Ukraine
Ukraine: Bitter fruit of the ‘Orange Revolution’
Victors of last December’s inter-elite struggle in spectacular fall out
Articles by Vitalii Gorenko, Kiev, and Rob Jones, Moscow
Poland
Poland: Low turnout in election brings right wing to power
“Their only weapon will be strikes and demonstrations”
India
India: Colossal general strike shakes country
Fifty million workers take action against privatisation
Sweden
Sweden: Strong support for refugees’ amnesty campaign
Parliament refuses amnesty to seriously ill children of refugees
France
France: Trade unions call day of national action and strikes
Helicopter-borne French commandos storm anti-privatisation protest
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Presidential Election – Socialists challenge capitalist and communalist candidates
Sri Lanka is experiencing one of its deepest-ever crises. Since the new millennium began, there have been four major elections in this country. Many of Sri Lanka’s workers and down-trodden people are faced with a […]
Sweden
Sweden: Connex sacks union leader
The management of transnational company Connex on Thursday sacked Per Johansson, secretary of the fighting trade union branch, Seko 119, which organises 700 underground train drivers. This signals the most serious attack so far of […]
Iran
Iran: One hundred and seventy strikes in July
International solidarity week with workers’ struggles
USA
US: Hundreds of thousands march in Washington anti-war ally
Anger at Iraqi occupation and New Orleans disaster
Venezuela
Venezuela: One year after the recall referendum
On 15 August 2004, a recall referendum aimed at ousting Venezuelan president Chávez was resoundingly defeated by a mobilisation of the masses – particularly in poor shantytowns, through electoral ‘battle units’ and other organisations of […]