This tragic killing represents tragic loss of a young life and highlights the deadly consequences of misogyny and male entitlement that plague our society. No woman should live in fear for rejecting unwanted advances. Sana's murder is a dark reminder that we must urgently address the culture of violence against women and the toxic belief that men are entitled to women's attention or affection. We know that for every case like Sana's that makes headlines, there are countless instances of (…)

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Pakistan and confessed to the murder of 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yousaf, according to police. A teenage girl smiles while holding a bouquet of flowers Sanayousaf22 Sana Yousaf was a well-known social media influencer in Pakistan Authorities say they believe Umar Hayat murdered Ms Yousaf at her home in Islamabad on Monday after she rejected what they called his “offers of friendship”. He allegedly also repeatedly tried, and failed, (…)

« Le Pakistan est frappé par une cascade de crises, depuis les chocs économiques liés aux confinements imposés pour lutter contre la COVID-19 jusqu'aux inondations catastrophiques de 2022 qui ont touché un tiers du pays. L'instabilité politique, l'insécurité aiguë, l'inflation rampante, le déficit budgétaire croissant et la dette extérieure insoutenable ont poussé le pays au bord du gouffre. Dans ce contexte troublé, la crise alimentaire de 2022 a exacerbé la situation nutritionnelle déjà (…)

Le Trinity College de Dublin (TCD), université irlandaise, a annoncé mercredi qu'il allait couper tous ses liens avec Israël pour protester contre les “violations en cours du droit international et humanitaire” à Gaza L'université a envoyé un email à ses étudiants pour leur annoncer la décision. La prestigieuse université irlandaise annonce couper tout lien avec les universités ou les entreprises israéliennes. C'est la première université occidentale à prendre une mesure académique aussi (…)

“Pakistan is battered by a cascade of crises—from the economic shocks of the COVID-19 lockdowns to the catastrophic 2022 floods that hit a third of the country. Political instability, acute insecurity, rampant inflation, widening fiscal deficit and unsustainable external debt, have all pushed the nation to the brink. Amid this turmoil, the 2022 food crisis exacerbated Pakistan's already dire nutrition situation. Capitalising on this vulnerability, the Pakistani government has increasingly (…)

It was only a matter of time. The European Commission has now given its official backing to lithium extraction at Serbia's Jadar mine, despite widespread local and national protests against the prioritisation of economic interests—those of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and the European Union—over the will of the Serbian people. On 4 June, the project led by multinational mining giant Rio Tinto through its subsidiary Rio Sava Exploration doo was included in the list of 13 strategic (…)

Along with the criminal code amendment, the Czech Chamber of Deputies also approved the de facto criminalisation of the communist movement and its propagation. How the law would be applied in practice, should it pass through the Senate and the president, remains unclear. What is certain, however, is that if the governing coalition hoped this modification would manifest their own determination to defend democracy, it has completely backfired. Anti-communism is usually popular in Czechia, but (…)

Comme plusieurs media et associations nous publions cet appel de personnalités qui exige la mise en oeuvre immédiate du droit international pour la protection du peuple palestinien. La protection du peuple palestinien est devenue une urgence absolue. À Gaza, après quelques semaines de suspension, les massacres de masse ont repris, accompagnés d'un siège total et d'une famine généralisée ainsi que des déplacements forcés de populations ; au moins 53 000 Palestinien·es ont été tué·es suite (…)

Nous avons sélectionné deux articles sur le cycle de mobilisations qui continue et dont le peuple valencien est le protagoniste. Dans le premier, Antoni Infante souligne le potentiel de changement apporté par la grève générale du 29 mai. Dans le second, Vicent Mauri reprend l'affirmation de Gioconda Belli selon laquelle « la solidarité est la tendresse des peuples » et que « cette grève marquera un avant et un après. Non seulement dans la réponse à la « goutte froide », mais aussi dans la (…)

