Belgium
Belgium: Bomspotting. 2,000 protest against nuclear weapons
1,117 arrested, including dozens of CWI members
Articles by Geert Cool, Linkse Socialistische Partij/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste
Kenya
Kenya: 240,000 teachers on strike
In Kenya 240,000 teachers have entered into their second week of a national strike action to demand an outstanding salary increment which they won in 1997 after the teachers paralysed the education system by going […]
History & Anniversaries
History: Che Guevara – revolutionary fighter
"SHOOT, COWARD, you are only going to kill a man." According to legend, these were the last words of Che Guevara, just before his execution at the hands of the Bolivian army, who were in […]
Brazil
Brazil: Teachers’ indefinite strike on eve of elections
"What triggered the movement was the announcement of a small bonus payment. In fact, more than a bonus, this kind of one-off payment aims to offset the absence of a wage increase to track inflation […]
USA
US: Washington IMF protests: Fighting war, poverty and exploitation
THOUSANDS OF demonstrators staged a spirited march and rally as part of a week of events against the IMF and World Bank in Washington DC last weekend – despite the arrest of 659 people by […]
Kazakhstan
Asia: An eyewitness report from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgizia
In the Central Asia republics, national and local power as remained in the hands of the former party elite, and with the exception of Kyrgizia, the president is the former communist party [former ruling party] […]
Britain
Britain: Biggest anti-war demo ever
A SEA of up to 400,000 protesters flooded into the Embankment, London on 28 September to say ’No’ to war against Iraq.
Sweden
Sweden: New CWI councillors
CWI online spoke to two of the CWI’s (Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna, RS) new councillors, elected on 15 September in the Swedish town of Luleå.
Iraq
Iraq: Anti-war protests – Massive London demonstration shakes Blair’s war plans
An enormous anti-war demonstration, which one TV station estimated at 450,000 – strong, marched through London on 28 September.
Israel / Palestine
Israel/Palestine: No capitalist solution to conflict
EVERYONE SAW the copious media coverage marking the first anniversary of the 11 September attacks. But how many saw mention that this month also marks the twentieth anniversary of the massacre of at least 1,500 […]