China
China: Slaughter in China’s burgeoning coal industry
Official report reveals "Dereliction of duty and abuse of power" on a grand scale
Month: May 2007
Bolivia
Bolivia: Protest against the violent intimidation of social activists
The prefecture of Manfred Reyes Villa organises thugs to intimidate opposition
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Joe Higgins speaks on Irish TV about general election result
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Analysis
G8 Rostock: End global poverty, global warming and wars!
Hundreds of thousands of G8 protesters will be in Germany demanding "poverty is made history", wars and occupations are ended, and that ‘climate change’ is reversed.
Ireland Republic
ireland: smaller parties, including Socialist Party, squeezed in General Election
The need for struggle and socialist policies is clear
Nigeria
Nigeria: Election farce brews new Nigerian storms
Internationally, a veil of silence has fallen over the blatant rigging of April’s elections in Nigeria, whose 140 million people are a quarter of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population.
Lebanon
Lebanon: US military “aid” sent to Lebanon army
Conflict in refugee camp threatens to spread
Nigeria
Nigeria: Unions and community groups call two day mass protest against election fraud
Build Action Committees in workplaces and communities. Fight for real democracy, oust the looters
Bolivia
Bolivia: Violent attack on social activists by fascist thugs in Cochabamba
The prefecture of Manfred Reyes Villa organises thugs to occupy squares and intimidate opposition
China
China: “McScandal” shows the need for real trade unions
’Part-time’ workers on 13 hour shifts. State-run trade unions win ’victory’, but for whom?