Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Defiant opposition to G8 Summit
3,000 march from Enniskillen to summit perimeter fence
Europe
Britain
Britain: Police attempt to denigrate family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence
Leaders of Youth Against Racism in Europe (YRE) call for genuinely independent enquiry
Greece
Greece: Coalition government in crisis after attempting to close down ERT broadcaster
Leaderships of unions and Left parties fail to provide decisive leadership
Greece
Greece: Government shuts down state broadcaster ERT
Unions must organise general strike action now!
France
France: Fatal fascist violence in Paris
An 18-year-old student activist Clement Meric was murdered in Paris in broad daylight, on 5 June, by neo-fascist skinheads. This must be answered by mass mobilisation to halt attempts by the far right to raise […]
Germany
Germany: Blockupy protests
Police repression in the belly of the beast
Ireland North
G8: MEPs send message of solidarity to anti-G8 protestors
A group of 12 MEPs from the left wing group in the European Parliament, GUE-NGL, have signed a joint message of support to Anti-G8 protestors ahead of the summit in two weeks’ time.
Russia
Russia: CWI conference discusses perspectives for Putin’s regime
Unrest grows over economic and social issues
Scotland
Scotland: Thousands attend anti-bedroom tax protest in Glasgow
Over 2,000 poeple attended the anti – bedroom tax rally in Glasgow’s George Square on June 1 called by the Scottish Anti Bedroom Tax Federation.
Ireland North
G8: Armed police and soldiers descend on County Fermanagh
Secret Services bolster police ahead of G8 Summit in N Ireland