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Month: August 2020

Spain

New wave of coronavirus pandemic overwhelms Spain

August 18, 2020 Ross Saunders

The second wave of the new coronavirus pandemic is washing over Europe, with the Spanish state the first to suffer. Workers are being asked to pay again for the inability of capitalism to solve the […]

Belarus

Belarus: Repression increases revolutionary anger

August 17, 2020 Edmund Schluessel, Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto (CWI in Finland)

Unprecedented numbers have been out on protests across Belarus, with reports of 200,000 on Sunday afternoon. Monday has seen a continuation of mass strikes at major workplaces, like Belarus Potash, and at the truck manufacturer, […]

Lebanon

Lebanon: Only united working-class movement for socialism can solve acute crises

August 14, 2020 Judy Beishon

In the face of daily furious protests on the streets, one by one, Lebanon’s government ministers resigned, until the whole cabinet resigned on Monday 10 August, knowing it had no authority to continue. The government […]

Cuba

Cuba: Covid-19 and the 60-year-old embargo

August 13, 2020 Scott Jones

Cuba has one of the lowest Covid-19 death rates in the world – 0.8 per 100,000, compared to 67 in the UK and 44.1 in the US. As well as this, Cuba has sent doctors, […]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka election: Rajapaksa’s dynasty consolidates power

August 12, 2020 TU Senan, CWI

The Rajapaksa family has consolidated more power following the election in Sri Lanka which concluded on 5 August. Despite the coronavirus crisis, and restrictions on social mobility, around a 70% voter turnout was registered. Overall […]

Russia

Mass protests in Russia’s Far East

August 12, 2020 Alexander Dmitriev

The Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Sergei Furgal, was detained on 10 July on suspicion of involvement in organising the contract killings of Khabarovsk entrepreneurs in the 2000s. The detention of the governor has since […]

Belarus

Belarus: Rage at rigged election sparks mass demonstrations

August 11, 2020 Edmund Schluessel, Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto (CWI in Finland)

Mass demonstrations are rocking Belarus after President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled since 1994, proclaimed victory in an election which has featured mass protests against his regime in every city and town. These protests have […]

Lebanon

Revolutionary mood in Lebanon following horrific explosion 

August 7, 2020 Judy Beishon

The worst ever explosion in Lebanon’s history, on Tuesday in Beirut’s port, caused horrific devastation of both life and infrastructure. Over 157 people were killed, many are missing and around 5,000 injured. The whole port […]

Malaysia

Singapore: As economy declines, governing People’s Action Party losses support 

August 7, 2020 Yuva, Sosialis Alternatif Malaysia

The Singapore general election took place on 11 July with eleven parties contesting for 93 Parliamentary seats. The People’s Action Party (PAP), which has ruled for 57 years since 1965 (after Singapore separated from Malaysia), […]

Japan

75th anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 6, 2020 Berkay Kartav

Seventy-five years ago, as World War Two was drawing to a close, United States forces dropped two atomic bombs above the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is still one of the most deadly […]

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