Category: English

Sri Lanka – YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION DEMAND AN IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE  RESIGNATION OF THE MAGISTRATE OF MULLAITEEVU !

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The jurisdiction of the Mullaiteevu Magistrate has become a place of contentious judicial,  legal and political battle ground due to the Kurunthur Malai incident and the excavation of a  mass grave consisting of what appears to be the remains of LTTE carders. The Mullaiteevu  Magistrate’s Office has come under direct threat from Member of Parliament Sarath  Weerasekara who identified the Magistrate as a ‘Tamil’ Judge who is making orders inside a  ‘Sinhala Buddhist’ State. Despite condemning statements by the BASL and Lawyers’ Collective  and protests by Bars across the North…

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The Palestine Solidarity Alliance welcomes the Free VISA entry requirements for ordinary Palestinian people to visit South Africa.

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PRESS RELEASE The Palestine Solidarity Alliance welcomes the Free VISA entry requirements for ordinary Palestinian people to visit South Africa. The new 90-day Free Visa access for Palestinian citizens is an important step in affirming our countries commitment to supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle for basic human right, self-determination and dignity.  Importantly, we must recognise that this pronouncement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, DIRCO is a result of the advocacy by many solidarity groups across the country, including the PSA, MRN and the SABDS Coalition…

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Bangladesh – Demand to ensure the rights of indigenous peoples to land and language!

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A solidarity rally was held at Zilla Parishad Auditorium in Sylhet on Friday (September 22) at 3 pm to demand the implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Agreement. Speakers at Sylhet’s solidarity rally said that people of many races and languages live in Bangladesh. This is the beauty of a country. And it is the responsibility of the state to ensure the rights of people of all these races, religions and languages. Such a state should be formed so that it is not for any religion or any caste. The…

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Senator DROPS Ukraine TRUTH BOMBS In HISTORIC SPEECH

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Jackson Hinkle is a prominent American political commentator who hosts the nightly political talk show “The Dive with Jackson Hinkle” on YouTube. As an expert in US foreign policy, Hinkle uses his voice to delve into the intricacies of US & European relations with global powers. Hinkle has amassed a following of 750,000+ followers & received numerous journalistic awards for speaking truth to power on his own show, as well as on programs such as Tucker Carlson Tonight, the Jimmy Dore Show, Timcast IRL, Piers Morgan Uncensored and more. Jackson…

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What Is Leninism? By Leon Trotsky!

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The New International, March 1944 Leon Trotsky What Is Leninism? A Timely Excerpt from Trotsky’s New Course From The New International, Vol. X No. 3, March 1944, pp. 78–79.Transcribed & marked up by Einde O’Callaghan for ETOL. Leninism cannot be conceived of without theoretical breadth, without a critical analysis of the material bases of the political process. The weapon of Marxian investigation must be constantly sharpened and applied. It is precisely in this that tradition consists, and not in the substitution of a formal reference or of an accidental quotation. Least…

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Bangladesh added to human rights watchlist as crackdown escalates ahead of January elections!

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EMBARGOED 21 September 2023 GMT 00:00 Bangladesh added to human rights watchlist as crackdown escalates ahead of January elections The CIVICUS Monitor has added Bangladesh to its Watchlist of countries experiencing rapid declines in civic freedoms following the imprisonment and targeting of government critics.  With elections scheduled for January, the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appears willing to do whatever it takes to crush dissent, including targeting supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and attempting to silence activists and journalists through legal and other means. “Bangladesh is…

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First Signatures in the Campaign for Free “19”

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International Campaign: Free “19”! And to the leaders of the First Line! To President Gustavo Petro and National Authorities of Colombia  We, the undersigned, demand the immediate release of Sergio Andrés Pastor González, popularly known as 19, and of all the leaders of the First Line who are political prisoners for defending the rights and freedoms of the people of Colombia To Leave your signature: Click here

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The political crisis of Sinhalese and Thileepan

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First and foremost, Thileepan is a LTTE soldier. The LTTE and Tamil nationalism (in its most regressive form) were represented by him. The many Sinhala literatures I am stumbling across these days have lost sight of the fact that he was a member of a death squad that killed Tamils who opposed the ideology of the LTTE brand of nationalism. His premediated suicide served as a political strategy that consequently laid the foundation for the suicide politics/culture of the Tamil Tigers. Thileepan, as a soldier, at no point embodied non-violent…

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