Category: Opinion
The latest opinion from those committed to making our region fair, just and democratic.
Myanmar’s 77th Independence Anniversary Amid Political Tensions and Armed Conflicts
On the 77th anniversary of its independence from Britain, Myanmar, under military rule, continues to face political tensions, instability, and armed conflicts.
Kurds: Building an Alternative Justice System in Eastern Turkey
The following are the notes of a discussion between Professor Gill H. Boehringer and two persons, SD and FV, who are familiar with the system being developed by Kurdish communities within the framework of their program of “democratic confederalism”.
World Renowned Scholar of Education Michael Apple on Fifty Years of Scholarship-Activism
A member of the Jewish Voice for Peace and a Jewish American scholar, the UW-Madison sociologist condemns Israel’s Genocide in Palestine.
“What’s wrong with Rights?” The West and its cherry-picking of universal human rights. An interview with Jack Healey, “Mr Human Rights” in the Cold War era
“Human rights as something which every mother would want for their children” – Jack Healey, former Executive Director of Amnesty International/USA.
Syrian Refugee Ban: The Latest UK Foreign Policy Evil
The UK’s decision to suspend Syrian asylum applications highlights the enduring cruelty of a racist, imperial mindset – we must reverse it now and welcome all asylum seekers.
Understanding ICC Prosecutor’s Arrest Warrant Application for Myanmar Military Leader: Anti-Genocide Perspective
Without the willing executioners and cheerleaders, no state is capable of large-scale crimes against humanity of which genocide is one, from the Nazi genocide to Rwanda, to Indonesia’s CIA-facilitated genocide of ethnic Chinese and communists, to the ongoing Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Myanmar’s genocide of Rohingya is no exception.
Let’s join our hands to speed up the demise of the US-led Imperialist World
I can’t possibly tell my 15-year-old that their future will be more peaceful, and the law and the established global governance institutions will offer them protection, let alone Palestinian or Myanmar or Sudanese teenagers who don’t know whether they will live or get blown up before their next meal.
“For Khurram, you choose to fight – A poem and poetry reading by Ather Zia”: A FORSEA solidarity post
In this post, FORSEA aims to call attention to one of the longest state-organized settler colonial projects, Kashmir’s repression at the hands of the Hindutva (internally Hindu Fascist) India.
Study & fight Hindu Supremacy: Activists & researchers fighting toxic Hindu Supremacy movement, rooted in Modi’s India but with ties to Far Right in Trump’s USA
A FORSEA post in solidarity with the anti-Hindutva and anti-caste activists and researchers in the United States.
Myanmar looks more like ASEAN’s Syria than a democracy in waiting
Myanmar’s armed conflicts are, tragically, no longer a simple, binary morality tale of Good vs. Evil. Yes, the Tatmadaw remains the country’s largest armed organization and regularly commits atrocities. On their part, the anti-junta adversaries fighting “the Common Enemy” also perpetrate their fair share of atrocities against localized “enemy” ethnic populations.