Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Democracy movement stunned by authoritarian measures
Jailing of 13 young democracy activists for thirteen months raises the bar on government repression – coordinated fight back is needed!
Around the world
India
70th anniversary of partition of India: Caste and the class struggle in South Asia
A commission on ‘caste and class’ at this year’s CWI Summer School in Barcelona looked at an important issue which, in South Asia, can make or break an organisation that aims to win mass support […]
Britain
Venezuela shows battle that would be faced by Corbyn government
Decisive break with capitalism needed
South Africa
Zuma clings on to power – build a socialist mass workers party for 2019
In celebrating Zuma’s victory in the motion of no confidence vote, the majority of the ANC parliamentary caucus has confirmed the contempt in which they hold the majority of the people in SA, particularly the […]
Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif disqualified from public representation
The Supreme Court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office in a decision on the Panama Papers case on July 28. Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan announced that the larger bench had unanimously deemed […]
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. […]
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka at the crossroads
The Sri Lankan economy is declining further and the joint Sirisena-Wikeramasinghe administration is showing that they are incapable of developing the economy as promised during the 2015 election period. All their hopes of getting […]
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Judge’s disqualification of legislators threatens democracy struggle
The decision by Justice Thomas Au Hing-cheung on July 14 to expel four legislators from the Legislative Council (Legco), including veteran democracy campaigner, ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung, is a massive blow against the democracy struggle […]
Britain
Britain: Left unions and the Labour Party affiliation debate
Who controls the Labour Party remains unresolved, with the pro-capitalist right wing using the structures established under the long years of Blairism to preserve its position while plotting its next move. The left-led trade unions […]
Germany
Germany: 76,000 protest against G20 summit
Police intimidation could not deter mass protests of 76,000 taking to the streets of Hamburg last Saturday, July 8, loudly protesting the G20 summit held in the city. A massive and colourful demonstration thronged through […]