British colonialism
Exxon, Essequibo and imperialism

Marco Rubio recently traveled to Guyana, where he threatened military action against Venezuela – continuing a long history of imperialist countries using border disputes to disrupt Latin American unity and economic cooperation.

Labour turns to the right while chasing Reform

With far-right Reform UK polling neck and neck with Britain’s largest parties, Keir Starmer’s Labour responds by shifting further to the right

Chagos Islands agreement keeps Diego Garcia base under US control

An agreement between the UK and Mauritius on the Chagos Archipelago is being hailed as a key step in decolonization, but the Diego Garcia island will remain a military base under US control.

Cyprus marks 50 years since coup and invasion

Cypriots honor those who fell in the struggle for self-determination and freedom as it commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Greek junta coup and the Turkish invasion

Venezuela: Maduro warns of ExxonMobil interference ahead of “historic” Essequibo vote

The Venezuelan president rejected 150 years of “abuses by the British empire, now by ExxonMobil and the US Southern Command” concerning the territorial dispute.

King Charles’ visit to Kenya brought to the fore calls for justice for UK’s colonial and ongoing crimes

The British monarch expressed “deepest regret” for “abhorrent and unjustified acts of violence committed against Kenyans,” but stopped short of an official apology. People’s movements have called for reparations and accountability for crimes during the colonial era but also steps to address their impact which continue to this day

1981 Hunger Strike - Ireland Republican sections in Ireland observe 42nd anniversary of 1981 hunger strikes

10 Irish republican prisoners including 27-year-old Bobby Sands starved to death in 1981 at the HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland while on a hunger strike to protest the revoking of their status as political prisoners

The illuminating influence of Eric Huntley

A conversation with Eric Huntley, who along with his wife Jessica, pioneered Black literary publishing in twentieth-century Britain, and remains a committed activist to this day

On anniversary of Easter Rising, calls for Irish unity are strengthened

During Easter week in April 1916, Irish militant republican forces started an uprising against the British colonialists in Dublin, marking a new era in the Irish freedom struggle against British imperialism

Four Martyrs - Ireland Irish republicans commemorate ‘Four Martyrs’ on centenary of their execution

One hundred years ago, during the Irish Civil War, the executive council of the British dominion of the Irish Free State executed four Irish republicans on December 8, 1922

Dispatches from India: Where does the country stand 75 years later?

In this episode of Dispatches from India, we take a look at how the country has fared 75 years after it won freedom after a glorious struggle against British colonialism

How opium trade funded the British Empire

The British empire and the massive strides made by the United Kingdom in the age of colonization was built on the trade of opium that had a lasting effect on India and China. Journalists Nilanjan and Prabir Purkayastha, and author Thomas Manuel talk about the past and present of opium trade