China
China:: Free the Liaoyang Two
Yao Fuxin and Xiao Yunliang imprisoned for defending workers’ rights
Asia
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka at a crossroads
The victory for the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in the parliamentary elections, followed by the provincial elections, has brought more problems instead of solving the burning crisis of the country. The UPFA – a […]
China
China: Is China heading for a crash?
Rapid economic development over 20 years led some commentators to claim China could deliver sustained global growth. But it has started to falter, and risks becoming a destabilising factor in the world. And the dramatic […]
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Bombing exposes weakness of “peace process”
On Wednesday 7 July, a suicide bombing killed four police officers in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Socialists nearly double their vote in three months
On Saturday 10 July, the Provincial Council elections saw a much lower turn-out than usual.
Indonesia
Indonesia: Corruption, crisis and disillusionment
As over 120 Millon Indonesians went to the polls on April 5th they were faced with a stark choice. Of the two major parties on offer was incumbent Democratic Party of Indonesia led by President […]
India
Indian Election: The Awesome Verdict
"Not only has the country been stunned by the awesome verdict, the entire free world must learn from the courage of the poor, illiterate, the voiceless and the underprivileged of the earth’s largest democracy as […]
Kashmir
Kashmir: Public sector workers strike for wage increase
Public sector workers in Pakistani Occupied Kashmir and Pakistan went on strike as part of the second leg of their protests on 6th May.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Socialist Movement receives enthusiastic welcome on Mayday
The newly formed Socialist Movement distributed a four page leaflet and attended Mayday activities in nine different cities right across Pakistan, including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Quetta, and Karachi.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Founding meeting of ‘Socialist Movement’ held in Lahore
Over sixty people attended the very successful founding meeting of the Socialist Movement on Saturday 17 April, 2004. The aim of this meeting was to set up a new independent, socialist and revolutionary organisation to […]