http://www.marxistreview.asia/kashmiri-women-weave-tales-of-resistance/ On October 10, in response to the call of the Awami Action Committee, women of all ages with the children from all over Pakistan administrated Kashmir poured into the streets and roads and shouted their demands so loudly that they shook the fragile foundations of reactionary religious bigotry and oppressive state violence. … [Read more...]
Kashmir shuts down on 5 October strike
Asian Marxist Review On the call of Awami Action Committee, Kashmir witnessed another wave of historical protests and strikes. Thousands of men, women, and youth participated in the protests. Every town, district, and city in all three divisions (Poonch, Muzaffarabad, and Mirpur) saw a total shutdown, and rallies were organized. This new wave of protests came after the state’s crackdown and … [Read more...]
Kashmir Rejects State Repression
See full article here - http://www.marxistreview.asia/kashmir-rejects-state-repression/ On the eve of 29 September, the state police of Kashmir in collaboration with Pakistan’s police unleashed brutal crackdown in Kashmir, arresting dozens of protesting activists and sabotaging peaceful protest camps during night long houses raids. In the morning, the SSP Sidhnoti demanded additional 600 troops … [Read more...]
State Crackdown: Dozens arrested in Kashmir
Full article - Asian Marxist Review On the eve of 29 September 2023, the Kashmir state police, in association with the hundreds of policemen from Pakistan, cracked down in Kashmir and arrest dozens of protestors and including leaders of Awami Action Committee. Prior to that, hundreds have been named in different FIRs registered by the state of Kashmir for protesting and demanding cheap … [Read more...]
Asian Marxist Review – Summer Marxist School 2023: A Great Step Forward!
August 3, 2023 By Badar Rafiq A three-day Summer Marxist School, July 21 to 23, was organized by The Struggle at Koiyan in Rawalakot, Poonch district of Pakistan held Kashmir. Hundreds of revolutionary youth from all over the country and its held areas arrived at Rawalakot on July 20 to participate in the School, where they were warmly welcomed by the organizing committee … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Release Rauf Lund Now!
ASIAN MARXIST REVIEW - 15TH FEBRUARY 2023 Asian Marxist Review In the late hours of Monday night, February 13th, Comrade Rauf Khan Lund was arrested by Counter Terrorism Department in a special raid at Tibbi Lundan, a small town in District D.G. Khan where he belongs to and is a household name as a revolutionary voice against the capitalism and feudalism. He was kept in illegal custody for … [Read more...]
Reformist Strategy Leads to Defeat of Chile’s New Constitution
by Awais Qarni, first published in Asian Marxist Review, 15 September 2022 “The outcome is an indictment on the reformist strategy of relying on elections and institutional pathways to make change. Some forces have already been quick to blame the Chilean people for the defeat, but the left needs to reckon with the failure of the reformist strategy to deal with the crises of neoliberalism. The … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Interview with Awais Qarni, Revolutionary Flood Relief and Protest Campaign Organizer
Pakistan is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe. A third of the country has suffered the ravages of a storm that does not stop and new floods are feared. Millions of people have been affected. The origins of this disaster are classist, they strike the poor, above all. The revolutionary organization The Struggle is carrying out a bold campaign of material aid and popular self-organization … [Read more...]
The Imran Khan’s Ouster: From ‘New Pakistan’ to the Old One!
By Imran Kamyana Published in Asian Marxist Review May 1st 2022 The semi-fascist regime of the Pakistan Movement for Justice (PTI)—founded in 1996 by the Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan—came to a dramatic end in the early hours of April 10th after remaining in power for almost four years. Despite their imminent defeat in the no confidence motion presented by the … [Read more...]
The Rise and Fall of Imran Khan – By Zafar Ullah
Published in Asian Marxist Review - 15th April 2022 On the night between 9th and 10th of April, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was ousted by a vote of no confidence in the parliament with 174 members voting against him, making him the first PM in Pakistan’s history to be shown the door in this manner. The motion was supported by all the opposition parties and factions … [Read more...]