Politics
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, February 14, 2014 19:54 - 9 Comments
Comment">Scottish Independence: Westminster’s unholy alliance short-changes Scots over the Pound Comment
This week, the UK's three main parties joined forces to claim an independent Scotland would not be able to keep the Pound. This is further evidence of the increasing panic gripping Westminster over September's referendum, argues Yvonne Ridley.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, February 13, 2014 15:55 - 0 Comments
Comment">Three years after Bahrain’s uprising, the UK is still putting arms sales ahead of human rights Comment
As the people of Bahrain mark the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, decision makers across the west need to reflect on their role in exacerbating tensions and facilitating repression in the country.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, January 10, 2014 0:00 - 7 Comments
Politics">Mark Duggan, State Violence and the Long History of British Propaganda Politics
Yesterday's verdict in the Mark Duggan case has sent shockwaves of anger and disbelief in communities across the UK. Ceasefire's Adam Elliott-Cooper argues the case epitomises the enduring nature of systematic and institutional injustices at the heart of the British political establishment.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, January 2, 2014 13:19 - 1 Comment
Comment">The Hunger Games: Riding Roughshod over Human Rights and Human Dignity Comment
2013 saw hunger strikes by detainees held without charge or trial at Guantánamo Bay and immigration removal centres in the UK. In spite of worsening conditions and growing desperation, in both cases, the response was further repression. Parallels can be drawn.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 0:00 - 15 Comments
Comment">‘Turning somersaults when there is no whip’: Challenging James Bloodworth’s Warmongering Comment
As the Editor of Left Foot Forward, James Bloodworth is an increasingly prominent voice on the Left in the UK. And yet, Ian Sinclair argues, Bloodworth's positions, notably on the "war on terror", have more in common with those of hawks in the UK and US Governments.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, November 30, 2013 19:34 - 23 Comments
Politics">Campaign launched against ‘witch-hunt’ of Muslim students by ‘Student Rights’ group Politics
A student campaign has been launched against ‘Student Rights,’ a UK-based group that has attracted criticism for its failure to speak up for Muslim students' rights as well as controversy over its funding and associations.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, November 18, 2013 21:11 - 4 Comments
Interview">Alberto Mayol on Chile’s 2013 Presidential elections: “It is more useful to vote, despite everything.” Interview
Today's presidential election results in Chile saw a first-round victory for Nueva Mayoria candidate Michelle Bachelet, with the second-round scheduled next month.Alberto Mayol, a Chilean sociologist, writer and Left public intellectual spoke to Ceasefire's Ali Sargent.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, November 9, 2013 0:00 - 2 Comments
Interview">Shami Chakrabarti: “When fear stalks the land, people throw principles aside” [VIDEO] Interview
A year ago, Talha Ahsan, a British poet with Asperger's, was extradited to a supermax prison in the US. Shami Chakrabati, director of human rights organisation Liberty, speaks to Hamja Ahsan, coordinator of the Free Talha campaign, about the cruel absurdities of UK extradition policy.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, November 2, 2013 15:35 - 2 Comments
Comment">The government’s ‘Health Tourism’ myths are destroying real lives Comment
As the media-political campaign against so-called 'health tourism' intensifies, government policies continue to plight countless migrant lives. Luqman Onikosi writes of his own personal battle to receive medical treatment for his serious chronic illness against the bureaucratic cruelties of the UK immigration system.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, October 10, 2013 17:24 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Egypt: ‘Write your Constitution’ campaign gathers momentum Special Report
Last month, the National Council for Women launched a campaign to survey tens of thousands of Egyptians on their preferences regarding the current constitutional review process. Alessandra Bajec reports from Cairo.
