“ Although Russians are far from enamoured with the present regime, in the traditional Russian fashion, based on historical memory, they fear what might come to replace it.”
Open Islamophobia in Switzerland
7 February 2021, by ,Swiss citizens will vote in March 2021 on the popular Islamophobic initiative "Yes to the ban on concealing one’s face". The main objective is a new stigmatisation campaign against Muslim populations.
Myanmar’s Labor Movement Is Central to the Fight Against Authoritarianism
6 February 2021, by , ,“The coup in Myanmar has exposed the faulty foundation of the country’s democratic transition. We spoke with an organizer in Myanmar’s burgeoning labor movement — which will be central to the fight against authoritarianism in the coming days and months.” Kevin Lin and Michael Haack.
Austria’s far right tries to surf on popular anger
5 February 2021, by“[S]ome of the anger could well fuel a movement whose political significance seems quite similar to the anti-mask demonstrations that have marked Germany.”
The lessons of the Indian farmers’ struggle
4 February 2021, by“The Farmers’ struggle and its partial advance has shown us the way. Strong movements from below can have the potential to take on the Hinduvta juggernaut much more than stitching electoral alliances. What will be the fate of this movement six months down the line? We don’t know but it is worth recalling the ancient Chinese proverb ‘a journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step’.”
Presidential elections marked by the pandemic crisis and the aggressiveness of the ultraright
3 February 2021, byPolitical resolution adopted by the National Committee of the Left Bloc on 30 January 2021.
Opposition to the “War on Women”
2 February 2021, byThe publication of a law halted last year has provoked a new wave of mass protests.