India
India: “It’s war out there!”
State forces moved in to crush anti-POSCO struggle
Asia
China
China: Regime releases Ai Weiwei
“I can’t say anything,” says outspoken artist; protests against state repression must continue
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: London embassy protest
Stop repression of striking oil and gas workers!
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Life of workers’ leader, Esenbek Ukteshbayev, in danger
Strikes of oil and gas workers continue; other workers follow lead
India
India: Assembly elections in five states
’Communists’ defeated in Kerala as well as West Bengal
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Authorities take revenge against striker’s wives and female workers
16th June – Day of Solidarity!
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: War of nerves as authorities prepare to use force
Strikes spread – solidarity action needs to be stepped up
China
Inner Mongolia: China’s rulers shaken by youthful protests in Inner Mongolia
Thousands of farmers and students join protest marches in at least six cities
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Workers protest against pension bill
Rajapakse regime shoots peaceful workers
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Oil and gas strikers force release of comrades from police detention
But strikers’ lawyer Natalia Sokolova remains under arrest