Democratic rights Archives

US: Remembering the Stolen 2000 Presidential Election

EditorNovember 4, 2020November 4, 2020

[caption id="attachment_20674" align="alignleft" width="2560"] Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash.[/caption] Donald Trump has made open threats to steal the 2020 US Presidential election if the result does not go...

International

Hong Kong: Third wave of pandemic and counter-revolutionary repression

EditorAugust 17, 2020August 14, 2020

Government uses new Covid-19 outbreak as pretext to cancel Legco elections The passage of the draconian Hong Kong National Security Law means the counter-revolutionary suppression by the Chinese dictatorship (CCP)...

International

Hong Kong national security law – Xi Jinping’s “nuclear option”

EditorJuly 10, 2020

The effect of the Chinese regime’s new law is similar to a military coup or second “June 4 (Tiananmen)” but using laws, secret police and massive levels of cyber-surveillance instead...

International News & Analysis

How to end racist policing?

EditorJune 20, 2020June 19, 2020

The nature of policing in the United States is inseparable from the violent, racist history of capitalism in this country. From slave patrols; to Bull Connor’s unleashing dogs and fire...

International Theory & History

Governments seize on COVID-19 to extend repressive powers

EditorJune 17, 2020May 29, 2020

The Economist has described it as “the most dramatic extension of state powers since the second world war.” Across the globe governments have implemented draconian legislation akin to that of...

International Theory & History

Planning and democratic control needed more than ever

EditorJune 13, 2020May 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing all the more clearly the fundamental failings of the capitalist economic system that we live under. Even before the pandemic, capitalist states have allowed for...

National Socialist Action News

COVID-19 crisis: What Socialist Action fights for

EditorJune 5, 2020May 29, 2020

Healthcare for all -An end to all funding cuts, closures and privatisations in healthcare. -For huge investment into pubic healthcare to significantly increase capacity and prepare for future shocks. -For...

National

Democratic rights under threat

EditorMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

In recent months, a raft of new measures have been introduced by governments in the name of fighting COVID-19. Increased government funding is widely accepted as necessary, but new measures...

National

Religious freedom laws would undo anti-discrimination laws

EditorMarch 10, 2020March 3, 2020

After the victory for marriage equality in 2017, religious institutions began a campaign for laws they say are needed to protect ‘religious freedoms’. They saw the resounding win for LGBTIQ+...

National

NSW: Police abuse strip searching powers

EditorFebruary 6, 2020February 6, 2020

NSW police have sparked outrage after revelations of frequent and unlawful strip searches being conducted on minors. Recent inquiries by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Redfern Legal Centre...

Theory & History

What do socialists say about the police?

EditorFebruary 2, 2020January 20, 2020

A reader recently commented: “I’m so sick of reading about police violence. The way they beat people at the IMARC protests made me so angry. I feel that the cops...

National

Anti-government demos across Australia following bushfires

EditorJanuary 21, 2020January 20, 2020

Demonstrations swept the country over the last two weekends as tens of thousands turned out against Scott Morrison’s government in the wake of the bushfire crisis. Protesters chanted for the...

National

Queensland Labor pass new anti-protest laws

EditorJanuary 8, 2020January 7, 2020

In October 2019 the Queensland Labor government passed controversial anti-protest laws. The immediate aim of the new laws is to curtail climate protests, but they will likely be used more...

National

Oppose facial recognition laws

EditorNovember 7, 2019November 2, 2019

Two new bills are being considered by a parliamentary committee. If adopted, they would allow the creation of a massive national database of people’s facial identification. The plan would include...

National

Police attack IMARC climate protests

EditorNovember 3, 2019November 2, 2019

Melbourne saw four days of protest action in late October as activists protested against the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC). IMARC is a forum that brings together representatives from...

National

Religious freedom laws will entrench discrimination

EditorOctober 17, 2019October 17, 2019

Attorney General Christian Porter plans to put a package of ‘religious discrimination’ bills to the parliament by the end of the year. If passed, these laws will weaken protections for...

International

Assange extradition: The war on journalism continues

EditorJune 11, 2019June 10, 2019

On Thursday, May 2, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange appeared in British court for the first of what is certain to be many hearings on his possible extradition to the U.S....

International National

Online censorship law obscures real issues behind Christchurch

EditorMay 17, 2019

The Christchurch terrorist attack on March 15 has cast a spotlight on the role of social media, which was used by the perpetrator to livestream video of the massacre and...

Tag: Democratic rights

US: Remembering the Stolen 2000 Presidential Election

Hong Kong: Third wave of pandemic and counter-revolutionary repression

Hong Kong national security law – Xi Jinping’s “nuclear option”

How to end racist policing?

Governments seize on COVID-19 to extend repressive powers

Planning and democratic control needed more than ever

COVID-19 crisis: What Socialist Action fights for

Democratic rights under threat

Religious freedom laws would undo anti-discrimination laws

NSW: Police abuse strip searching powers

What do socialists say about the police?

Anti-government demos across Australia following bushfires

Queensland Labor pass new anti-protest laws

Oppose facial recognition laws

Police attack IMARC climate protests

Religious freedom laws will entrench discrimination

Assange extradition: The war on journalism continues

Online censorship law obscures real issues behind Christchurch

The rich get richer whilst the rest of us suffer under Covid-19

Healthcare workers need proper PPE!

Covid-19 and the housing crisis

Growing support for recognising Invasion Day

The national question in Wales

Neoliberalism: demise or adaptation?

Australia part of a global rise in gender based violence

Ombudsman: ‘Hard Lockdown’ of Melbourne Public Housing Estates Violated Human Rights

RCEP: World’s Biggest Anti-Worker Trade Deal Signed

Greece: Activists Defeat Authoritarian Protest Ban

Reserve Bank Props Up Capitalism, But Can’t Solve Underlying Problems

Veganism, Farming and Climate Change – What Socialists Say