Special Reports

New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 18:00 - 2 Comments

Special Report | Palestinian home demolitions: the ethnic cleansing that dare not speak its name

The ruins of the demolished Abu Omar family home 24th January 2012 - (photo: Itay Epshtain - ICAHD

Livia Bergmeijer reports on the destruction by Israeli bulldozers earlier today of two Palestinian families' homes. This is the latest in a long-running pattern across the occupied territories, whose rate and methods, Bergmeijer argues, betray a policy of gradual ethnic cleansing at work.

New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Thursday, January 19, 2012 15:48 - 1 Comment

Special Report | Some thoughts on the The Fabian New Year Conference

Last weekend’s Fabian new year conference, entitled ‘The Economic Alternative,’ was an early chance to see what kind of opposition the Labour party would offer to the relentless coalition narrative of cuts and austerity in 2012. Ceasefire's Andrew Fleming reports.

New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments

Comment | Ireland: From capitalist binge to ‘austerity’ hangover

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Earlier this month, the Irish government announced a new set of harsh austerity plans as part of its 2012 budget. Lily Murphy argues that the country's current woes, and gloomy-looking future, can be traced directly to the folly of its 'boom years'.

New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, December 12, 2011 7:46 - 2 Comments

Special Report | Saving Jeju: The winnable fight we can’t afford to lose

In an exclusive report, Matthew Hoey, the global outreach coordinator for the Save Jeju campaign explains why the fight against plans for a US military base on China's doorstep is one that peace activists, both in South Korea and internationally, can and must win. Failure to do so, he warns, could lead to the biggest nuclear showdown since the Cuban missile crisis.

Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Saturday, November 19, 2011 17:31 - 1 Comment

Special Report | From OWS to St Paul’s: The One Percent Panic

Stefan Simanowitz, reporting from OWS and Occupy LSX, argues the authorities' determination to dismantle both protest camps is indication of the very success of the Occupy Movements.

Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Saturday, November 5, 2011 2:15 - 2 Comments

Blog | “A Real Man”: Alaa Abdel Fattah writes from prison

We publish our translation of Egyptian blogger and revolutionary Alaa Abdel Fattah's latest letter from prison, where he remains detained for "insulting" the Egyptian military.

Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Sunday, October 30, 2011 12:03 - 1 Comment

Video Blog | Riz Ahmed at Occupy Wall St

In an exclusive video report, Riz Ahmed, award-winning Hip Hop artist and actor shares his experience of spending yesterday at the Occupy Wall St protests. "It was amazingly diverse, emotional, and in some ways very organised, despite being anarchic."

New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 1:17 - 2 Comments

Special Report | Occupy LSX

The Occupy movement against corporate greed and government cutbacks has galvanised cities around the world. Since Saturday, thousands have gathered outside London's St Paul's cathedral to demand radical change and a fairer future. In an impassioned report, with exclusive footage and photos, Ceasefire's Akkas Al-Ali and Tom Kavanagh report.

New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Saturday, October 15, 2011 14:17 - 0 Comments

Special Report | Javier Bardem and the world’s last colonies

This year's meeting of the UN's Fourth Committee on Decolonization, which took place last week, was livened up considerably by the arrival of Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem, who had come to petition on the issue of Western Sahara. Stefan Simanowitz reports exclusively from New York.

New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Thursday, October 13, 2011 19:10 - 3 Comments

Special Report | Dale Farm: the time for action is now

When film maker and activist Dean Puckett joined the Dale Farm protest camp, little did he realise he would become the subject of personal attack by national newspapers and news networks. After having lived there for five weeks, he explains, in an exclsive article, what he has discovered and why he thinks "you should get your arse down there immediately."