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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🆕 #FOCUSDispatch August 2026 is out. One year after Indonesia's uprising, we look at the closing space for dissent, the fight to keep ISDS out of RCEP, and the demand for a people-centred Global South — movements continue to resist ✊

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🆕 #FOCUSDispatch July 2026 is out. We launch Against the Tides, our first podcast series, with an episode on Indonesia's uprising, plus our 2025 Annual Report, dams on the Mekong, Kaziranga's land defenders, Cambodia's seed festivals, and SONA protests — movements continue to resist ✊

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🎙 NEW PODCAST: Against the Tides Our first episode looks at Indonesia: what drove millions into the streets in 2025, what the state did to crush the movement, and what it means to keep going. Featuring Fatia Maulidiyanti, former Coordinator of KontraS. Listen: focusweb.org/against-the-...

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Against the Tides Episode 01 — The Cost of Dissent - Focus on the Global South

Against the Tides Episode 01 — The Cost of Dissent | RSS.com In August 2025, mass protests erupted across Indonesia — one of the largest since the fall of Suharto in 1998. Triggered by a housing allow...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 Lessons from El Salvador’s Historic Mining Ban for the Philippines 📆 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝟵:𝟬𝟬𝗔𝗠-𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬𝗡𝗡 (Registration will begin at 9:00AM) 📍𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗨𝗣 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗥)

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

What can be the way out, and are there any alternatives? Countries in the Global South face severe structural economic deficits that undermine their economic sovereignty, constrained by neo-colonial regulations. The current war in West Asia and the climate crisis aggravate this reality.

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🆕 #FOCUSDispatch June 2026 is out. From ISDS in trade deals to nuclear revival and mega-dams, this edition traces how decisions over trade, energy, and digital life are pulled further from public hands — and how movements are pushing back ✊

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

**CALL FOR WORKSHOP APPLICATIONS** 📌Topic: Asian development trajectories in an era of protectionism and war 🤝🏻Organisers: IDEAs, Focus on the Global South, and D-Econ 📅Event date: 19-23 October 🗺️Location: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 👀Read more: go.networkideas.org/3SEB6do

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

On the anniversary of the historic Welgang Bayan against the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), CSOs, environmental defenders, and community groups renewed their opposition to reviving the facility and expanding nuclear energy development in the Philippines. Read at focusweb.org/civil-societ...

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Civil Society Groups Mark Anniversary of Welgang Bayan Against BNPP, Renew Call to Reject Nuclear Revival - Focus on the Global South

18 June 2026, Quezon City — On the anniversary of the historic Welgang Bayan[1] against the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), civil society organizations, environmental defenders, and community group...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🆕 #FOCUSDispatch May 2026 is out. From India's labor rights rollback to ASEAN civil society demanding accountability, this edition traces how workers and communities resist the systems that deepen precarity and dispossession — movements continue to resist ✊

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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 12/05/2026

📆 Happening tomorrow! The New Geopolitics of Food LAUNCH WEBINAR. As crisis after crisis hits food systems, what will it take to stabilise prices & build more resilient, self-reliant food systems? With incredible speakers @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social, @thinink.bsky.social, @commonmolly.bsky.social

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WEBINAR | The New Geopolitics of Food

Register now for this webinar on how to reduce dependence on global markets, stabilise food prices, and build resilient food systems.

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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 11/05/2026

🚀Just launched: THE NEW GEOPOLITICS OF FOOD💥 Food prices & hunger are rising. Crisis after crisis exposes how fragile our global food systems have become. But governments have tools to stabilise markets & reduce vulnerability. We call it resilient self-reliance. 📘 ipes-food.org/report/the-n...

The New Geopolitics Of Food - Navigating policies for resilient self-reliance

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

International Workers’ Day 2026 Solidarity with the Indian Working People: A Continued Legacy of Collective Struggle against the Erosion of Labour Protections, Systemic Exclusion and Dispossession

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🆕 #FOCUSDispatch April 2026 is out. On the 30th anniversary of the Eldorado de Carajás massacre, this edition brings together stories of peasant resistance, food sovereignty, and struggles for land and justice from Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, and beyond — movements continue to resist ✊

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Info Nyéléni @infonyeleni.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

On the 30th anniversary of the Day of #PeasantStruggles, we share the new edition of the Nyéléni newsletter! #Globaltrade is being reshaped by power, sanctions & conflict—impacting food systems and livelihoods. But movements are rising. nyeleni.org/en/category/... #FoodSov #17april

