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Around the world

Iran

Iran: Free Reza Shahabi, jailed trade unionist

April 17, 2012 CWI Reporters

Tehran’s bus drivers’ union leader sentenced to 6 years in prison

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Court case against Vadim Kuramshin starts on 17th April

April 14, 2012 <a href="http://campaignkazakhstan.org/">Campaign Kazakhstan</a>

Prison rights campaigner faces 7-15 years in jail

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan solidarity: Ballad of Zhanaozen

April 13, 2012 A song for <a href="http://campaignkazakhstan.org/">Campaign Kazakhstan</a>

"Shout out the story as loud as you can"

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: MEP denied visa as regime seeks to cover up oil worker massacre

April 12, 2012 Press statement of GUE/NGL

Paul Murphy MEP denied visa to Kazakhstan – Nazarbayev regime scared of truth getting out about December 16 massacre of oil workers and their sympathisers.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Repressive regime forced to release abducted activists

April 11, 2012 CWI

Protest in response and release of the two shows potential for united struggle

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Wolf at the door!

April 11, 2012 <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">Socialist Action</a> reporters in Hong Kong

15,000 join protest against the appointment of new leader C. Y. Leung as capitalist establishment is openly split

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Top leaders of Frontline Socialist Party abducted on eve of inaugural convention

April 9, 2012 CWI reporters in Sri Lanka

Appeal for international protests

Kazakhstan

UPDATE – Kazakhstan: Socialist activist arrested – AND RELEASED

April 9, 2012 CWI reporters, Almaty

Police detain Arman Ozhaubaev and claim his location ‘unknown’

Denmark

Denmark: Racist English Defence League demonstration fails miserably

April 7, 2012 Stefan Berg, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

5,000 anti-racists take to streets of Aarhus

India

Pune, India: Student protest against scholarship cuts

April 6, 2012 Youvraj B, Pune, New Socialist Alternative (CWI India)

Fight every move by the ruling classes to take away the little gains made by the working people

Europe

The capitalist “vampire squid” and the class struggle in Europe

April 6, 2012 CWI

As economic crisis worsens and class struggles continue in Spain, Greece, Portugal and elsewhere in Europe, the need for working class fight-back and to build the influence of Marxism grows.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Detained opposition activists face new charges of “terrorism”

April 5, 2012 CWI

Campaign Kazakhstan: "Stop the frame-up of the Zhanaozen strikers!"

Britain

Britain: George Galloway’s stunning victory in Bradford byelection

April 3, 2012 Editorial of the Socialist, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

It shows the potential for anti-cuts election challenges

Britain

Britain: The state of the unions

April 2, 2012 Rob Williams, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales), first published in Socialism Today

Decisive battles ahead

Spain

Spain: Huge general strike as government enters deep crisis

March 31, 2012 Danny Byrne, CWI

Continue and intensify with 48 hour general strike

Nigeria

Nigeria: An intractable socio-economic crisis

March 30, 2012 Segun Sango, General Secretary, <a href="http://socialistnigeria.org">Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria)</a>

A country stupendously rich in human and material resources on the world scale is virtually on the last scale of ladder of civilization and economic development.

Ireland North

Northern Ireland: Sectarian parties will exploit Scottish referendum

March 29, 2012 Daniel Waldron, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), Belfast

The question of an independence referendum in Scotland has provoked rumblings on both sides of the sectarian divide.

Britain

Britain: Prepare for future struggle – build the trade union left

March 28, 2012 Editorial of The Socialist, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

If any of the trade union leaders had any doubt about the full character of the onslaught facing the working class and the trade union movement, it should be dismissed now.

India

India: State repression of the Kudankulam fighters condemned

March 28, 2012 Azhar Khan, <a href="http://socialism.in">New Socialist Alternative</a> (CWI India), Bangalore

Solidarity Protest in Bangalore against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Germany

Germany: New President…old contradictions

March 27, 2012 Wolfram Klein, Sozialistische Alternative (SAV, German CWI section)

Will the Left Party present itself as an anti-capitalist opposition or as a ‘moderate’ party managing capitalism?

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 100 day anniversary of the Zhanaozen massacre

March 26, 2012 Socialistworld.net

Successful demonstrations across Kazakhstan – now protest against fines and arrests of activists!

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: UNHRC resolution acknowledges massacre of Tamils

March 26, 2012 Tamil Solidarity

A blow to the regime but not enough

Britain

Britain: Capitalism isn’t working

March 24, 2012 Peter Taaffe, general secretary of the Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales)

Time to fight for socialist change

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Protest lobby held at Kazakh embassy in London

March 23, 2012 Socialistworld.net

“Nazarbayev – blood on your hands!”

