In the midst of the hue and
cry over the non-renewal of RCTV’s license in Venezuela, freedom of speech is
being blatantly violated in other parts of the world. In Indonesia, an event to discuss
Marta Harnecker’s book ‘Understanding the
Venezuelan Revolution’ was disrupted through intimidations by the police
and hooligans.
The steady work of the Marxists in Kashmir has produced an
amazing breakthrough in the Paramedical Staff Union in the region, where they
won a massive victory in the recent union elections.
Sindhi nationalism is an expression of the
impasses the masses in Sindh face under the oppressive feudal-capitalist regime
that dominates the whole of Pakistan. Genuine Sindhi liberation in today's
context can only be achieved through socialist revolution and the unity of the
workers of all nationalities. Dr Beenish Shoro looks at the Sindhi national
conquest from a Marxist point of view.