Popular movements and workers across Asia condemn US aggression in Venezuela
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in various cities across the continent expressing solidarity with the Venezuelan people and demanding respect for their sovereignty and international law.
China imposes sanctions on dozens of US weapons manufactures over arms sales to Taiwan
Ignoring repeated Chinese warnings and their own expressed commitments to the one-China policy, successive US administrations have been selling arms to Taiwan and supporting separatist forces there.
Economists call for the suspension of Sri Lanka’s debt after devastating Cyclone Ditwah
Sri Lanka is expected to pay over 25% of its total revenue in debt servicing every year at a time when Ditwah, as per early estimates, caused damages worth 7 billion USD or around 7% of the country’s GDP.
Interim government is pushing Bangladesh towards a civil war, says Workers Party
The party claims religious extremist mobs have been allowed to target their offices, leading newspapers, secular cultural organizations and persons from minority community with impunity
Left parties in Asia denounce US military threats against Venezuela
The US has announced the imposition of a naval blockade on Venezuela after months of military build up in the Caribbean, including blowing up boats, killing people, and illegally seizing an oil tanker.
Farmers force right wing government to reconsider ethanol plant in India’s Rajasthan
Rejecting the government’s claims of development, farmers successfully protested against an ethanol plant over its potential impact on ground water depletion and regional environment.
Half of the world’s population owns just 2% of global wealth, UN report finds
Rising inequality is reinforced by the global financial system, which privileges the wealthier countries and compels the poorer nations to transfer a substantial part of their national income to them.
US activists illegally detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank resist their deportation
Organizations in the United States have launched a campaign demanding urgent action by the government for the release of the two US citizens, Irene Cho and Trudi Frost, from their illegal detention by Israeli forces.