Mozambique’s “People from Germany” Wait Decades for Salaries
Every Wednesday at 11.00am José Alfredo Cossa unfurls his East German flag and leads a march of around 150 men and women down the main streets of Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. In a struggle for justice...
View ArticleMalawi Checks China’s African Advance
The move in Malawi to close down Chinese businesses outside of the four major cities has been condemned as xenophobic by rights organisations. A new law enforced Jul. 31 barred foreigners from carrying...
View ArticlePalestinians Now Face Killing Prices
Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets across the West Bank over the past week in protest against increasingly high living costs, and demanding major changes from the Palestinian Authority (PA)...
View ArticleNo Safe Exit for Military Leaders
When Egypt’s army was deployed to restore order in the streets during the uprising that ended president Hosni Mubarak’s rule, Egyptians greeted the troops as saviours. But by the time the generals...
View ArticleA Day Off to Riot in Peace
The holiday declared by the Pakistani government on Friday seems to have given free rein for the rioting and killing over the American film that is disrespectful of Prophet Muhammad. “If people had...
View ArticleSpain at Risk of Chronic Protests
Over the past year and a half, Spain has been caught up in constant street protests against measures taken to combat the severe economic crisis. But some say the movement has failed to come together...
View ArticleBriefly President, Now Pharaoh
When Mohamed Mursi was sworn in as president in June there were concerns that the first democratically elected president in Egyptian history would be subservient to the military council that had ruled...
View ArticleEgypt’s Brutal Security Forces Also Victims of State Brutality
Three people have been killed, more than 400 wounded and over 200 arrested as clashes between Egyptians protesting President Muhammad Morsi’s attempt to expand his presidential powers and supporters of...
View ArticleElected a President, Got a Dictator
Brandishing flags and carrying banners denouncing “the new pharaoh”, thousands of protesters thronged to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday to voice their opposition to President Mohamed Morsi’s attempt...
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Constitutional Poll Polarises Egypt
This Saturday, Egyptians will head to the polls to vote on a controversial draft constitution. The referendum has divided this nation – still pulsing with the revolutionary fervour that toppled former...
View ArticleDavos Puts Protests Behind
Barbed wire and safety fences are dismantled, the police and army are withdrawn and freedom of movement is restored. The 43rd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) ended last month with...
View ArticleWinter of Discontent Progresses to Bulgaria
Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borisov of the ruling centre-right Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (GERB), announced his resignation Wednesday, following two weeks of sustained...
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Protests in Portugal Get Creative
Indignation in Portugal over rampant joblessness and cuts in wages, pensions and unemployment benefits, together with a growing tax burden, has given rise to innovative forms of protest capable of...
View ArticleBangladesh Finds a Touch of the Arab Spring
Is Bangladesh just trying to process its dark legacy, the trauma of the genocide that took place during the country´s liberation war in 1971? Or is something more afoot? On Feb. 5, activists belonging...
View ArticleProtests Evoke Memories of Liberation
“This is a revolution,” declares Mamtaj Jahan Halima, a young law student from Bangladesh’s southwestern Khulna district. “People of all ages, irrespective of religion, caste and culture have united –...
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Culture Is the New Resistance
Ela, a young Tunisian woman whose face is barely visible behind her niqab, says she has spent five months protesting a university ban against the religious garment in the classroom “to no avail”. On...
View ArticleActivist Shareholders Slam Brazilian Mining Giant
Representatives of social movements and communities affected by Brazilian mining company Vale’s operations have bought shares in the company, to make their voices heard. The purchase of shares in...
View ArticleIslamists Lay Siege to Dhaka
Adding to a long list of domestic woes, including a factory collapse that left hundreds dead last month, Bangladesh is now grappling with a wave of violence that threatens to deepen the gulf between...
View ArticleTurkey’s Excessive Neo-liberalism Threatens ‘Peace at Home’
“Peace at home, peace in the world” is the official motto of the Turkish Republic. Coined in 1931 by the republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, it implies a causal relationship, but the events this...
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Stealing Gas from the Poor to Power the Rich
In Mikindani, a port in southern Tanzania, oil tankers are a frequent sight at the port. However, exploration has not brought economic prosperity to this area. Credit: Thembi Mutch/IPSIn Kilwa District...
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