On 21 October 2024, a rally, human chain and procession were held in front of Dhaka National Press Club in the context of World Food Day, demanding the people's rights to food, land and water. Held under the chairmanship of Bangladesh Krishok Federation President Comrade Badrul Alam the rally was addressed by, among others, Textile Garments Workers Federation President prominent Labor Leader Abul Hossain, Bangladesh Krishok Federation General Secretary Zayed Iqbal Khan, Vice President (…)

Avant la troisième séances de négociations, IG Metall a présenté un « plan pour l'avenir ». Il s'agit de contraindre la direction du groupe et les actionnaires à prendre leurs responsabilités. Pas sûr toutefois que ce plan d'avenir soit à la hauteur des attaques envisagées par la direction de Volkswagen. Le syndicat IG Metall veut contraindre les actionnaires à s'engager. Avant le troisième round de négociations chez Volkswagen ce jeudi, IG Metall a présenté mercredi un « plan d'avenir » (…)

Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee and Anjuman Mazareen Punjab held a press conference today, making a major announcement. Small Farmers & Landless peasants declared that they will not vacate their land and are prepared to fight against the government's impunity to forcefully take over their lands. “We reject corporate farming, which is a deadly poison for peasants, agricultural workers, and small-scale farmers,” they said. "This policy is designed to destroy our lives, to fill the (…)

Members of ‘Hong Kong 47' – charged in 2021 over involvement in pre-election primary – sentenced to between four and 10 years He is a good person': anger and distress as Hong Kong activists sentenced to prison – video Dozens of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures have been jailed – one for 10 years – in the territory's largest national security trial, after a prosecution that has been widely criticised as politically motivated. Those jailed are among 47 people, known as (…)

In this eye-opening article, the authors delve into the fascinating history of gender and sexual diversity in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. By examining historical records and personal accounts, they challenge the prevalent notion that LGBT rights are a foreign, Western concept incompatible with Asian values. The article sheds light on the rich traditions of gender-bending ritualistic roles, such as the sida-sida and manang bali, and how these practices were deeply rooted in indigenous belief (…)

Le lundi 11 novembre, Francesca Albanese, rapporteure spéciale des Nations unies, a donné une conférence à la SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London). A cette occasion, Owen Dowling, pour le magazine Tribune, une publication socialiste et internationaliste de longue date en Grande-Bretagne, s'est entretenue avec elle. Nous publions ci-dessous la traduction de l'entretien publié le 13 novembre dans Tribune. Merci beaucoup d'avoir accepté de parler à Tribune [1]. (…)

This article analyzes the groundbreaking electoral success of the National People's Power (NPP) party in Sri Lanka's November 2024 parliamentary elections, focusing on their remarkable victory in Jaffna - historically a Tamil nationalist stronghold. Author D.B.S. Jeyaraj examines how the NPP, led by newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, tripled their vote share in Jaffna within two months of the presidential election, winning three of six available seats. The piece details key (…)

Historiquement, les discussions stratégiques et tactiques entre révolutionnaires britanniques ont été dominées par la question de savoir comment se situer par rapport au Parti travailliste. Comparé à la France, à l'Italie ou à l'Espagne, le Parti communiste britannique, malgré l'essor qu'il a connu après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, a été une force politique beaucoup plus faible. Contrairement à ce qui s'est passé ailleurs en Europe, il n'a jamais formé d'alliance avec le parti travailliste (…)

Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ignited violence in Amsterdam, but the far-right is victimising them to repress Palestine solidarity, writes Alex de Jong. Amsterdam's liberal mayor Femke Halsema declared which followed the Maccabi Tel Aviv and AFC Ajax match at the end of last week were the result of ‘a toxic cocktail of antisemitism, hooliganism and anger over the war in Palestine and Israel'. Whilst the description is not wholly false, it is certainly misleading. This was made clear by (…)

Le 21 octobre 2024, le président indonésien Prabowo Subianto, accompagné de son vice-président Gibran Rakabuming Raka, a procédé à l'investiture des ministres et vice-ministres de son nouveau gouvernement, baptisé « Cabinet Rouge et Blanc » pour la période 2024-2029. Parmi les nominations qui ont fait sensation : cinq anciens cadres du Parti démocratique populaire (PRD), une formation de gauche qui s'était opposée au régime autoritaire de Suharto dans les années 1990. Cette décision a (…)

Within the general framework of the multidimensional crisis in which we find ourselves, now aggravated by the stimulus that Trump's recent electoral victory represents for the rise of an extreme right on a global scale, it seems even more evident that we are witnessing a profound crisis of the international geopolitical (dis)order, as well as of the basic rules of International Law that have been established since the end of the Second World War. The most tragic manifestation of this crisis (…)