Jess Spear, March 10, 2021 It was hot outside that day. In the remote area of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa a young man watched as five men approached him on…
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Trapped in the Darkness, Struggle Towards the Light
Kuen Gor Editorial Note: This is a translation of a speech given by Kuen Gor, a veteran labour organiser and pro-democracy activist, to reporters at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts…
Towards a world without forced migration: 19 key demands from migrant groups in Asia Pacific
Regional Migrants’ Agenda (This is an edited and abridged version. The original text can be found here. The original version is now endorsed by over 100 organizations in the region.) The Regional…
Peasant Struggles in India, a Feminist Perspective
Archana Prasad, 2 April 2021 Archana Prasad spoke with Capire about women’s work and lives in India and the struggles against corporate power and right-wing policies Archana Prasad is a…
To Fix Democracy in Malaysia, Rebuild Mass Movements
Lukáš Rychetský and Pavel Šplíchal, 23 March 2021 When COVID-19 hit, Malaysia plunged into a deep political crisis, reaching its peak with the declaration of a state of emergency and the suspension…
Belt and Road and the Pan-Asian Railway Network
Hoang Hao Tra My, March 25, 2021 The social and environmental impact of the Boten–Vientiane Express Railway in Laos In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road…
Nigeria: Extraction-driven devastation: an interview with Nnimmo Bassey
In early 2021, anti-extractivist struggles won two major legal victories against Shell Oil’s operations in Nigeria. These wins represent decades of community organizing on the part of Niger Delta activists…
Quel che servirebbe per i vaccini
Giorgio Carlin, 9 febbraio 2021 Per produrre i vaccini servirebbero innanzitutto… le fabbriche, ma il capitalismo del just in time non è strutturalmente attrezzato per le pandemie Si sa che…
Fighting the Medical Monopoly: Mobilizing for ZERO-COVID and Decommodified Healthcare
Salimah Valiani With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, ‘vaccine nationalism’ is only slightly more rife than the calls against it. The focus on ‘vaccine nationalism’ by critical thinkers and activists…
New haircuts, old ideology: film warns of shifting far-right strategy in Europe
Philip Oltermann, 28 Feb 2021 They’ve ditched the shaven heads but, despite recent setbacks, they remain a threat, says film-maker Christian Schwochow Inside a university auditorium in Prague, a young…