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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.

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

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 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!

"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

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