With Trump in power, many parts of the world are swinging to the far right. This is the most pressing challenge we currently face [Amandla dossier]. But what is the situation of the Left in China? And where is the Chinese far right? The Left since 1989 About 25 years ago, at the turn of the century, the shock from the June 4th Massacre in Tinanmen Square in 1989 began fading away, and political life became slightly active again, especially among academia. Debates revived, with positions (…)

The 26 November 2025 Wang Fu Court fire has a lot of similarity with London's 2017 Grenfell fire. In terms of scale, the former was much bigger – instead of just one building there were seven on fire, and instead of 72 deaths there have been 160 deaths as of now. However, the combustible materials used in renovating the outer walls were the direct cause of both. At Grenfell the construction company used cheap cladding, while its counterpart at Wang Fu Court used cheap nets and foam boards (…)

L'Israël de 2025 n'est pas confronté à une « série d'incidents anormaux » ni à des « violences marginales ». Israël vit dans un contexte généralisé et systématique de violence raciste et ultranationaliste visant des citoyens arabes, encouragée par le silence politique, l'impuissance de la police et parfois même l'encouragement direct ou indirect des autorités. Attaque contre un chauffeur arabe israélien dans un bus. Le mutisme du Premier ministre Benyamin Netanyahou n'est pas fortuit. (…)

The Israel of 2025 is not facing a “series of anomalous incidents” or dealing with “fringe violence.” It is living within a widespread, systematic pattern of racist, ultranationalist violence against Arab citizens that is supported by political silence, the powerlessness of the police and sometimes even direct or indirect encouragement from those in authority. Beitar Jerusalem fans attacking an Arab bus driver, in September. The silence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not (…)

Unlike other family members, instead of being a refugee from Majdal living in Gaza, displaced in a tent or perhaps dead, I am a Palestinian citizen of Israel, or an 'Israeli Arab,' or a 'fifth column,' or an 'enemy within' Wrapped in a blanket, Raafat Alwan, 32, stands outside his tent with his family in a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians set up on the beach during a cold morning in Gaza City, Tuesday.Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP The exact year is unknown, but long before the (…)

In Indonesia, nickel extraction by a consortium that includes the French company Eramet risks leading to the annihilation of an entire people, warns our columnist. Two members of this people have come to protest in Paris. The extermination of a people is not always made of blood and screams. It can coexist discreetly with everyday life. Present itself in a rather innocuous form. It can manifest through the presence of a few dishevelled individuals begging for food. Or take the form of a (…)

En Indonésie, l'exploitation du nickel par un consortium, dont fait partie l'entreprise française Eramet, risque de conduire à l'anéantissement d'un peuple, avertit notre chroniqueuse. Deux membres de ce peuple sont venus protester jusqu'à Paris. L'extermination d'un peuple n'est pas toujours faite de sang et de hurlements. Elle peut cohabiter discrètement avec la vie de tous les jours. Se présenter sous une forme assez anodine. Elle peut se manifester par la présence de quelques (…)

For many Ukrainians, the past year has felt a bit like Groundhog Day. Now and then, Washington decides to open discussions with Moscow about ending the war in their country, a terrible “peace” proposal pops up, pressure mounts on Kyiv to compromise, a flurry of diplomacy manages to reduce the demands placed on Ukraine, and then Putin brings up his so-called “root causes” for the war — before the whole circus starts over again. The mid-November leak of a secret 28-point plan negotiated (…)

L'hacienda s'éveillait à mesure que le soleil montait. Un mirage commençait à se former là où un groupe de personnes s'était rassemblé, et les champs attendaient une journée entière de labeur. J'ai levé la main pour me protéger les yeux, mais la lumière filtrait encore entre mes doigts. De l'autre main, je m'agrippais au guidon tandis que notre tricycle naviguait sur une route de béton inégale où l'herbe poussait dans chaque fissure. L'air habituellement humide de Negros Occidental portait (…)

In Gaza, East Jerusalem, Jaffa, the Negev and in the villages, fields and refugee camps of the West Bank, the violent treatment of Palestinians by Jewish Israelis continues, with the backing of the army and the state An Israeli soldier places a flag at the entrance of the Nur Shams, Monday. 'There's no doubt that this is an intentional policy by the Israeli government.'Credit: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP Denying the Palestinian Nakba is denying not only the past, but also the present. The (…)

Nous, le Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) [Parti communiste du Bangladesh (marxiste-léniniste), CPB ML] et Radical Socialist (Inde), condamnons avec la plus grande fermeté la vague actuelle de violence communautariste, de fondamentalisme religieux et d'attaques contre les espaces démocratiques et laïques en Asie du Sud, en particulier au Bangladesh, ainsi que les dangereuses répercussions politiques que ces développements produisent en Inde. Au Bangladesh, le renversement (…)

