By JOHN PILGER Counterpunch.org Washington’s role in the fascist putsch against an elected government in Ukraine will surprise only those who watch the news and ignore the historical record. Since 1945, dozens of governments, many of them democracies, have met a similar fate, usually with bloodshed. Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries on earth…
Month: April 2014
Chicken Kiev | Obama Backs Down on Crimea
By MIKE WHITNEY Counterpunch.org “I never thought I’d live to see the day when the US State Department whitewashed the neo-Nazi views and heritage of a gang of thugs who had seized power in a violent coup d’état. In Iraq, Libya, and Syria, US policymakers empowered radical Islamists of one sort or another. That was…
Migrant, women, peasant groups mourn death of rights advocate Irene Fernandez
“Without doubt, she will be a big loss not only to the movement in Malaysia but to the global movement that is striving for a just and better world for the poor and oppressed.” – Sarojeni Rengam, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific
Groups slam arrest of Ka Roger’s pregnant daughter
“This is a clear violation of the rights of Rosal. Aside from the fabricated charges filed against her, she should have been released due to her condition.” – Karapatan
Saan kakapit?
(Paglalapat kay Bonifacio sa pagdaan ni Yolanda) ni XANDRA CASAMBRE-BISENIO Bulatlat.com Ang delubyo’y umuulit, ngayon mas malupit. Dibdib ay nagsikip, mata’y pumikit, at pagmukat, wala na. Nangalagas na naman ang mga sanga, silungan, taniman, tahanan. Tinangay nang ‘sang iglap ang lahat, at ang mga ito’y padabog na ibinalik nang wasak, durog, putol, walang buhay. Na…
Where is justice for women victims of violence?
MANILA – Women’s group Gabriela joined the call for “long overdue” justice for Ruby Rose Barrameda who went missing in 2007. Her body was found inside a cemented steel drum two years after. Gabriela with Ruby Rose’s parents and sister Rochelle Barrameda, former beauty queen and actress, gathered at the Chino Roces Bridge (former Mendiola…