Turkey
Turkey: Invasion threat increases regional instability
Bloody fighting between Turkish troops and PKK Kurdish separatist guerrillas on the Turkey/Iraq border has enormously ratcheted-up tensions between the two countries.
Articles by Kevin Parslow, Socialist Party, cwi England and Wales, Wednesday 24 October 2007
Nigeria
Nigeria: Day of action protest march in Osogbo
Saburi’s bail denied in court
Britain
Britain: Brown’s blues
Gordon Brown’s honeymoon is over
France
France: Biggest public transport strike since 1995
"Here comes the confrontation that could define his presidency"
Myanmar-Burma
Burma: For a general strike to overthrow the dictatorship!
CWI leaflet in English and Burmese
Sweden
Sweden: CWI member in Gothenburg brutally attacked by Nazis
On Saturday, 20 October, Patrik Hooghwinkel, member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden) and an active anti-racist, was brutally attacked by Nazis, who hit him with an iron bar until he bled.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Suicide bombings at Bhutto rally
Massive death toll deepens country’s crisis
Italy
Italy: Ruling class celebrates ‘victory’ but workers’ anger grows
Why did workers vote in favour of an agreement which attacks their pension rights?
Nigeria
Nigeria: Student leaders framed on charges of conspiracy to murder
Worldwide embassy protests on Tuesday 23 October.Release Saburi Akande Akinola, Taiwo Hassan Soweto and Olatunde Dairo now!
Canada
Canada: Four month forestry workers’ strike over health and safety conditions
Industrial action follows spate of public sector strikes