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Turkish-Syrian border: confusion, destruction and grief

When we first met in 2017, the Turkish poet, Mustafa Goren, stood proudly and defiantly next to a monstrous concrete wall built on orders from Ankara. The partition has just […]

Mexico: Leftist scores landslide victory despite rampant ‘voter suppression’ efforts

Mexico’s left-wing Morena movement stormed the presidency and appear poised to flood both houses of congress, despite an election marred by violence and allegations of irregularities.   At the time […]

Nicaragua: terrorism as an art of demonstrating

For two months, Nicaragua has been through a major political crisis, fueled by clashes between law enforcement and an insurgency. Humanitarian organizations report a terrifying record of nearly 200 deaths. […]

Borneo – not just nature, a great ancient culture has also been destroyed

Would you ever think of the third largest island on Earth – Borneo (known as Kalimantan in Indonesia) – as one of the cradles of the world’s democracy? Perhaps you […]

Cuba’s principles remain non-negotiable despite intensified US blockade

Cuba’s National Assembly elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as the country’s president in April. Diaz-Canel followed Raul Castro who served two consecutive terms from 2008 when the health of his brother Fidel […]

Tatuy TV – a revolutionary munitions factory

With a trajectory of over 10 years, Tatuy Televisión Comunistaria is a reference in Venezuela and abroad, producing a variety of content which is essential for everyone looking to understand […]

America Has Quit the Human Rights Business

The United States has decided to formally depart from the United Nations Human Rights Council. This action by the Trump administration has been met, in liberal American and European circles, […]

Stop the Wars to End the Refugee Crisis

Europe is facing its most significant refugee crisis since World War Two. All attempts at resolving the issue have failed, mostly because those charged with doing so have ignored the […]

A Call to Bring Julian Assange Home

The Australian government has an obligation to free Julian Assange, John Pilger told a rally in Sydney on June 16, marking Assange’s six years’ confinement in the Ecuadorean embassy in […]

The US & Nicaragua: a Case Study in Historical Amnesia & Blindness

Daniel Kovalik writes on the recent wave of violence in Nicaragua and the international reaction to it.   I was stunned the other day to see an opinion piece by Stephen […]

The West really hates China!

The West is spreading sick, racist, anti-Chinese nihilism.   It appears that the Western public, both relatively ‘educated’ and thoroughly ignorant, could, after some persuasion, agree on certain very basic […]

North Korea Issue is Not De-Nuclearization But De-Colonization

The psychopathology of white supremacy invisibilizes the absurdity and illegitimacy of the United States being in a position to negotiate the fate of millions of Koreans.   The critics had […]

Open Letter to Amnesty International by a Former Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience

The report completely lacks neutrality and Amnesty International’s role is contributing to the chaos in which the nation finds itself.

Leftist Candidate López Obrador Will Likely be Mexico’s Next President: What Will It Mean for the US?

Mexico’s white-knuckled presidential race has effectively ended a month before elections have even been held, and for the first time in generations a leftist candidate has won – at least […]

Forty years of Orientalism, an eternity to go

The West’s punitive civilising mission in the East shows no signs of abating 40 years after the publication of Orientalism.   This year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication […]

Terrorism

Understanding the Muslim World