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Month: December 2011

Video

Outlook for 2012: A world in turmoil

12/31/2011 Peter Taaffe

Review of 2011 – A period of revolution and counterrevolution

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Britain

Britain: Putting unemployed youth on the map

12/30/2011 Ben Robinson

Youth Fight for Jobs and the Jarrow march

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Campaign launched against household tax

12/29/2011 RTÉ report and <a href="http://www.joehiggins.eu">Joe Higgins</a>’ column

Refuse to pay the new tax!

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Boko Haram’s Christmas bombings

12/28/2011 Segun Sango, General Secretary <a href="http://socialistnigeria.org/">Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM - CWI in Nigeria)</a>

Working masses must unite against descent into anarchy

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: Solidarity with Kazakh workers

12/28/2011 Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US)

Picket in New York protests against the Kazakh mission to the UN

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China

China: Market rule or party rule?

12/27/2011 Hannah Sell

Review – “The Party: The secret world of China’s Communist rulers”, by Richard McGregor, Allen Lane, 2010, £25

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Kazakhstan

Sweden: Miners’ union supports Kazakh oil workers

12/26/2011 Jonas Brännberg and Arne Johansson, CWI Sweden

"A victory for workers anywhere is a victory for the workers everywhere!"

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ARCHIVE | Pakistan

Bangladesh: The birth of Bangladesh

12/26/2011 Khalid Bhatti, Socialist Movement Pakistan, first published in Socialism Today

Forty years ago, Bangladesh became an independent state, breaking away from Pakistan.

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: “Oil is slavery; there is no democracy!”

12/22/2011 CWI Reporters in Russia & Kazakhstan

Russian press describe torture of detained oil workers & police reign of terror

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Graphic footage of massacre

12/21/2011 Socialistworld.net

New video shows riot police shooting unarmed protesters in Zhanaozen

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Kazakhstan

Hong Kong: Protest against Kazakhstan massacre

12/21/2011 Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong) reporters

More international solidarity and support

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Protests in Germany

12/21/2011 Campaign Kazakhstan activists, Germany

Campaign Kazakhstan demonstrates in Berlin and Cologne

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Britain

Britain: Lobby demands no retreat on pensions

12/21/2011 Rob Williams, Chair, National Shop Stewards Network

Name the date for the next strike!

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North Korea

North Korea: Death of Kim Jong-Il

12/20/2011 Gerbrand Visser, Socialistisch Alternatief (CWI in Netherlands)

Stalinist nightmare continues

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Environment & Climate Change

Environment: No progress at climate conference

12/20/2011 Pete Mason

When is an agreement not an agreement? When it’s an agreement to reach an agreement in the future…

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: We are not rioters – the government must resign

12/18/2011 CWI Reporters Russia & Kazakhstan

18/12 22:05 LATEST UPDATE – WORKERS BEING TORTURED!

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Paul Murphy demands Nazarbayev resign

12/18/2011 Paul Murphy MEP, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) sends video message to workers in Zhanaozen

"European union must break off talks with Kazakhstan!"

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Bloody attack has not defeated striking workers

12/17/2011 CWI reporters, Russia and Kazakhstan

UPDATE @ 22:30 GMT – Only united and extensive workers’ action can end this dictatorial regime

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Kazakhstan: More international solidarity protests

12/17/2011 Socialistworld.net & CWI Reporters

Protests in Dublin, Moscow and Aachen

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ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

China: Banking crisis looms

12/17/2011 Vincent Kolo, <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Government debt soars to ‘European’ levels following massive stimulus programme

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Kazakhstan

Urgent Solidarity: Reported 70 Dead & 500 wounded by riot police in Kazakhstan

12/16/2011 Socialistworld.net

LATEST UPDATE 17:54 GMT Breaking News: Peaceful protesters & supporters of striking oil workers fired upon

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Britain

Kazakhstan: Solidarity protests held at Kazakh embassies

12/16/2011 Socialistworld.net & CWI Reporters

Protests in Berlin, London, Vienna, Brussels Update 18:15 GMT Swedish Protests

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Campaign Kazakhstan press release

12/16/2011 Socialistworld.net

Campaign Kazakhstan press statement and demands

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Germany

Germany: 89 days on strike

12/16/2011 Sascha Stanicic, member of the strike committee and SAV (CWI in Germany)

Hospital workers achieve minimum wage

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Britain

Britain: Prime Minister Cameron’s Euro move shows government’s weakness

12/15/2011 Peter Taaffe

Conservatives speak for rich, not workers

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Peru: General strike is answered with military siege

12/15/2011 Bilbo Göransson, Rattvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden), in Peru.

President announces 60-day state of emergency

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Joe Higgins calls for mass non-payment campaign

12/15/2011 Video of <a href="http://www.joehiggins.eu">Joe Higgins</a> TD, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a>

Billions flow to ultra-rich, unsecured bond holders and speculators as workers told to pay more. Defeat the household tax!

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ARCHIVE | Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução was the CWI section in Brazil until 2019

Brasil: III Congreso del PSOL no bloquea el camino para las alianzas electorales con partidos en el gobierno

12/14/2011 André Ferrari, LSR (CIT-Brasil)

El crecimiento del electoralismo en PSOL

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Italy

Italy: Monti government arouses huge anger of workers

12/14/2011 Giuliano Brunetti, ControCorrente‭ (‬CWI supporters Italy‭)

General strike sets the pace

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ARCHIVE | Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução was the CWI section in Brazil until 2019

Brazil: Third Congress of PSOL

12/14/2011 André Ferrari, LSR (CWI Brazil)

Attempt to block electoral alliances with ruling parties fails

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Comment & Analysis

World and European perspectives: A system in crisis

12/13/2011 CWI - a socialist analysi<b><i>s</i></b>

Capitalist chaos – class struggle sharpens

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in Russia and the CIS until 2019

Russia: “Putin is a thief! Putin is a thief!”

