Year: 2023

France: Against the Repression of the Palestine Solidarity Movement!

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Revolution—IMT in France October 20, 2023 In France, as elsewhere, the extremely brutal response of the Israeli government to the Hamas attack on October 7 has aroused the indignation of millions of young people and workers. But in the name of “Israel’s right to defend itself” and “the fight against terrorism and antisemitism,” the Macron government decreed that this indignation was unacceptable and must be silenced, at all costs. Originally published in French at marxiste.org Demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza—and the Palestinian people in general—were banned by…

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Tens of Thousands of Pakistanis Hold Solidarity Protests for Palestine

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By Global News ServiceCredit Line: from the Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service Tens of thousands mobilized in the southern port city of Karachi, Pakistan, on October 15 in solidarity with Palestine. While denouncing the Israeli bombardment on Gaza that has killed close to 3,000 people including 1,030 children, the protesters carried the banners of “Free Palestine” and expressed their unwavering solidarity. Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist political party, organized the march but the solidarity march subsequently gained widespread support across civil society and from trade unions. The demonstration was supported by…

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The British Roots of the Conflict in Palestine

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By Saurav Sarkar Israeli flags are flying over all government buildings in the United Kingdom currently, but this isn’t the first time the former imperial hegemon has put its weight behind Zionism. In 1917, the British government issued the infamous Balfour Declaration. This brief document—67 words—was a turning point in modern Palestinian history. It committed Great Britain to establishing a “national home” for Jewish people in Palestine. (The initial language promised a “Jewish state,” but was changed later.) The Balfour Declaration contained language that was meant to safeguard Palestinians, but…

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ජාතික ප්‍රශ්නයේදී වමට වැරදුනාද? නැතිනම් වම නිවැරදි ස්ථාවරයක් ගත් නිසා වමේ කියාගෙන සිටි අනෙක් අය තම තමන්ගේ නියමිත ස්ථාන කරා ගියාද?

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ඥානසිරි කොත්තිගොඩ විසිනි මරුසිරා නමින් ප්‍රකට ඩී.ජේ. සිරිපාලගේ මරණය සිදුවූ ආකාරය ප්‍රශ්න කරන විශාල කතා බහක් ඔහු එල්ලා මරා දැමූ අවදියේ සමාජය තුළ ‍‍රැව් පිළිරැව් දුන්නා. අවසානයේ “එල්ලලාද මැරුවේ, මරලාද එල්ලුවේ” කියලා ගීතයකුත් නිර්මාණය වුණා. ඒක ඉතා හොඳ දෙයක්. මොකද එයින් පෙන්නුම් කරන්නේ මනුෂ්‍ය ඝාතනයක් ගැන මිනිස්සු විදියට අපි මොන තරම් සංවේදීද, සහකම්පණයක් ඇතිවෙනවාද කියලා.  ඩී.ජේ. සිරිපාලගේ පුද්ගල ප්‍රශ්නය ඉක්මවා ගිය ගාසා තීරයේ මහා මිනිස් සංහාරය පිළිබඳවත් මේ දිනවල විවිධ සාකච්ඡා යනව. පලස්තීන රෝහලකට බෝම්බ ප්‍රහාර එල්ල කළේ ඊශ්‍රායලයද, නැතිනම් පලස්තීනයමද කියන කරුණ සාකච්ඡා තුළ විශේෂ තැනක් අරගෙන තිබෙනව. මේ…

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Open letter by the North African De-colonial Network

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Open letter 20 October 2023 Israel-Palestine war: No peace without de-colonisation We, members and friends of the North African Decolonial Network, give the Palestinian people our full support in their liberation struggle and denounce the ongoing massacre. “Colonial forces always want history to begin with the moment their allies are attacked, thus erasing the accumulated effects of oppression, humiliation, and perpetual aggression produced by apartheid policies. We would like to stress that the history of this murderous madness did not begin on 7 October 2023. Just as it did not…

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SRI LANKA: IMF observations on an Independent Prosecution office for Sri Lanka

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A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission  SRI LANKA: IMF observations on an Independent Prosecution office for Sri Lanka IMF in its recent report issued in September titled Sri Lanka; Technical Assistance Report-Governance Diagnostic Assessment, has directed its attention to the problems relating to the independence in conduct of prosecutions into crimes in Sri Lanka. It points to the absence of independent prosecutor in Sri Lanka and also notes that this given rise to real or perceived impression about the weaknesses of the existing system.  Asian Human Rights Commission has for many years…

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You must speak. It’s our only hope!

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First Russian and Ukraine War! Now Israel and Hamas war! The great comedy actor Charlie Chaplin’s words are very significant at this point of time. You must speak. I can’t. You must. It’s our only hope. Hope? I’m sorry. I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business.I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I would like to help everyone. If possible Jew, Gentile, black man, white etc. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other…

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今天是充實的一天。感謝中山大學社會學系的萬毓澤老師特地從高雄來到台北外雙溪的東吳社會學系，進行勉齋論壇的演講「海地革命、跨現代性與『反叛的普遍性』」（The Haitian Revolution, Transmodernity, and Insurgent Universality)

