On 12th February, ten central trade unions announced one a day general strike in continuation of their struggle against new labour codes that completely undermine even the basic rights of workers. This is with the […]
On February 19, 2026, a 24-hour general strike paralyzed key sectors of the country in opposition to the labor reform promoted by the government of Javier Milei. The Chamber of Deputies approved the Law with […]
The “Prince of Darkness” Peter Mandelson lobbied strongly to bring pollution to the Sperrin mountains of Co Tyrone, in Northern Ireland. This was Dalradian Gold’s proposed gold mine at Greencastle. There have been more objections […]
In another humiliating setback for dKeir Starmer’s Labour in Britain, High Court judges have ruled that the proscription of Palestine Action last year was ‘unlawful’. The proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation made […]
Keir Starmer started the new year with net approval ratings (-66 points) lower than any prime minister since polling records begun in the 1970s. The sordid revelations from the Epstein files, going to the heart […]
When she called a snap general election for the lower house parliament, Japan’s prime minister Takaichi Sanae said the voters had a choice, “a prime minister Takaichi, a prime minister Noda or even a prime […]
Solidarity with LFI! How to push back the far right? Last Thursday in Lyon, a young nationalist activist was killed following a clash between “autonomous” activists and far-right militants, notably from the racist and identitarian […]
The first six of the Filton 24 to go on trial have walked free. The activists, who allegedly broke into and sabotaged an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol which produces weapons for the Israeli military, […]
Bob Labi, from the CWI’s International Secretariat, discuss the Lagos government’s war on the poor with Hassan Taiwo Soweto, member of the Democratic Socialist Movement and spokesperson of #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos. Recently, this has included […]
Ugandan’s Yoweri Museveni had his 40-year rule extended in January 2026 through an election marred with irregularities, apathy and heavy repression of opposition, especially members of the National Unity Platform (NUP) led by activist Bobi […]
‘Your Party Scotland’ was officially launched at a conference on 7/8 February in Dundee. Attended by around 250 members in person, with more taking part online, the conference was the first national opportunity for Your […]
Iran started the year with a mass uprising as its long-standing economic crisis collided with popular anger. While the scale of repression has intensified, the decisive question is whether resistance can develop the structures and […]
Originally published in Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales). Giorgia Meloni’s coalition government in Italy has been in power for over three years now. If she lasts to the end […]
Amid the unrest following the recent mass protests in Iran, that were marked by brutal violence, a weeks’ long internet blackout, and ongoing arrest of those who spoke up, sections of the population have refused to […]
Once again, tens of thousands participated in a march through downtown Minneapolis on January 30th as part of a “shutdown” against ICE and state repression. Over 300 actions were planned across the country. This time, wrongly, there […]
Shi Yongqin is China’s foremost translator of the works of Leon Trotsky into Chinese. Not only has he translated many of Trotsky’s most important works, including Trotsky’s writings on the Chinese revolution of 1926/27 but […]
Statement issued after Hassan Taiwo Soweto and Dele Frank (Arole Fela) were released on bail being arrested at the January 28 residents’ march against demolitions in Lagos waterfront communities. The Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) confirms […]
Hassan Taiwo Soweto, a leading member of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM, CWI in Nigeria) and spokesperson of #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos, was arrested today at the Lagos State House of Assembly, probably with other protesters. […]
Rojava is under threat. The SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces), dominated by the Kurdish YPG (People’s Defence Units), have retreated behind the Euphrates. They have lost much of the territory they previously controlled, including important oil […]
A mass mobilisation of Palestinian citizens of Israel took place on Thursday 22 January as part of a Day of Rage in protest at an all‑time record in the number of Arabs murdered amid the […]
Tens of thousands mobilized in a day of action in Minneapolis on 23 January against the state repression of Trump’s administration and its brutal deployment of three thousand ICE agents to the state of Minnesota. […]
Bob Labi and Sean Figg, from the Committee for a Workers International’s International Secretariat, discuss the protest movement that has rocked the Iranian regime over the past month, the attitude of the regional ruling classes […]
The Scottish government’s pre-election budget – the 19th since the Scottish National Party (SNP) won power at Holyrood in 2007 – did nothing to alter the crisis of underfunded public services and deep-rooted poverty in […]
Once again Iran has seen a brave mass movement against hardship, oppression and a rotten elite. Thousands have been killed. The turn of the year saw a new upsurge of resistance against the impact of […]
On January 1, 2026, Zohran Mamdani took office as mayor of New York City amid continued interest and anticipation for his “New Era” of affordability for working class New Yorkers. According to his transition website, 50,000 in the city applied to […]
