Poland
Poland: Protest against governments plans to restructure mining industry
Over the summer and in the last weeks Poland has seen a rising tide of protests and strikes.
Month: October 2003
Ireland Republic
Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Impressive international support for Joe Higgins and Clare Daly.
List of international supporters of the imprisoned anti-bin charges activists in Dublin, Socialist Party TD (member of Parliament) Joe Higgins and Socialist Party Councillor Clare Daly.
Ireland Republic
Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Sri Lankan left calls for immediate release
Dear Prime Minister of Ireland
USA
US: Seattle protest the occupation of Iraq
Sunday, September 28, the Seattle Chapter of ANSWER, the US anti-war umbrella organisation, held a protest against the US occupation of Iraq.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka.: Total victory for health workers’ strike
“The thirteenth day of our strike has ended with a glorious victory!” declared Saranapala Palihena, member of the Janaraja Joint Health Services Union and Executive Committee of United Socialist Party (CWI Sri Lanka).
Netherlands
Netherlands: Police attack European dockers’ protest in Rotterdam. Also report from Antwerp.
On Monday morning, 29 September, 8,000 dockers from all over Europe gathered in Rotterdam for a lively and militant demonstration against the so-called ’Port Package’ – an attack on the right and conditions of dock […]
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Free the bin tax two – Irish Times columnist misses Joe Higgins and ridicules main parties
You’d miss Joe Higgins. It would be unfair to the performance of the Opposition yesterday to say that it was like watching Tyrone without Peter Canavan [a Gaelic football star who plays for County Tyrone].
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Free the bin tax two: Interantional protests continue
This was one of the main demands shouted outside the Irish embassy in Stockholm during a protest lobby on Tuesday.