This article, published on NetEase (one of China's largest internet platforms) in July 2025, openly advocates for China to seize Russia's Far Eastern territories—over 7 million square kilometres—through economic infiltration and, if necessary, military force. The author argues that Russia's weakness following the Ukraine conflict presents a “once-in-a-century opportunity” for China to reclaim lands lost in 19th-century treaties. The piece dismisses Russia's nuclear deterrent as irrelevant (…)

The hacienda stirred to life as the sun climbed higher. A mirage began to form where a group of people had gathered, and the fields awaited a full day's labour. I raised my hand to shield my eyes, yet light still seeped through my fingers. With my other hand, I gripped the handlebar as our tricycle navigated a patchy concrete road where grass grew through every fissure. The usual humid air in Negros Occidental carried the sweet scent of freshly-cut sugarcane and damp earth. It was February, (…)

Les trajectoires des Philippines et de l'Indonésie, deux des plus grands archipels d'Asie du Sud-Est, sont souvent présentées séparément, l'une marquée par l'héritage hispano-américain, l'autre par la domination coloniale néerlandaise. Pourtant, en y regardant de plus près, on constate des convergences frappantes qui touchent à leurs fondements coloniaux, à leurs luttes pour l'indépendance, à leur configuration religieuse, aux influences étrangères, au poids de l'autoritarisme, à leurs (…)

Scientifiques en rébellion a signé un appel de nombreux collectifs visant à soutenir, amplifier et prolonger la mobilisation du 10 septembre. C'est pour élargir et enraciner, dans le présent et le futur, des valeurs d'équité, de démocratie, de solidarité et de liberté, que nous soutenons un mouvement social qui s'oppose et veut mettre fin à la politique des gouvernements Macron successifs. Scientifiques en rébellion a signé un appel de nombreux collectifs visant à soutenir, amplifier et (…)

Depuis que la macronie s'est installée, le président de la République et ses gouvernements successifs n'ont cessé de gouverner contre le peuple et la planète, organisant avec minutie la casse sociale démocratique et écologique au profit des milliardaires. Ils ont joué avec la démocratie comme ils auraient joué une partie de poker. Ils ont fait de la tactique, jouant aux cartes nos vies et notre avenir Nous nous sommes mobilisé·es par centaines de milliers contre la réforme des retraites, la (…)

Le 30 novembre 2025, des manifestations simultanées dans quatre villes croates ont rassemblé plus de 15 000 personnes sous la bannière « Ujedinjeni protiv fašizma » (Unis contre le fascisme). Les marches — à Zagreb, Rijeka, Pula et Zadar — ont représenté la plus grande mobilisation antifasciste coordonnée en Croatie depuis des décennies. L'ampleur du défi était évidente : un concert d'extrême droite à Zagreb en juillet avait attiré 500 000 personnes. La coalition gouvernementale À la (…)

On 30 November 2025, simultaneous protests in four Croatian cities drew over 15,000 people under the banner “Ujedinjeni protiv fašizma” (United Against Fascism). The marches — in Zagreb, Rijeka, Pula, and Zadar — represented the largest coordinated anti-fascist mobilisation in Croatia in decades. The scale of the challenge was evident: a far-right mega-concert in Zagreb in July had attracted 500,000, the largest fascist gathering anywhere since WWII. The Governing Coalition Following (…)

A series of regressive laws and even more regressive announcements over the past 365 days have caused mass mobilisation of dissatisfied citizens. Is the generally accepted pessimism justified, and should space be opened for more radical manifestations of the people's will, or is protest a successful tool for change? “In representative parliamentary democracies of capitalist parliamentarism, protest as a practice has been reduced to the level of a mere symbolic civic gesture that the ruling (…)

How is climate change transforming Arctic ecosystems? What does the Arctic mean in geopolitical terms? How do colonial narratives shape the way we perceive it? How has Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reshaped international cooperation in the Arctic? What is now at risk in climate monitoring and environmental research? Researcher Vitaly Zemlyansky discusses these questions in depth. — What kind of research do you do? — I'm a biogeographer, and I study Arctic biodiversity. My main (…)

Les COP échouent année après année, dans les grandes largeurs. Est-ce une fatalité ? Le collectif des Scientifiques en Rébellion pense au contraire que c'est une faillite de la démocratie représentative, qui convie les loups pour garder la bergerie, et qu'il pourrait en être autrement. Un énième constat d'échec La COP 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 se solde par un constat d'échec. La concentration en dioxyde de carbone est cette année de 407 409 411 414 416 418 421 424 ppm, en constante (…)

