Bowing to weeks of mass protests and a deluge of workers’ strikes, Algeria’s senile and octogenarian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, resigned on Tuesday 2 April. This news has been received with huge enthusiasm and scenes of […]
On Thursday, a reported 750,000 public sector workers went on a nationwide strike in Tunisia, called by the UGTT (General Union of Tunisian Workers, the main trade union organisation) against the pay freeze and other […]
Turkey held snap elections on 24 June, out of which the ruling AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arose seemingly triumphant. But at the heart of Erdoğan’s decision to call an earlier vote was his […]
Below is the translation of an interview first published on www.sozialismus.info, the website of the SAV (German section of the CWI).
General elections in Turkey, originally scheduled for November 2019, are taking place on June 24. These will consist of both parliamentary and presidential contests, held together.
Donald Trump’s administration is gearing up for another possible round of missile strikes against regime targets in Syria. This could trigger an explosive chain of events potentially leading to a more serious military conflagration between […]
“If democracy is to be successfully fostered across the Muslim world, especially in Arab countries, it is vital to encourage this Turkish exemplar.” Fourteen years ago, these were the words of ‘The Economist’, referring to […]
The explosion of protests that broke out this week against the new Finances Law (budget law) 2018, a battery of measures against the working and middle classes, has again put into perspectives the liberal […]
The killing of former Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, by Houthi fighters in the capital, Sana’a, earlier this month has led to an intensification of the war in that country, magnifying an already extreme humanitarian […]
On Sunday 16 April, Turkey went through the most controversial and questionable referendum in its history. The constitutional amendments which were to give President Erdogan dictatorial powers, including the authority to dissolve the parliament, were […]
Open letter to Reuters, on behalf of 115 security guards previously working for TOTAL and G4S in Yemen. Regarding: The article “Guards’ pay dispute with Total, G4S evokes Yemen’s economic misery” published by Reuters on […]
Vote ‘NO’ gains momentumIf the referendum called by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government results in a ‘NO’ (‘HAYIR’) vote, on 16 April, it will be a massive blow to the regime and a […]
New movements for change will need to arm themselves with the lessons of the Syrian tragedy. The military victory in Aleppo by Assad’s regime and its foreign backers was a turning point in the war […]
New revolts brewing. “How do you expect me to make a living?” was the reported cry of then 27 year-old Mohamed Bouazizi when he soaked himself with gasoline, before pouring himself on fire on December 17, […]
Escalation of the struggle needed to overthrow repressive regime. The streets and public squares of Sudan’s major cities have been left looking deserted from their usual traffic and pedestrian frenzy as the country was shaken […]
United workers’ struggle only antidote against Erdoğan’s rule
Urgent appeal to demand their immediate release
No to military rule, no to Erdogan’s rule! For a workers’ alternative!
No to war and terror! Yes to workers’ unity and solidarity!
Collapse of oil prices expose fragile foundations of oil Gulf monarchies
For the unity of Turkish and Kurdish working classes
Five years after the fall of Ben Ali, demands of the revolution remain unsatisfied
It is time to build a new united left force
Trade unions’ 48 hour general strike must be first step to building mass, united movement against murderous regime of Erdoğan
Build a mass and united workers’ movement to stop the ongoing war!
Kurdish and Turkish people pay price for Erdoğan’s support for ISIS
For a renewed mass movement against poverty and terror
What future for the HDP?
A year after ISIS captured Mosul, the jihadist group controls about half of Syria and a third of Iraq – more territory than ever before
The fire that Renault workers set alight at Bursa is unlikely to extinguish soon
New class battles loom
Down with terror! Down with capitalism!
Interview with Dali Malik, CWI supporter in Tunis
Defend the right to strike!
Pro-capitalist parties teaming up for more of the same – urgent need to rebuild a political voice for the working class and youth
Significant poll gains for the left coalition HDP
Down with Erdogan and his murderous regime!
Soma mine disaster deadliest in the country’s history
Hundreds rally to demand their release
Instability sets to grow
Justice for the martyrs!
Erdoğan regime provokes violence and division
New ‘technocratic’ government no response to workers’ demands
Urgent solidarity needed
Interview with Hidouri Abdessalem, member of the regional UGTT office for secondary education, Sidi Bouzid
A small but important victory in the ongoing struggle for freedom of speech
New wave of arrests of activists
Two rappers sentenced to prison for standing up against brutal police methods – solidarity needed
Popular Front’s alliance with ‘Nidaa Tounes’ provokes big turmoil on the left
The UGTT and the Popular Front must provide a strategy to finish with capitalism – no agreement with forces of the old regime! Towards a revolutionary socialist government of the workers, the youth, the unemployed […]
Leaflet of CWI supporters calls for general strike to bring down the government
The revolution must continue! For a government of workers and the poor!
New layer of workers, youth and poor has entered the scene with the promise: “This is just the beginning – the struggle continues”
Socialist MEP condemns police violence during Turkey/ EU trade relations session
MEP Paul Murphy criticises EU foreign policy representative, Catherine Ashton, over calls for ’restraint on all sides’
Socialist Party MEP Paul Murphy travelled to Istanbul to see the protests first-hand – and in his diary from the visit he tells us that the response from the country’s Prime Minister has been “brutal”.
