The situation has intensified once again in Hong Kong after protesters re-took the streets in protest against new guidelines for the 2017 elections, which state that only Beijing-approved candidates will appear on the ballot paper. The Hong Kong Social Workers Union marched on to the steps of police headquarters to […]
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October 17-25 is a week of action to free Ahmad Sa’adat, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah and all Palestinian Prisoners. As previously reported, thousands of Palestinian prisoners are languishing in Israeli prisoners. Many have been on hunger strikes in the past, and many continue to be. Free Our Comrades Free all Palestinian […]
Patiwat and Pornthip are the two latest victims of Thailand’s repressive Lese Majeste Laws. They’ve been charged with participated in the play, "The Wolf Bride" on the fortieth anniversary of the 14 October 1973 people's uprising in 2013. Another activist, Jaran Ditapichai has also been charged with Lese Majeste in […]
There has been a marked increase in the number of strike actions taken by workers in China. The manufacturing industry still accounts for most of these strikes, but there has been a noticeable increase across the construction industry. In China’s slumping property market, property developers are faced with increased creditors […]
As previously reported, Iraq and Syria have become theatres of death where imperialist, reactionary and fundamentalist groups are using warfare to carve out areas of influence, control and profit. In the small area of northern Syria, in and around the town of Kobane, the brutal and calculating results of these […]
The Sedition Act in Malaysia was created in 1948 by the British colonial government to stifle pro-independence activities. After independence, use of this Act by the Malaysian government was not widespread because the Internal Security Act (ISA) was the preferred method of silencing critics. After much community pressure, the ISA […]
The use of detention and imprisonment by the Israeli occupation forces is a long-used tactic to harass, intimidate and weaken Palestinian resistance to the occupation. A new report highlights the extent of this policy, by reporting that there are over 7,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails, many of whom are sick, […]
All over the world, one of the ways that employers and the State keep women un-organised is through the use of sexual violence against them. A group of women workers in the industrial area of KBN Cakung in Jakarta are making a film, see trailer, as the next step in […]
This week another two polio workers were killed by a land mine while doing their job in the Alingar area in Tehsil Safi near the border with Afghanistan. While the rate of unionisation is low, workers in Pakistan nevertheless continue to organise for better wages and conditions. They also have […]
Following on from the successful global day of action in September for a new minimum wage of US$ 177/month, the companies and the Cambodian government are trying to stall the process. This week the government announced that the decision setting a new minimum wage was postponed to an unspecified later […]