Henry Kissinger dies at 100 with the blood of millions on his hands
The former US diplomat and notorious war criminal Henry Kissinger facilitated the killings of millions people in countries including Cambodia, Bangladesh, Chile, and Argentina.
“Don’t vote for a kidnapper!”: Indonesians demand justice and an end to impunity
The legacy of the bloody Suharto dictatorship and its victims still marks political life in Indonesia, especially as the country gears up for elections in early 2024
Indonesian protests mark re-emergence of social movements, civil society
Academic and activist Robertus Robet, talks about the wave of protests in Indonesia against the Omnibus Law, the key role played by the trade unions, and the challenges to democracy in the country
Indonesian polls: No real choice for voters
The contest between incumbent Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and Prabowo Subianto does not translate into a contest between two different visions of the country
“Indonesian elections are a battle between right and far-right”
Surya Anta, spokesperson of the People’s Liberation Party of Indonesia as well as Indonesia People’s Front for West Papua, talked to Peoples Dispatch about the choices before Indonesians in the upcoming presidential elections.
Indonesia’s attorney general calls for large-scale raids to seize communist literature
Ahead of the elections in April, the attorney general’s office has pointed to the need for more raids against “banned literature.” Anti-communist laws passed in 1966 and 1999 are often used to crack down on the left and anyone who criticizes the government
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
