Jeremy Cronin on the huge advances under ANC rule, its failures and the multiple challenges, above all unemployment, poverty and yawning inequality
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Sudan's Alliance of Forces for Radical Change reviews the dire humanitarian situation a year on from the start of the war and issues a call to action
Interview with a direct participant in the events of 25 April 1974 on the revolution's enduring impact and legacy in Portugal and decolonialisation
As international and regional initiatives to address the conflict founder, Sudan is rapidly heading towards becoming a failed state, warns Fathi El-Fadl.
It was largely the increasing success of the liberation forces in Portugal's colonies that led to the Carnation Revolution in Portugal
"Not to Forget! 1999 - 2024" The Belgrade Declaration The official communique issued by the Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals, 22 - 24 March 2024
Britain should come out of NATO, NATO should be disbanded and a truly international foreign policy of peaceful coexistence should be implemented
As we celebrate 70 years, we reproduce an article by Tony Benn, one of the giants in our history, writing on an earlier anniversary
There are increasing indications that the world order is changing and that the changes are not to the liking of the US and its NATO allies. The most obvious of these is in relation to China, writes Steve Bishop, who traces the origins of this global geopolitical realignment, writes Steve Bishop
"Solidarity with Palestinians and their decades-long struggle in defense of their land, culture, and freedom has long been a central theme of my political life."
Belgian MP and leader of the Workers' Party of Belgium, Mertens has published extensively. Liberation interviewed him on his new book “Mutiny”, just published in English
Harsev Bains on Modi's re-election prospects and the ramifications for peace, social justice, and human rights within India and internationally
Israel’s assault on Gaza has prompted a resurgence of the issue of the presence of “the sovereign” British military bases in Cyprus, writes Vera Polycarpou
Israel’s government is shutting out, submerging, forcibly silencing, and criminalising the voices of progressive individuals and organisations in Israel and the occupied Palestinian lands
The Israeli war of genocide on Gaza and the Palestinian people is causing tensions in the Middle East to intensify and threatens to engulf the region in a new war with grave dangers for world peace, writes Ahmed Salem
Payam Solhtalab on a leading left-wing revolutionary, key presence in the early 20th century Constitutional Revolution of Iran and a major figure in the country's history
Whether in forums like the ICJ & ICC, in sustained protest or in re-invigorating the BDS, the tide of anti-Zionist action needs to be sustained & consolidated, writes Jeremy Cronin
Is it not high time that Britain liberated itself from the chains shackling its foreign policy to that of the US, to warmongering and destruction?
The US- and UK-backed war of Israel against Palestinians in Gaza has, as in other Arab countries, turned popular opinion against the Gulf sultanate’s western allies, writes Joe Gill
Blinken's "table and menu" remarks indicate that the underlying logic that Washington truly believes in and follows in its foreign strategy has not fundamentally changed.
The civil war has resulted in people starving in parts of Sudan, with food security experts forecasting a wider crisis starting mid-year, and continuing next year, according to Sudan War Monitor
The multi-spot eruption of Middle East conflicts and the latest strikes, have caused headaches for the White House while having one beneficiary - the US military-industrial complex
Fathi El-Fadl on why the mass mobilisation of the people, securing their active and unfettered participation in all decision-making institutions is critical
Liberation is greatly enthused by ICJ's landmark ruling on South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people
Exceptionally well-informed book on the nature of colonialism, its ongoing impact on many peoples and the necessity to make amends for its violent ravages and exploitation
Valuable insight into the struggles against imperialism, the quest for economic justice, and the challenges faced by leaders attempting post-colonial nation-building
Liberation believes that more war, more bombs, and more destruction in the Middle East only portends the onset of a wider conflict jeopardising the lives and wellbeing of working people in all lands
Elkins’ book is another step in revising our understanding of the British imperial past and challenging the attitudes that underwrite our current society
President Xi Jinping: an immediate ceasefire, safe and unimpeded humanitarian corridors, prevent the expansion of the conflict
Fascinating and informative read exploring the fight for the liberation and the US efforts to prevent a newly independent country from gaining the real benefits of their independence
Dr Aqel Taqaz calls for the continuation and intensification of this campaign of solidarity and pressure on the US to rein in Israel and stop this genocide
