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Pakistan

Pakistan: 200 trade unionists discuss fight against anti-worker policies

March 17, 2006 Fazal Abbas Shah, Chairman Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP)

Support given to 2,300 sacked Habib Bank workers

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Germany

Germany: Lafontaine speaks “left” while attacking Socialists

March 16, 2006 Tanja Niemeier, Berlin; Translation by Seán McGinley

What kind of a new left do we need?

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France

France: Mass protests sweep France

March 16, 2006 Alex Rouillard, Gauche Revolutionnaire (cwi France)

The massive 7 March demonstrations, when at least half a million protested, marked a turning point.

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Malaysia

Malaysia: Oil corporation’s profits and crony capitalism provoke mass protest

March 15, 2006 Ravie Chandren, Socialist Party (England and Wales)

Biggest fuel price hike ever

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South Africa

South Africa: ANC wins majority but opposition protests reach new levels

March 14, 2006 Weizmann Hamilton, Democratic Socialist Movement, Johannesburg, South Africa

Demonstrations and clashes reminiscent of apartheid era

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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Rail-workers’ life and death struggle

March 13, 2006 Dominic McGrath, CWI

Interview with Bishkek strike leaders

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Iran

Iran: Nuclear row with US worsens

March 12, 2006 Lynn Walsh, Socialist Party, England and Wales

Washington hawks aim to remove Iranian regime

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Iran

Iran: Will the US bomb Iran?

March 12, 2006 Lynn Walsh, Socialist Party England and Wales

US imperialism threatens

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Scotland

Scotland: Scottish Socialist Party conference

March 10, 2006 Philip Stott, International Socialists, Dundee

CWI argues for principled, socialist policies

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Germany

Germany: WASG Berlin will stand independently

March 9, 2006 Tanja Niemeier, Berlin, cwi

Membership ballot confirms decision of party conference

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Philippines

Philippines: Government emergency lifted; but mass poverty and elite rule continue

March 9, 2006 Clare Doyle, London, cwi

Workers and poor need to fight on independent socialist programme

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Britain

Britain: Socialist Party 2006 conference documents

March 9, 2006 socialistworld.net

Available on the SP website.

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India

India: The other India protests against Bush visit

March 9, 2006 Jagadish Chandra, New Socialist Alternative (CWI-India), Bangalore

Bush seeks to boost business deals and allies in the region

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Nepal

Nepal: Where are the Maoists going?

March 8, 2006 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden), Stockholm

Isolated king supported by China and the US

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Pakistan

Pakistan: Military regime in crisis, political turmoil continues

March 8, 2006 Khalid Bhatti, Socialist Movement Pakistan, Lahore

No way forward on a capitalist basis

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Thailand

Thailand: Thousands protest to demand Thaksin’s resignation

March 7, 2006 Ravie Chandren, Socialist Party England and Wales

Corruption and cronyism have driven thousands onto the streets

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Venezuela

Venezuela: 17 years since the 27th of February 1989

March 5, 2006 William Prietor, cwi Venezuela, translated by Karl Debbaut, cwi

Forbidden to forget

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Lagos meeting to commemorate Beko Kuti

March 1, 2006 DSM, cwi Nigeria

President of Nigeria Labour Congress recognises role played by Democratic Socialist Movement

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Germany

Germany: Hot spring is looming!

February 27, 2006 Tanja Niemeier, cwi Berlin

There is a feeling of widespread anger amongst German workers.

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Iraq

Iraq: Teetering on the edge of all out civil war

February 27, 2006 Kevin Simpson, cwi, London

Sectarian militias on the streets as US imperialism’s disastrous policies are exposed

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Germany

Germany: Berlin WASG rejects joint election list with party carrying out cuts

February 27, 2006 Tanja Niemeier, Berlin

Decides to stand independently in regional state elections – important victory for the Left

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Philippines

Philippines: State of Emergency on ‘People Power’ anniversary

February 24, 2006 Clare Doyle cwi

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the ‘People Power’ mass movement of 1986, which brought down the hated Marcos dictatorship, Philippines president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, declared a State of Emergency. This was ostensibly […]

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Successful Socialist Resistance (CWI) conference

February 24, 2006 Yakov, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan and Dominic McGrath, CWI

Workers and youth discuss alternative to Nazabayev regime

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Germany

Germany: 35,000 public sector workers on strike

February 23, 2006 Ursel Beck, Stuttgart, Sozialistiche Alternative, Germany. Translation by Sean McGinley

Stuttgart’s public sector warning strike

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Scotland

Scotland: New Labour crushed in Dunfermline by-election

February 20, 2006 Philip Stott, International Socialists (CWI Scotland), Dundee

Last weeks Dunfermline and West Fife by-election was a major defeat for the New Labour government.

