Chile
Chile: 33 miners rescued
But what is hidden behind the festivities?
Around the world
Germany
Germany: Unrest grows
Opposition growing against Stuttgart 21, nuclear power and cuts. Opinion poll shows – Germany is in a state of political crisis
Italy
Italy :Demand for general strike voiced at mass protest in Rome
Metal mechanics’ leaders point to political programme needed
Pakistan
Pakistan: 8 million people affected by devastating floods
Feudal lords and politicians’ criminal decisions led to disaster
France
France: “A lot of youth and workers hope that the mobilisation will have a new upturn”
Interview with Alex Lecoq, Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI in France), a student in Rouen
South Africa
South Africa: Stop union bashing at Supreme Spring!
Appeal for solidarity
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Ainur Kurmanov attacks human rights abuses
Kazakh Socialist and human rights activist, Ainur Kurmanov, addresses the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights about the dictatorship in Kazakhstan and human rights abuses there.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev’s state visit to Brussels spoilt
Ainur Kurmanov slams regime’s record in Human Rights Committee of Euro-Parliament
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Thousands demonstrate in Belfast against devastating cuts
Largest non-sectarian demonstration since anti-war movement
South Africa
South Africa: Workers take over factory to defend jobs
Solidarity needed!