More than 100,000 people have been killed in Mexico in the last three years, mostly by organised crime groups. The situation, one of the worst in the world, has led to the emergence of self-defence groups to stop the actions of criminal gangs. Luis Manuel Arce Isaac This […]
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Communist Party banned in Ukraine
Although the ‘decommunization’ law was passed seven years ago, it was only concerned with condemning the communist regime and banning its symbols and propaganda. But finally, a court has ordered to veto this party. The decision of a Ukrainian court to ban the Communist Party of this country has […]
Lawfare: immoral, illegal, and corrupt but it works
The removal of Dilma Roussef in Brazil, the economic blockade against the government of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, or the arrest warrant against the ex-president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. Examples from a continent that does not permit alternatives to the existing political system. Virginia Moreno Molina ‘Lawfare’ is […]
Wages for house work, decades of Struggle
In its 50 years of existence, Global Women’s Strike has led a number of campaigns. The main one: the one that seeks justice for the work that women do at home and all that it entails. A series of events commemorates this struggle and on 28 May, in London, it […]
Brexit as seen by an immigrant
Despite concrete evidence to the contrary, right wings parties from all over the world always play the “immigrants are stealing our jobs” card. I witnessed a clear example of that during the 2016 Brexit referendum. Leavers based their entire campaign on immigration. Nathan Raia In 2015, Italy was […]