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INDIA Protest against CAA in India — From Nambiath Vasudevan, coordinator of the International Workers Committee against war and exploitation, for a workers International (IWC)
Modi government is hell bent in going ahead with the amended Indian Citizenship Act. Government is opposed to hold any dialogue with protesters. That means BJP wants to amend the constitutional guarantee that citizenship in India will not be decided based on religion. In the circumstances arising in India Modi law can be reversed only…
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UNITED STATES The following interview with Ajamu Baraka, national organizer of Black Alliance for Peace, was conducted on January 26, by Alan Benjamin, editorial board member of The Organizer newspaper.
Question: Could you tell us about the Global Day of Action yesterday [January 25] and why Black Alliance for Peace not only participated but played a leadership role in building this antiwar protest? Ajamu Baraka: It was a positive development to see that people came out across the United States in the tens of thousands…
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UNITED STATES «The American People Refuse To Go To War!» Interview with Nancy Wohlforth, Co-Convener of US Labor Against the War (USLAW)
Donald Trump took the world to the brink of a major, frontal armed war with Iran. While the crisis situation appears to have died down, it could flare up again at any moment. What is your assessment of what has transpired over the past few weeks? Trump began the war escalation against Iran when he…
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CHILE Stop the repression of secondary school students and the main leaders of the ACES (Coordinating Assembly of Secondary school Students) by the Chilean government!
Faced with the repression of its main spokespersons, mainly through the application of the Domestic Security Act – which in specific cases is a law against terrorism – against Víctor Chanfreau, we declare the following : 1. We condemn the systematic repression of social protest by the Chilean government, and we are addressing all of…
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AUSTRALIA Fires In Australia
Fires in Australia that began in July have increased to the present day. Climatic conditions have produced temperatures of 48° celsius, or 118 degrees Farenheit, without respite. In these conditions the firefighters have been overwhelmed by the amount and levels of destruction attained. An emergency control agency has been set up, and international assistance from…
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INDIA People Against Modi’s Move To Create Hindu India A letter from Nambiath Vasudevan
A letter from Nambiath Vasudevan, trade unionist in Mumbai (India), coordinator of the International Workers Committee against war and exploitation, for a workers international (IWC ). Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hindu right wing government passed a Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in parliament on December 11 denying citizenship to Muslim immigrants living in India.
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UNITED STATES Message to Congress: Vote ‘NO’ on NAFTA 2.0! A Comprehensive Replacement Is Required!
First published by The Organizer (USA), December 2019 It’s been called a “historic bipartisan trade pact.” Donald Trump hailed it as a “victory” for his administration and for the American people. Nancy Pelosi called it a trade agreement that is “infinitely better” than both NAFTA and Trump’s initial proposal. AFLCIO President Richard Trumka insisted that the…
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CHILE Democracy and Dictatorship Face to Face
On 11 December, the Chilean Senate passed a « constitutional accusation » against the former Minister of the Interior, Andrés Chadwick, following strong pressure to end impunity for murders, torture and imprisonment of demonstrators (some 30 dead, more than 300 seriously injured in the eyes, two of whom became blind, thousands of detainees). All members of the…
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INDIA No Anaj Mandi again! Nation wide strike on January 8, 2020 demanding justice for workers and labour rights
On December 8, Sunday morning national capital of India, New Delhi’s Anaj Mandi, witnessed the tragedy of 43 labourers charred into death when a five storey building housing a dozen manufacturing units engulfed in fire. Five of the dead were minors. They were poor migrant workers who had come to Delhi in search of livelihoods.…
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AFRICA African Forum On The Global Convergence Of Farmers Land, Water And Seed Struggles – West Africa (CGLTE-AO)
The African Forum on “The Role and Responsibility of Women and Youth in Land Ownership Governance according to Uses and Customs” took place at the Nyeleni Agro-Ecological Centre in Selinnkegni, in Mali, from 5 to 8 December 2019. As a reminder, this international meeting gathers delegates from the platform countries of the CGLTE-AO making up…
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