Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban, warlords and instability
US-sponsored elections regarded "a joke"
Asia
Pakistan
Pakistan: A change of face will not solve social and political crisis
Pakistani has its third Prime Minister in two months.
Kashmir
Kashmir: Health workers gear-up for elections after seven years!
"Workers Unity" candidates stand for a fighting, democratic union
China
Announcement: CWI members launch new China website
Defence campaign for imprisoned metalworkers in Liaoyang
China
China:: Free the Liaoyang Two
Yao Fuxin and Xiao Yunliang imprisoned for defending workers’ rights
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 […]