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Ray Bush reviews a collection of essays that are relevant for understanding the constraints and opportunities for radical African transformation in the 21st century.
Updated statement in light of the rapidly moving developments and the growing threat of a military intervention by the ECOWAS bloc
Liberation explicitly rejects the notion of an armed intervention, under any pretext, or of foreign interference in the sovereign affairs of Niger
The life of Ho Chi Minh, the political and personal forces that shaped him, and the role he played in shaping the future of an independent Vietnam
Unlike South Africa, Israel legitimated itself by presenting itself as a constitutional democracy.. leading to deception and self-deception, and apartheid to secure Jewish supremacy while hiding Palestinian subjugation
Dr Liz Payne, President of the National Assembly of Women (NAW), explains how the civil war threatens democracy in Sudan
A call for urgent action to protect Jenin Camp from the threat of ethnic cleansing and physical liquidation
Sylvia’s decision to take up the cause of a little-known (in England) African country was much appreciated by Black activists in Africa, the West Indies, Britain, and America - and can only be understood in the context of her anti-racism and anti-imperialism, writes Mary Davis
Big capital in the imperial metropoles still exert a vice-like grip on Africa’s economies and peoples but national liberation forces are developing a new agenda, writes Jonathan White
Our attitude today to China shows Europe is refusing to recognise the emergence of a multipolar world. The penalty, sad to say, will be Europe's own downfall, argues Sevim Dagdelen
Listen to the Poem "The Windrush Generation and the Hostile Environment Bill" read in June 2023 exclusively for Liberation by Eulinda Antonette Clarke-Akalanne.
Imran Khan's political reputation has suffered tremendously, and his political future seems to be in doubt. Long jail time or exile? History repeats itself, writes Pervez Fateh
To avoid impending disaster, Western governments need to empower Sudan’s democratic movement and target the sources of weapons and funds that fuel its armed factions.
Intervention by Professor Ervand Abrahamian at the Liberation webinar held in May 2023 - full transcript.
The country’s crisis explained within a broader analysis of uneven post-colonial development, and Pakistan’s place within the global capitalist economy., writes Joe Gill
It did not end with the British Mandate of Palestine and the Balfour Declaration, writes Dr Aqel Taqaz — today Britain is actively supporting Israel’s increasingly rapid erasure of Palestine
The strikes by workers in the oil, gas and petrochemical sector shows true opposition to Iran's regime lies within the country and is rooted in the workplaces and factories
Serving humanity gives the greatest satisfaction in life; and these two patriots were the best humanitarians that I have ever had the opportunity to interact with, writes Indra Chandrapal
Interview with Bimal Rathnayake, a former parliamentarian and leading member of the progressive 'People's Liberation Front (JVP)
Peace, democracy and social justice are core to the ethos of May Day and central to the campaigning priorities of Liberation. These goals will only be achieved through solidarity action and unity amongst the workers of all nations.
This conflict between Sudan's military and the country's main paramilitary force is a proxy war against Sudanese people, backed by regional and international powers
Call for solidarity from the intern'l peace a& d anti-war movements, trade unionist, human rights organisations, MPs, activists, and all campaigners for democracy and peace
Review of a book that evidences the crimes of European imperialist states looting the Caribbean and exploiting of the Afro-Caribbean slaves & their descendants
The view of the President of Socialist Party of Zambia on the second Summit For Democracy in Africa, hosted by the US
The campaign for a formal apology from the British Government for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919 will step up ahead of the next year’s General Election
The ICJ applies double standards and practically no action is taken against the USA, NATO countries and their allies. True for Iraq and true for the Chagos Archipelago
Not only has there been no let-up in the terrible situation imposed upon the women of Afghanistan by the Taliban, but the situation is becoming acutely worse, writes Shukria Rahimi
Interview with Shireen Al-Adeimi, a Yemeni-American scholar and activist, 8 years into the Yemen conflict
On the enduring resilience, relevance and reach of a popular international organisation founded after WWII under the slogan ‘No More War, No More Fascism’
Liz Payne celebrates the ‘Mother’ of Viet Nam whose remarkable life has been inextricably bound with the struggle for the peace and freedom of her country
The legacy of dividing nations and seeding permanent conflict following the retreat from Britain’s occupied colonies requires an open discussion without fear or favour, argues Harsev Bains
Sevim Dagdelen on an international conference in Havana bringing together social activists, intellectuals, parliamentarians, artists and academics from 80+ countries
The invasion of Iraq made the world a more volatile and dangerous place. The lessons of what happened in Iraq on this day 20 years ago must be acknowledged
John Foster on how US aggression on China, NATO enlargement and the resulting war in Ukraine have influenced geopolitical shifts in the Middle East