Kurdistan
Kurdish referendum declared illegal – For a united socialist struggle for self-determination
In just a few weeks the situation for Kurdish people in Iraqi Kurdistan has gone from euphoria to anger and fear.
Middle East
Iran
Arak factory strikes signifies rise of workers’ militancy in Iran
On 19 and 20 September, Arak, an Iranian industrial city 170 miles from the capital, Tehran, was the scene of a strike, pickets and clashes between workers from two major factories in the city, Azarab […]
Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan: A socialist viewpoint on the coming independence referendum
On September 25, the Kurdistan region of Iraq (Southern Kurdistan) is set to hold a referendum on independence. Various regional and international powers have made clear their staunch objection to such a move, and Iraq’s […]
Israel / Palestine
Ten days that shook the occupation
“A zigzag that cannot be explained”. That’s how the right wing Israeli commentator Amit Segal summarized Netanyahu’s decisions regarding the change of the security and entrance arrangements to the Noble Sanctuary/Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem. […]
Yemen
Yemen under siege
Iran
Iranian: Hassan Rouhani re-elected president but deep fault-lines persist
Iran’s presidential election on 19 May saw, as we predicted, Hassan Rouhani was re-elected with 22 million votes, according to the regime’s figures. His conservative rival won around 16 million, while more than 17 million […]
Egypt
Egypt: Brutal attacks on Coptic minority
The horrific 26 May attack on a coach carrying Coptic Christians, including many children, is the latest in a series of bloody attacks on Egypt’s Copts. The coach, and accompanying vehicles with workers going to […]
Israel / Palestine
Israel/Palestine: Palestinian prisoners on mass hunger strike protest
The “Strike of Freedom and Honour” is the name given to a mass hunger strike of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, which started indefinitely on the Palestinian Prisoner Day, 17 April. The prisoners […]
Turkey
Turkey: Referendum “Yes” result a Pyrrhic victory for Erdogan
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 […]
Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan: Interview with Peshraw Mohammed, leading activist from the Socialist Review Centre in Iraqi-Kurdistan
Peshraw Mohammed is a leading activist from the Socialist Review Centre in Iraqi-Kurdistan, and is currently a refugee in Germany. Sascha Staničić from the SAV spoke to him about the situation in Iraqi Kurdistan. Western […]