  latest news
18/06/2013: Well over 250,000 in approximately 20 cities took to the streets
18/06/2013: Revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have exposed US
hypocrisy over cyber-spying
17/06/2013: End the rule of big business, poverty and war
16/06/2013: Mass demonstrations against the increase of bus fares in all major cities
15/06/2013: “We will defend our rights and continue fighting”.
15/06/2013: Fed up with continued oppression, workers under the banner of ’Pradeep
Laminators Workers’ Union’ have started a propaganda campaign against
the bosses.
13/06/2013: MEP Paul Murphy criticises EU foreign policy representative, Catherine
Ashton, over calls for ’restraint on all sides’
12/06/2013: Unions must organise general strike action now!
12/06/2013: Socialist MP slams huge security operation and anti-working class record
of world leaders
11/06/2013: Erdogan seeks trial of strength with mass protests
11/06/2013: Oppose the summit of capitalist leaders, argues Paul Murphy in the
European Parliament
11/06/2013: Report from London, with CWI comment on the developments in Turkey
11/06/2013: A genuine working class fighter and a revolutionary socialist
10/06/2013: Socialist Party MEP Paul Murphy travelled to Istanbul to see the
protests first-hand – and in his diary from the visit he tells us that
the response from the country’s Prime Minister has been “brutal”.
08/06/2013: 24th anniversary of Beijing’s crackdown draws 150,000 protestors
08/06/2013: Urgent need for independent working class socialist organisations
08/06/2013: Paul Murphy to visit heart of Turkish Protests
07/06/2013: An 18-year-old student activist Clement Meric was murdered in Paris in
broad daylight, on 5 June, by neo-fascist skinheads. This must be
answered by mass mobilisation to halt attempts by the far right to raise
its head.
07/06/2013: Police repression in the belly of the beast
06/06/2013: A group of 12 MEPs from the left wing group in the European Parliament,
GUE-NGL, have signed a joint message of support to Anti-G8 protestors
ahead of the summit in two weeks’ time.
05/06/2013: Unrest grows over economic and social issues
04/06/2013: Public sector workers take strike action against police violence – For a
one day general strike as a next step to bring down the government!
04/06/2013: Over 2,000 poeple attended the anti - bedroom tax rally in Glasgow’s
George Square on June 1 called by the Scottish Anti Bedroom Tax
Federation.
02/06/2013: Secret Services bolster police ahead of G8 Summit in N Ireland
01/06/2013: Vital lessons for today’s democracy struggle
31/05/2013: ‘Boycott, divestment and sanctions’- questions and answers about the BDS
campaign
30/05/2013: Rising support for UKIP shows both the erosion of established party
loyalties and the existence of a profound vacuum of working-class
political representation.
29/05/2013: EU council meeting: Another attempt to put the burden of the capitalist
crisis on the shoulders of youth and working people
28/05/2013: Sweden once had a reputation as some kind of ‘social-democratic model’
with far-reaching public services and social support. But that has been
dismantled by two decades of attacks – what the Economist magazine calls
a ‘silent revolution’
28/05/2013: Profits from destruction
25/05/2013: The one day protest general strike held on 21 May was a significant step
forward for the working class in Sri Lanka.
24/05/2013: Neo-liberalism and police violence have created social time-bomb
24/05/2013: Interview on Militant, the Labour Party and the struggle of the
socialist led council 1983-87 in Liverpool
24/05/2013: The Tories are thrashing around in ever-deeper water on the issue of
Europe.
23/05/2013: MEP demands immediate release of Housing Campaigners - solidarity still
needed
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|  19/03/2013, Increasing support for nationalisation to save jobs
Eric Byl, General Secretary, Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti
Socialiste de Lutte (PSL/LSP)
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|  29/01/2013, Struggle at Arcelor Mittal Liège against redundancies
Eric Byl, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
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|  04/01/2013, ’Thas’ granted asylum in Belgium
Socialistworld.net
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|  12/11/2012, Ford plant closure would see 4,000 jobs lost
PSL-LSP (CWI in Belgium)
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|  07/11/2012, 11 November - Mass demonstration called in support of Ford workers
Eric Byl, LSP/PSL (CWI Belgium), Brussels
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|  26/06/2012, International left speakers address public launch rally
LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium) reporters
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|  05/03/2012, MEPs protest company’s private militia
Geert Cool, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
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|  03/02/2012, A strike corresponding to the level of anger over austerity programme
Eric Byl, LSP/PSL (CWI in
Belgium)
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|  06/01/2012, General strike called for 30 January against austerity
PSL/LSP (CWI in Belgium)
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|  16/12/2011, Protests in Berlin, London, Vienna, Brussels Update 18:15 GMT Swedish
Protests
Socialistworld.net & CWI Reporters
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|  08/12/2011, "Without our work, your capital isn’t worth a penny!"
Socialistworld.net
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|  06/12/2011, "The demonstration on Friday showed a huge discontent. This is the
beginning of a movement, we now need to continue."
Geert Cool, LSP/PSL (CWI Belgium)
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|  26/10/2011, ArcelorMittal wants to close ‘liquid’ steelproduction in Liège. Workers
resist, unions call for nationalisation.
