- 10 August 2013
Australia's 'stop the boats' policy is cynical and lawless
The election campaign in Australia is being fought with the lives of men, women and children. Some drown, others are banished without hope to malarial camps. Children are incarcerated behind razor wire in conditions described.....
- 29 July 2013
Australia's new refugee policy: How we justify our cruelty
Over the last week Australians have formed opposing camps on the question of asylum seekers in response to Kevin Rudd’s resettlement deal with PNG. The jingoism of the main political parties has confused intentions between.....
- 22 July 2013
After Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala as "the Darling of the West"?
Being a father of 2 girls - 4 and 13 - and an educator, I love what Malala Yousafzai stands for and salue her for raising her voice. My young one Nilah has just started reading, and she is surrounded by all kinds of reading materials.....
- 04 July 2013
From Guatemala to Brazil: Rescuing the memory of Latin America
It took 10 days for Guatemala's Constitutional Court to annul the historic conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt. In Brazil, despite testimonials that brought the room to tears, the government insists the Truth Commission......
- 23 July 2013
Australia's PNG Deal: Vulture capitalism at its worst
The Australian government’s decision to send all refugee boat arrivals to Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a political earthquake. It has nothing to do with alleviating the suffering of asylum seekers – if Canberra cared about it, a regional....
- 04 July 2013
Why European nations must protect Edward Snowden
The general secretary of Reporters Without Borders Christophe Deloire, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange co-sign today an Op-Ed in Le Monde to call out the states of the European Union to protect Edward....
- 30 May 2013
"Buddhist Nation", My arse! : On Bama "Buddhist" Nationalism
Almost 70 years after independence from the White Man (the British Raj), Myanmar is rudderless. It is rudderless, intellectually and ideologically. The result is all kinds of 'democracy promoters' and 'capacity builders' from all.....
