National Strike in Panama Continues Amid Heavy Repression
Thousands of Panamanians have been on strike since July 1 to demand the government of Laurentino Cortizo take immediate action to address the country’s economic crisis.
Victory of the National Strike in Ecuador
The national strike in Ecuador, which ended on Thursday, June 30, was a show of the strength, organization and expression of the different progressive social forces in Ecuador. The struggle for the rights of peoples and nationalities in the country will continue in the future too.
Cuba, Haiti, the Helms-Burton and the Crime of Insubordination
The Haitian Revolution was a breeding ground of revolutions. The viciousness of the colonial master could not erase its example. Inspired, Our America rose up to fight for its independence, again and again, as tireless as the courageous Haitians who defeated Napoleon’s best generals.
Mészáros and Chávez: “The Point from Which to Move the World Today”
István Mészáros was a global thinker strongly committed to anti-imperialist struggles. His most singular contribution to struggles in the Global South was the role he was to play in his strong strategic support of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution.
Majidi in Context
Sun Children, the latest film of renowned Iranian director Majid Majidi, is easily his finest since Children of Heaven (1997). It is also his most radical work in years, taking aim at various aspects of contemporary Iranian society.
Memoirs Which Recall Several Inspiring Aspects of Social and Ecological Movements
A recent book released on the first death anniversary of Sunderlal Bahuguna, titled Sankalp ke Himalaya, has recalled several inspiring episodes of social and ecological movements in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
Dhinkia Protests Against Jindal Goes on Under Severe Repression
The author, along with Lingaraj and Sudarsan Pradhan, had accompanied Medha Patkar to ascertain the reports on repression on people opposing the Jindal Steel and other projects in Dhinkia, near Paradip, Odisha. His brief report.
Ecuador: National Strike Continues – 2 Articles
Mobilizations will continue and key roads remain blocked as the indefinite Ecuador-wide protests against the neoliberal policies of Guillermo Lasso’s administration head into a fourth day.
How Kazakhstan’s Mothers Formed a Protest Movement – and What They Want
The mothers were the first on the streets during the January protests, the largest and most violent in the country’s post-Soviet history.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Efforts to Stop the Hanging of Bhagat Singh and His Compatriots
The IT cell of a communal organization has been carrying out false propaganda about the role of Mahatma Gandhi regarding the hanging of the Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. The fact is, Gandhi made immense efforts to get their death sentence cancelled, but he was not successful.