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Wider meanings of the Indian farmers’ movement
The farmers’ protests have provided much needed energy and hope to the oppressed of India and beyond, writes BHABANI SHANKAR NAYAK of the University of Glasgow
Farmers and their supporters protest against new farm laws in Mumbai
Once the bustling heart of Christian pilgrimage, Bethlehem now faces shuttered hotels, empty streets and a shrinking Christian community, while Israel’s assault on Gaza and the tightening grip of occupation destroy hopes of peace at the birthplace of Christ, writes Father GEOFF BOTTOMS
From a lockdown digital project to a vital tool for class solidarity, ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER reflect on half-a-decade of struggle
After years hidden away, Oldham’s memorial to six local volunteers who died fighting fascism in the Spanish civil war has been restored to public view, marking both a victory for campaigners and a renewed tribute to the town’s proud International Brigade heritage, says ROB HARGREAVES
The June 2025 attacks on Iran have heightened the risk of a wider war, exposed the fiction of a rules-based international order and left ordinary Iranians trapped between external aggression and internal repression, says the Committee for Defence of Iranian People’s Rights
While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
A WWI hero, renowned ornithologist, medical doctor, trade union organiser and founder member of the Communist Party of Great Britain all rolled in one. MAT COWARD tells the story of a life so improbable it was once dismissed as fiction
IN THE darkness of night, the Hindutva fascists and their trained henchmen are trying to attack Indian farmers’ protests and provoke violence with the help of police.
The objective of the BJP government is to discredit the Indian farmers’ peaceful and democratic movements.
All slanderous campaigns by the ruling classes against the farmers’ movements have failed.
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