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Faced with mutiny at the Bangladesh Rifles Pilkhana barracks, and its spreading to many other areas, the government of Bangladesh, terrified at the consequences of such a sudden eruption of anger of the troops, initially offered to accept their demands, confirming its own weakness. Now the manhunt for the rebels is on, but the open challenge to their superior officers revealed by the ranks is an indication of how weak the state is and underlines the enormous revolutionary potential within society.

On January 30, 2008 two workers in World Dresses Ltd, Mirpur, Dhaka,
(Bangladesh) were attacked and beaten by management staff at the end of an
evening shift. One died, the other was hospitalised with broken limbs.
Fearing unrest management closed the factory. When knowledge of the attack
reached the company's workers, hundreds demonstrated outside the
factory.

During the past week the
Iranian regime has arrested several labour activists. They
join a long list of imprisoned Iranian labour activists who have
committed no crime other than try to form trade unions (or other labour
organisations) and to defend the pay and working conditions of workers. We
urge all trade unionists, socialists, and labour and human rights
activists to send protest emails/letters
to the Iranian authorities.

One of the issues confronting the G20, and one the official communiqué
is likely to duck, is the threat of climate change making parts of the
globe uninhabitable. Nowhere is the peril more present and manifest
than Bangladesh, home to more than 130 million people. The G20 leaders
may smile for the cameras as their conflab closes, but the working
people of Bangladesh are at the sharp end of capitalism’s failure to
deal with threat of climate change.

February 14, 2010

AFRIN, Syrian Kurdistan,— According to Syrian Committee for Human Rights – MAD, Mohammed Musto Rashid from Mabatli, Afrin, died as a result of torture in Aleppo Central prison. He had been in detention for nearly four months, and had been subjected to severe torture, and was taken to hospital in Allepo where he stayed for four days. He was then sent back to prison and his death was announced on 19 January 2010. The reason for his arrest and detention is not known, nor if this was in connection with any political activity.

The price of rice in Bangladesh has a correlation with poverty, economic
and political stability. In 2000, a wage labourer could buy 6-7 kg of rice with
his daily income (about US$0.80). Now, less than half of that can be bought,
even though the income has risen over time. Rising food prices could derail all
political predictions and spell disaster...

The present crisis of capitalism is creating appalling conditions for workers in countries like Bangladesh. What happened recently in the textile industry is symptomatic. After months of not receiving any wages, workers have gone on the warpath, and in desperation have taken extreme measures.

Two comrades of the PTUDC have been illegally arrested whilst distributing leaflets outside the Karachi Pakistan Steel plant. They have been beaten and subjected to torture by security personell and are currently being held at a police station. The PTUDC are demanding their release and asking for solidarity from workers around the world.

This is a petition for people who stand is solidarity with the E.Z.L.N.
And recognize that they ARE NOT a terror organization!
We also condemn the human rights violations committed by Mexico's government
(to the EZLN)with support from the U.S.(and want them to take responsibility for these actions) :