Asia & the Pacific

Members of the Korean community and supporters gathered outside the Japanese Consulate to protest the planÌýto release radioactive waste from the Fukushima nuclear reactor into the Pacific Ocean. Coral Wynter reports.

Dr Liz Boulton, a former Australian Defence Force major, said climate targets would not be met while the military-industrial establishment continues to pursue their ‘forever wars’. John Quelch reports.

Modi Biden

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington DC on June 21, reports Malik Miah, receiving a royal welcome despite his right-wing, anti-Muslim and anti-democratic policies.

Sand film 2023

Janaka Biyanwila reviews Sand (Munnel in Tamil), directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram, which screened at the Sydney Film Festival.

’Same job, same pay’, fighting council cuts & rich countries owe climate reparations

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÌýÂá´Ç³Ü°ù²Ô²¹±ô¾±²õ³Ù Isaac Nellist is joined by refugee rights activist Chloe DS as theyÌýgo through the latest news from Australia and around the world.

#GoHomeGota

As Sri Lanka approaches the anniversary of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in July last year, following a popular uprising, the social struggle continues, reports Janaka Biyanwila.

photo exhibition

Portraits of Protest: The Kangaroo Point 120 is an exhibition featuring photos from the 2020 campaign to free 120 refugees imprisoned in the Kangaroo Point Motel in central Meanjin/Brisbane, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Clifton D'Rosario

Clifton D' Rozario, a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, and guest speaker at the upcoming Ecosocialism 2023 conference, discussesÌýthe rise of Narendra Modi and how the left is fighting back against his fascist regime.

Maung Zarni

Burmese educator, academic, and human rights activist, Maung Zarni, spoke to Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Chloe DS ahead of his participation in the Ecosocialism 2023 conference, on July 1–2.

Jonathan Sriranganathan reflects onÌýhis time in aÌýwide ranging interviewÌýwith Alex BanbridgeÌýjust before stepping down as Gabba Ward councillor in the Brisbane City Council.

India train disaster 2023

By all indications, Balasore will be remembered as one of India's worst rail disasters in years with the scale of trauma and devastation still unfolding, writes CPIML (Liberation).

SIngapore Kristian Marc Paul

Kristian-Marc Paul, an activist in the Singapore climate justice movment, spoke to Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Peter Boyle ahead of his participation in the Ecosocialism 2023 conference on July 1–2.