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Around the world

Nigeria

Nigeria: Vast social and class extremes

October 27, 2014 Sophie Simcox, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

The unreported Nigeria – mass struggles by the working class

Africa

Africa: Ebola outbreak a deadly face of austerity

October 25, 2014 Jon Dale, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Pharmaceutical industry/big corporations need to be brought into public ownership and resources used to provide urgent aid

Kurdistan

Kurdistan: Defend Kobanê and all those threatened by ISIS, AKP and Imperialism

October 24, 2014 Translation of a leaflet by Sosyalist Alternatif (CWI in Turkey)

For democratic working people’s defence and mass struggle against capitalism

Britain

Britain: Anniversary of first issue of Militant newspaper

October 24, 2014 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary, from this week’s Socialist (paper of the Socialist Party – CWI England & Wales)

50 years of socialist ideas and workers’ struggle

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: “Movement cannot be limited to ‘universal suffrage’ but must strive for socialism”

October 23, 2014 Interview by Offensiv (socialist weekly newspaper in Sweden) with Dikang from Socialist Action (CWI Hong Kong)

Inside the ‘umbrella revolution’

Spain

Spain: Death knells of “Transition” regime

October 23, 2014 Danny Byrne, CWI

Catalonia; ’Podemos’, and the left

Britain

Britain: 100,000 attend TUC’s pay rise demo

October 21, 2014 Socialist Party Reporters, London

Calls for local government strike action to be reinstated

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Brutal repression in imperialism’s interests

October 20, 2014 Mike Whale, Secretary of Campaign Kazakhstan (<i>first published in October 2014 issue of <a href="http://www.socialismtoday.org/">Socialism Today</a></i>)

Workers pay the price for crony capitalism

USA

Is the US promoting a “colour revolution” in Hong Kong?

October 18, 2014 Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong)

Beijing’s scare propaganda doesn’t stand up to examination

Britain

Britain: Workers need a pay rise – how can we pay for it?

October 17, 2014 Peter Taaffe, general secretary of the Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales)

End poverty, inequality and capitalism

Scotland

Scotland: 10,000 attend Hope Over Fear rally

October 16, 2014 Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI), Glasgow

’Political awakening’ continues after independence referendum

USA

Middle East: US-led policy of air attacks on Islamic State lies in ruins

October 13, 2014 Tony Saunois, CWI

As battle for Kobane rages, IS forces make major gains in Iraq

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: “A workers’ party must emerge”

October 11, 2014 John Malanga, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI South Africa)

Dire position of South African capitalism and inequality adds momentum towards creation of workers’ party

Scotland

Scotland: SNP budget sees another £500 million cuts

October 10, 2014 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI)

For a ’no-cuts budget’ and mass campaign to win back billions stolen by ConDem government!

Israel / Palestine

Israel/Palestine: After the Gaza war

October 7, 2014 Shahar Benhorin, Socialist Struggle Movement (CWI Israel-Palestine)

No justice for Palestinians and no peace for the region – For a socialist solution!

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Pro-regime thugs attack protesters

October 6, 2014 Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI Hong Kong)

Organise democratic defence committees to repel attacks and kick out CY Leung’s government!

Africa

Africa: Ebola crisis spreads

October 3, 2014 Andy Ford, health sector, and Tim Sandle, from <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a> website

Consequence of profit before health

Kurdistan

Kurdistan: The battle for Kobanê

October 2, 2014 Serge Jordan, CWI

Regional war poses new challenges for struggle for Kurdish self-determination

USA

Iraq /Syria: US-led bombings will worsen divisions

October 1, 2014 Judy Beishon, from the <i>Socialist </i>(weekly newspaper of the Socialist Party – CWI England & Wales)

Stop imperialist slaughter!

No Picture
Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Massive anti-government protests after attempted police crackdown

September 30, 2014 Vincent Kolo, <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Anger over police violence fuels spontaneous “umbrella revolution” and growing strike movement

Britain

Britain: Labour to continue austerity offensive

September 26, 2014 Matt Gordon, from the <i>Socialist</i> (weekly paper of the Socialist Party - CWI England & Wales)

Labour conference a carefully stage-managed affair

No Picture
Scotland

Scotland: Independence referendum – A working-class revolt

September 24, 2014 Peter Taaffe, General Secretary, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

The referendum has turned British politics upside down – even though the No vote won

Britain

Britain: Capitalist parties in crisis after Scotland revolt

September 24, 2014 Editorial from the <i>Socialist</i> (issue 826), weekly newspaper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Build a working class alternative

Iran

Iran: Petrochemical workers sentenced to jail and flogging

September 22, 2014 Appeal from <i>Campaign in Support of Iranian Workers’</i>

Protest against Iranian government’s brutal sentences!

