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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, November 14, 2011 23:02 - 1 Comment
Analysis">Guatemala: Return of the Iron Fist? Analysis
Last week, Otto Pérez Molina became the first military officer to rise to the Guatemalan presidency since the country’s brutal civil war. Ceasefire’s Sebastião Martins argues we could be witnessing a return to the hardline authoritarianism of the past.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays, The People in Between - Saturday, November 12, 2011 13:56 - 1 Comment
The People in Between">Turkmenistan: Forced laughter The People in Between
In his latest travel essay for Ceasefire, Jason Smith recalls his bizarre experience of Turkmenistan, including his semi-interrogation by an ex-KGB officer.Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, November 9, 2011 7:48 - 0 Comments
Comment">Activism: Powerful, Relevant, Necessary Comment
As ‘A Call Against Arms,’ the final film in the 'Activate' series airs this week, Al Jazeera's Asim Haneef explains why activism has never been more relevant than it is today.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, November 9, 2011 6:29 - 2 Comments
Special Report">Did Zionist hackers bring down our Russell Tribunal website? Special Report
Last week, hacktivist outfit 'Anonymous' temporarily disabled the websites of the Israel Defence Force and Mossad, causing much embarrassment to Israel. A few days later, a cyber attack brought down the website of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine. In an exclusive report, the website's designer, Harry Fear, says this was no amateur job but a highly sophisticated attack.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, November 7, 2011 5:00 - 1 Comment
Analysis">Arab League’s Syria Plan: too little, too late? Analysis
In a exclusive essay, Chris Doyle, prominent analyst and commentator on the Middle East, surveys the situation in Syria in the wake of last week's Arab League plan. The prospects for a swift resolution, he warns, are slipping away.
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 Blog
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, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 4, 2011 20:18 - 0 Comments
Video Blog">David Held, Saif-al-Islam Gaddafi and the LSE Video Blog
The partnership between authoritarian regimes and celebrated academics is not unusual in British higher education; indeed it is encouraged as good business practice.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 1:15 - 1 Comment
Blog -">Palestine joins UNESCO, US officials murder the English Language Blog -
Today's vote at UNESCO, granting full membership of the UN body to the Palestinians, marks a symbolic victory for one of the world's longest-suffering peoples, but also a new low (if such a thing can be imagined) in US diplomacy's always-creative relationship with the English language.
Ceasefire Bites - Monday, October 31, 2011 23:26 - 0 Comments
Video Blog">Noam Chomsky @ Occupy Boston Video Blog
Last week, Noam Chomsky addressed the Occupy Boston protesters. Below is a video of his speech.Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, October 31, 2011 14:00 - 2 Comments
Comment">Noam Chomsky: Why the “Island of World Peace” must be preserved Comment
Away from the headlines, the inhabitants of South Korea's Jeju Island, home to more World Natural Heritage sites than any other place on earth, are bravely resisting plans to turn their idyllic home into a US military base, a "forward line" against China. In an exclusive essay, Noam Chomsky and Matthew Hoey raise the alarm about one of our "most critical struggles against a potentially devastating war".
