Is the Global Value Chain Breaking Up? The “Perfect Storm” and the Crisis of Capitalist Agriculture
By Walden Bello* Abstract: Throughout the global South, protests have been triggered by the...
Read MoreCollection of seeds exhibited at the farmer to farmer exchange and workshops on agroecology practices at the Community Seed Festival which was conducted on 26th – 27th March 2022 in Battambang Province, Cambodia.
Posted by Anisa | Sep 6, 2022 | 1Post Types, Asia/World, Feature, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Publications
By Walden Bello* Abstract: Throughout the global South, protests have been triggered by the...
Read MoreMs. Saing Siem at Women’s Dialogue Program: The Concept of Gender Justice and Social Justice in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 30th August 2022. Photo by Phun Phearun.
Posted by Anisa | Aug 31, 2022 | Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women
By Ros Sokunthy As the head of Achangrong Sameithmey Agricultural Community in Kampong Chhnang...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Photo, Thailand, Women
Introduction by Kheetanat Wannaboworn Photos by Feminist Mermaid Thailand recently made a historic...
Read MoreWalden Bello spoke at a press conference on August 10, 2022, one day after being temporarily released on bail. Photo by Galileo de Guzman Castillo, Focus on the Global South.
Posted by Anisa | Aug 29, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Media Release, Philippines, Power and Democracy
Focus on the Global South, 29 August 2022. As of today, 125 organizations, networks and movements...
Read MoreOn Monday, 8 August 2022, Dr. Walden Bello was arrested on two counts of libel and cyber libel filed by a former staff of Vice President Sara Duterte over statements made by Bello during the electoral campaign.
Posted by Anisa | Aug 9, 2022 | Asia/World, Philippines, Power and Democracy, Statement
9 August 2022 Focus on the Global South We at Focus on the Global South condemn in the strongest...
Read MoreAfter some reported bureaucratic delays, Bello was temporarily released on bail at around 17:30 Manila, 9 August 2022. Photo from Laban ng Masa.
Posted by Anisa | Aug 9, 2022 | Asia/World, Media Release, Philippines, Power and Democracy
Focus on the Global South Tuesday, 9 August 2022 On Monday, 8 August 2022, our founding...
Read MoreARRESTED. Former vice presidential bet Walden Bello is arrested by police and brought to Quezon City Police Station 8. (Photo by Rappler)
Posted by Anisa | Aug 8, 2022 | Philippines, Power and Democracy
We have been alerted by friends in the Philippines of the arrest of our founding director and...
Read MoreMeeting de Ferdinand « Bongbong » R. Marcos Junior, le 19 mars 2022 (Photo : Prachatai CC https://www.flickr.com/photos/prachatai/52053501113/)
Posted by Anisa | Jul 28, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy
Part Two: Challenges and future prospects On May the 4th 2022, five days before the presidential...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jul 28, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy
Part One: Assessing Duterte’s legacy and political future On May the 4th 2022, five days before...
Read MoreOu Ach Kok Village, Ou Sandan Commune, Krakor District, Pursat Province. 5th September 2021. Photo by: Sun Ridan
Posted by Anisa | Jul 28, 2022 | Cambodia, Climate & Environment, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy
by Sun Ridan Tonle Sap is the heart of Cambodia. Every year, the Mekong River floods and causes...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jun 27, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy
by Walden Bello (The views expressed in this piece are strictly the author’s and do not...
Read MoreMs. Krang Lanh, Bunong indigenous woman from Romeas village, Sre kor commune, Sesan district, Strung Treng Province, Cambodia.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 23, 2022 | 1Post Types, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region
A group of around 50 indigenous families from a community of indigenous peoples in Romeas...
Read MoreChhoeun Ratha, a land rights’ activist, is a 40-year-old widow with three children, living in the Ou Vor Preng community land in Battambang province.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women
Leading the Charge For more than ten years, I’ve been involved in various reclamation...
Read MoreCover photo by Afsar Jafri, Focus on the Global South India Office, during the #EndWTO Mobilisation in Nairobi, Kenya, December 2015.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 22, 2022 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis, Trade and Investment
The outcome of the 12th Ministerial Meeting (MC12) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a big...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jun 17, 2022 | Asia/World, Statement, Trade and Investment
More than two years into a pandemic that has killed 15 million people, World Trade Organization...
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