​We—the undersigned international, regional, and national peace, human rights, feminist, trade union, peasant, and social movements across Asia and globally—express our profound outrage at the arbitrary arrests and continued state harassment of veteran peasant leader Comrade Farooq Tariq (Federal Committee Member, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee - PKRC) and dozens of peaceful human rights, student, and political defenders in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 31, 2026. We acknowledge that Comrade (…)

We strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and harassment of Comrade Farooq Tariq and dozens of other peaceful protesters outside the Lahore Press Club during a solidarity demonstration with the people of Kashmir. The detention of individuals exercising their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression is unacceptable. Although Comrade Farooq Tariq and the other detainees have reportedly been released, their release on the condition that the demonstration would not (…)

The campaign period for the historical first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Regional Parliamentary Elections scheduled for September 14, 2026, is officially underway. Following multiple election postponements, these polls represent a monumental step toward establishing a genuine democratic mandate for the region's leadership. However, even prior to the formal start of the campaign, our communities have witnessed escalating tensions, a heavy deployment of (…)

The Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest of our Federal Committee member, Comrade Farooq Tariq who was detained today in front of the Lahore Press Club while participating in a peaceful solidarity protest with the people of Kashmir. Punjab Police violently dispersed the peaceful gathering, dragging and harassing protesters before forcing them into police vans. Among those arrested are members of Haqooq-e-Khalq Party, Khalq Youth Front & (…)

The people of Pakistan-administered Jammu Kashmir are facing one of the bloodiest episodes of state repression in recent history. A mass movement built around economic and democratic demands has been met with curfews, communication blackouts, live ammunition, and collective punishment. The administration in PaJK has once again exposed itself as a puppet of the Pakistani state, implementing policies dictated from Islamabad rather than responding to the democratic aspirations of the people. (…)

Après six années d'organisation de base, une Initiative Législative Populaire, plus de 700 000 signatures et un blocage parlementaire répété, l'Espagne a ouvert en janvier 2026 un processus extraordinaire de régularisation administrative des personnes migrantes. Jusqu'à 500 000 personnes pourraient en bénéficier. Vicky Columba, porte-parole de Regularización.Ya, retrace ce parcours depuis les origines de la plateforme pendant les confinements liés à la pandémie jusqu'à l'approbation du (…)

After six years of grassroots organising, a Popular Legislative Initiative, more than 700,000 signatures and repeated parliamentary blockage, Spain opened an extraordinary administrative regularisation process for migrants in January 2026. Up to 500,000 people may benefit. Vicky Columba, spokesperson for Regularización.Ya, traces that trajectory from the platform's origins during the pandemic lockdowns through to the approval, and sets out what distinguishes this process from Spain's nine (…)

Rédigé la semaine suivant le remaniement gouvernemental ukrainien de juillet 2026, ce court texte soutient que l'attention portée à la personne qui dirigera le ministère de la Défense masque une question plus profonde : pour quel type d'État les Ukrainiens se battent-ils ? Vitaliy Dudin oppose l'empressement de la jeunesse ukrainienne à se mobiliser autour des changements de personnel à sa réticence à s'organiser face à la hausse des tarifs, à la stagnation des salaires et à l'effondrement (…)

Written the week after Ukraine's July 2026 cabinet reshuffle, this short piece argues that public attention to who runs the Ministry of Defence obscures a deeper question: for what kind of state are Ukrainians fighting? Vitaliy Dudin contrasts the readiness of young Ukrainians to mobilise around personnel changes with a reluctance to organise around tariff rises, wage stagnation and the collapse of independent trade unions. He warns against personality politics and calls instead for (…)

The President's [Bongbong Marcos - PBBM] address contained many technical reports, but it failed to meaningfully address the pressing concerns of workers, such as wages, wage reform, jobs, and other labor issues—even as President Marcos acknowledged that workers and the middle class should not be forgotten. [SONA : State of the Nation adress of the President.] The proposed expansion of tax exemptions may benefit above-minimum wage earners, but it provides no relief to minimum wage (…)