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pakistan

Pakistan: Socialist Movement (CWI Pakistan) prepares for a year of stormy battles and instability, 31 March 2007

Pakistan: Sindh teachers win legal battle against ban on union, 17 January 2007

Pakistan: protest against murder attempt on union rights campaigner, 8 January 2007

Pakistan: Journalist union and Hawkers union win the important battle against bosses, 1 January 2007

Pakistan: The veil and Muslim women, 11 December 2006

Pakistan: Breakthrough first National Convention of Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP), 28 November 2006

Pakistan: No to the 12 Hour Working Day, No To the Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002, 20 November 2006

Pakistan: Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP) in Sindh rejects ban on teachers’ organisations., 23 October 2006

Pakistan: Quake victims face another harsh winter, 20 October 2006

Pakistan: No to the 12 hour day! No to the ban on Trade Unions, 19 October 2006

Pakistan: Balakot, one year after the devastating earthquake, 12 October 2006

Pakistan: One year on from devastating earthquake, 10 October 2006

Pakistan: Successful ‘Campaign against Domestic Violence and Discriminatory Laws’ meetings, 7 September 2006

Pakistan: Violence erupts in Baluchistan Province after killing of nationalist leader, 4 September 2006

Pakistan: Sindh police teargas and baton charge protesting teachers, 31 August 2006

Pakistan: Socialist Movement holds succesful education school, 31 August 2006

Pakistan: TURCP leads struggle against feudal repression and police atrocities, 29 August 2006

Pakistan: Struggling against feudalism, 4 July 2006

Pakistan: Peasants uprising on military farms, 26 June 2006

Pakistan: Police brutally attack peaceful workersÂ’ demonstration in Karachi, 23 May 2006

Pakistan: Sacked Postal workers win battle, 22 May 2006

Pakistan: Thousands of power loom workers show their anger, 21 May 2006

Pakistan: Socialist Movement (CWI) takes another step forward, 10 April 2006

Pakistan: World Social Forum meets in Karachi, 30 March 2006

Pakistan: 200 trade unionists discuss fight against anti-worker policies, 17 March 2006

Pakistan: Military regime in crisis, political turmoil continues, 8 March 2006

Pakistan: Fourteen hundred daily-waged Postal workers sacked, 7 February 2006

Pakistan: TURCP condemns police brutality against teachers demonstration, 2 February 2006

Pakistan: Local elections expose Musharraf’s sham of democracy, 29 October 2005

Pakistan: After betrayal of Telecoms strike, a new union must be built., 5 October 2005

Pakistan: Yet another victim of rape fighting for justice, 20 September 2005

Pakistan: Telecomm Action Committee betrays struggle against privatisation, 13 September 2005

Pakistan: A state at the crossroads, 29 August 2005

Pakistan: Trade Union Rights Campaign seminar in Karachi, 25 August 2005

Pakistan: 120 Trade Union activists attend TURCP meeting in Islamabad, 26 July 2005

Pakistan: The struggle against privatisation of Pakistan Telecoms, 11 July 2005

Pakistan: telecom strike ends, 21 June 2005

Pakistan: New pickets at Pakistan embassies across Europe, 17 June 2005

Pakistan: Telecom strike remains solid as one union leadership betrays struggle, 16 June 2005

Pakistan: New pickets at Pakistan embassies across Europe, 16 June 2005

Pakistan turc-p: Government crackdown on telecom strike, 15 June 2005

Pakistan: Over 300 telecommunication workers and trade unionists arrested, 13 June 2005

Pakistan: Government starts crackdown against Telecom trade unionists, 11 June 2005

Pakistan: Pakistan Telecommunications headquarters reoccupied, 8 June 2005

pakistan turc-p: Stop Press. Negotiations break down in Pakistan Telecommunications, 7 June 2005

Pakistan: Telecommunications strike shows important lessons for Pakistani working class, 6 June 2005

Pakistan: Historic Victory for Pakistan Telecommunications workers, 4 June 2005

Pakistan: "Struggle or death", 1 June 2005

Pakistan: Solidarity protest with Telecommunications workers in Lahore, 30 May 2005

Pakistan: New website launched for Trade Union Rights Campaign - Pakistan, 30 May 2005

Pakistan: Stop press - Telecommunications Trade Unions pull out of negotiations, 30 May 2005

Pakistan: Indefinite Strike continues as government prepares for a crack down, 29 May 2005

Pakistan: Stop Press - Telecom Trade Union leaders taken into custody for five hours, 28 May 2005

Pakistan: 170 trade unionists reject Pakistan Telecom privatisation, 26 May 2005

Pakistan: Telecom strike continues as negotiations fail, 26 May 2005

Pakistan: Indefinite Telecom strike started, complete closedown observed all over the country, 26 May 2005

