Nepal
Nepal: Turning back the wheel of history
Second constituent assembly election – a shift to the right
Asia
Taiwan
Taiwan: Half a million on the streets against President Ma
Demonstrators call for trade pact to be withdrawn and for president to step down
Taiwan
Taiwan: Ma government rocked by mass protests and occupation of parliament
Down with undemocratic Kuomintang rule – for a Taiwan-wide student strike as the next step!
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: The fight for women’s rights
Sexism, discriminatory laws and poverty hit women hard in China’s richest city
Taiwan
Taiwan: Parliament occupied by protesters
Oppose the capitalist trade deal – build a mass workers’ movement
Pakistan
Pakistan: Sindh rally on International Women’s Day
Progressive Workers’ Federation and SMP (CWI) organise inspirational rally against Talibanisation
China
China: Massacre in Kunming risks new spiral of repression and violence
Shock and disbelief as 29 are hacked to death at railway station
India
India’s environmental crisis
Extreme weather events causing massive devastation
Pakistan
Pakistan: Chaotic ruling class, determined religious militants and suffering masses
No end to violence in sight
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Newly formed Refugee Union stages sit-in protests
Interviews with refugees fighting injustice and official high-handedness