Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) is deeply concerned over the recent unilateral decision by the Government of India to repeal large parts of Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution (which granted special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir) , and break up the State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union…
Category: International
Stop the repression in West Papua
Joint regional statement — Stop the repression in West Papua September 3, 2019 On August 17, Indonesian Independence Day, armed Indonesian police, soldiers and radical Islamic militia stormed a student dormitory in the Indonesian city of Surabaya (on the island of Java), which housed West Papuan students, arresting 43. The attack reportedly took place…
Why Should I Care? Intersectional Revolution and the Heart of Struggle
Not all struggles are equal, but all struggles are our struggles, whether or not we choose to acknowledge them.
The situation of youth in Hong Kong, the devastation of the LegCo, and the dynamics of the crisis
Hong Kong socialist activist Au Loong-Yu interviewed by Europe solidaire sans frontières (ESSF) recently. The original interview was published on ESSF website. ESSF – How can we explain the mixture of despair (suicides, desire to emigrate) and determination of a large number of the youth? Au Loong-Yu – On the 11th July the School of…
International Solidarity Messages to 21st National Congress of PSM
Below is the collection of solidarity messages from fraternal parties and organisations around the world to the 21st National Congress of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM). Australia Asia Worker Links (AAWL) Australia Asia Worker Links (AAWL) would like to send fraternal greetings to our sisters and brothers of the PSM. With political uncertainty and…
Joint solidarity statement: Stop police brutality in Hong Kong! No extradition to China!
Joint statement – 14 June 2019 Stop police brutality in Hong Kong! No extradition to China! We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned about the high-handed approach by the Hong Kong government in dealing with the recent mass protests against the proposed extradition bill. We condemn the use of unprecedented excessive force by the Hong…
Free Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) strongly condemns the arrests of Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar both elected parliamentarian in Pakistan by the authorities of Pakistan following the deadly clashes in the Khar Qamar area of North Waziristan, on 26 May 2019. We also condemn the violence that took place on 26 May 2016 which allegedly killed…
Repatriation of Praphan Pipithnamporn violates principle prohibiting refoulement
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) is deeply concerned over the arrest and repatriation of Praphan Pipithnamporn, a political dissident from Thailand, by the Malaysian Government. We condemn the Malaysian Government for behaving like an accomplice of the Thai military junta in suppressing dissents and limiting democratic space. It has been reported that Praphan Pipithnamporn has applied…
No to Foreign Intervention! Hands Off Venezuela!
We strongly condemn the US administration under Donald Trump for its on-going effort of intervention in Venezuela. Alongside harsh sanctions which have hit the Venezuelan people hard, the US government has posed ongoing threats of military action and supported coup plots, including recognition of the un-elected self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaidó, against the Bolivarian government…
Hands off Venezuela NOW!
Joint statement of Asia-Pacific Left Organisations Hands off Venezuela NOW! 25 January 2019 We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn Donald Trump administration for its support for an on-going coup attempt in Venezuela. The US administration under Donald Trump has declared its recognition for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as “interim president” in its latest…