Twenty-seven years after the fall of Suharto, the Indonesian Poor People's Union (SPRI) argues that democratic promises have been hijacked by oligarchs and capital owners who continue to dominate through co-opted political parties and state institutions. In this translated manifesto from a May 2025 public discussion, SPRI activists make an urgent case for building a new political party “born from the womb of the people's struggle” rather than elite boardrooms. The document critiques (…)

Indonesia's May Day 2025 celebration at Jakarta's National Monument became a stage for class betrayal rather than worker solidarity. Author Miswanto reveals how trade union leaders transformed what should have been a day of resistance into a sycophantic display of support for President Prabowo Subianto—a former military officer with a history of human rights abuses and current capitalist interests. Rather than demanding real change like repealing the anti-worker Omnibus Law, these elite (…)

Where did the “global neofascist axis” come from, and where is it going? What destabilizing effects might Russia's war in Ukraine have? Ilya Budraitskis and Gilbert Achcar discuss the current conjuncture Ilya Budraitskis: With the beginning of Trump's second term, the world is experiencing a tremendous geopolitical shift, and I would like to start discussing it with the question of NATO's future. Today, it is obvious that the alliance is in a situation of strategic and ideological crisis. (…)

Since Trump's return, Israel has dropped all pretenses of self-defense. But even as it evades accountability, it has cemented its legacy as a global pariah. A Palestinian mother mourns over the body of her 15-year-old daughter Raghad Abu Amra at Al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 3, 2025. (Doaa Albaz/Activestills) Since October 7, Israeli cabinet ministers, political figures, military officers and media pundits have openly and endlessly incited for the (…)

The army is using an algorithm it knows to be inaccurate to declare Gaza neighborhoods as “green,” or cleared of residents, and carry out airstrikes — killing hundreds of civilians in recent weeks, a joint investigation reveals. In recent weeks, the Israeli army has been launching airstrikes on residential neighborhoods in Gaza that they treat as evacuated, despite knowing that many of the houses bombed were filled with civilians who could not or did not want to leave, according to two (…)

Like many American Jews, I was brought up to see Israel as infallible. Living among Palestinians taught me vital truths about the reality of the occupation. The writer among residents of Umm al-Khair, in the southern West Bank, December 2024. (Khadija Toufik) Growing up in the American Orthodox Jewish world, spending a post-high school year studying Torah in Israel was simply what one did. I chose to attend a “mechina” – an Israeli military preparatory program — unaware that what I (…)

Après six mois de crise politique et économique déclenchée par la tentative de coup de force du président destitué, la quatrième économie d'Asie a élu à sa tête le démocrate de centre-gauche Lee Jae-myung, avec un fort taux de participation. Séoul (Corée du Sud).– À chaque score affiché sur l'immense écran installé devant l'Assemblée nationale sud-coréenne, les cris de joie des manifestant·es, drapé·es de bleu, la couleur du Parti démocrate (PD, progressiste), se font entendre. Alors que (…)

Aujourd'hui, 29 mai 2025, une conférence sur l'agriculture et la réforme agraire s'est tenue à la salle Jahur Hossain Chowdhury du Club national de la presse à Dhaka. Cette conférence était organisée par la Bangladesh Krishok Federation [BKF, Fédération des paysans du Bangladesh] et présidée par le camarade Badrul Alam, président de la Fédération Krishok du Bangladesh. L'invité d'honneur, Hossain Zillur Rahman, ancien conseiller en commerce et en éducation du gouvernement intérimaire, (…)

Aujourd'hui, le 1er mai 2025, la Bangladesh Sangjukto Building and Wood Workers Federation [Fédération des travailleurs du bâtiment et du bois du Bangladesh] (BSBWWF) a organisé une réunion-débat pour commémorer le grand 1er mai, Journée internationale de la solidarité des travailleurs, dans ses locaux de Dhaka. Présidée par le président par intérim de la BSBWWF, le camarade Badrul Alam, la réunion a été animée par le secrétaire général de la BSBWWF, AKM Shadul Alam Faruq, et le coordinateur (…)