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Britain

Britain: Socialist Party congress 2006

February 16, 2006 Special feature from The Socialist

Building an alternative to the profit system

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Iran

Iran: US government preparing for attack?

February 16, 2006 Per-Åke Westerlund, cwi Sweden

High stakes in nuclear conflict

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Canada

Canada: Tories election win heralds new attacks on workers

February 15, 2006 Robert Messing, Socialist Alternative (CWI), Toronto

Fight-back needed in workplace and communities

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Germany

Germany: Angry protest against cuts and job losses

February 14, 2006 Torsten Sting, Socialist Alternative (SAV), Rostock

Rostock city council passes most severe cuts in city’s history

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Germany

Germany: Angry protest against cuts and job losses

February 13, 2006 Torsten Sting, Socialist Alternative (SAV), Rostock

Rostock city council passes most severe cuts in city’s history

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Haiti

Haiti: Chaotic elections

February 10, 2006 Niall Mulholland, CWI

Slum poor ‘candidate’ Rene Preval favourite to win

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Iran

Iran: Tehran bus workers

February 10, 2006 socialistworld.net

Some released, new arrests, hundreds detained

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Italy

Italy: Drama over metal mechanics’ national agreement

February 9, 2006 Marco di Francesco, a Fiom member, Italy

Deal finally signed after 13 months of negotiation and 60 hours’ of strike action.

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Pakistan

Pakistan: Fourteen hundred daily-waged Postal workers sacked

February 7, 2006 Fazal Abbas Shah, National Chairman TURCP, Lahore, Pakistan

Trade union activists victimized

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Kashmir

Kashmir: Workers commemorate union leader killed in last October’s earthquake

February 7, 2006 Jamal, National Organiser, TURC-K

“Nazir Gardazi struggled for his class”

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Venezuela

Venezuela: Mass demonstration in support of Chavez regime

February 6, 2006 Andy Bentley, Socialist Party (Britain), Caracas, Venezuela

Right-wing opposition mobilizes only a few thousand

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Venezuela

Venezuela: Women occupy Caracas factory

February 6, 2006 Elizabeth O’Hara, Socialist Party (Britain), Caracas, Venezuela

For the past 6 weeks, a group of around 40 women have led a struggle for jobs and pay at the Selfex factory in the south east of Caracas.

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Britain

Britain: Building a new shop stewards’ movement

February 3, 2006 Bill Mullins, Industrial Organiser, Socialist Party

Linking the industrial to the political

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Iran

Iran: Jailed bus workers not released

February 3, 2006 socialistworld.net

More protests planned

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Pakistan

Pakistan: TURCP condemns police brutality against teachers demonstration

February 2, 2006 Asif Ali, TURCP Multan, Pakistan

Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP) organised a protest demonstration in Multan, Pakistan against police brutality.

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Latin America

Latin America: Bolivian elections reflect continental revolt against neo-liberalism

February 2, 2006 Tony Saunois, Secretary of the CWI, London

Evo Morales of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) was sworn in as President of Bolivia this week.

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Germany

Germany: Facing the challenges of building a genuine new left party

February 1, 2006 Tanja Niemeier, cwi, Berlin

Successful conference of Party for Work and Justice – The Electoral Alternative (WASG) condemns cuts policy of the Left Party.PDS

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Iran

Iran: Demand immediate release of all jailed bus workers!

January 31, 2006 socialistworld.net

Appeal for international solidarity

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Venezuela

Venezuela: Successful strike of workers in ‘Snack America Latina’

January 30, 2006 Michael O´Brien, Socialist Party, Caracas, Venezuela

Workers win trade union recognition

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Middle East & North Africa

Israel/Palestine: Political earthquake strikes as Hamas wins landslide

January 29, 2006 Kevin Simpson, CWI, London

Hamas victory a blow to imperialism and capitalism in the Middle East

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Canada

Canada: Tories win elections after 12 years of Liberal cuts and scandals

January 28, 2006 Niall Mulholland, cwi

Working class needs to resist new right wing minority government

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Iraq

Iraq: Sectarianism strengthened

January 27, 2006 Manny Thain, Socialist Party, London

Weeks after elections in Iraq (15 December), the result is still awaited.

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Germany

Germany: Which way forward for the left?

January 26, 2006 Sascha Stanicic, General Secretary, Sozialistische Alternative, Berlin

The left was the only true winner of last September’s general election.

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Bolivia

Latin America: Bolivian elections reflect continental revolt against neo-liberalism

January 26, 2006 Tony Saunois, Secretary of the CWI, London

Evo Morales of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) was sworn in as President of Bolivia this week. (6,000 words).

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Britain

Britain: Potential for new mass working class party

January 24, 2006 Ken Smith, Socialist Pary

The potential for beginning to build a new mass working-class party in England and Wales was glimpsed in outline at the RMT rail union discussion conference on the crisis of working-class political representation on 21 […]

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