Articles by Siritunga Jayasuriya, General Secretary United Socialist Party (cwi, Sri Lanka), and Jagadish Chandra, Socialist Alternative (cwi, India)

The three main French trade union confederations CFTC (Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens), CGT (Confédération Générale du Travail) and FO (Force Ouvrière) have launched an appeal to all private and public sector workers to strike […]

The king of Nepal, Shah Gianandra, fired his hand-picked Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, and government cabinet, on 1 February. In dissolving the government, the King cited its failure to hold elections and to maintaining […]

The parties of the right wing coalition that ruled Portugal over the last two years suffered a big defeat in today’s elections.

Arthur Miller, the American playwright, died on 9 February, aged 89, having battled with cancer, pneumonia and a heart condition.

Lynne Stewart was shocked when she was arrested. At first she thought her husband, a well known activist, was having some trouble with the police. "No," they said, "we want you."

Thousands take to the streets against right wing Raffarin government

The Orthodox Church, sexual abuse, drug dealers and spies

In contrast to claims by George Bush and Tony Blair, the most likely outcome of the Iraq elections will be to fuel opposition to the occupation and exacerbate divisions between the various ethnic and religious […]