Mexico
Mexico: mass protest force Fox to back down
Reactionary capitalist parties risk explosion of anger
Around the world
Scotland
Scotland: Voters far to the left of big parties
A survey of public opinion in Scotland carried out at the start of the election campaign found that 79% of people believed that wealth should be redistributed in society.
Middle East & North Africa
Middle East: Oil rich Arab states are heaven for capitalists, but hell for workers
Immigrant workers forced to work without being paid for months
Britain
Britain: Save Rover -vote for renationalisation, vote Socialist Alternative
The Socialist Party is standing a candidate in the general election to highlight the scandal of Rover’s collapse and to call for the renationalisation of the company. Louise Houldey, who has stood three times before […]
Kashmir
Kashmir: New bus service greeted with optimism
Both the Indian and Pakistani governments are celebrating the launch of a bus service on 7 April between Srinagar and Muzafarabad, the two main cities in Indian and Pakistani occupied Kashmir respectively.
Italy
Italy: Open divisions in Berlusconi’s right wing coalition government
Big defeats for Forza Italia in regional elections
Pakistan
Pakistan: Mukhtar Mai, a rape victim in search of Justice
Despite all the claims of the present regime, women are still facing a horrific situation in Pakistan.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Telecom workers win battle against government.
Telecommunication workers in the state-owned Telecom Company PakTel Communications Limited (PTCL) started a protest campaign after the death of one telecom worker in Rawalpindi region.
Britain
Britain: MG Rover – 20,000 jobs under threat
The ’ugly face of capitalism’
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Republicanism in crisis
2005 has had a very uncomfortable beginning for the republican leadership.