Kazakhstan
OSCE Summit: Hypocrisy of world “leaders”
On 1 and 2 December, a major Summit of the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was held in Astana the capital city of Kazakhstan.
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Italy
Italy: Berlusconi crisis deepens
“General strike” call on lips of protesters
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: £4 billion cuts announced by governing DUP/Sinn Fein Assembly Executive
A "good Christmas present for the people of Northern Ireland" – Sammy Wilson, Finance Minister
Spain
Spain: Ruling parties and federal government hammered in Catalan elections
Conservative nationalists victory follows defeat of “left” tripartite
Britain
Britain: 35,000 students protest outside parliament
On Thursday 9 December, while parliament debated the Con-Dem coalition government’s plan to treble university tuition fees, a fourth day of angry protest took place across the country.
Italy
Italy: New wave of struggle against education cuts
A united movement with the working class is the way forward!
Spain
Spain: Government uses military decree against air traffic controllers’ action
’Forced back to work at the point of a Guardia Civil’s gun.’
Britain
Britain: Unity – but not unity of the graveyard
On the debate how to fight the cuts
Britain
National Shop Stewards Network: All-Britain Anti-Cuts Campaign to be launched
Just as the student movement reaches Day X, the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) has set out the agenda for its anti-cuts conference on 22 January.
Egypt
Egypt: Blatant ballot rigging results in ‘victory’ for ruling National Democratic Party
Farcical election will fuel workers’ protests