Saturday morning (3 January 2026) in the Estación Central district of Santiago de Chile dawned with deafening joy. Between the high-rise buildings arranged in a square so that neighbours can see directly into each other's windows, screams and loud chanting resound. This area is the forced home of thousands of Venezuelan expatriates – the largest migrant group in Chile. Even before many had time to make their coffee, an atmosphere of unexpected victory and contagious euphoria had taken hold. (…)

An interview about whether promoting communism has really been banned in the Czech Republic and what this means for the local left-wing scene. Pavel Uhl is a Czech lawyer specialising in public law. He provides legal services for the organisation Člověk v tísni (People in Need) and is a board member of Transparency International Czech Republic. From 1 January, promoting and supporting communism has become a criminal offence according to numerous media outlets and politicians. What does (…)

After 22 years as general secretary of Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, (a network of 36 peasant organisation in Pakistan), I stepped down and pave the way for a women activist to be elected as general secretary of PKRC. The normal tradition in South Asian Left movement is that, once you are elected as one of main leader of an organisation, that is life long post. However, in the past, I vacated my post as general secretary of Labour Party Pakistan after 10 years. This is really to (…)