When the US goes home: an interview with Assadullah Keshtmand, part I
Afghan communist Assadullah Keshtmand spoke with Challenge on the situation in his home country last year. Comrade Keshtmand was formerly a key figure in the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) and served as ambassador to Hungary, Iran, and Ethiopia
Biden’s ‘Summit for Democracy’ an arrogant display of American exceptionalism
On the 9th and 10th of December, US President Joe Biden held a virtual “summit for democracy”, which was sold on the themes of “defending against authoritarianism, fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human rights”
The High Court has ruled that Assange can be extradited
Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, the High Court has ruled, as it overturned an earlier judgement and provoked condemnation from activists
Scottish Greens and Labour socialists call for “free Tibet” and “New Cold War”
Eben Dombay Williams critiques the hypocrisy of Scottish MSPs’ calls for an independent Tibet
Bolivia coup 2 years later: British green energy and Bolivian blood
Berkan Çelebi writes on how Britain’s involvement in the Bolivian coup was fuelled by an underlying interest in lithium extraction
Thousands of refugees attempt to cross Belarus-Poland border into EU
A crisis has erupted at the Belarus-Poland border, as thousands of refugees attempt to cross through Belarus into the EU. This follows the Belarusian government’s announcement this June that they would no longer hold back migrants seeking EU entry
Starmer faces embarrassment at Labour Conference
Monday (September 27) was an embarrassing day for Labour Leader Keir Starmer, with Labour conference passing motions that defied his own line on the same day as a shadow cabinet resignation.
Communist Party: ‘pandemic proof the future for workers’
The Communist Party has issued the September edition of its news sheet Unity! focusing on the upcoming TUC Congress, US imperialism, health and social care and the Communist Party’s upcoming Congress.
Labour’s attack on Xinjiang-made PPE is only the latest in a wave of disinformation
The Labour Party has called on the Conservative government to not make PPE contracts with Xinjiang-based firms in the latest set of unfounded attacks by western politicians against China. Writing to the current health secretary Sajid Javid, shadow cabinet member Emily Thornberry reiterated the forced labour narrative that has long served to justify economic and military manoeuvring by imperialist nations against Chinese interests.
World Federation of Democratic Youth: ‘support the democratic and secular forces of Afghanistan’
The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) issued a statement in response to the conquest of Kabul by Taliban forces in Afghanistan. subjugate the Middle East to their interests. We have seen imperialist wars, bombings, coups d’état sponsored by these imperialist forces, destabilisations and so on. It is impossible to understand the situation in this region in isolation from this context.”