Quebec

Quebec: Over 200,000 demonstrate against tuition fees hike

March 22, 2012 Alternative Socialiste (CWI in Québec) leaflet text

Government austerity, police repression…the students’ struggle is everyone’s struggle!

France

France: Candidates spar in election campaign

March 22, 2012 Leila Messaoudi, Gauche Révolutionnaire (CWI in France)

Volcano of class struggle ready to erupt

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: ‘Long Hair’ sentenced to two months in prison – parliamentary seat under threat

March 21, 2012 Socialist Action (CWI) reporters in Hong Kong

Outrageous anti-democratic sentence as establishment seeks to criminalise protests

Egypt

Egypt: German University in Cairo reinstates two expelled students

March 21, 2012 David Johnson, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)</a>

International solidarity campaign forces university authorities to back-down

USA

Net activism: The “Kony 2012” phenomena

March 20, 2012 Robert Bechert, CWI

How to end a nightmare?

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev regime dealt a blow by European Parliament resolution

March 17, 2012 CWI Reporters

But condemnation tempered by trade interests

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: New evidence of brutality by Rajapakse regime against Tamils

March 16, 2012 CWI

Amnesty international and the British Channel 4 television channel reveal new material documenting the unpunished slaughter and ongoing oppression of Tamil people

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: European Parliament forced to recognise increased repression

March 15, 2012 Press release from <a href="http://campaignkazakhstan.org/">Campaign Kazakhstan</a>

But fails to condemn Nazarbayev regime

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: One-day general strike shows workers’ willingness to fight back

March 14, 2012 Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in South Africa) Reporters

200,000 march across South Africa

Spain

Spain: 1.5 million march as workers gear up for general strike

March 13, 2012 Danny Byrne, CWI

Struggle from below for a sustained programme of mobilisations to fight labour ‘reforms’!

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Natalia Sokolova, striking oil-workers’ lawyer, released from jail

March 12, 2012 Statement by Socialist Movement Kazakhstan

Regime under pressure from international campaign

India

India: Report of biggest general strike

March 12, 2012 New Socialist Alternative (CWI India)

Over 100 million workers take part

Myanmar-Burma

Burma: Is the generals’ regime opening up?

March 12, 2012 Keith Dickinson, Socialist Party, England and Wales (CWI).

Workers and youth fierce struggles ahead

Italy

Italy: New rap-video celebrates Genoa shipyard workers’ struggle

March 11, 2012 Video by Zero Plastica - L’acqua della mola

Genoa traditions celebrated with film and music

Austria

Austria: Government ministers awarded for ‘shameless hypocrisy on women’s rights’

March 10, 2012 Laura Rafetseder, <a href="http://www.slp.at/">Socialist Left Party</a> (CWI in Austria)

On International Women’s Day, CWI activists protest against austerity package hitting women

Canada

Canada: Discontent grows over Conservative government’s anti-worker policies

March 9, 2012 Socialist Alternative (CWI Canada) Reporters, British Columbia

Link-up the fight-back of workers, youth, environmentalists and oppressed minorities!

Britain

Britain: Women in struggle

March 8, 2012 Jane James, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

International women’s day, 8 March, has been marked this year with an upturn in struggle, much of it to keep hold of many gains won in the past. Con-Dem austerity is hitting women hardest.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: ‘Small circle’ election self-destructs

March 7, 2012 <b>Editorial from <a href="http://chinaworker.info/">Socialist magazine</a> (CWI in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) </b>

Mass struggle needed for genuine and fair elections and the end of tycoon rule

Egypt

Egypt: Union leader sentenced for “insulting” government minister

March 5, 2012 David Johnson, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)</a>

Protest against new attack on workers’ rights

Quebec

Quebec: Students take “indefinite” strike action

March 2, 2012 Cedric Gerome, CWI

Tens of thousands in battle against tuition fees rise

Britain

Britain: No to slave labour ‘workfare’ schemes!

March 2, 2012 socialistworld.net

Video of Paul Callanan, Youth Fight For Jobs campaign on national UK news programme

Italy

Italy: ‘No Tav’ mass protests

March 2, 2012 Giuliano Brunetti, Controcorrente (CWI in Italy)

Brutal repression

Egypt

Egypt: German University in Cairo expels student activists

March 1, 2012 Socialistworld.net

Campaign for a democratic students’ union goes on – Send protests now!

Iran

Iran: War clouds gather

February 29, 2012 Niall Mulholland, CWI

Western powers step up sanctions and military threats against Tehran

Britain

Britain: Occupy London evicted

February 28, 2012 socialistworld.net

Police break up St. Paul’s camp, which lasted for more than 100 days

Britain

Striking back in austerity Britain

February 28, 2012 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales)

A number of key unions are poised to strike-back on 28 March – and significant private-sector struggles continue.

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