News and Analysis

East London Teachers Association condemns G4S contract with Israel’s Prison System
War on Want welcomes the principled motion passed by ELTA

Colombian protests show cracks in disastrous economic model
Colombia bore witness to a remarkable uprising

Communities mark anniversary of killings of protestors in struggle against Conga mining project in Peru
Cajamarca are fighting off the second largest gold mining project in South America

Mango joins Bangladesh safety agreement – Gap and Asda refusing to sign
Manga was sourcing from the Rana Plaza building where over 1,000 people were killed

Shack dwellers fighting for ‘Marikana' land in Cape Town
The homes of hundreds of shack dwellers have been repeatedly destroyed

Women’s Day: Not only a day but years of resistance
War on Want today marks International Women’s Day by celebrating generations of women who secured vital rights, as well as supporting their successors battling against oppression and violence in the 21st century. War on Want continues to back women-led organisations and women human rights defenders who believe women are entitled to determine their own destinies and humanity’s future.

Mali, Algeria, Libya and the new front line in ‘energy diplomacy’
The reality of the never-ending War on Terror is that it is integrally bound up with an imperialistic drive for resources

Campaigners call on Sainsbury’s to ban trade with Israeli agricultural companies
Israeli agricultural companies are part and parcel of this system of control over the Palestinian occupied territories

Campaigners call on Sainsbury's to ban trade with Israeli agricultural companies
The Palestinian West Bank is controlled by Israel through a complex web of illegal settlements

Farming injustice: end all trade with Israeli agricultural companies
Israeli agricultural export companies are at the heart of Israel's system of domination over the Palestinian people.

"Distribution of food vouchers does not mean that Adidas' hands are clean”
A message from the Kizone workers