In this powerful interview, renowned Ukrainian human rights defender Maksym Butkevych opens up about his transition from civilian activist to military service, his 2.5-year imprisonment in Russian-occupied territory, and his recent liberation through a prisoner exchange. Butkevych reveals that the greatest danger in Russian captivity wasn't physical hardship but “losing a part of oneself.” Despite facing a 13-year sentence based on fabricated charges, he found meaning in his imprisonment by (…)

A super typhoon has made second landfall on the Philippines' main island of Luzon, with forecasters warning of “life-threatening storm surge”, heavy rains and severe winds. Video: Super typhoon Man-Yi makes landfall on Philippines main islandWeather worsens in Philippines as Super Typhoon Man-yi gets closer Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, first touched down on the country's eastern Cantanduanes island at 21:40 local time (13:40 GMT) on Saturday, with maximum sustained wind speeds of (…)

The clear-cut election of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America is a major development in the process of right-wing and extreme right-wing extremism underway in global capitalism. At a time when neoliberalism has deepened abysmal social inequalities that hit women and racialised people the hardest; at a time when the ruling classes are wallowing more and more in an opulence whose legal and illegal sources are so mixed that they can no longer be distinguished; at a (…)

President-elect Donald Trump has rapidly chosen loyalists for cabinet positions and other high offices. The Senate must vote to confirm cabinet members and his choices are controversial even among Republicans. In some cases, Trump's capricious, unvetted picks are likely to lead to governmental chaos if they are confirmed. Comics and journalists have referred to the new cabinet as “Trump's clown car.” The clowns, however are not funny; they're frightening. Perhaps most outrageously, Trump (…)

Aînée de trois enfants, elle est née en 1959 à Poses (27), un village dont la vie était alors tournée vers la batellerie sur la Seine. Son père était soudeur dans une petite entreprise, sa mère, « placée » à Paris, c'est à dire « bonne », puis ouvrière dans la chaussure, est restée « au foyer » après son mariage. Au lycée de Louviers, elle se politise au contact d'un militant des JCR qui sera son compagnon pendant 5 ans. Elle réussit le concours d'entrée à l'école normale d'institutrices (…)

Le 21 octobre 2024, un rassemblement, une chaîne humaine et une marche ont été organisés devant le Dhaka National Press Club dans le cadre de la Journée mondiale de l'alimentation, afin de défendre les droits des peuples à l'alimentation, à la terre et à l'eau. Organisé sous la présidence du camarade Badrul Alam, président de la Fédération des paysans du Bangladesh (BKF), le rassemblement a été marqué par les interventions, entre autres, du président de la Fédération des travailleurs du (…)