Simon Rodriguez* The military coup d’état in Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been met with a resounding response. Millions took to the streets, formed strike committees across the country…
Category: Asia
All support for the struggle of the peoples of Myanmar-Burma against the military dictatorship
IWU-FI The coup d’état of 1 February has put an end to the co-rule exercised since 2015 by the National League for Democracy (NLD) headed by Aung San Suu Kyi and the…
Myanmar: People’s revolt against the coup
By Miguel Lamas A general strike started on Monday 8 February and massive mobilisations are shaking Myanmar (formerly Burma). They reject the military coup d’état on Monday 1 February that…
China: Coronavirus and Dictatorship
By Miguel Sorans, a leader of Socialist Left (IS) Argentina, and the IWU-FI The coronavirus epidemic, which has its epicentre in China, has a major global impact because of its…
China/Hong Kong: Thousands on the streets for more freedoms
In recent weeks hundreds of thousands of young people mobilised in Hong Kong, initially against the extradition law promoted by the pro-Beijing government of Carrie Lam’s, and then to take…
USA–North Korea: What happened in the summit Trump–Kim Jong-un?
By Miguel Sorans Finally, an event that seemed unthinkable a while ago materialized. The images of Trump and Kim Jong-un at their summit in Singapore already have gone to the…
The causes of the long conflict between North Korea and the United States
Tension has continued to grow in Eastern Asia. The North Korean government would have detonated an alleged nuclear bomb underground (3 September 2017), Trump’s response was not long in coming.…
Revolt in Afghanistan against imperialist occupation
By Laclase.info Humiliating acts against Islamic culture triggered the revolt Afghanistan is experiencing one of its most important mass uprisings after the revelation that American soldiers had burned several copies…