Politics
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, May 28, 2012 0:58 - 3 Comments
Special Report">South Africa: victory for student hunger strike against staff sackings Special Report
Micah Roshan Reddy reports from Wits University, South Africa, where a hunger strike by students against a proposed abusive sacking of 17 catering staff became an international campaign and secured a remarkable victory.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 22:00 - 0 Comments
Blog">Janet Alder: “My brother’s killing is state murder” Blog
Janet Alder, sister of Christopher Alder, delivers a powerful speech about her fight to secure justice after her brother's death in police custody more than a decade ago.
Ceasefire Shorts | Why BDS is working, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 0:00 - 35 Comments
Comment">Ilan Pappé: the boycott will work, an Israeli perspective Comment
In the second of our exclusive extracts from "The Case For Sanctions Against Israel," Ilan Pappé, celebrated Israeli Historian and author, argues that the BDS movement is the best means to end Israel's oppressive occupation and prevent another Nakba.
Ceasefire Shorts | Why BDS is working, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 0:00 - 3 Comments
Comment">Hind Awwad “Six Years of BDS: Success!” Comment
To mark Nakba Day, we publish two exclusive extracts from "The Case For Sanctions Against Israel," a landmark collection featuring a stellar cast of contributors. In the first of these, Hind Awwad, coordinator with the Palestinian BDS National Committee, provides an overview of the remarkable achievements of the BDS movement in its first six years.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 0:00 - 9 Comments
Comment">What if the Tottenham Court Road hostage-taker was a Muslim? Comment
Last week, a middle-aged white man entered an office on one of London's busiest streets and threatened to blow himself and others up. Philip Miller and Taherali Gulamhussein argue the treatment of the incident by the police and the media tells us a lot about the politicised nature of counter-terrorism.
New in Ceasefire, Quebec Chronicles, Special Reports - Thursday, May 3, 2012 12:00 - 12 Comments
Quebec Chronicles">A Maple Spring? Quebec Chronicles
In the first of her reports from Quebec, Jane Gatensby provides a compelling account of the largest student movement you've never heard of: Quebec's Carrés Rouges.
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins, Olympics Watch - Wednesday, May 2, 2012 18:34 - 4 Comments
Notes from the Margins">Let the Games begin: London’s Dystopian Olympics Notes from the Margins
The official slogan of the London Olympics is to ‘inspire a generation’. But it is difficult to imagine who can be inspired by this dystopian marriage of corporate profiteering and a paranoid and overwheening national-security complex, argues Matt Carr in his latest column.
New in Ceasefire, Politics, Special Reports - Monday, April 23, 2012 17:32 - 11 Comments
Special Report">Selling the NHS: how parliament and the healthcare industry got cosy Special Report
In a hard-hitting investigative exposé, Andrew Robertson examines the network of vested interests that runs between Parliament and the private healthcare industry. This cosy, toxic relationship, he warns, threatens not only the future of the NHS but that of democracy in the UK.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, April 21, 2012 0:00 - 2 Comments
Comment">Saudi Arabia: yes to human rights, just not here Comment
While staunchly denouncing the Assad regime, Saudi Arabia's rulers have stamped down hard on dissent at home, outlawing protests and imprisoning opponents, all with the tacit support of the West. Derek Oakley examines the case of detained poet Hamza Kashgari, currently facing execution over twitter comments.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, April 19, 2012 0:00 - 11 Comments
Comment">Lord Ahmed, the Media Circus and the Bounty That Never Was Comment
This week, Labour peer Lord Ahmed was summarily suspended by his party for allegedly putting a bounty on the heads of Barack Obama and GW Bush. Despite these allegations being quickly shown to be false, they continued to be widely-propagated in the British media. Muddassar Ahmed says this case has worrying implications for political dissent and media ethics in the UK.
