India
India: Brutal face of India’s boom
This is an introduction to an Indian edition of the book Marxism in Today’s World
Asia
Pakistan
Pakistan: Musharraf hangs on while poverty and oppression multiplies
Ruling elite divided with no immediate alternative
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Court victory for socialist activist threatened with jail
Judge rejects state prosecutor’s demands
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: State procurer demands arrest and jailing of socialist
Urgent messages of protest needed!
India
India: Garment factories – a hell on earth
One day in February this year, Ammu, a 25-year-old textile worker, was found hanged in the most suspicious circumstances.
Nepal
Nepal: Maoist ministers sworn in
New government, but is it a "new Nepal"?
India
India: Peasants massacred in West Bengal
Killings are ultimately the responsibility of the ‘Communist’ led state government.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Socialist Movement (CWI Pakistan) prepares for a year of stormy battles and instability
Second successful national congress held in Lahore
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Rigged election draws angry protests.
“I tried to rip up my ballot paper” –Leung Kwok-hung known as ‘Long Hair’, an independent socialist legislator in the Hong Kong Assembly
China
China: New property law – only for the rich
At this year’s recently concluded National People’s Congress (NPC) meeting, the Chinese government promised to increase efforts to cut pollution, spend more on poor rural areas, the health service and schools.