Jeremy Corbyn addresses supporters in London.
鈥淛eremy Corbyn has touched parts of the electorate Labour hasn鈥檛 reached in a long time.鈥 That is the judgement of Laura Kuenssberg, the Tory propagandist who delivers most of the BBC鈥檚 political coverage on Labour鈥檚 socialist leader.
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Jeremy Corbyn addresses supporters in London.
鈥淛eremy Corbyn has touched parts of the electorate Labour hasn鈥檛 reached in a long time.鈥 That is the judgement of Laura Kuenssberg, the Tory propagandist who delivers most of the BBC鈥檚 political coverage on Labour鈥檚 socialist leader.
Fundamentalist mob torches Christian neighbourhood in Lahore. March, 2013.
Religious terrorism has become one of the major challenges for most Asian countries, particularly in South and West Asia. It has resulted in seemingly non-stop bombings, suicide attacks and other means of terrorism.
Anti-coup rally in Brazil.
Since the start of the 21st century, the left has won elections in most Latin American countries in a powerful wave of popular rejection of the disastrous neoliberal policies of the previous regimes.
One must however distinguish between two quite different sorts of left governments:
A highway blockade in support of Mexico's striking teachers was increasingly gaining popular support in the capital of the southern state of Chiapas, La Jornada reported on July 13.
The protest in the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez was organised as a popular assembly. As of July 12, it had been active for 15 days, involving 3500 demonstrators in support of the radical CNTE teachers union.
The children of Santhiyogu Anton, who was abducted, tortured by Sri Lankan security forces. Photo from Tamilnet.
Santhiyogu Anton, a 38 year old Tamil man, was abducted and tortured by Sri Lankan military intelligence on June 29.
After previous experiences of harassment by military intelligence, Anton had sought the assistance of the Catholic Church. He was allowed to stay at a church near the city of Mannar.
Bill Gates was set to deliver the July 17 annual Mandela Lecture in Johannesburg, justifying his philosophy of market-oriented, technology-centric philanthropy.
Last year, French economist Thomas Piketty鈥檚 speech on inequality attracted healthy debate 鈥 with even business notables endorsing his concerns 鈥 given South Africa鈥檚 intense social conflict.
To illustrate, South Africa鈥檚 Gini Coefficient measuring inequality is the world鈥檚 highest (at 0.77 on a scale of 0 to 1, in terms of income inequality from employment). Since 2000, social protests have numbered on average 11 per day.
A reform that better represents the nation's indigenous peoples has been implemented after a constitutional request by Bolivia's indigenous peoples of Yampara and the Sura people from Oruro department (state).
Bolivians can now add any cultural identity they want on the back of their ID cards, as the government of Evo Morales continues its efforts to build an inclusive society that better represents the nation's Indigenous peoples.
The streets in Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities have been filled with protesters in a 鈥淐acerolazo鈥 (pot-banging protest) against President Mauricio Macri鈥檚 major hikes in utility prices. The hike includes a 700% rise in electricity prices, more than 2000% rise in gas prices in some places and a 350% rise in water prices.
Consumer protection associations and left-wing groups called the march against the hikes, which are 鈥渁ffecting people very seriously,鈥 said Osvaldo Bassano, head of the Association for the Defense of Users and Consumers.
Ten-time Grammy Award winner, US musician Pharrell Williams has cancelled his July 21 performance in Tel Aviv amid conflicting explanations.
Over the past year, the 鈥淗appy鈥 pop star has faced sustained pressure from the Palestine solidarity movement. Last year, amid rumours that he would be scheduling a Tel Aviv performance, campaigners urged him not to go.
In an open letter, the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel said that by performing in Tel Aviv, Williams would show himself 鈥渋ndifferent to the suffering of Palestinian children鈥.
Amid chaos in Turkey with an ongoing coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an, the co-chairs of left-wing Kurdish-led People's Democratic Party (HDP) 鈥 itself a target of undemocratic erpression by Erdogan's government 鈥 released the brief statement below opposing the coup and insisting on a democratic resolutuion to Turkey's conflicts.
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The media and advocates of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement have repeatedly described opponents of the deal as opposed to trade itself.
For instance, after US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pressed his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton to swear off passage of the deal, the New York Times said Trump was embracing 鈥渘ationalistic anti-trade policies鈥.
The Wall Street Journal said Trump expressed 鈥減rotectionist views鈥. US President Barack Obama warned that you cannot withdraw 鈥渇rom trade deals鈥 and focus 鈥渟olely on your local market鈥.
A public forum on abortion decriminalisation held at James Cook University in Cairns attracted more than 80 people on July 13. The night before, a public forum also took place in Brisbane organised by Young Queenslanders for the Right to Choose, attracting about 150 people.
The JCU meeting was organised by Pro Choice Cairns to inform the discussion around the Abortion Law Reform (Women's Right to Choose) Amendment Bill 2016 which was tabled in parliament on May 10 by Cairns MP Rob Pyne.
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