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New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Sunday, September 8, 2013 20:46 - 2 Comments
Special Report">The UK’s invitation to Narendra Modi is an endorsement of human rights abuses Special Report
The forthcoming visit to the UK by Narendra Modi, one of India's most controversial politicians, sends the wrong message about the UK's respect for human rights.
Editor's Desk, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, September 7, 2013 16:41 - 51 Comments
Interview">Noam Chomsky: While Syria descends into suicide, Israel and the US are enjoying the spectacle Interview
In an exclusive interview for Ceasefire, renowned scholar Noam Chomsky talks to Frank Barat about the current situation in the Middle East, notably the crisis in Syria, the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, and the role of US power in the region.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, September 4, 2013 15:05 - 30 Comments
Comment">Why Scottish independence gets my vote Comment
Socialist journalist Yvonne Ridley's decision to support the call for Scottish Independence will raise a few eyebrows among her friends from the Left but the arrival of Chancellor George Osborne to Aberdeen this week prompted her to explain here why she will be backing the 'Yes' campaign.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, August 24, 2013 16:50 - 1 Comment
Special Report">‘Black Guy with an Afro’ | Policing at the Trayvon Martin Solidarity Demo Special Report
Last month, in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal, activists gathered in Central London to demand justice for Trayvon Martin, as well as for those who have died at the hands of the police in the UK. Reporting for Ceasefire on the protest, Corine Dhondee reflects on the extraordinary police response to it.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, August 15, 2013 16:05 - 5 Comments
Interview">Live from Cairo: Hannah Elsisi on the Egyptian crisis Interview
Egyptian revolutionary socialist Hannah Elsisi, currently in Cairo, talks to Hesham Zakai about the sources and repercussions of Egypt's unfolding tragedy.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, August 14, 2013 0:00 - 5 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Walter Benjamin: Fascism and Crisis An A to Z of Theory
The context of economic crisis and rising fascism cast a long, and fatal, shadow over Walter Benjamin's world. This shadow strangely prefigures contemporary problems, with the economy once more in crisis and the far right on the rise. In the fourth of his eight-part series, Andrew Robinson discusses Benjamin's analyses of the effects of economic crisis on everyday life in Germany, and his account of fascism as the 'aestheticisation of politics'.
New in Ceasefire - Thursday, August 1, 2013 14:39 - 3 Comments
Analysis">‘You want your land back?’ The Geo-Politics of Military Bases, Empire and Independence Analysis
The Ministry of Defence's latest threat to keep Faslane as sovereign territory in the event of Scottish Independence should be seen in the context of Britain's imperial history of maintaining military bases against the wishes of local people across the world.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 21:32 - 0 Comments
Special Report">American Hunger Strikes Special Report
For the past few weeks, prisoners have been on hunger strike against indefinite detention at Guantánamo Bay and against prolonged solitary confinement in California. Yet their peaceful protests have been met with repression and at least one possible fatality. Now is the time for international solidarity.
New in Ceasefire, Sister Outsider - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 14:06 - 1 Comment
Sister Outsider">Feminism is for Everybody – Part 2: Men of Colour & Masculinity [Video] Sister Outsider
In part two of the video series 'Feminism is for Everybody' Hana Riaz talks to a panel of men of colour to discuss their thoughts on the issues surrounding masculinity.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, July 15, 2013 0:00 - 1 Comment
Special Report">Stolen Lives: A new generation rises up against French police violence Special Report
Across France, a growing community-based protest movement is speaking up for the victims of systemic Police violence and the institutional State racism that underlies it.
