Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: War of nerves as authorities prepare to use force
Strikes spread – solidarity action needs to be stepped up
Asia
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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Successful Hearing at European Parliament
Tamil representatives, solidarity and human rights campaigns and individual activists converged on the European parliament on Wednesday (1 June)
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Oil workers demonstration broken up
Hundreds detained and beaten – Natalia Sokolova still missing – Urgent solidarity needed
China
China: More millionaires
But more than one in three Chinese still live in poverty according to World Bank
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Workers strike solid
Lawyer arrested, new address for solidarity messages needed
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Solidarity needed for striking oil workers
What started as a hunger strike by a relatively small number of oil workers in the town of Karazhanbasa in West Kazakhstan last week has now turned into a mass strike – now over fifteen […]
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: More blood on the hands of Kazakhstan’s banks
But resistance grows – oil workers strike