Lebanon
Lebanon: Unions call for mass action against government cuts
Only a united working class can stop cuts and defeat imperialism
Articles by Aysha Zaki, CWI, Beirut
Venezuela
Venezuela: Chavez announces the nationalisaton of telecom and power
"We’re moving towards a socialist republic of Venezuela"
Ireland North
Ireland North: Timetable for Assembly elections in trouble
Opposition to water charges unites working people
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Murderous raid on Anti-War Rally in Colombo
Siritunga Jaysuriya of the United Socialist Party (CWI Sri Lanka) and a handful of associates in the ‘United People’s Movement’ escaped with their lives when over 300 armed thugs, led by a deputy minister, raided […]
Pakistan
Pakistan: protest against murder attempt on union rights campaigner
TURCP campaigners and social rights activists condemn police inaction
World Economy
World Economy: Micro credits founder wins Nobel prize
Can poor loans system end poverty and hunger?
Britain
Britain: 2006 – Increased poverty, unemployment and war
Capitalism, both in Britain and worldwide, means increased poverty, unemployment and war for the peoples of the world. This is the unmistakeable message from the past year’s events.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Journalist union and Hawkers union win the important battle against bosses
The joint struggle of the Federal Union of Journalists and the Newspaper Hawkers Union forced the newspaper bosses to retreat from reducing the newspapers holidays from 8 to 6 days annually.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Military called in as political crisis continues
Troops were deployed throughout Bangladesh on Sunday 11 December supposedly to “maintain law and order”, according to a Presidential order.
Iraq
Iraq: Saddam’s execution
Frankenstein kills out of control monster