Pakistan
Pakistan: Breakthrough first National Convention of Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP)
More than 300 Trade Unionists in attendance
Asia
Malaysia
Malaysia: State Chief Minister orders battle to destroy whole village
Twenty three arrested and held while devastation wrought
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: A new haven for reactionary Islam
Trade unionists and left activists under threat
Pakistan
Pakistan: No to the 12 Hour Working Day, No To the Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002
Trade Union Rights Campaign meeting attracts over 100 activists
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: World-wide protests over murdered MP continue.
Protests at the murder of prominent Tamil MP, Nadarajah Raviraj, continue to pour in to embassies around the world and directly to the office of the president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: World-wide protests at killing of Tamil MP
Thousands march in Colombo; embassies picketed around the globe
Nepal
Nepal: Maoists celebrate new ‘peace deal’
Rebels to give up arms and to enter new coalition government
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tamil MP killed for speaking out
High profile assassination demands massive response
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Political tension on the rise as 28 killed in violence
Danger of army intervention
Philippines
Philippines: The Left and the Military – a debate amongst socialists
In February of this year, crowds gathered on the streets of Manila to commemorate the ‘People Power’ revolution of twenty years.