Nicolas Croes, Parti Socialiste de Lutte/Linkse Socialistiche Partij
(CWI in Belgium)
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|  25/10/2011, Clear opening for radical ideas developing
Boris Malarme and Mathias Vander Hoogerstraete PSL/LSP (CWI in Belgium)
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|  10/10/2011, Banners unfurled in support of workers and activists at Belgium vs
Kazakhstan football match
PSL/LSP (CWI in Belgium) reporters
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|  20/12/2010, New book on 1960/61 general strike published by CWI in Belgium
By Nicolas Croes, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
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Further articles on 'Belgium':2009: 2008: 2007: 2006: - 15/12/2006: Belgium: National conference of LSP/MAS
Geert Cool, LSP-MAS, CWI, Brussels - 05/12/2006: Belgium: 25,000 demonstrate in solidarity with striking car workers
Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (the CWI in Belgium) - 25/11/2006: Belgium: Closure of Volkswagen factory shocks country
Simon Van Haeren, CWI, London - 04/11/2006: Belgium: Six hundred at conference for a new left formation
Eric Byl, LSP/MAS secretary, Brussels - 18/10/2006: Belgium: Local elections
Els Deschoemacker, LSP/MAS (CWI in Belgium) - 06/10/2006: Belgium: Growing potential for new anti-neo-liberal political initiative
Bart Vandersteene, LSP/MAS (CWI in Belgium), Friday 6 October 2006 - 06/10/2006: Belgium: interview with Jef Sleeckx
socialistworld.net, London, Friday 6 October 2006 - 14/09/2006: Belgium: raids led to arrest of neo-Nazis and arms finds
Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium)
2005: - 29/11/2005: Belgium: 700 people demonstrate against Vlaams Belang conference
Geert Cool, LSP/MAS - 01/11/2005: Belgium: 100,000 workers demonstrate in Brussels
Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (CWI), Belgium - 25/10/2005: Belgium: Unions call national day of action against pension reforms
Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (Belgian section of the CWI) - 14/10/2005: Belgium: Successful general strike shuts down major workplaces
Eric Byl, LSP/MAS (CWI in Belgium) - 05/10/2005: Belgium: general strike planned for Friday over pension reforms
Eric Byl, General Secretary LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium), Brussels, Wednesday 5
September 2005. - 02/05/2005: Belgium: letters of support for ALS
socialistworld.net - 28/04/2005: Belgium: Sign the online petition to support Active Left Students
socialistworld.net - 25/04/2005: Belgium: Active Left Students (ALS) under attack by university
authorities
cwi online, Monday 25 April 2005 - 06/04/2005: Belgium: Socialism 2005 weekend in Belgium
Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (Belgium, cwi) - 21/03/2005: Belgium: mass anti-war and anti-cuts demonstration in Brussels
Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium), Brussels, Monday 21 March 2005
2004: - 02/12/2004: Belgium: 1500 at anti-fascist demo in Ghent.
LSP/MAS, Belgium, 3 December 2004. - 01/12/2004: Belgium: Vlaams Blok - new name, same racism
Geert Cool, LSP/MAS, Belgium, 3 December 2004. - 06/11/2004: Belgium: Instability reigns in Belgium
Anja Deschoemacker, LSP-MAS, Belgium. - 19/09/2004: Belgium: A "new course" for the Vlaams Blok?
Geert Cool, LSP-MAS, Belgium - 27/05/2004: Belgium: Student election success
Karl Debbaut, cwi - 08/05/2004: Belgium: Concerted attack against Active Left Students
Karl Debbaut, cwi - 26/04/2004: Belgium: cwi wins right to stand in elections.
Karl Debbaut, cwi - 20/04/2004: Belgium: A managed democracy
Karl Debbaut, cwi - 16/04/2004: Belgium: LSP/MAS (cwi in Belgium) to stand in Euro elections for the
first time
Tanja Niemeier, cwi - 12/03/2004: Belgium: Demo against fascist student organisation in Antwerp.
Geert Cool, LSP-MAS, Belgium
2003: - 13/11/2003: Belgium: CWI conference marks big step forward
Eric Byl, General Secretary LSP/MAS - 27/10/2003: Belgium: Hundreds arrested during anti-NATO protest
Geert Cool, LSP/MAS - 14/10/2003: Belgium: 3,000 jobs threatened at Ford Genk
Eric Byl, LSP/MAS, Belgium - 15/09/2003: Belgium: Vlaams Blok: what it is and how to fight it?
Linkse Socialistiche Partji (LSP)/Mouvement pour une Alternative
Socialiste (MAS) - 14/08/2003: Belgium: Afghan refugees on hunger strike in Brussels
Linkse Socialistische Partij/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste - 25/05/2003: Belgium: Elections - Growing polarisation
Geert Cool, Linkse Socialistische Partij/Mouvement pour une Alternative
Socialiste, CWI in Belgium. - 24/04/2003: Belgium: Cockerill workers face police brutality in Luxemburg
Nicolas Croes, Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste, Liège - 13/03/2003: Belgium: Fifty thousand demonstrate against Cockerill closure
Geert Cool, Belgium - 11/03/2003: Belgium: Does the ’Resist’ electoral List offer unity?
Els Deschoemacker - 28/02/2003: Belgium: Blockade stops fascist march in Leuven
Geert Cool, Belgium - 11/02/2003: Belgium: Fight steel closures
Guy Van Sinoy, Brussels - 24/01/2003: Belgium: 10,000 demonstrate in Brussels
Geert Cool, Gent, 21 January 2003
2002:
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