Features
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:51 - 29 Comments
Politics">Tower Hamlets: The Last Outpost of the Raj Falls Politics
While most of the national coverage of Thursday's elections has been about the surge of UKIP, one of the most remarkable upsets has gone unnoticed: the re-election of Britain’s first elected Asian Mayor, Lutfur Rahman, in the face of a virulent campaign by the political and media establishment. Ashok Kumar reports.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, May 19, 2014 12:55 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Germany: Protesting Hamburg’s ‘Danger Zone’ Special Report
Facing the planned shutdown of Rote Flora, a long-running social centre, protesters in Hamburg took to the streets late last year - only to be met with the imposition of a draconian 'danger zone'. Creative responses to the zone were key to undermining it, however, argue Leoni Linek and Jakob Schaefer.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, May 5, 2014 17:53 - 12 Comments
Special Report">‘Who said this would be investigated?’ Bangladesh and the May 2013 Massacre Special Report
One year ago today, the Bangladeshi state launched a brutal crackdown against Hefazat e Islam civilian protesters. A special report, featuring a key eyewitness interview with a survivor, examines the aftermath of the event, notably the continuing silence and complicity of the international community.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, April 28, 2014 16:50 - 0 Comments
Interview">Black Community Struggle, Academia and the Legacies of Enslavement Interview
Racism in policing, education and employment continue to be some of the biggest issues facing black communities. Ceasefire's Adam Elliott-Cooper talks to Robbie Shilliam and Stafford Scott about how academia, and the legacies of enslavement can help us understand and contribute to black community struggle today.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays - Sunday, April 13, 2014 16:12 - 2 Comments
Photo Essay">This Hidden Hell: A Walk in Yarl’s Wood Photo Essay
Setting out for a walk in Yarl's Wood on a fine winter's day, Jake Stanning expected a pleasant English countryside experience. Instead, he found Yarl's Wood detention centre: a prison where vulnerable men, women and children are detained for years without trial. How is such a place possible? He asks.
Arts & Culture, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, April 1, 2014 15:43 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture">Interview | Drifa Mezenner: “I lived in the absence twice” Arts & Culture
In her debut feature, “j’ai habité l’absence deux fois”, Algerian filmmaker Drifa Mezenner captures in words and images the emotional aftermath of separation and civil war. She talks to Ceasefire's Rachida M Lamri about the absence and emptiness reverberating through the lives of Algerian youth, a story told through her own experience and that of her family.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, March 31, 2014 19:34 - 13 Comments
Special Report">Western Sahara: It is time for MINURSO to add human rights to its mandate Special Report
After years of occupation and a decades-long wait for a self-determination referendum, it is time for the UN peacekeeping force in the Western Sahara, whose mandate is up for renewal this April, to add human rights monitoring to its remit, argues Khalil Asmar.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, March 3, 2014 0:00 - 55 Comments
Special Report">North London council to evict 1,500 tenants in crackdown on “unauthorised” living Special Report
In January, Haringey council revealed plans to evict hundreds of tenants from three sprawling industrial sites in Tottenham, after discovering private landlords had been renting commercial warehouse spaces to a young, London creative community for over a decade. The plans have sparked outrage from residents who are now fighting back to save their homes, and in many cases, their livelihoods.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Friday, February 28, 2014 8:28 - 0 Comments
Interview">Ben White: “The peace process is meant to replace international law rather than implement it” Interview
As Israeli Apartheid Week launches across campuses worldwide, author and activist Ben White talks to Ceasefire's Amna Khan about the newly released updated edition of his book, 'Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide'.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Friday, February 21, 2014 22:38 - 14 Comments
Special Report">Rage against the ‘Joy Bangla!’ Kitsch Culture Machine Special Report
Attempts to decode the political crisis submerging Bangladesh must first survey its connections to the cultural landscape. The ever-widening gulf between the ruling class and the people under its subjugation stems from the Islamophobia of the current ruling elites, a hangover from the 19th-century Orientalism of the British Raj given a new lease of life by the ‘War on Terror’.
