Kamangar Sentenced After 7 Minute ‘Trial’
On July 20, 2008 Farzad Kamangar was sentenced to death after having a seven minutes so-called trial; three minutes reading the allegations and four minutes “trial”. His lawyer was never been notified of any offense! Farzad Kamangar, a young teacher was incarcerated on August 18, 2006. He was tortured gravely for allegations such as collaborating [...]
Olympics Reflect Political Situation
On the eve of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing there is a lot of talk about China, politics and sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Chinese regime tell us that the Olympics are neutral and only about sport, not politics. But a look back in time tells us something different. … The [...]
Autocracy and Orthodox Chauvinism
While it is our express intention not to waste time engaging with the hysterical yapping in the so-called ‘blogosphere’, there are occasions when it is impossible to ignore egregious, ahistorical cant. This is especially the case when considering the so-called ‘Socialist Unity’ website, which can be relied upon to back the great power interests of [...]
8.8.88
While world attention was diverted to the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing, there was hardly any mention of the significance of the date for one of the Chinese dictatorship’s client states. Today is the twentieth anniversary of the slaughter of Burmese democracy protesters by the military régime after the 8.8.88 uprising. The ‘State [...]
On the Murder Mile
There has been some complete arsewash spouted¹ in the lead up to the two week Coca-cola–McDonalds–Samsung–GE–Lenovo–Kodak product placement otherwise known as the ‘Olympic Games’.
Mention brutal suppression of Chinese workers’ labour rights, appalling working conditions, detention without charge, the absence of an independent judiciary, absence of freedom of assembly, hastily expedited death sentences which feed the [...]
Children’s Lives Filled With Risk Fear and Danger
Claude and Majolie N’Deh, and their children Kirsty, Gael and Jason Cyril are Cameroonians Seeking Sanctuary in the UK.
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Britain has been strongly criticized for breaching human rights, as the Government’s existing reservation to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in relation to immigration means that children are excluded from its protection.
Yet one [...]
KCTU Calling for Solidarity
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions has issued a call for solidarity after the South Korean government issued warrants for, or detained the KCTU’s leadership.
We believe that “fundamental objective of the trade union movement should be to ensure the development of the social and economic well-being of all workers”. And it should be noted that [...]
