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Despite winning a majority in Sri Lanka’s parliament, the National Peoples Power government is struggling to gain momentum on the deep structural reforms required to guarantee people’s economic wellbeing, protect the environment and fend off attempts by the far right to capitalise on discontent, writes Janaka Biyanwila.

Gaza coastline in 2007

When United States President Donald Trump announced that the US would take over the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East”, he was signalling to Israel that it has the US’s backing to intensify its genocide and destruction of Gaza, write Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.

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Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom is an absolute necessity and would be a historic step, writes Devriş Çimen.

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This year’s Waitangi Day celebrations in Aotearoa/New Zealand were held during a period of strained race relations between Māori and the Crown, reports Zara Lomas.

Shamikh Badra, a member of the international committee of the Palestinian People’s Party and founder of the Gaza Nippers program, spoke with Peter Boyle about resisting US President Donald Trump’s plan to clear Palestinians from their own land.

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From preparing to send Latinx migrants to Guantanamo Bay, to labelling Latin American cartels “terrorist organisations”, United States President Donald Trump is criminalising the region in order to subjugate it, writes Tamara Pearson.

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Nearly two million people took to the streets across Argentina against racism, fascism and for LGBTIQ rights, while activists held solidarity actions outside Argentine embassies across Europe and Latin America, reports Ben Radford.

Activists outside Jolovan Wham's court case on February 4

The Singaporean government is launching criminal investigations targeting activists from the Transformative Justice Collective, an anti-death penalty and social justice group, for posts made on social media. Isaac Nellist reports.

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Brazilian socialist Israel Dutra speaks with Ben Radford about the country’s recent local elections, Donald Trump’s return and the challenges of resisting the far right and confronting the climate crisis.

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Palestinians evacuated from Egypt are languishing in a Malaysian military hostel, waiting for news that they will be sent home to Gaza. Khaled Ghannam spoke with some of them about their plight.

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Members of the European Parliament are calling for a stronger stance against Turkey’s ongoing attacks on North East Syria, reports Medya News.

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The Transformative Justice Collective, a social justice and anti-death penalty group based in Singapore, announced that it had been forced by the government to shut down its website and social media accounts, reports Isaac Nellist.