Austria
Austria: General election sees surprise sees Social Democrats return to power
2,250 vote in Vienna against capitalism
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North Korea
North Korea: Kim Jong IL regime announces nuclear test
Imperialist powers hypocritical condemnation
Pakistan
Pakistan: One year on from devastating earthquake
Women and children suffer most
Chile
Chile: Solidarity appeal
Stop the reprisals against the leaders of the student movement, the “penguin revolution”.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 25,000 coal miners strike over atrocious pay and conditions
Urgent international support needed!
Mexico
Mexico:”Social upheaval inflames Mexico
This was the headline in the US Wall Street Journal in its weekend edition on 1-3 September.
Scotland
Scotland: Murdoch’s “democracy in Scotland”
The campaign by Rupert Murdock against Tommy Sheridan, and through him against socialism, in Scotland took a new turn last week.
Denmark
Denmark: 100,000 in ten cities demonstrate against the welfare cuts
Greatest protest for 20 years in country’s second city. Eye-witness report from the day of action
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Action demanded to end persecution of Sri Lanka’s Tamils
"Life for the Tamil people of Sri Lanka has become unbearable."
Israel / Palestine
Palestine: Public sector general strike shakes Hamas government
"From this day on, there is no government anymore!"