Ces élections marquent une nouvelle étape dans la tentative de la junte de légitimer la répression dans le pays tout en stabilisant son autorité au-delà des frontières. Ce dimanche marque le dernier tour des élections générales en trois phases au Myanmar, mais celles-ci ne ressemblent guère à un scrutin démocratique. Organisées dans un contexte de guerre civile brutale, elles se sont déroulées avec un résultat largement prédéterminé. Le Parti de la solidarité et du développement de l'Union (…)

Lebanese socialist academic and thinker Gilbert Achcar spoke to bianet about the attacks targeting Syrian Kurds, the emerging “new order” in the Middle East, and the roles of the US, Turkey, and Israel in this new framework. A final agreement on military and administrative integration was reached on Jan 30 between the Syrian Interim Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The agreement includes provisions for a ceasefire, the gradual unification of military and administrative (…)

“The idea that Jamaat-e-Islami has transformed since the July uprising has not withstood the harsh test of reality. The killings, rapes, and sexual violence of the past year and a half have made it painfully clear: ideologically, Jamaat remains where it always was.” After the July uprising, a wave of political turbulence swept through Bangladesh. One significant aspect of this moment was the widespread discussion about a possible “transformation” within Jamaat-e-Islami. A political force (…)