Taiwan
Taiwan: Bitter struggle after election
Cries of "stolen election", 337,000 spoiled ballots, a double assassination attempt and riots in the streets… Taiwan’s presidential election had it all!
Asia
Kashmir
Kashmir: One year on! End the occupation of Iraq!
Today, one year on from the US imperialist led war on Iraq, anti-war demos and protests are being held throughout India, Pakistan and across the dividing Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir by various workers […]
Pakistan
Pakistan: Wealth polarisation leads to social tension
Having last visited Pakistan five years ago, the social, economic and political changes in the country were thrown into sharp relief. The changes, although not immediately apparent, are stark. These developments, I believe, make possibilities […]
Kashmir
Kashmir:Young martyr commemorated in Occupied Kashmir
Thousands of people across the dividing Line of Control (LoC) between Indian and Pakistani Occupied Kashmir commemorated the 20th anniversary of the execution of Maqbool Butt, a radical nationalist leader, by the Indian authorities.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Workers fight Musharraf’s regime
Compared to five years ago, the railway colony of Lahore where all railway workers live and work has an air of demoralisation and fear. The military regime installed military officers in all workshops to spy […]
Kashmir
Kashmir: Young martyr commemorated in Occupied Kashmir
Thousands of people across the dividing Line of Control (LoC) between Indian and Pakistani Occupied Kashmir commemorated the 20th anniversary of the execution of Maqbool Butt, a radical nationalist leader, by the Indian authorities.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Political crisis at the top leads to new elections
The president has prepared the ground for elections through several dramatic measures during the last few months. On 4 November she conducted a ’mini-coup’, taking command of three minister’s posts from the UNP government. On […]
Pakistan
Pakistan: General Musharaff’s sacrificial lamb
Government scientist sold nuclear secrets “in the knowledge of the bosses”
Pakistan
Pakistan: General Musharaff’s sacrificial lamb
Government scientist sold nuclear secrets “in the knowledge of the bosses”
Georgia
Georgia: Mass movement overthrows Shevardnadze regime
The “November revolution” in Georgia culminated in the overthrow of Eduard Shevardnadze. It was carried out under the flag of St George, first used in the 12th and 13th Century, when the then feudal country […]