Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, par ZHANG Yueran
What the world remembers about the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests were the students. But above all, it was a mass workers’ uprising for socialist democracy.
Public discourse on the 1989 Tiananmen Democracy Movement has been dominated by two narratives. The most prevalent interprets the (...)
, by KADIRGAMAR Ahilan
Since the end of the war, Sri Lanka’s economy is being transformed through a rapid process of financialisation. Such widespread financialisation facilitated infrastructure development, a real estate boom linked to urbanisation and expansion of credit leading to increasing indebtedness of the (...)
, by NUPL (Philippines)
Military, police and politicians should stop labelling civic activists as terrorists!
1. Concept
In an article published by the International Peace Observers network (IPON)”,” red tagging” or “red baiting”
“describes the practice of state actors to publicly and detractively classify (...)
, by HIOE Brian
IN A RECENT interview with Taiwan’s Central News Agency, Thailand’s Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat stated that Taiwan inspired a number of his policy platforms.
Move Forward was the clear winner of Thai elections earlier this month. The election proved a powerful rebuke to the (...)
, by GUNAWARDENA Devaka
We can blame the chaos of the contemporary global moment for many problems. From rising prices, to rearmament and the possibility of outright military conflict between hegemonic powers, there is a lot about which to be extremely concerned. But one of the most banal trends that is nevertheless (...)
, by HIOE Brian
A SILENT PROTEST took place outside of the Ximen MRT last month on April 16th to call attention to the plight of the 47 defendants in what is Hong Kong’s largest national security trial to date. The protest began at 2 PM and lasted until 4 PM.
The 47 include activists from a number of (...)
, par Amnesty International Philippines
On its 62nd anniversary, Amnesty International Philippines announced its Ignite Awards for Human Rights [[https://www.amnesty.org.ph/ignite-awards] Season 3 winners following the theme “Protect the Protest”, Amnesty’s newest campaign on right to protest launched globally in 2022 (...)
, by PAK Mi-Hyang
One of the largest LGBTQI pride festivals in Asia was back again in full following a three-year hiatus after the COVID-19 crisis. (Last year saw a limited return with the restricted number of participants and international travel restrictions. Some events were held online because of limitation (...)
, by EARLE Learo
Timor-Leste voted in a new parliament on May 21 — one which will likely see the return of Xanana Gusmão as Prime Minister.
Gusmão’s National Congress for the Reconstruction of Timor-Leste (CNRT) won about 42% of the vote and 31 out of 65 parliamentary seats.
The Revolutionary Front for an (...)
, by DEB Rupam, SARKAR Saurav
In 2015, after you were done gawking at the statue of Princess Di in the world’s largest department store, Harrods in London, you could head on over to the world-famous food halls where you could buy, among other high-priced indulgences, a type of tea branded “Ambootia Snow Mist.” At $7,864 per (...)
, by ALAM Badrul, BKF, BKS
Bangladesh, a seriously climate affected country, was hit by cyclone Mocha on 14 May 2023.
Cyclone Mocha was supposed to hit the southern part of Bangladesh being a super cyclone. However, eventually, it lost its speed and hit the south-eastern part---Cox’s Bazarand St. Martin island which is (...)
, by HWA Ng Yap
In being appointed Malaysia’s 10th prime minister in November 2022, Anwar Ibrahim made history by becoming the country’s first prime minister from a multiracial party. Despite Anwar’s unity government commanding the clear support of a majority of parliamentarians, including those of UMNO, the (...)
, by RAMBUKWELLA Harshana
Shehan Karunatilaka. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Gurugram, Haryana: Penguin Books, 2022 – Reviewed by Harshana Rambukwella
A murdered journalist ‘awakens’ in a ghostly world to witness his dead body being pulled out of a polluted Colombo lake to be dismembered and fed to animals. He (...)
, by Daily FT
The Foreign Ministry threw another hissy fit over comments made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his statement commemorating the 14th anniversary of the end of the civil conflict in Sri Lanka. Trudeau noted that tens of thousands of Tamil civilians were killed in the last phase of (...)
, by DAVID Randy
“If you’ve been in government long enough, you’ll have seen many of these,” said President Marcos the other day by way of downplaying the abrupt ouster of Pampanga representative and former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) from her position as senior deputy speaker of the House of (...)
, by Anti-War Committee of Kyrgyzstan
In this comprehensive analysis, the Anti-War Committee of Kyrgyzstan unpacks the complex dynamics of wartime challenges, exploring the intertwined influences of nationalism, capitalism, and colonial histories in exacerbating regional conflicts. The authors delve into the critical importance of (...)
, by BELLO Walden
The 10-member southeast Asian union has little power to confront the junta or Beijing’s increasingly aggressive military posture.
The annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that took place last week in Luan Bajo, Indonesia, came up with the usual (...)
, by Wai Wai Nu , Women’s Peace Network
On May 19, 2023, as a civil society member, Wai Wai Nu spoke at the United Nations Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Myanmar before Member States of the Council, ASEAN, ASEAN Dialogue Partners, and bordering countries.
I thank the United Kingdom for convening this Arria-Formula (...)
, par HIOE Brian
THE TAIWANESE LEGISLATURE passed amendments to allow for gay couples to jointly adopt children who are not biological relations earlier this week, amending existing laws regulating adoption. Previously, it was required that for gay couples to jointly adopt, the child had to be the biological (...)
, by CAMPBELL Stephen
For several decades, the town of Mae Sot along the Myanmar border in northwest Thailand has been the primary entry point for Myanmar migrants arriving in the country.
Mae Sot is a major production site for Thailand’s garment sector, which employs primarily Myanmar migrants in several hundred (...)
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