Hans Christian Andersen is one of Denmark's most cherished writers – a master of the literary fairy tale whose influence stretches far beyond The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes and the other classics many of us first encounter in childhood. Hans Christian Andersen is one of Denmark's most cherished writers – a master of the literary fairy tale whose influence stretches far beyond The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes and the other classics many of us first encounter in (…)

The Arctic landscape is changing at an unprecedented rate. In addition to rising temperatures, climate change is causing episodes of extreme melting, which occurs when ice losses that previously took weeks or months occur over just a few days. These increasingly frequent events are altering the normal dynamics of ice loss. They are profoundly changing the state of snow and ice, which are the most vulnerable elements of the polar climate system. Snow accumulation during winter no longer (…)

Despite a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, and negotiations in Qatar with the AFC-M23 rebellion, the latter continues its military operations in the eastern DRC. But the United States is involved in resolving the conflict, not without self-interest. Whilst the Washington agreement was signed with great fanfare on 4 December, the politico-military rebellion of the AFC (Alliance fleuve Congo, Congo River Alliance)-M23 made a fresh advance in South Kivu (…)

WITH THE SECOND round of the Chilean election, José Antonio Kast won a decisive victory over the progressive candidate Jeanette Jara (58% to 42%). When Kast is sworn in as president on March 11, he will be the first far right-wing president since 1990. José Antonio Kast, the far-right candidate won decisvely against Jeanette Jara. Kast's surprising victory speech hit a moderate tone calling for national unity, avoiding attacks on political opponents and even praising Jara for “her (…)

HISTORIAN VAN GOSSE writes: “The many forms of despotism crowding in around us… represent a fundamental counter-revolution whose only counterpart would be the decades-long ‘Redemption' that overturned Reconstruction's biracial democracy in the former Confederacy and locked in White Supremacy for three-quarters of a century.” (“Red Scares — and a Blue Scare? A Brief History of Repression in the United States”) That specter of enormous rollbacks in the long struggle for racial justice will (…)

We, the Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) and Radical Socialist (India), condemn in the strongest terms the current wave of communal violence, religious fundamentalism, and attacks on democratic and secular spaces in South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh, and the dangerous political repercussions these developments are producing in India. The overthrow of Sheikh Hasina's government emerged from the quota reform movement, which itself reflected deeper structural crises in (…)

La production culturelle de l'année écoulée en Asie a été marquée par des actes de récupération et de résistance. Écrivains, cinéastes et musiciens ont exhumé des histoires supprimées, documenté la répression contemporaine et affirmé les enjeux politiques de la pratique esthétique. D'un recueil de nouvelles en kannada devenu le premier traduit de cette langue à remporter le Booker Prize International, à un cinéaste shanghaïen condamné à la prison pour avoir documenté les manifestations du (…)

The past year's cultural production across Asia has been marked by acts of recovery and resistance. Writers, filmmakers and musicians have excavated suppressed histories, documented contemporary repression, and insisted on the political stakes of aesthetic practice. From a Kannada short story collection that became the first translated from that language to win the International Booker Prize, to a Shanghai filmmaker sentenced to prison for documenting the White Paper protests, these works (…)

L'aragalaya (mouvement de protestation) sri-lankais de 2022 a créé un espace sans précédent pour l'activisme féministe de gauche autour du travail et de la justice économique. Cet article examine trois aspects négligés : les ouvrières des usines d'exportation contestant l'exploitation, les femmes rurales luttant contre la microfinance prédatrice, et l'analyse féministe des impacts genrés de la crise économique. Les auteures soutiennent que les militantes féministes ont délibérément créé un (…)

The 2022 Sri Lankan aragalaya (struggle) movement created unprecedented space for left feminist activism around labour and economic justice. This article examines three overlooked strands: women export factory workers challenging exploitation, rural women fighting predatory microfinance, and feminist analysis of the economic crisis's gendered impacts. The authors argue that feminist activists deliberately carved out space within the broader movement, forging new alliances and giving their (…)

Les troubles qui ont suivi la mort de Sharif Osman Hadi étaient en germe depuis 18 mois : une révolution inachevée, une justice sélective et la tolérance de la violence de rue ont progressivement déstabilisé le Bangladesh. ---- « LUTTE TOTALE. » C'était le titre qu'avait imprimé Matiur Rahman le 25 mars 1971. À l'époque, Mati, qui dirige aujourd'hui le quotidien bangladais le plus lu, Prothom Alo, était rédacteur en chef d'Ekota, l'organe officiel du Communist Party of East Pakistan (…)