March, 2013
Beautiful Transgressions, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, March 28, 2013 19:00 - 6 Comments
Beautiful Transgressions">A Revolutionary Love Letter Beautiful Transgressions
In her latest column, as she leaves the UK for pastures new, Sara Motta calls for "revolutionising revolution" by founding it in a "politics of love, monologue of and for the voiceless, sacred sexuality and embodied transformations of self and other".
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Sunday, March 24, 2013 0:00 - 4 Comments
Special Report">Hunger strike at Guantánamo enters critical stage Special Report
Aisha Maniar reports for Ceasefire on the ongoing hunger strike by Guantánamo Bay detainees, most of whom have been cleared of any charges, with lawyers warning of tragic consequences.
New in Ceasefire, Under the Tree of Talking - Saturday, March 23, 2013 0:00 - 1 Comment
Under The Tree Of Talking">From Eastern Congo to Cape Town: African Women, We Salute You! Under The Tree Of Talking
In his latest Ceasefire column, JJ Bola pays tribute, on the occasion of Women's History Month, to the prominent role played by African women throughout history.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, March 22, 2013 16:59 - 3 Comments
Comment">Who’s (still) afraid of Emily Wilding Davison? Comment
As the centenary of heroic suffragette Emily Wilding Davison's death approaches, a campaign is under way for it to be marked with a minute’s silence at the iconic Epsom Derby horse race. Unsurprisingly, the proposal is being resisted by the very same Establishment that tried to crush women’s rights back in 1913, argues Yvonne Ridley.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Wednesday, March 20, 2013 20:10 - 11 Comments
Special Report">“This is our battleground”: How a new refugee movement is challenging Germany’s racist asylum laws Special Report
Ahead of a major protest in Berlin this Saturday, Leoni Linek reports on Germany’s new refugee protest movement which, in the face of arbitrary arrests and police brutality, has scored a number of successes and inspired similar movements across Europe.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 20:08 - 4 Comments
Analysis">Estoy con Chávez, Soy un Chávista: Exploring the political appeal and significance of Hugo Chávez Analysis
The death of Hugo Chavez has produced a heavily polarised debate over his legacy. In a new essay for Ceasefire, Samuel Grove takes issue with the eagerness of the Western left to cloak Chávez in a liberal garb, and argues this is symptomatic of a deeper conservative ambivalence towards what Chávez represented: a unapologetic fighter and leader for the Venezuelan working-class.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Friday, March 8, 2013 0:00 - 1 Comment
Books">Review | On The Front Line: The Collected Journalism of Marie Colvin Books
In 2012, Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin was killed in Syria. Reviewing a new collected volume of Colvin's journalism, Heather McRobie asks what lessons we might draw from her life.
