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Anti-militarisation protests in Japan: An interview with Chie Matsumoto.

Chie Matsumoto, Mattia Gallo — 2015-11-13T09:10:55Z

On August 30, tens of thousands of people (120,000, according to organizers), protested outside the Japanese parliament against new military legislation that would allow the military to fight abroad. This would happen for the first time since World War II to Japanese troops. According to its constitution, Japan is barred from using force to resolve conflicts except in cases of legitimate defense. But a re-interpretation of the law will now allow ”collective self-defense”- using force to defend allies under attack. The demonstrators protested in front of the Japanese Diet to the cry of “Save Japan from Abe.” Mattia Gallo interviews journalist and activist Chie Matsumoto.

- IV490 - November 2015 / Japan

We need to support forms of liberation struggle unconditionally

Joseph Daher, Mattia Gallo — 2015-03-10T14:22:01Z

This interview was conducted with the Syrian revolutionary Joseph Daher by Italian journalist and activist Mattia Gallo in October 2014.

- Features / Syria, Arab Revolutions, Kurdistan

Fighting for Women's Rights in Turkey

Mattia Gallo, Selin Cagatay — 2015-02-21T20:37:14Z

The attempted rape, murder, and burning of 20-year-old university student Ã–zgecan Aslan on Feb. 11th touched a nerve in a society where male-on-female violence has been a chronic problem. Massive demonstrations throughout Turkey followed soon after, but what will it take to stem the surge in femicide over the last decade or so? Mattia Gallo interviewed Turkish socialist feminist Selin Cagatay about the background to the situation.

- IV481 - February 2015 / Women, Turkey