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Alliances of the right to stop the far-right

The events of extreme violence that plague Colombia and the mass citizen protests against police brutality are further proof of the rot affecting the country.
The strategy to silence the voice of the people

Right-wing sectors intimidated by the capacity and leadership of political figures such as Evo Morales or Rafael Correa turn to political persecution, making false accusations about their private lives and their governmental management to discredit them and end their careers as politicians.
Migration crisis at its worst point

While countries like Hungary are reinforcing border security and refusing to admit foreigners, others like Greece, Italy and Malta find themselves having to bear the brunt of the crisis and migrants continue to be abandoned at sea. The pandemic exacerbates the tragedy.
Brexit, Covid and migration on the EU’s desk

European Union (EU) leaders are now picking up again an agenda full of challenges, among them the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the ratification of the seven-year budget and the negotiations with the United Kingdom over Brexit.
Women’s rights or Islamophobia?

Women’s rights issues have become a conflict of loyalties for Muslims when they can be used as an excuse for repression by a government in these polarized times. Blanket generalisations about patriarchy are not helpful when many cultural and economic issues are entwined.

Immigrants in Covid times: “What happened shouldn’t happen”
4 days agoThe pandemic has dramatically changed the life of Gladys Medina, a Bolivian
World dignitaries demand Assange’s freedom
4 days agoA letter signed today by hundreds of prominent politicians and diplomats around
War and Covid put education at risk
4 days agoAccording to the United Nations Children’s Fund, coronavirus disrupts the
The virus no one wants to hear about anymore
4 days agoIn one of the regions of Europe most afflicted by the pandemic, people no
Brand-name coronavirus drug appears in black market
4 days agoA black market for an antiviral drug used to treat coronavirus has emerged in

Immigrants in Covid times: “What happened shouldn’t happen”
September 21, 2020
The pandemic has dramatically changed the life of Gladys Medina, a Bolivian activist deeply involved in the community. The amount [...]
Saving lives in the “Covid zone”
September 21, 2020
The desire to heal and save lives has prevailed since that day in April when the first person with a positive diagnostic test, [...]
Julian Assange extradition hearing / Statement of Daniel Ellsberg
September 19, 2020
I provide this statement in the ongoing proceedings USA v Julian Assange. I am aware of the allegations against Mr Assange and [...]

Lenin’s political persecution of Correa
September 21, 2020
There is now a judicial mechanism which is being used for political persecution in Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil, in order to [...]
Brand-name coronavirus drug appears in black market
September 21, 2020
A black market for an antiviral drug used to treat coronavirus has emerged in Venezuela, revealing that even expensive, [...]
Killings, protests and political violence
September 21, 2020
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that has caused more than 20,000 deaths and has infected more than 700,000 people, the [...]

Art of the body
September 21, 2020
Mari Katayama, born in 1987 in Japan, is an artist of the body; her own to be exact. She celebrates the life of body and spirit [...]
Nothingness in a refugee shelter
September 14, 2020
The bureaucratic impersonality of ‘H8’ as the name for a refugee shelter sums up the anonymity of the place and the state of [...]
Women on top: A new Korean wave
September 7, 2020
You can almost feel sorry for male Korean writers, struggling to get noticed in the world of ‘hanguk munhak’ (Korean [...]

Unions, class and power
May 11, 2020
Starting on 18th May, an online course will focus on these three topics, covering aspects such as the organisation of the working [...]
Unions demand London building sites stagger start times
April 20, 2020
London construction sites scheduled to reopen on Monday 20 April must stagger their opening times to avoid congestion and the [...]
HSE told to up its game in coronavirus battle
April 13, 2020
Len McCluskey the general secretary, of Unite the union, has written to the government and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) [...]

Immigrants in Covid times: “What happened shouldn’t happen”
September 21, 2020
The pandemic has dramatically changed the life of Gladys Medina, a Bolivian activist [...]
World dignitaries demand Assange’s freedom
September 21, 2020
A letter signed today by hundreds of prominent politicians and diplomats around the world [...]
War and Covid put education at risk
September 21, 2020
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, coronavirus disrupts the education of [...]

Everyday Savings Tips for the Everyday Household
September 17, 2020
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The aftermath of Covid: it is not enough to just survive
September 7, 2020
The many and varied consequences and complications of the new Coronavirus arising in the people who survive it, along with the [...]
Global warming, prevailing concern
August 31, 2020
The impacts from the climate crisis on health and economic structures will be more severe if they are not controlled in the [...]

Workers and the fight against the climate emergency
March 30, 2020
Fridays for Future, inspired by Greta Thunberg, has been the first real action to tackle global warming. But yet, governments [...]
“Protect our laws and humanity!”
March 30, 2020
An open letter signed by 256 organizations regarding the emergency situation in Greece is calling upon the government to withdraw [...]
Remembering the rebellion against the poll tax
March 16, 2020
Thirty years ago, the new municipal tax implemented by the government of Margaret Thatcher came into force, the same that marked [...]

Pharmaceutical industry: bigger pandemic, bigger profit
September 14, 2020
Amid lies, politics and greed, the interests of large pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis, Roche, Pfizer, Astrazeneca, [...]
Trump and the chaos to keep him in power
September 14, 2020
After repeated warnings from the President of the United States, Donald Trump, of an alleged fraud in the results of the [...]
The violent virus that touched childhood
September 7, 2020
Reopening schools is not enough. Access to water, sanitation and hygiene services are essential. The abuse and violence suffered [...]

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