Tag: SouthAsia
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Myanmar: The Coup, Resistance, and Global Solidarity
Three years ago, on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup, ending nearly a decade of civilian rule, arresting countless numbers in a brutal crackdown on popular protest. … Keep reading »
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Restore Democracy in Myanmar: Stop the Brutal Repression of the People!
The Asia Europe People’s Forum (AEPF) expresses solidarity with the people of Myanmar who are bravely resisting the military coup that reversed the fragile democratic process that was unfolding in … Keep reading »
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The Politics and Geopolitics of the Coup in Myanmar
On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military – known as the Tatmadaw – invoked Article 417 of the 2008 constitution, dismissed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and arrested her and … Keep reading »
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Women and Students Are Leading Thailand’s Fight for Democracy
A mass movement for democracy has swept Thailand since July. Led by a new generation of students and workers, protests have taken place throughout the country. They are fighting for … Keep reading »
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Canada’s Silence on India’s Colonization of Kashmir
Kashmir is one of the world’s longest outstanding international conflicts. The world’s most militarized zone is under a serious threat of demographic change that is aimed at altering the final … Watch video »
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Democratic Movement Attacks the Established Order in Thailand
Led by young people and benefiting from broad support, the Thai democratic movement continues to mature. It is challenging the military-monarchist oligarchy, confronting the royal couple, and harking back to … Keep reading »
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Kashmir, Solidarity and the Canadian State
In his essay, “India’s Kashmir Crackdown Poses Risk of War,” John Riddell argues that India unilaterally revoked the autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, flooding the region with … Keep reading »
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India’s Kashmir Crackdown Poses Risk of War
On August 5, India’s Hindu nationalist government unilaterally revoked the autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, while flooding the region with troops, imposing a curfew, and shutting down … Keep reading »
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The Machinery of Images and the (Post-)Modern War
On 14 February, 20-year-old Adil Ahmed Dar rammed a vehicle fill of explosives into a bus full of reserve police force personnel in Indian Occupied Kashmir. The attack killed over … Keep reading »
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UN Office Calls for Probe Into Human Rights in Kashmir
A conference in Mississauga July 7, convened by the Kashmir Welfare Society, marked the first organized response in Canada to a United Nations report calling for an investigation of human … Keep reading »
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Fifteen Years of Occupation: Afghanistan Since the Invasion
7 October 2016 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. Many Western leaders claimed the invasion, dubbed Operation Enduring Freedom, was a humanitarian intervention to liberate Afghans and … Keep reading »
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The United States of America in the AfPak Region and Beyond
War on Terror or Alliance with Islamic Terrorism? It may sound rather odd in the face of the open war on terror that has been raging in Afghanistan and the Middle … Keep reading »