Special Edition on the International Day of Peasants’ Struggles
To mark the International Day of Peasants’ Struggles, Focus on the Global South releases this...
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Author: cvmilitante
Forest Communities Criminalized under the Military Rule in Thailand
Since the implementation of the Forestry Master Plan (FMP) by the military government in 2014, the...
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Struggle for Land Rights Continues Despite Arrests and State Repression
Lahore, India—Twenty-three (23) male tenants from the village of Dera Sehghal, Muridkey city in...
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Reflections: Harnessing Youth Energies for Agrarian Reform
by Raphael Baladad Almost three decades after the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program...
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Blog: In tune with Sumalo
By Analie Gepulani Neiteler*We arrived late that afternoon on 14th March 2017, in Sumalo, a small...
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Bharatiya Kisan Union Backs Protesting Tamil Nadu Farmers in Delhi; Call that Demands be Met Immediately
New Delhi, 27 March – On Monday, Bharatiya Kisan Union led by Rakesh Tikait joined the...
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Why March 8, 2017 was Extra Significant for Philippine Women
Manila — For Philippine women’s organizations, the 2017 commemoration of International...
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Human Rights Activists Say No to Re-imposition of Death Penalty & Call for Restorative Justice
Focus on the Global South – Philippines joined human rights advocates and other civil...
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Time to Terminate Trade & Investment Agreements Allowing Corporations to Sue Government
The recent investment arbitral decision on the Baagerwerken Decloedt En Zoon (BDZ) versus the...
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Not just of the Past, Protest Music Kept Alive in the Philippines
The event Songs of Disquiet, Hymns of Rage, held December 28 in Quezon City, Philippines, might...
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Laos: On fourth anniversary of enforced disappearance, civil society demands to know: “Where is Sombath Somphone?”
Bangkok, 15 December 2016: On the fourth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of prominent...
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Agrarian Conflict in Langkat, North Sumatera, Indonesia: Police & Military Exterminate Peasant’s Land For the Sake of Foreign Company
LANGKAT–Violence against farmers continues here. Hundreds of hectares of peasants' land...
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Current Paddy Rice Price Crisis: Wake-Up Call On a More Systemic Problem
BY SOPHEA CHREK“We, 164 families, have been faced with drought, insects and worms that are...
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The Rise of Chinese TNCs, BRICS, and Current Global Challenges
Does BRICS still offer an alternative model of development that can address the current global...
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Phil. Government Holds Two-day ‘Yolanda’ Summit
Cebu City – A two-day, high-level summit on climate change kicked off here, Oct. 6,...
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