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Ceasefire Bites - Monday, January 30, 2012 9:16 - 0 Comments

Blog | Noam Chomsky remembers Howard Zinn

Noam Chomsky pays a moving tribute to his friend, scholar and activist Howard Zinn, who passed away two years ago this week.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:00 - 44 Comments

Comment | Lowkey: Why I had to say no to Westwood TV

Earlier this month, Lowkey, one of the UK’s leading hip hop artists, turned down an invitation to appear on TimWestwoodTV, the influential YouTube channel hosted by UK Hip Hop’s biggest name. In an exclusive piece, he explains why.

Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:19 - 1 Comment

Barak Obama’s State of the Union Address [Full Text]

We reproduce below Barak Obama’s State of the Union Address as prepared for delivery before a joint session of Congress Tuesday.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, January 13, 2012 13:49 - 1 Comment

Comment | Iraq – What was done in our name?

Baha Mousa, 26, with his wife and two children. The Iraqi hotel worker died after being detained by the British army for 36 hours (Photograph: Reuters)

Phil Shiner, one of the UK's leading human rights lawyers, argues we shouldn't forget that everything the world community abhors about US military actions, from Guantanamo Bay to this week's US Marines video scandal, is of a piece with UK policies and practices in Iraq, including, as he documents, the abuse, torture of killing of detainees.

New in Ceasefire, The People in Between - Thursday, January 12, 2012 14:38 - 0 Comments

The People in Between | Border Blues

In his ongoing series of travel blogs, Jason Smith chronicles another surreal border crossing, this time in South America.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 13:00 - 0 Comments

Interview | Larissa Sansour: “For Palestinians, politics is not just an option, but a fundamental circumstance.”

Two weeks ago Lacoste pressurised the Musée de l’Elysée to withdraw an entry for the Prix Lacoste Elysée by Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour for being "too pro-palestinian". In an exclusive interview, she talks to Ceasefire deputy editor Musab Younis about the fall out.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, December 29, 2011 19:10 - 0 Comments

Arts & Culture | Jonathan Swift: icon of 2011?

Jonathan Jacobs argues that Swift's Irish Writings speak, with unusual precision, to a very current moment in resistance.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, December 23, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments

Analysis | European Parliament: an unexpected victory for Western Sahara

The European Parliament's decision last week to end the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement is a historic one, argues Stefan Simanowitz.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, December 15, 2011 5:31 - 1 Comment

Politics | El Salvador: 30 Years after El Mozote

Thirty years ago this week, almost 400 men, women and children from the El Salvador town of El Mozote were brutally tortured, raped and killed by US-trained governmental units who then burned their bodies and houses. As the country unites in remembrance, Sebastião Martins reflects on the historical legacy of the event.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, December 9, 2011 8:00 - 8 Comments

Comment | The Arab Spring: A Palestinian Perspective

In the fourth instalment of our series of Arab reflections on the regional uprisings, award-winning Palestinian author and playwright Ahmed Masoud explores the impact of the Arab Spring on the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice.