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Sri Lanka: No agreement with the IMF!

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Originally From: http://www.cadtm.org/Sri-Lanka-No-agreement-with-the-IMF Eric Toussaint interviewed by Sushovan Dhar – 15 April by Eric Toussaint , Sushovan Dhar A Sri Lankan delegation will travel to Washington next week to try to secure up to $4 billion from the International Monetary Fund and other lenders to help the island nation pay for food and fuel imports as well as stem defaults on its debt. The last time the IMF provided loan to Sri Lanka in 2016, the loan was capped at $1.5 billion and the program ended prematurely after disbursing $1.3 billion. This was at…

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Constitution is the vale covering the naked interests of Capitalism! We shall not get trapped in constitutionalism!

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From: https://www.facebook.com/forwardlk We have repeatedly stated that if anyone is genuine about finding solutions to the ongoing crisis, he /she must not confine to the framework of the existing constitution. At the same time, the ruling class is talking about bringing another amendment probably to fool the masses with some parliamentary gimmicks. Most of the activists also now got into the trap of sticking to the constitutional framework, because the state, and the constitutional laws that surround it, are deliberately mystified by the popular media and the educational system. We…

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Sri Lanka – “There is a true political awakening”

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Interview with Don Samantha By Stan Miller 12/05/2022 Starting a month ago a large political battle is taking place in Sri Lanka. This island of 23 millions off the southern coast of India has know many social struggles in the 20th century. The working class is facing a 20% strong inflation that can go as high as 50% for basic goods. Electricity is being rationed and people are queuing for hours in order to get gasoline. The national debt is very high and there are discussions between the state and…

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Bangladesh – Seminar on gender based violence at BRAC centre

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বিনম্র শ্রদ্ধা।।গাহি সাম্যের গান- মানুষের চেয়ে বড় কিছু নাই,নহে কিছু মহিয়ান।।দ্রোহের কবি,সাম্যের কবি,মানবতার কবি,জাতীয় কবি কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম এর ১২৩ জন্মবার্ষিকীতে তার সমাধিতে বাংলাদেশের ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টির পক্ষ থেকে শ্রদ্ধার্ঘ্য অর্পণ ও লাল সালাম জানানো হয়।।

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India – 26 May Anti Eviction Day.

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उदयपुर  में स्ट्रीट वेंडर्स उजाड़ीकरण विरोध दिवस आयोजित करना है। कल 26 मई को सुबह 11बजे सभी ठेला व्यवसाई, उदयपुर कलेक्ट्री के बाहर विरोध प्रदर्शन करके कलेक्टर को ज्ञापन सौंपेंगे । सभी अधिक से अधिक संख्या में इस विरोध प्रदर्शन में शामिल होवे।

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India: Journalist shot dead in alleged retaliation for reporting

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Originally From: https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/india-journalist-shot-dead-in-alleged-retaliation-for-reporting.html Journalist Subhash Kumar Mahto was shot dead near his home in Sakho village in the Begusarai district of Bihar on the evening of May 20, allegedly for his reporting on local gangs in the area. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the murder and urges the Indian authorities to expedite investigation on the case and bring the perpetrators to swift justice. Four unidentified assailants shot Mahato from close range at around 9 pm as he returned to his home with his father and other relatives from a…

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Maldives: Journalists harassed by police while covering protest

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Originally Published on: https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/maldives-journalists-harassed-by-police-while-covering-protest.html Maldivian police have allegedly harassed journalists at a protest for the ‘India Out’ campaign on May 18, led by the Maldives’ opposition party. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate in the Maldives, the Maldives Journalist Association (MJA), condemn the police’s actions towards the journalists in the field and urge the government to investigate the case and bring the perpetrators to justice. According to the MJA and other local media organisations, a police officer named ‘Solih’ threatened and harassed journalists and media workers during their coverage of an…

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SRI LANKA: People’s Uprising for System Change

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May 11, 2022 An Article by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: People’s Uprising for System Change By Basil Fernando April and May 2022 will be remembered as the most important months in the post-independence era. During this short period the much hoped for people’s awakening expressed itself powerfully. People who wielded authority failed to see the writing on the wall although the wall was just next to the Presidential Secretariat and everywhere in the country. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa thought he was merely seeing ghosts. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa…

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