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Peasant and worker struggles are inseparable. On #April17 we echo the call by the Working Peoples' Coalition to release all arrested workers, activists and lawyers in India, and to guarantee living wages for all. #PeasantStruggles #ResistCultivateTransform

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🆕 #FOCUSDispatch March 2026 is out. From the crumbling multilateral order and imperial aggression to trade justice struggles, the acid attack on an Indonesian human rights defender, and waves of uprisings across Asia — movements continue to resist ✊

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

WEBINAR: Time for a transformation of the Global Trade system Join us for an online discussion about the upcoming 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization. 📅 March 27, 2026 ⏰ 12:30 India | 2:00 Bangkok/Jakarta | 3:00 Manila Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #EndWTO

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🇵🇭🆕 NEW ARTICLE: Resisting the Weaponization of Interdependence As the EU fast-tracks FTA negotiations worldwide, what does this mean for a developing country like the Philippines? New piece on trade justice, geopolitics, and the weaponization of interdependence. 🔗 focusweb.org/resisting-th...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🆕 NEW ARTICLE Development today is shaped by overlapping crises: shrinking aid, collapsing climate finance, and growing dependence on private capital. What does this mean for the Global South and civil society movements? Read the analysis by Anusha Lall: focusweb.org/development-...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Webinar MDB Reform and The Role of New Development Bank in Financing Energy Transition amid Geopolitical Uncertainty 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 12 March 2026 ⏰ Time: 13:00 - 15:00 GMT+7 📍 Register at s.id/MDBReform More information: iesr.or.id/en/agenda-ie...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🆕 #FOCUSDispatch January-February 2026 is out. As the year opens with the US invasion of Venezuela, this edition confronts imperialism, corporate power, and the fight for sovereignty. From Thailand's constitutional referendum, to the Philippines' EDSA at 40 — movements continue to resist ✊

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

#Thailand has had 20 constitutions since 1932, but citizens have rarely had a real say in writing them. Our latest piece unpacks why people rallied behind the constitutional referendum, and what a people-driven charter could mean for Thai democracy. Read at focusweb.org/on-the-cross...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Join us for CROSSROADS: EDSA at 40 🍃 an intergenerational conversation + a docu screening to revisit the legacy of EDSA February 27 | Friday | 4-7pm REGISTER: form.jotform.com/260361467132...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

💥Stay Alert !! Democracy needs you ! 👈 Election Monitoring Volunteers needed at your ballot station. เชิญชวนประชาชนทุกท่าน ไม่จำกัดเพศและวัย #รับบทกกต.ใกล้ฉัน ประจำหน่วยเลือกตั้งใกล้บ้านของคุณ 🫱🏽👀 จับตารายงานผลคะแนนเลือกตั้ง 8 กุมภาพันธ์ 2569 ตั้งแต่ 17.00 เป็นต้นไป ลงทะเบียนในโพสต์ Vote62.com

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เรื่องราวข้อมูลเลือกตั้งเกี่ยวกับการเลือกตั้ง

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

📽️ कोहि किन सुकुम्बासी? किन भूमिहीन ? — A documentary that carries the narratives of #landless of urban poor communities in Nepal. It unpacks socio-economic and political nuances around #landlessness. Watch at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvw...

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कोहि किन सुकुम्बासी? किन भूमिहीन ? (Why is someone LANDLESS? why SQUATTER?)

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🚨 US Invasion of Venezuela 🚨 What happened on Jan 3, 2026—and what does it mean for the Global South? 🗓 Jan 28, 2026 | 8:00 PM (BKK) 🎙 Walden Bello, Peter Rosset, Lia Pinheiro, Edgardo Landers 🎤 Moderator: Anuradha Chenoy Join this timely webinar for critical analysis & forward-looking insights.

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Dismantle Corp Power @stoptncimpunity.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Stop imperialist and corporate aggression against the Venezuelan People! The Global Campaign strongly condemns the recent military attacks by the US against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and declares its solidarity with the Venezuelan People. www.stopcorporateimpunity.org/stop-imperia...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🆕 #FOCUSDispatch December 2025 is out. Ending the year in a time of war and repression, this edition calls for peace, justice, and accountability. From border conflicts to occupation, enforced disappearance, and grassroots resistance, movements across regions continue to resist ✊

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Last November, we were privileged to speak with Amani Odeh, a dentist, mother of two, and community organizer from Jerusalem. In this video, Amani reflects on the realities Palestinian women and families live through and shares a powerful message of resilience and hope. #Palestine

