At many times since the start of the war on Gaza it has seemed that the situation in the strip couldn’t become much worse. But following the Israeli government’s renewal of bombardments in early March […]
Braving the rain – and despite all of the travel restrictions imposed in Istanbul – the May Day demonstration in Kadikoy, organised by trade union confederations DISK and KESK and professional associations, brought together tens […]
Once again, the people of Gaza are being bombed, shot and starved. Israel has imposed a complete blockade of water, food, electricity, and medical supplies. All humanitarian aid is withheld to Gaza. The World Food […]
On Saturday 5 April, members of Nakliyat-Is (affiliated to Revolutionary Workers’ Union Confederation, DISK) organised a protest outside McDonalds in Bakirkoy, Istanbul. Union members protested Havi Logistics, the multinational company that supplies products to McDonalds […]
After the arrest of Istanbul’s popular mayor and President Erdogan’s main political rival, Ekrem Imamoglu from the Republican People’s Party (CHP), students have been organising mass protests and boycotts around the country, mainly in Istanbul […]
On Saturday 29 March, a massive demonstration in Maltepe, Istanbul, saw over a million people take to the streets after days of protests and mass arrests. Even approaching the protest, determined anger was clear on […]
Mass protests have erupted across Israel, with over 100,000 people demonstrating in Tel Aviv and other cities on 22 March. Protesters blocked highways, surrounded the Israeli parliament in a makeshift encampment and endured beatings by […]
End the attacks on democratic rights! Fight the cost-of-living crisis and kick out Erdogan! Fight for a working-class socialist alternative! The following is the text of a leaflet distributed by Socialist Party (CWI England & […]
After four decades of brutal conflict, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, has called on the organisation to lay down its arms and dissolve. His speech, delivered both in Kurdish […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s regime in Turkey has stepped up their crackdown on all opposition activists, targeting trade unionists, socialists, journalists, and Kurdish activists. Between 14 and 18 February, over 282 people have been arrested. […]
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