Emile Schepers

Emile Schepers is a veteran civil and immigrant rights activist. Emile Schepers was born in South Africa and has a doctorate in cultural anthropology from Northwestern University. He has worked as a researcher and activist in urban, working-class communities in Chicago since 1966. He is active in the struggle for immigrant rights, in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution and a number of other issues. He now writes from Northern Virginia.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers

U.S.

Ban on travel to Cuba still in place
February 13, 2015 By Emile Schepers
The Cuban 5 are free, and difficult but promising negotiations have been going on in Havana about the restoration of full diplomatic relations.
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World

Repression increases against Sudanese left and progressive media
February 9, 2015 By Emile Schepers
Sudan has been in an increasing state of turmoil since its southernmost part broke off in 2011 and formed the Republic of South Sudan.
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World

Left victory in Greece breaks new ground
January 28, 2015 By Emile Schepers
All eyes are on Greece, where left-wing Alexis Tsipras became the new prime minister on Monday, Jan. 26.
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World

Cuba-U.S. normalization negotiations begin
January 22, 2015 By Emile Schepers
The dramatic announcement by Raul Castro and Barack Obama on the normalization of relations between Cuba and the U.S. has already borne fruit.
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World

Nigeria elections approach amid economic distress and terror attacks
January 16, 2015 By Emile Schepers
Nigeria is in the news again because of vicious attacks by the extremist jihadi group Boko Haram in the country's Northeastern state of Borno.
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World

Tragedy and crime in Paris: the Charlie Hebdo attack
January 9, 2015 By Emile Schepers
The attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo cannot be condoned. The persons responsible must suffer the full consequences for their actions.
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World

“Here, nobody surrenders”: 56 years since the Cuban Revolution
January 7, 2015 By Emile Schepers
The Cubans greeted the victory of the Revolution with rejoicing and a burst of energy as they put their shoulders to the wheel of building a new society on socialist principles.
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World

Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba
January 5, 2015 By Emile Schepers
The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
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