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.
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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.
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Online Blog | Russia | Ukraine | USA | World Economy | World Politics
The Latest on Ukraine
In this recent interview, Jacques Baud speaks about what is now happening in Ukraine, and the enthusiastic warmongering that still persists in the West.
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EU Economies are Down on Their Knees
Welcome to the European Union’s “sanctions from hell.” Germany is heading for a major economic crisis. When Germany sneezes, of course, Europe catches cold — not only the Eurozone but even post-Brexit Britain.
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Extreme Life
Hell on earth? That used to be nothing more than a phrase used for extreme situations, a first-class metaphor. Increasingly, though, it’s becoming an ever more accurate description of our lives on this planet and something we would have to get used to. Except that, for many of us in such a future, there would be no way to do so.
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China | COVID19 | Online Blog
Life on Lockdown in China
Peter Hessler penned this article after having spent 45 days in lockdown in the province of Chengdu in China in February-March 2020. It was published in the ‘New Yorker’ on March 30, 2020.
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As Truth-Tellers Get Arrested, We Must Tell Our Children the Truth; Also – Countrywide Protests Against Teesta’s Arrest
Indians who are currently in their late teens or early twenties are unaware of the impact that events such as the Babri Masjid demolition or the Gujarat riots have had on the India that they live in. Also: Protesters Demand Release of Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar, Seek Review of SC Order.
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‘Justice System Can’t Sink Lower’: Judges, Experts on Zubair’s Bail Denial, Legal Lapses; Media Organisations Condemn Arrest
A former Supreme Court judge, a high court judge and advocates have pointed out the glaring legal lapses in the case against the fact-checker and his incarceration. Also: Leading Media Organizations Condemn Arrest of Mohammed Zubair and Demand His Release.
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The Constitutional Drift: ‘Coincidence Does Not Happen a Third Time’; Also – Comments on Zakia Jafri Case
Was Friday the 24th of June, 2022, a day of coincidences? I ask because on this day the Supreme Courts of the world’s two largest democracies gave two judgments that are an assault on human rights, individual choice and freedom and, have “stood the Constitution on its head.” Also: Zakia Jafri Case: Can Rule of Law Survive if We Crush Those Fighting for It?
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Fr. Stan Swamy: His Legacy Lives Forever!
A year ago, on 5 July 2021, when Father Stan Swamy left us, the world mourned the death of a great human being who epitomised compassion, courage, collaboration and commitment!
