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Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) general secretary A.
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* Enemy of Nuclear Arms: Nobel Peace Prize Winners
* Lebanon Primer
* Samsung Strike in India
* Cambodian Labor Leader Chhim Sithar
* Background of Sri Lanka Power Shift
* Myanmar Unions on the Spot
* Women Get to Work in Bangladesh
* Vietnam’s Strategic Narrative
* Seoul Climate Protest Draws 30,000+
* Honoring Elias Khoury
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ENEMY OF NUCLEAR ARMS: NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS
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_Julian Ryall_ / Deutsche Welle (Berlin)
Nihon Hidankyo (the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Victims’
Organizations) has been campaigning since August 1956 for greater
health care provisions for survivors of the attacks — known as
“hibakusha,” or “bomb-affected people” — as well as a
blanket ban on the development and use of nuclear weapons.
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LEBANON PRIMER
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_Lara Deeb, Maya Mikdashi, Tsolin Nalbantian and Nadya Sbaiti
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and Information Project (Ardmore PA)
This primer situates the latest Israeli war on Lebanon and resistance
to it within the broader context of Lebanon’s political development
and its relationship to Palestine.
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SAMSUNG STRIKE IN INDIA
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_Arun Janardhanan_ / The Indian Express (Noida)
The labour strike at Samsung’s plant in Sriperumbudur, just outside
Chennai, has stretched into its second month, with over a thousand
workers demanding the recognition of their union and improvements in
working conditions. The continuation of protests, despite talks, was
followed by a crackdown from the Tamil Nadu police.
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CAMBODIAN LABOR LEADER CHHIM SITHAR
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Cambodian trade union leader Chhim Sithar, 36, was recently released
after spending two years in prison. She was convicted by the Cambodian
regime for ‘inciting’ public disorder. Her crime? Advocating for
the rights of workers at NagaWorld, the largest casino in Cambodia,
located in the heart of the capital, Phnom Penh.
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BACKGROUND OF SRI LANKA POWER SHIFT
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_Pitasanna Shanmugathas and Balasingham Skanthakumar_ / Jurist News
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Sri Lanka elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president,
marking the first time in the country’s history that a candidate
outside the two major political parties has won the presidency. The
expectation is that his government will transform the political
culture where politicians lord over the people in between election
day.
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MYANMAR UNIONS ON THE SPOT
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_Khaing Zar Aung_ / Jacobin (Brooklyn)
Democratic forces in Myanmar have been fighting for more than three
years against a military junta. Unions are a crucial part of the
resistance movement, and the government has cracked down on them with
deadly force.
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WOMEN GET TO WORK IN BANGLADESH
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_Asad Islam and Fariha Kabir_ / East Asia Forum (Canberra)
Women played a crucial role in the recent protests that led to the
fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh. The protests
highlight the growing recognition of women as equal partners in
Bangladesh’s development and the need for the country to fully
embrace their leadership potential.
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VIETNAM’S STRATEGIC NARRATIVE
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_Vu Le Thai Hoang and Ngo Di Lan_ / The Diplomat (Arlington VA)
Vietnam, an arguably emerging middle power, has maintained a coherent
and consistent strategic narrative since the end of the Cold War. Now,
under the leadership of General Secretary and President To Lam, this
narrative is subtly evolving.
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SEOUL CLIMATE PROTEST DRAWS 30,000+
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_Sebin Choi and Daewoung Kim_ / Reuters (London)
With temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees
Fahrenheit), protesters young and old marched in the country’s
biggest demonstration so far this year, snarling traffic in central
Seoul. They waved large banners reading “Climate
justice,” “Protect our lives!” and “NO to climate villain
(President) Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration”.
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HONORING ELIAS KHOURY
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THE MAN
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HIS THINKING
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