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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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Iran

Iran: US government preparing for attack?

February 16, 2006 Per-Åke Westerlund, cwi Sweden

High stakes in nuclear conflict

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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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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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Iran

Iran: Jailed bus workers not released

February 3, 2006 socialistworld.net

More protests planned

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: War looms

January 24, 2006 Clare Doyle, cwi

The four-year long cease-fire in Sri Lanka’s civil war is on the verge of collapse.

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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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Britain

Britain: “A socialist alternative to New Labour can get mass appeal”

January 24, 2006 Manny Thain, Socialist Party, England and Wales

Union-sponsored conference debates way forward for working class and youth

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Venezuela

Venezuela: Desperate housing crisis for millions

January 23, 2006 Christine Thomas, Socialist Party, Caracas

Homeless occupy empty city buildings

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Mali

world social forum: 2006 – Africa – it is either socialism or deepening barbarism

January 23, 2006 socialistworld.net

Mali, 2006.

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Iran

Iran: Nuclear row with West raises fears internationally

January 17, 2006 Robert Bechert, CWI

Crisis shows imperialist powers’ hypocrisy

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Democracy, the WTO, and the need for a workers’ party

January 17, 2006 Laurence Coates

Interview with socialist Hong Kong legislator, "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung.

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Britain

Britain: For an alternative to New Labour

January 15, 2006 Special feature from The Socialist

For genuine working-class representation

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Police anti-WTO “riot” case collapses in court

January 13, 2006 Laurence Coates (cwi Sweden)

Charges have been dropped against eleven of the fourteen people charged with "unlawful assembly" during protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Hong Kong last month.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: The never ending Tsunami

January 10, 2006 Senan, cwi, London

One year on: where is the relief?

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Israel / Palestine

Israel: End of Sharon era brings regional instability

January 8, 2006 Kevin Simpson, cwi, London

Military hard-man remade as “peacemaker”

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Egypt

Egypt: ‘Democratic reforms’ unravel

January 6, 2006 John Dale, Socialist Party England and Wales

Workers and youth have had enough of US-supported Mubarak regime

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Iran

iran: solidarity with Tehran bus workers

January 5, 2006 By an Iranian socialist, Thursday 5 January 2006.

This is an urgent call for international solidarity.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong: For full democratic rights – no backsliding!

January 4, 2006 Laurence Coates and Andy Tamm.

The massive demo on 4 December 2005 for universal suffrage has shaken the government of Donald Tsang and his puppetmasters in the central government.

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Britain

Britain: 2006 – a year of big changes. Fighting back against the millionaires’ system

January 3, 2006 Peter Taaffe, General Secretary, Socialist Party

Capitalism unable to deliver an advance in living standards, peace or equality.

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Asia

Asia: Tsunami anniversary commemorated – a year of bungling and corruption brings worsening misery for tsunami people

December 27, 2005 Clare Doyle, cwi

Worsening misery for tsunami people. A socialist world more necessary than ever

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Bolivia

Bolivia: Morales heads for office

December 22, 2005 Tanja Niemeier, cwi

Elections show rejection of neo-liberal policies and hatred of imperialism on the Latin American continent

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Venezuela

Venezuela: Elections – now working class and poor must build real socialism

December 20, 2005 Christine Thomas, Socialist Party England & Wales

Hugo Chávez has won his eleventh election victory since becoming president of Venezuela in 1998.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Protest shakes Chinese regime

December 9, 2005 Laurence Coates, cwi Sweden

The turnout – of between 150,000 and a quarter of a million – exceeded even the organisers’ expectations.

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Ukraine

Ukraine: The rusting of the orange revolution

December 8, 2005 Rob Jones, cwi Russia

A year ago, twelve months after former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnaze was overthrown in the so-called ‘rose revolution’, Victor Yushenko came to power as the president of Ukraine after the ‘orange revolution’.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong: 250,000 march for universal suffrage

December 7, 2005 Erik Dalén

One of the biggest demonstrations in Hong Kong was held on Sunday 4 December.

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Germany

Germany: Success for Left at regional WASG Berlin party conference

December 1, 2005 David Matrai, WASG and Socialist Alternative (CWI Germany), Berlin

Delegates oppose social cuts of local Berlin government

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