12/13/2011 Rob Jones, CWI, Moscow

100,000 protest in Moscow and 100 cities over rigged elections

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: Occupy activists shut down Washington state capitol

12/09/2011 Ted Virdone, Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters US)

Police violence follows

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ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019

Belgium: Tens of thousands rally calling for nationalisation of steel plant

12/08/2011 Socialistworld.net

"Without our work, your capital isn’t worth a penny!"

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Sri Lanka

Tamil Solidarity: Rajapakse and David Cameron working together?

12/08/2011 Socialistworld.net

Tamil Solidarity demands that Cameron reveals all his personal dealings with lobbying firm and show the concrete details of the measures he has taken in relation to war crimes in Sri Lanka

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Britain

Britain: As Osborne declares war – workers show their power

12/08/2011 Hannah Sell

What next after the strike of November 30?

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in Russia and the CIS until 2019

Russia: Thousands arrested after two days of street protests

12/07/2011 Rob Jones, CWI Moscow

Fraudulent elections expose vulnerability of Putin’s rule

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ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

China: Strikes spread amid economic slowdown

12/07/2011 Vincent Kolo, <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Women workers at Hi-P international in Shanghai continue their strike against layoffs for 8th day

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Europe

Eurozone crisis: Another “solution”

12/07/2011 Robert Bechert

The countdown to “save” the euro and possibly even the European Union.

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ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019

Belgium: 80,000 demonstrate against cuts

12/06/2011 Geert Cool, LSP/PSL (CWI Belgium)

"The demonstration on Friday showed a huge discontent. This is the beginning of a movement, we now need to continue."

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

New Zealand: Conservative government re-elected

12/06/2011 Mel Gregson, Socialist Party (CWI Australia)

Workers sceptical of Labour while new Mana party represents seed of an alternative

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Quebec

Quebec: Thirty thousand students protest fees hike

12/06/2011 Julien Daigneault Boucher, Alternative Socialiste (CWI Québec)

Step up student strikes!

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Britain

Britain: November 30th strike video

12/06/2011 <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) </a>

What the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) and strikers said on 30 November 2011

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ARCHIVE | Middle East & North Africa

Tunisia: Thousands occupy Constituent Assembly site

12/05/2011 CWI reporter in Tunis

"Bardo 1" gives a new expression to persistent anger

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Georgii Epshtein freed after ten days jailing

12/05/2011 CWI Reporters, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Wave of protests to Almaty prison authorities

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Egypt

Egypt: “Capitalism is like a chameleon, able to change the outer shell when faced with a threat”

12/04/2011 Interview with Wael Towfeek, socialist activist from the ‘Revolutionary Left’ in Egypt

“The working class will rise up, at some stage, change the balance of forces and create a radicalised situation”

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Finland: Left-wing MPs opposed coalition government

12/04/2011 Per-Åke Westerlund, from Offensiv, the weekly newspaper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

“We are against the crisis programmes for Greece, Portugal etc”

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Italy

Eurozone: ECB holds countries to ransom

12/04/2011 Video of Paul Murphy MEP, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

Paul Murphy Challenges ECB President Mario Draghi

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ARCHIVE | Pakistan

Pakistan: NATO attack

12/03/2011 Khallid Bati, Socialist Movement Pakistan, (CWI Pakistan)

New crisis for US-Pakistan relations

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ARCHIVE | Socialismo Revolucionario was the CWI section in Portugal until 2019

Portugal: General Strike on 24 November

12/02/2011 Socialismo Revolucionário (CWI in Portugal) reporters

A warning of things to come

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: Scandals in privatised old people’s homes

12/02/2011 Per-Åke Westerlund. Edited version of an article in Offensiv, weekly newspaper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

Protest storm against venture capitalists and politicians

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Pakistan

Pakistan: Women’s demonstration in Sindh

12/02/2011 Socialistworld.net

Video footage of demonstration organised by Socialist Movement Pakistan (CWI Pakistan)

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Scotland

Scotland: Shutdown by mass strike on N30

12/02/2011 Socialist Party Scotland (CWI Scotland) members

“We’ve had enough”

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Ireland North

Northern Ireland: Magnificent united workers’ action against cuts

12/01/2011 Mary Cahillane, National Executive member (personal capacity), Irish National Teachers’ Organisation

“Set a date for next strike!”

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Britain

Britain: Biggest strike in generations

12/01/2011 Socialistworld.net

Reports, striker’s views and socialist analysis of 30 November public sector general strike

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Britain

Britain: Millions striking back at Con-Dem government

12/01/2011 Peter Taaffe and Rob Williams

First video report on this massive display of workers’ opposition to the British government’s attacks

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India

India: Anti-POSCO movement’s leader arrested!

12/01/2011 Socialistworld.net

Solidarity needed! Demand Odisha government immediately releases Abhay Sahoo

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong: A socialist election campaign

12/01/2011 Edited version of article on <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a> by Dikang, Socialist Action, Hong Kong

Socialist Action (CWI) stands candidate for first time

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