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Focus on the Global South เน้นย้ำข้อเรียกร้องเร่งด่วนเพื่อทวงคืนสันติภาพให้กับชุมชนที่ได้รับผลกระทบและประชาชนส่วนใหญ่ทั้งในกัมพูชาและไทย รวมถึงองค์กรพันธมิตรภาคประชาสังคมและขบวนการภาคประชาชน ท่ามกลางสงครามที่ทวีความรุนแรงขึ้นตามแนวชายแดนกัมพูชา-ไทยในปัจจุบัน focusweb.org/focus-on-the...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Focus on the Global South amplifies the urgent call for peace amid the current escalating war along the Cambodia-Thailand border. Thai-Cambodian civil society network demands end to border clash with Cambodia: prachataienglish.com/node/11708 A thread 🧵

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Laos: After 13 years, renewed international action needed to ensure justice in Sombath Somphone’s enforced disappearance #WhereisSombath Read our joint statement at focusweb.org/laos-after-1...

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🦋 ViaCampesinaBE @bsky.social @viacampesinabe.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

⚠️🇵🇸👨🏽‍🌾 ALERT! #LaViaCampesina strongly condemns attacks against its member organisation in Palestine & denounces the arbitrary arrests 📲 viacampesina.org/en/2025/12/a... @fidh-official.bsky.social @michaelfakhri.bsky.social @un-spexperts.bsky.social @commonmolly.bsky.social @alexisdeswaef.bsky.social

⚠️🇵🇸👨🏽‍🌾 ALERT! @via_campesina
La Via Campesina strongly condemns attacks against its member organisation in Palestine and denounces the arbitrary arrests
📲 https://viacampesina.org/en/2025/12/alert-la-via-campesina-strongly-condemns-attacks-against-its-member-organisation-in-palestine-and-denounces-the-arbitrary-arrests

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Join us- December 12th at 3:00 PM CET / 7:30 PM IST / 8:00 AM Belize for a timely conversation about fisher peoples sovereignty 🗓️ Friday, December 12 ⏰ 3:00 PM CET / 7:30 PM IST / 8:00 AM Belize 🔗 Zoom Meeting ID: us02web.zoom.us/j/8825581774... Meeting ID: 8825581 7741 Passcode: 482510

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🟣 G20@Johannesburg 🇿🇦 4th December 6:30 pm IST 🟢 COP30@Belem 🇧🇷 6th December 2:30 pm IST 🔌 Plug in to the online Roundup. Register here to receive zoom link: forms.gle/wkKBqZmAAJdi...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🎙️ PEOPLE's DEBRIEF [India] 📊📋💼 As the curtains are drawn upon the G20 presidency in South Africa and the COP30 in Brazil, it is imperative that we do a round-up of what transpired, the highlights, major takeaways for Global South, implications for India, what was positive & what seemed amiss.

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

🆕✊ #FOCUSDispatch November 2025 is out! From the Asia Pacific Social Forum in Bangkok to the Peoples’ Summit at #COP30 in Belém, movements across the Global South are rising for peace, climate justice, and liberation. Dive into this month’s voices of resistance and solidarity.

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

What does “efficiency” really mean in the context of public services? Our latest event report from the session on public service governance unpacks the conversations on privatization, equity, and community-led accountability. Read at focusweb.org/redefining-e...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Seeds of change are being sown in the hills of Nagaland! 🌱 🌄 Read how the #Agroecology Summit in Peren, Nagaland, brought together farmers, youth & community leaders to revive traditional seeds, biodiversity & food sovereignty. Full article: focusweb.org/seeds-of-cha...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

NEW VIDEO: Week 1 at #COP30: Key Negotiation Updates & People’s Summit Highlights In this conversation, Joseph Purugganan speaks with Benny Kuruvilla, Focus on the Global South's Associate and former Head of the India Office, reporting live from COP30 in Belem, Brazil.

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Week 1 at #COP30: Key Negotiation Updates & People’s Summit Highlights

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

DECLARATION OF THE PEOPLES’ SUMMIT TOWARDS #COP30 Read the full declaration at focusweb.org/declaration-...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

On 12 November, the Peoples Summit began with an extraordinary flotilla of over 200 boats along the Guajara and Guama rivers in Belem. The boat parade brought together some 5000 participants who had travelled in caravans from various regions in Brazil. #COP30

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Statement of the UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas on the Occasion of COP30, Belem, Brazil #COP30 Read at focusweb.org/statement-of...

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Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Message from Sokalo Gond, President of the All India Union of Forest Working Peoples (AIUFWP) on November 10, 2025, at Bharati Sadan Women’s Empowerment Centre, Nagal Mafi, Uttar Pradesh, India. #COP30

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AIUFWP Message to COP30

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