Israel / Palestine
Gaza: Protest is not terrorism
For an independent inquiry into the killings Lift the siege, end the Israeli occupation! For a socialist solution to the national question
Middle East
Turkey
Turkey: AKP regime heading for stormy times
“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 […]
Iraq
15 years since the invasion of Iraq: what we said
Here we reproduce word-for-word the editorial from the issue of the Socialist printed on 28 March 2003, the issue of our weekly paper that came out directly after US and UK troops were sent into […]
Egypt
Egypt’s farcical elections set to return dictatorial Sisi
Egypt’s presidential election on 26-28 March will be as farcical as the elections held during former president Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Just two candidates are standing; the current President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and the leader of […]
Syria
Syria: No ceasefire for “hell on earth” eastern Goutha
Eastern Goutha, outside Damascus, is “hell on earth”, according to UN chief, Antonio Guterres. The day after the UN decision to organise a ceasefire, bombing continued. A doctor interviewed by the BBC says his hospital […]
Iran
Iran: a revolutionary opening
Mass protests in December and January shook Iran’s reactionary regime to the core. Although facing severe repression, they signal a new confidence and preparedness by workers and young people to fight for their rights, in […]
Kurdistan
Erdogan regime launches bombing and ground invasion against Kurds
The Turkish state is bombarding Kurds in Afrin, using bombing and a ground invasion. This follows devastating attacks on Kurdish areas in Turkey in 2016, when President Erdogan ended a ‘peace process’ and started a […]
Israel / Palestine
Israel/Palestine: No more arrests of teenagers, no more occupation
Government and army punish the women of the Tamimi family; awake a wave of international solidarity and support.
Iran
“Don’t use violence against people struggling to survive!” demand independent Iranian unions
On January 5th, independent trade unions in Iran issued a statement in support of the mass protests against austerity and dictatorship that began at the end of last year. The statement was issued in the […]
Iran
Iran: Protests against financial scandals helped spark wider opposition
Significantly Iran’s nationwide demonstrations began in Mashhad – the second biggest city – where many now bankrupt financial institutions were based and whose collapse already provoked protests across the country.