Scotland

Scotland: 1.6 million vote Yes in a working class revolt against austerity

September 19, 2014 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI in Scotland)

Urgent to build new mass party for the working class

Britain

Scotland: Independence referendum

September 18, 2014 Editorial of the Socialist, newspaper of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

"Britain will never be the same again"

Spain

Spain: Millions take to streets calling for Catalonia’s independence

September 18, 2014 Rob MacDonald, Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Spain) Barcelona

Only working class struggle can guarantee the right to decide and resist austerity

Scotland

Scotland: Thousands mobilise to oppose Project Terror in Scotland

September 17, 2014 Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI Scotland)

"You will not take this opportunity away from us"

No Picture
USA

US: Inequality and fight-back in the world’s richest country

September 16, 2014 Peter Taaffe, General Secretary, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Socialist Alternative articulates political strategy to break from Democratic Party and capitalism

Japan

Asia-Pacific: Majority of Chinese expect war with Japan

September 13, 2014 Dikang, <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Warmongering governments ratchet-up national tensions in struggle for regional dominance

Scotland

Scotland: Defeat Project Terror with socialist policies

September 12, 2014 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI)

Big business, politicians and media attack independence

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: Community protest over corruption widens

September 11, 2014 WASP reporters

Authorities deploy heavily armed response

Chile

Chile: The other ‘9/11′

September 11, 2014 Tony Saunois, CWI (<i>first published on socialistworld.net, September 2011</i>)

1973 bloody coup against Popular Unity government

Ukraine

Ukraine: Fragile ceasefire holds but country remains “a tinder box”

September 10, 2014 Rob Jones, CWI, Moscow

Only united working class action can secure lasting peace

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka:Veteran trade union leader dies

September 9, 2014 United Socialist Party

United Socialist Party, Sri Lanka’s section of Committee for a Workers’ International has paid tribute to veteran trade unionist, Bala Tampoe, who passed away recently at the age of 92. Philip Balendra Tampoe became General […]

Bosnia

Bosnia: Privatise to colonise

September 8, 2014 Sonja Grusch, Socialist Left Party (CWI Austria)

How looting of the economy led to mass social protests

Africa

West Africa: Ebola outbreak – a crisis of capitalism

September 8, 2014 Peluola Adewale, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria)

Profit drive obstructs treatment and prevention

Scotland

Scotland: 10 days that can shake British capitalism to its foundations

September 8, 2014 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI in Scotland)

“In the past four weeks support for the union has drained away at an astonishing rate. The Yes campaign has not just invaded No territory; it has launched a blitzkrieg.”

Britain

Britain: Crisis brewing on all fronts

September 5, 2014 Hannah Sell, deputy general secretary of the Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales)

The 2015 general election is a mere eight months away yet impossible to call. But what is clear is that none of the capitalist parties hold any real attraction for working class voters.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Occupy Central leader’s comments cast doubt over occupation plan

September 4, 2014 Reporters of Socialist Action (CWI Hong Kong)

After NPC ruling democracy activists are perplexed by Benny Tai Yiu-ting’s comments that the strategic part of struggle “should end”

Iran

Iran: Support Behnam Ebrahimzadeh

September 4, 2014 Campaign in Support of Workers of Iran

Support jailed labour activist’s demands against critical dentention conditions

Scotland

Scotland: Big swing to Yes leaves referendum vote on a knife edge

September 4, 2014 Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI in Scotland)

Over 18,000 people have attended Hope Over Fear public meetings to hear socialist Tommy Sheridan.

Ukraine

Ukraine: Rebel forces gain territory

September 3, 2014 Niall Mulholland, CWI

International tensions escalate

Hong Kong

Beijing slams door shut on Hong Kong democracy

September 2, 2014 Statement by Socialist Action (CWI Hong Kong)

Mass resistance against one-party dictatorship is the only way forward!

France

France: Economic stagnation and political instability

August 29, 2014 Leila Massaoudi, Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI in France)

Hollande removes ‘lefts’ from government

Iran

Solidarity: Iranian mine workers on strike

August 26, 2014 Campaign in support of workers of Iran

Demand the release of the arrested workers!

Nigeria

Nigeria: Fees victory at Lagos State University!

August 26, 2014 Education Rights Campaign, Nigeria statement

Vigilance required from LASU students and workers to ensure that victory is permanent

Iraq

ISIS: Capitalist slaughter in Iraq and Syria

August 25, 2014 Georg Maier, SLP (CWI in Austria)

As ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and a-Shams) crossed the border between Syria and Iraq, it proclaimed this to be the “annihilation of the disgrace of Sykes-Picot” and the formation of an ‘Islamic state’ […]

Pakistan

Pakistan: Not a “revolution” but an effort by power-hungry politicians to grab power

August 19, 2014 Socialist Movement Pakistan (CWI) statement

Working class will bring the real revolution and change

Iraq

Iraq: Only united action can stop sectarian war

August 16, 2014 Robert Bechert, CWI

Iraqis and Kurds must not trust imperialist ‘helpers’

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