Mass protests are spreading across Iran; in a show of widespread anger against the regime of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Pezeshkan, both of whom now have answers to give to these growing mass […]
Only the united action of the working people can end insecurity On Christmas Day 2025, the United States launched missiles that reportedly hit two terrorist camps in the Bauni forest axis of Tangaza Local Government […]
“A great New Yorker once said that while you campaign in poetry, you govern in prose.”– From Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech, quoting Mario Cuomo, a former Democratic Party Governor of New York State. “Socialist reform […]
US Forces out of Latin America For workers’ unity and socialism The kidnaping of Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Celia Flores, through the military assault by US imperialism has, in a dramatic fashion, […]
Iran has been rocked by a new series of nationwide protests which have now entered a second week. Demonstrations began on 29 December as market traders and small business owners in Tehran closed down their […]
The latest round of cuts to Scotland’s colleges is yet another damning indictment of an education system suffocating under austerity and the failed priorities of both Holyrood and Westminster. For years, staff and students have […]
In this era of rampant inequality, increasing wars and climate catastrophe, many around the world are desperately searching for an alternative to the rotten capitalist system. Inevitably, some are looking towards China. We publish an […]
Fight US imperialist intervention with mass protests and the struggle for a democratic socialist alternative! Early today the Trump regime unleashed a bombing raid on Venezuela and used special forces to kidnap the President, Nicolas […]
The MESEM (Vocational Education Centers) system in Turkey has recently received attention both within the country and abroad after the unlawful arrest of 16 TİP (Türkiye Workers Party) youth members from several different universities. It […]
Originally published in Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales). TOM HOFFMAN of Sol (CWI Germany), explains why Die Linke (the Left party) has undergone an unexpected electoral and membership growth […]
Last month marked 10,000 days since the re-establishment of local government at Stormont buildings, Belfast, following the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Its failure to deliver social and economic improvements, let alone bridge the deep […]
On Sunday, December 14, 2025, the second round of presidential elections was held in Chile. The government candidate, Jeannette Jara, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the far-right candidate, José Antonio Kast. Jara […]
On 1 December, the biggest protest in over 30 years took place in Bulgaria. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital Sofia, and many other cities across the country chanting […]
Nationwide school strike shows potential for the fight against militarism While the new military conscription law was being voted on in the Bundestag on the morning of December 5, school students across Germany took to […]
Socialism Today condemns the horrific anti-Semitic Bondi beach terror attack. We stand in solidarity with the victims of the attack, their families, the Jewish community, and the Bondi community. Victims of the murderous act include a […]
The findings of the ‘Operation Kenova’ inquiry, released last week in Belfast, into some of the British state’s covert operations during the ‘Troubles’ in the north of Ireland (approximately from 1969 to 1998) are a […]
US and imperialist forces out of the Caribbean, Central and South America! US imperialism, headed by Donald Trump, has launched a military build up in the Caribbean not seen for decades. The deployment of the USS Gerald R Ford […]
Pressure forces Nigerian government to abandon sham trial of Adaramoye Michael Lenin and ten other #EndBadGovernance protesters charged with treason and terrorism Today, December 10, 2025, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja […]
The largest hunger strike on these islands since the 1981 Republican prisoners’ protest in the Maze prison in the north of Ireland is barely being registered by the mass media. The Filton hunger strikers are […]
Arrested for protesting child labour and work-related child deaths On 1 December, members of the Private School Teachers’ Union and 17 student members of the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) were arrested while protesting Turkey’s […]
Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Budget on 27 November re-emphasised the burning need for mass working-class opposition to Labour austerity. That need, increasingly acutely felt, was at the root of the explosion of enthusiasm for Jeremy Corbyn […]
A total of 177 Bangladeshi migrant workers at the Mediceram factory in Negeri Sembilan were summarily dismissed and forcibly sent home after they launched a strike demanding unpaid wages, the promised reimbursement of recruitment fees, […]
Donald Trump attacked the BBC in November 2025 over a Panorama television documentary that edited his January 6, 2021 speech in a way he claimed was misleading, calling the broadcaster “beyond corrupt” and threatening to […]
The formation of ‘Your Party’ was announced just five months ago. Now, thousands are preparing for its founding conference in Liverpool 29-30 November. The conference is likely to involve around 4,000 attendees, short of the […]
One hundred years ago, in November 1915, the rent strike battle in Glasgow was in full swing. This was an historic event that saw up to 20,000 tenants refusing to pay the increased rent imposed […]
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