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就像我最後說的，這場演講令人感動，不僅是因為毓澤老師的認真準備與熱情演說，在我們眼前，呈現出鮮活的歷史重構；更因為這正是我會想要去閱讀、思考、討論以及參與的社會政治思考研究。我們需要的，並不是在概念的高空上盤旋，腳不著地的沈思，而是要在理論、概念、歷史，以及活生生的實踐軌跡之間交織進行思考，勾畫實踐的軌跡。 以往被主流歷史觀點所忽略的海地革命，其所開拓的價值與實踐路徑，應該會提醒我們的是，在所有不同的奮鬥場域及運動中，那些有名字的，以及更多沒有留下名字的，被壓迫的、反抗的、死去的、犧牲的，真正造就歷史創新路徑的具體生命。那些值得被看顧與重構的歷史片段。 轉換視角的重要性，並不是在空泛的自我與他者之間，而必然是在特定而複數的時空物質環境中，生命是怎麼活過來的。對我來說，女性主義及後人類的結盟政治理想，同樣也潛藏在具體的非主流歷史片段中，包括異質時間性的人類群體，以及另類時空感知秩序的非人類群體。

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ରମଜିଵୀଙ୍କ ଗୁଜୁରାଣ ମେଣ୍ଟାଇବା ପାଇଁ ସର୍ବନିମ୍ନ ମଜୁରୀ ଵୃଦ୍ଧି ଦାଵି ଓ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରମିକ ଵିରୋଧୀ ନୀତି ବିରୋଧରେ ରାଜ୍ଯ ଵ୍ଯାପୀ ଓ ରାଜ୍ଯ ସ୍ତରୀୟ ଶ୍ରମିକ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ପାଇଁ ଏଆଇଟିୟୁସିର ଆହ୍ଵାନ।

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By Jayantha Das. ରମଜିଵୀଙ୍କ ଗୁଜୁରାଣ ମେଣ୍ଟାଇବା ପାଇଁ ସର୍ବନିମ୍ନ ମଜୁରୀ ଵୃଦ୍ଧି ଦାଵି ଓ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରମିକ ଵିରୋଧୀ ନୀତି ବିରୋଧରେ ରାଜ୍ଯ ଵ୍ଯାପୀ ଓ ରାଜ୍ଯ ସ୍ତରୀୟ ଶ୍ରମିକ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ପାଇଁ ଏଆଇଟିୟୁସିର ଆହ୍ଵାନ। ଜୟପୁର : ତା୧୬/୧୦: ଏଆଇଟିୟୁସି ର ପରିବର୍ଦ୍ଧିତ ରାଜ୍ଯ ପରିଷଦ ବୈଠକ ଜୟପୁର ବାବା ସାହେବ୍ ଆମ୍ବେଦକର କଲ୍ୟାଣ ମଣ୍ଡପ ଠାରେ ୧୫ଓ ୧୬ ଅକ୍ଟୋଵର ୨ଦିନ ଧରି ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇ ଯାଇଛି। ଏହି ପରିବର୍ଦ୍ଧିତ ବୈଠକର ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ଏଆଇଟିୟୁସି ରାଜ୍ଯ ପରିଷଦ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ଏଠାରେ ଏକ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀରେ ରାଜ୍ଯ ନେତୃତ୍ଵ ରାଜ୍ଯର ଶ୍ରମିକ ଶ୍ରେଣୀ ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ ହେଉଥିବା ସମସ୍ୟା ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ସୂଚନା ଦେଇ ବ୍ୟାପକ ଶ୍ରମିକ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନର ଚେତାବନୀ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। ଓଡିଶାରେ ଅନୁସୂଚିତ କୃଷି ଓ ଶିଳ୍ପ ଶ୍ରମିକଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ବହୁ ଵର୍ଷ ଧରି…

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‘பிரிட்டன் எப்படி பிரிட்டிஷ்காரனுக்குச் சொந்தமோ-பிரான்ஸ் எப்படி பிரெஞ்சுக்காரனுக்கு சொந்தமோ -அதுபோல -பாலஸ்தீனம் அரேபியர்களுக்குச் சொந்தமானது!’ என்று எழுதினார் மகாத்மா காந்தி.

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By Sevvilam Parithi ‘பிரிட்டன் எப்படி பிரிட்டிஷ்காரனுக்குச் சொந்தமோ- பிரான்ஸ் எப்படி பிரெஞ்சுக்காரனுக்கு சொந்தமோ – அதுபோல –  பாலஸ்தீனம் அரேபியர்களுக்குச் சொந்தமானது!’  என்று எழுதினார் மகாத்மா காந்தி. அமெரிக்கா பிரிட்டனின் உதவியுடன்  பாலஸ்தீனத்தின் மீது தங்களைத் திணிக்க  முயற்சிக்கும் யூதர்களின் முயற்சி  தவறானது என்றார் நேரு. சுதந்திர இந்தியாவின் பிரதமர் நேரு  தலைமையிலான முதல் அரசாங்கம்  பாலஸ்தீனத்தைப்  பிரிப்பதற்கான ஐநா தீர்மானத்துக்கு  எதிராக வாக்களித்தது. வல்லாதிக்கக் கூட்டுறவால் –  மே 14, 1948 இல் இஸ்ரேல் உருவானபோதுகூட –  இந்தியா அதை ஒப்பவில்லை. துருக்கி போன்ற முஸ்லிம் நாடுகள்  அங்கீகரித்தபிறகு  – அரபு நாடுகள் இஸ்ரேலுடன்  போர் நிறுத்த ஒப்பந்தங்களில் கையெழுத்திட்டபிறகு – 1950இல்தான் நேரு தலைமையிலான இந்தியா  இஸ்ரேலை அங்கீகரித்தது.  ஆனபோதும்,  அதனுடனான முழு அரச உறவை  இந்தியா ஏற்படுத்திக்கொண்டுவிடவில்லை  என்பதை அடிக்கோடிட்டுக்கொள்ளுங்கள். உலகமே…

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