WE CONDEMN the strongarm tactics deployed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to force Sri Lanka to cooperate with the OECD’s illegitimate Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) framework. We stand with the people of Sri Lanka in opposing the IMF’s oppressive “bailout,” and we uphold their sovereign right to impose taxesContinue Reading
On the first day of the Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact protests were held by peoples movements and in seven major cities in Asia. Protesters gathered in city landmarks and in front of the French embassy in Dhaka, New Delhi, Jakarta, Lahore, Kathmandu, Colombo and Manila. Peoples’Continue Reading
Climate campaigners held rallies in 12 cities this week to protest against Japan and the G7’s continued promotion of fossil gas and technologies that they say will only prolong fossil fuel use. The protests happened ahead of the G7 Leaders Summit scheduled on May 19-21 in Hiroshima, Japan. “Japan andContinue Reading
IMF-World Bank, suspend Pakistan debt repayments! Scores of people gathered outside Lahore Press Club near the American consulate to demand suspension of debt repatriation to International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The protest was organized by the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) in collaboration with Asian Peoples’ Movement on DebtContinue Reading