Pakistan: Workers of the world unite - No to PTCL Privatisation, 24 May 2005

Pakistan: Telecoms strike continues despite management manouevres, 23 May 2005

Pakistan: Telecommunications are not for sale!, 17 May 2005

Pakistan: Pages from a diary, 5 May 2005

Pakistan: Socialist Movement organises activity across Pakistan, 2 May 2005

Pakistan: Mukhtar Mai, a rape victim in search of Justice, 18 April 2005

Pakistan: Telecom workers win battle against government., 17 April 2005

Pakistan: Musharraf rule shaky as poverty rockets, 31 March 2005

Pakistan: “End for capitalism demanded”, 22 March 2005

Pakistan: Deepening crisis in Baluchistan province, 7 February 2005

Pakistan: Solidarity with Slovakian ZOO Papier trade unionists., 7 February 2005

Pakistan: Populism, revolution and counter-revolutio, 20 January 2005

Pakistan: Political crises and General Musharraf’s 'democracy', 16 January 2005

Pakistan: "Stop privatisation or face a black out", 13 January 2005

Pakistan: Baluchistan province conflict flares up, 12 January 2005

Pakistan: Musharraf’s hypocrisy won’t end violence to women, 3 November 2004

Pakistan: A change of face will not solve social and political crisis, 5 October 2004

Pakistan: Socialist Movement receives enthusiastic welcome on Mayday, 17 May 2004

Pakistan: Founding meeting of ‘Socialist Movement’ held in Lahore, 14 May 2004

Pakistan: Wealth polarisation leads to social tension, 11 March 2004

Pakistan: Workers fight Musharraf’s regime, 27 February 2004

Pakistan: General Musharaff's sacrificial lamb, 4 February 2004

Pakistan: Consequences of Bush's war plans, 28 September 2001

Pakistan: No to military rule, 15 October 1999

papua new guinea

Papua New Guinea: John Howard sends Australian troops, 28 July 2004

peru

Peru: Workers resist government’s ‘state of emergency’, 10 June 2003

Peru: ‘State of emergency’ employed against strike of two million, 1 June 2003

Peru: Uprising against privatisation, 2 July 2002

Peru: Peruvian populism, May 2001

philippines

Philippines: The Left and the Military – a debate amongst socialists, 30 October 2006

Philippines: The February "Coup de’Etat" and the Left's alliance with the Military, 30 October 2006

Philippines: Government emergency lifted; but mass poverty and elite rule continue, 9 March 2006

Philippines: State of Emergency on ‘People Power’ anniversary, 24 February 2006

Philippines: President Arroyo’s corruption leaves Philippines in crisis, 29 August 2005

Philippines: Mass movement against Arroyo, 3 August 2005

Philippines: State of rebellion - another attempt at people power, May 2001

Philippines: People power 2, 24 January 2001

poland

Poland: 23 miners dead in methane blast, 24 November 2006

Poland: Corruption scandal hits an already battered government, 5 October 2006

Poland: Future of Polish government in doubt, 26 September 2006

Poland: Working class and youth protest, 13 June 2006

poland: union leader sacked, 15 December 2005

Poland: model protest letter, 15 December 2005

Poland: Low turnout in election brings right wing to power, 4 October 2005

Poland: Right wing set for victory in elections, 23 September 2005

Poland: Solidarnosc’s rise and fall, 23 August 2005

Poland: The politics of Pope John Paul II, 12 April 2005

Poland: Why we joined CWI, 6 November 2004

Poland: Government party fights for survival, 20 March 2004

Poland: An explosion of class struggle, 19 October 2003

Poland: Protest against governments plans to restructure mining industry, 4 October 2003

portugal

Portugal: “We are fighting back against a major offensive from the ‘Blairite’ Partido Socialista government”, 25 November 2006

Portugal: Rising class tensions and protests against neo-liberalism, 11 November 2006

Portugal: Crisis, Bread and Football…, 22 June 2006

Portugal: Neo-liberal candidate wins Presidential elections, 23 January 2006

Portugal: Workers demonstrate against cutbacks, 11 November 2005

Portugal: Historic election defeat for right wing parties, 22 February 2005

Portugal: The long-awaited collapse of Santana's government, 6 January 2005

Portugal: New government, the fight continues, 29 July 2004

Portugal: Durão amigo do patrão – ‘Durão friend of the bosses’, 29 June 2004

Portugal: Mass protest against neoliberal policies, 25 January 2004

Portugal: Public sector workers strike against cuts, 23 January 2004

Portugal: Thousands march on unions' day of action, 4 November 2003

Portugal: Public Services Defence Initiative launched in Lisbon, 24 September 2003

Portugal: Left opposition makes gains at Left Bloc conference, 22 May 2003

Portugal: Lisbon stops for students, 17 April 2003

Portugal: Second 24 hour general strike, 10 December 2002

Portugal: Public sector strike, 17 October 2002

Portugal: Lisbon council workers strike in defence of working conditions, 22 August 2002

Portugal: A new "Hot Summer" in Portugal? 17 July 2002

Portugal: Unions' day of action, 22 June 2002

publication

publication: a socialist world is possible by Peter Taaffe, 2 February 2005