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Thailand’s EDSA 2: From Civil Conflict to Uncivil War?

Posted by admin | Jan 22, 2014 | Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Thailand

There are occasional references to the Edsa Uprising, with one speaker saying, “The Filipinos did...

Preventing Disaster Capitalism: Why it’s Not Too Early to Ask for Government’s Rehab Plan

Posted by admin | Jan 7, 2014 | Asia/World, Philippines

By Clarissa V. MilitanteI shudder at the word ‘czar’, a very powerful person or someone imbued...

New E-Magazine about climate: Mausam

Posted by admin | Jan 7, 2014 | Climate & Environment, India

Mausam is Here A new e-magazine called Mausam is here. While it builds on the earlier...

Lao PDR: government must account for fate of Sombath Somphone

Posted by admin | Dec 18, 2013 | Mekong Region, Statement

from ICJ.orgThe ICJ today urged the Lao PDR government to reverse its inaction in determining the...

Derailers’ Update from Bali 4-5 Dec 2013: Focus on the Global South’s daily digest of the activities at the #EndWTO Bali Week of Action

Posted by admin | Dec 6, 2013 | Trade and Investment

December 4-5—Civil society groups and social movements intensified their creative and...

PHILIPPINES: Don’t Sell Out in Bali! Defend Our Right to Food!

Posted by admin | Dec 6, 2013 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Statement, Trade and Investment

5 December 2013 It is crunch time now in Bali. As governments intensify their efforts...

Indonesia and India; Lead the G-33 in Defending the South

Posted by admin | Dec 5, 2013 | Statement, Trade and Investment

Bali, 5 December 2013 As developed countries intensify political pressure at the 9th WTO...

Derailers’ Update from Bali: Focus on the Global South’s daily digest of the activities at the #EndWTO Bali Week of Action

Posted by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Trade and Investment

Let’s shake things up! December 3, Bali, Indonesia—The opening of the 9th Ministerial Conference...

WTO: Enough is Enough!

Posted by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Statement, Trade and Investment

STATEMENT OF PHILIPPINE MOVEMENTS ON THE 9TH WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN BALI3 December 2013The...

India: Defending the Poor and Hungry is Non-Negotiable!

Posted by admin | Dec 3, 2013 | India, Statement, Trade and Investment

2 December 2013 On the occasion of the Ninth Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organisation...

Cancelled [Event] Can Climate Talks Meet the Climate Challenge: Key Issues in the UNFCCC Negotiations

Posted by admin | Nov 26, 2013 | Announcement

Due to the pressing schedule of the current UN climate negotiations, the press event “Can the climate talks meet the climate challenge?” scheduled for Tuesday 5 April, 19h00 at the FCCT has been cancelled. We regret...

Moving forward from the climate negotiation madness in Warsaw

Posted by admin | Nov 25, 2013 | Climate & Environment, Statement

Since the beginning there was almost no expectations on the 19th session of the Conference of the...

Beyond Bali: Dangers Posed by a Post-Bali Economic Agenda

Posted by admin | Nov 25, 2013 | Trade and Investment

WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo has openly declared that the “negotiating agenda” for the Bali Conference can extend beyond that of the Doha Round. On October 7, he told reporters in New Delhi: “Bali is in my view...