Asia
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.
UN: Record number of Afghan civilian deaths in 2009
By Tom Eley, September 28, 2009
The UN reported about 1,500 civilian deaths resulting from the war in Afghanistan during the first six months of the year, a record in the eight-year-old war.
Sri Lankan SEP campaigns in southern rural villages
By our correspondents, September 28, 2009
The SEP has intervened in the southern coastal town of Hikkaduwa and surrounding villages, including Udumulla, Thotagamuwa and Seenigama, as part of its campaign for the Southern Provincial Council el...
Sri Lankan plantation workers speak out against pay sell-out
By our correspondents, September 26, 2009
Speaking to the WSWS, workers from several tea estates angrily condemned the pay deal and all of the unions, including those that nominally claimed to oppose it.
Five more US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
By Tom Eley, September 26, 2009
Five more US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, as debate raged in Washington over the character of the next US “surge.”
