Abahlali baseMjondolo and the fight of the organized poor against a hostile justice system
Months after being imprisoned on a murder charge, three leaders of the eKhenana Commune of Abahlali baseMjondolo have been finally granted bail. Their arrests are part of a lengthy history of violent persecution of the shack dwellers’ movement
Ante la censura, los estudiantes indios organizan proyecciones del documental de la BBC sobre el primer ministro Modi
Un reciente documental de la BBC sobre el primer ministro indio Narendra Modi, censurado por el gobierno, está siendo proyectado por organizaciones de estudiantes en varias partes del país.
In the face of censorship, Indian students organize screenings of BBC documentary on PM Modi
A recent BBC documentary on Indian PM Narendra Modi, which has been censored by the government, is being screened by students’ organizations in various parts of the country
Mientras Pakistán avanza hacia otro rescate del FMI, la miseria acecha a su población
Islamabad se prepara para aplicar medidas de austeridad más estrictas con la esperanza de acceder a los desembolsos de los préstamos del FMI, que están paralizados, mientras la población del país se enfrenta a la escasez de alimentos y a niveles récord de inflación.
As Pakistan moves towards another IMF bailout, more misery looms ahead for its people
Islamabad is gearing up to implement tougher austerity measures in the hopes of accessing stalled IMF loan disbursements even as people in the country are facing food shortages and record levels of inflation
Who is responsible for Ghana’s debt crisis?
Ghana has approached the G20 to restructure its external debts, the majority of which are held by private lenders. The process is necessary to unlock a $3 billion IMF bailout that will see severe austerity measures imposed on the Ghanaian people
$10 billion in aid has been promised to Pakistan’s flood survivors but many questions remain
Pakistan received nearly $10 billion in funding pledges for post-flood recovery at a conference in Geneva this month, but 90% of this money will be in the form of loans, at a time when Pakistan is already facing a severe debt crisis and worsening socio-economic conditions
2022 saw historic strikes in the UK. 2023 will see them escalate
British workers in the transport, health, and education sectors, among others, have already begun industrial action and more are likely to join in as the government and employers refuse to offer pay hikes that keep up with inflation