Paul Murphy to visit heart of Turkish Protests
Public sector workers take strike action against police violence – For a one day general strike as a next step to bring down the government!
In the «most developped country for women in the Arab world», the struggle for women rights remains more relevant than ever
New clashes on the horizon
About 70,000 activists from around the world gathered at the WSF in Tunis, 26-30 March.
What is the way forward for women’s struggle for liberation?
Down with the Ennahdha regime! Down with the system!
Whip of counter-revolution must lead to renewed struggle on social and economic issues
UGTT union and opposition call for a general strike
Only the organized working class can show a way forward
Interview with Wael Towfeek, socialist activist in Cairo
The revolution continues! Let’s prepare the next step in the fight back!
In a last minute move, the UGTT cancelled the strike planned for today
Revolution at a crossroads
A workers’ alternative is urgently needed!
A daily occurence
Interview with a revolutionary activist
Republic’s president, Marzouki, afraid of ‘new revolution’
Protesters demand the release all demonstrators arrested after ‘Martyr’s Day’ and trade union demonstration
Repression of protest in Tunisia
The ‘troika’ unveils its real nature
Regressive school reform causes uproar
Turkey’s governing ’Justice and Development Party’ (AKP) is presented as a model of “successful democracy” by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In fact, it is a brutal model of repression against Kurdish and left […]
“No more fear, the power is in the hands of the people” – Tens of thousands demand the fall of the government
Further support from Martin Powell-Davies, National Executive, National Union of Teachers (NUT), London, and Christoph Waelz, GEW-Berlin (teachers’ union) shop steward
For a mass one day general strike, against the attacks on the trade unions and for the full implementation of all the objectives of the revolution!
For a mass movement of workers and the poor to defeat Assad’s regime and imperialism!
"Bardo 1" gives a new expression to persistent anger
Is the revolution over?
Election ‘success story’ masks growing anger from below
Contribution to the ongoing debate on the Tunisian revolution and its aftermath.
"Workers, you prepare the bread, but you live with the crumbs!"
Lethal gas used against mass movement
Public sector workers join growing movement
Mass anger after 20 killed by security forces
Revolution and counter-revolution on the streets
Protests against government biggest since January 14
“The president wants to get rid of the people!”
Nest of social and political problems lie behind the country’s turmoil
Regime faces intensified opposition protests
Capitalist ’democracy’ will not satisfy demands
Interview with Ghassen Kamarti, by CWI reporter in Tunis
Army ordered to block roads as police join the movement
Masses demand real democracy and change to social conditions
Mass popular uprising forced Ben Ali to flee the country
“The people sacrificed so much – they are not ready for fake promises”
Lack of freedom and mass unemployment stoke up revolt
CHP offers no alternative
Tekel işçileri: Ankara sokaklarında 78 gün direniş
Yeni bir kitle işçi partisi için! Bir işçi ve emekçi hükümeti için!
Protest against victimisation of trade unionists!
Yeni bir kitle işçi partisi inşaasına – demokratik ve mücadeleci sendikalara
Build a mass movement to break the sanctions on Gaza!
Turkish and Kurdish workers and youth send a signal of their strength
Letter of protest
Prime Minister Erdogan denounces workers’ attempt to demonstrate Thousands of workers from Turkey’s former Turkey’s alcohol and tobacco monopoly, or Tekel, travelling to Ankara, on 1 April, to continue their protests against their sacking, found […]
On 1 April, TEKEL workers will gather again in Ankara to rebuild their “tent city” – an opportunity to rebuild the movement
Now link up all workers’ struggles – for a general strike!
leaflet in Turkish
To win the Turkish tobacco workers’ struggle, a broader general strike is necessary
The tireless struggle of the Tekel workers in Ankara continues but time is growing short.
Interview with Diyarbakir Tekel workers
Attempts by the government to divide the struggle must be answered by the entire workers’ movement
Interview with Fadime, Tekel worker on hunger strike
57-day struggle to defend jobs
Workers and youth need their own party to fight for their interests
"Sevgili dostlar, Sosyalist Parti (İrlanda) ve Isci Komitesi”nin Türkiye TEKEL işçilerinin grevi ile dayanisma icinde oldugumu ifade etmek istiyorum." [pdf-file]
Striking workers demand general strike from the trade union leadership!
Messsage from Burcu Ayan, Tekgida-Is trade union, to Joe Higgins MEP
Message of solidarity from Joe Higgins Socialist Party MEP
Renewed crisis – no alternative on offer
Workers’ alternative to sectarianism and neo-liberalism needed
New balance of forces in Lebanon – US imperialism threatens intervention
New balance of forces in Lebanon – US imperialism threatens intervention
Sectarian street clashes and militias road blocks
Conflict in refugee camp threatens to spread
Only a united working class can stop cuts and defeat imperialism
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