Asia
US continues to pressure Iran after Geneva talks
By Peter Symonds, October 2, 2009
Following international talks in Geneva, President Obama has again warned Iran that it faces “increased pressure” if it fails to take “swift action” to meet its nuclear obligations.
UN official fired over criticisms of Afghan election fraud
By Joe Kishore, October 2, 2009
Peter Galbraith, the second-ranking official in the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA), and the agency’s top-ranking US official, was dismissed over his criticisms of the Augus...
Former detainee describes conditions in Sri Lankan internment camps
By Subash Somachandran, October 2, 2009
A young Tamil girl recently released from the military-controlled Manik Farm internment centre spoke with the WSWS about her experiences in the war zone and the squalid camps.
Sixty years after the Chinese Revolution: Lessons for the working class
By John Chan, October 1, 2009
Communist Party bureaucrats today will join hands with the representatives of global capitalism in toasting the formation of the Peoples Republic of China. These celebrations are not at variance with ...
Protests mount against Pakistan’s blasphemy laws
By Ali Ismail, October 1, 2009
Pakistan’s draconian “blasphemy” laws have come under renewed criticism since several Christians were killed this summer by a mob of Muslim fundamentalists in a pogrom-style attack.
SEP holds public meeting in Sri Lankan plantations
By S. Jayanth, October 1, 2009
The SEP in Sri Lanka held a successful public meeting in the central highland town of Hatton on September 27 to discuss the political lessons of the recent plantation workers’ struggle.
Typhoon causes widespread destruction in the Philippines
By John Roberts, September 30, 2009
A major storm struck the Philippines last Saturday killing at least 250 people and causing over 435,000 to flee their flooded homes.
Sri Lankan army fires on Tamil detainees
By Sarath Kumara and Subash Somachandran, September 30, 2009
Sri Lankan soldiers last Saturday shot at unarmed Tamil civilians being held in the country’s huge military-run internment camps.
US, NATO reach “consensus” to sanction rigged election in Afghanistan
By Jerry White, September 29, 2009
The US and NATO countries involved in the occupation of Afghanistan have signaled their willingness to recognize the re-election of Afghan President Hamid Karzai despite evidence of massive fraud in t...
The political significance of the Balmoral Estate Action Committee
By Wije Dias, September 29, 2009
The courageous step taken by tea plantation workers on the Balmoral Estate in Sri Lanka in establishing their own action committee, independent of the trade unions, has broad political significance fo...
Sri Lankan SEP to hold election meeting in Galle
September 29, 2009
As a part of its campaign for the Southern Provincial Council elections, the SEP will hold a public meeting in the provincial capital of Galle on Sunday, October 4.
Obama follows Bush’s modus operandi on Iran
By Peter Symonds, September 28, 2009
In a manner chillingly reminiscent of the Bush administration’s buildup to the Iraq war, top White House officials yesterday intensified the US propaganda offensive against Iran.
