Iraq
Iraq: Still no Exit sign
IN THE RUN-UP to last year’s invasion of Iraq much was said in the media about the ‘fog of war’, the confusion spread by the combination of the incomplete knowledge of fast changing events and […]
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Germany
Germany: Struggles develop as crisis deepens
As socialistworld.net has previously reported, Germany has witnessed a wave of protests and strikes both on the industrial and social fields, as well as series of student strikes, towards the end of last year.
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Can the sectarian stalemate be broken?
ON 5 JANUARY Jeffrey Donaldson, Norah Beare and Arlene Foster announced that they were joining the DUP. Their move underlined the results of the recent elections. The DUP are now the largest unionist party and […]
Nigeria
Nigeria: General strike begins
Midnight, January 21, is set for the start of an unlimited general strike in Nigeria.
France
France: Chirac’s proposed ban on students’ headscarves polarises society
Socialists oppose right wing agenda
Haiti
Haiti: Street demonstrations against Aristide’s rule by decree
Mass protests against autocratic rule
Nigeria
Nigeria: New tax provokes general strike threat
The New Year has seen Nigeria gripped by a wave of anger following President Obasanjo’s sudden imposition of a new fuel tax.
France
France: Joint electoral list of the far left offers big possibilities
While the right wing Raffarin government in France increases its attacks against the social gains of the past, there is a continued radicalisation amongst workers and youth.
Serbia
Serbia: Nationalists win elections
The ultra nationalist Serbian Radical Party (SRS) has become the biggest force in Serbian politics following the country’s general election on 28 December 2003.
Italy
Italy: Parmalat scandal throws workers into survival struggle
Workers at the main production base in Italy of “Europe’s Enron” have no sympathy for those they call the “magnificent eight” now locked up in Milan’s notorious San Vittore prison.