Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Police prevent human rights defender meeting Joe Higgins, MEP
Police hold human rights defender, Vadim Kuramshin, for 10 days to prevent him meeting Joe Higgins MEP
Asia
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Visiting socialist MEP meets workers in struggle & opposition activists
Brutal Nazerbayev regime presides over ticking social time-bomb
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Vadim Kuramshin freed from prison
Arrest of human rights lawyer and campaigner backfires on authorities
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Urgent protests needed
Lawyer attacked and arrested in run-up to Euro MP’s visit
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: fighting poverty pay
Strike and protest action in around 4,000 factories
Pakistan
Pakistan emergency: Women and children most at risk in flood-hit areas
“Criminal negligence” of government and the super-rich
Pakistan
Pakistan: Thousands of telecom workers on indefinite strike
Solidarity vital
Pakistan
Pakistan: Emergency demands massive response
Workers in Europe donate
Malaysia
Malaysia: Three day protest by more than 5,000 migrant workers
Employers bow down to their demands
Pakistan
Pakistan: Workers’ solidarity urgently needed
TWENTY MILLION people affected, over 1,600 dead and thousands face starvation, but the Pakistan government’s lacklustre response and incompetence has made the disaster worse.