Asia

Workers need political movement to counter extremist ideology and capitalism

Celebrations by big business a warning to working class

Second visit of US President in 50 years

Neither old elites nor populists have answer for workers and poor

Photos of United Socialist Party march and meeting

Protest against Goods and Services Tax

CWI supporters celebrate international workers’ day

Protest letter from Paul Murphy and other MEP’s

Repression can provoke opposition

New party expresses, but cannot solve, major discontents

Second constituent assembly election – a shift to the right

Sexism, discriminatory laws and poverty hit women hard in China’s richest city

Progressive Workers’ Federation and SMP (CWI) organise inspirational rally against Talibanisation

Extreme weather events causing massive devastation

No end to violence in sight

Interviews with refugees fighting injustice and official high-handedness

Refugees take protests to ISS-HK head office

Government/Taliban talks begin – But where will they go?

Low wages, non-payment of salaries and increased terror attacks

Forceful collective voice needed to end poverty and abuse

Workers continue their struggle against brutal management

Demand a constituent assembly

“To achieve justice we must change the whole system!”

Working class and rural poor need party of their own

Both sides mired in corruption and violence

Workers from Swedish company Alfa Laval India Pvt Ltd. situated at Kasarwadi, Pune are on strike for the last three months

European business connives at suppression of democratic rights.

Between 20,000 and 30,000 march on New Year’s Day, but frustration and divisions are rising within the pro-democracy struggle

World moving from being ‘unipolar’ to ‘bipolar’

Urgent solidarity needed

With the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) taking place from 10 to 17 November all eyes are on Sri Lanka

Statement on the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting taking place (CHOGM) in Colombo

Thousands killed and 11 million affected by strongest storm ever

Workers’ action mounts

Cameron to Sri Lanka – not in our name

Socialist Action calls for one-day strike by media workers

New generation can learn from experience of Malaya Communist Party leader

Esenbek Ukteshbayev, arrested as part of last weeks housing protests, is being held in solitary confinement and denied access to even a lawyer. In response, he has gone on hunger strike

Police reinforcements called in against new protests

Building a left alternative; link fight against regime with struggle of oppressed Tamils and system change

Socialist and union organizer targetted by feudal lords and corrupt state officials

Vadim Kuramshim’s courageous campaigning recognised by lawyers’ prestigious award

But fails to explain widespread conspiracy of silence

Further burden on working class and young people

United Socialist Party makes election challenge

Fragile governments will be rocked by mass movements of workers and poor

Anti-Tamil pogroms organised by ruling class

‘Down with CY Leung’ – but what are the next steps in democracy struggle?