print and broadcast (...)
5 November 2018, by HRCP
After the Aasia Bibi Verdict, A Longer Battle

Lahore, 1 November 2018. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has greatly welcomed the Supreme Court’s landmark judgement acquitting 47-year-old Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted (...)
30 October 2018, by Roger Rashi
Quebec Solidaire: Understanding Its 2018 Electoral Breakthrough

Summing up the October 1st provincial election results, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, co-spokesperson of Québec solidaire, said it best: “the era of the two-party system is finished in Quebec.” Indeed, (...)