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Around the world

Britain

Britain: ‘Capitalism fails the poor’ agree Oxford University students!

February 27, 2012 Linda Taaffe, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

The world famous Oxford Union was the setting for a debate on the proposition: "This House Believes That Capitalism has Failed the Poor".

Venezuela

Venezuela: Right-wing opposition names united candidate

February 26, 2012 Johan Rivas. Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Venezuela)

With almost 3 million people participating in the process of primary elections, the coalition of right-wing parties in opposition to the Chavez government, elected a united candidate for the Presidential elections in October.

Spain

Spain: Solidarity with the “Valencian Spring”!

February 25, 2012 socialistworld.net

International solidarity and action to oppose state brutality and austerity

Italy

Italy: Important victories of Genoa shipyard and transport workers

February 23, 2012 Fabio Mantero, Fincantieri worker, Genoa Sestri Ponente, and Simone Solari, AMT transport worker, Genoa (ControCorrente, CWI in Italy)

Reports from February edition of Resistenze, paper of the CWI in Italy

France

France: Is the NPA still a step towards a new fighting party for workers and youth?

February 21, 2012 Gauche Révolutionnaire

Statement from Gauche Révolutionnaire (French section of the CWI) drawing a balance sheet of its experience in the NPA

Egypt

Video: “A Second Egyptian Revolution is needed”

February 19, 2012 Socialistworld.net

MEP Paul Murphy raises the need for the Egyptian masses to take political and economic power out of the hands of the ruling elite and military

Syria

Syria: Protests brutally repressed, armed conflict spreading and threat of imperialist intervention

February 18, 2012 Aysha Zaki, CWI Lebanon

For a mass movement of workers and the poor to defeat Assad’s regime and imperialism!

Sri Lanka

European Parliament: Right wing supporters of dictatorships in Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan defeated

February 17, 2012 Socialistworld.net

Full inquiries moved by Paul Murphy MEP and agreed

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: Video of protest against unfair dismissal of mine workers

February 17, 2012 Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in South Africa)

Cosawu union won application to represent about 700 workers

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Press conference in Moscow

February 15, 2012 Socialistworld.net

Kurmanov and Ukteshbayev speak out

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Threat to Zhanartu leaders widely condemned

February 14, 2012 Socialistworld.net

Immediate support given by Bob Crow, rail-workers’ leader in Britain, Paul Murphy, MEP, from Ireland, Swedish trade union journalist and Australian Councillor, Steve Jolly

Venezuela

Venezuela: Socialismo Revolucionario supporters elected General Secretary and Financial Secretary of public financial union

February 14, 2012 Socialismo Revolucionario (CIT/ CWI Venezuela) Reporters

Part of struggle against bureaucratisation of union

Latin America

5th CWI Latin American School: A great success

February 13, 2012 Pedro Albornoz, Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Chile)

LA School 2012 takes place against the backgound of sharp changes on the continent

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Workers’ leaders under threat of abduction or arrest

February 13, 2012 Statement from Esenbek Ukteshbaev, President of the Kazakhstan Trade Union, ’Zhanartu’ (’Renaissance’), and vice-president of ’Zhanartu’, Ainur Kurmanov

Urgent protests needed!

Netherlands

Netherlands: Opposition Socialist Party surges to first place in polls

February 13, 2012 Pieter Brans, Socialist Alternative (CWI in Netherlands) Amsterdam

Workers need a party with anti-cuts, socialist policies not coalitions with capitalist parties!

Britain

Olympics 2012: London – a tale of two cities

February 12, 2012 Paula Mitchell, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>, first published in the Socialist

London is a city of enormous disparities between rich and poor, the most unequal city in the developed world – a report from the city hosting this year’s olympics

Europe

Europe: No to the debt! No to the austerity! No to the blackmail!

February 9, 2012 Joint declaration by CWI sections in <a href="http://www.xekinima.org/">Greece</a>, <a href="http://www.socialismo-revolucionario.org/">Portugal</a>, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Ireland</a>, <a href="http://www.controcorrentesin

International struggle can end dictatorship of the markets

Syria

Syria: Anti-regime protests facing ferocious response

February 8, 2012 Judy Beishon, Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales)

No trust in Arab League and imperialist powers

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev in Berlin

February 8, 2012 <a href="http://www.sozialismus.info">SAV</a> reporters (CWI Germany)

A big protest rally in freezing temperatures greeted the Kazakhstan president as he attended a meeting to strengthen relations with the German government and big business.

Egypt

Egypt: Mubarak’s state machine behind football stadium massacre

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

74 killed in horrific scenes

Ireland North

Ireland: Joe Higgins addresses packed anti-household tax meeting

February 4, 2012 Joe Higgins, TD (member of Irish parliament), Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

Joe Higgins argues in Cork, 26 January, to resist the household tax: "Yes, we have a choice!"

Europe

EU summit: No capitalist solutions to the spiralling eurozone crisis

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

The capitalist classes of Europe are all adopting the same policy of attempting to make the working class pay for the capitalist economic crisis.

Nigeria

Nigeria: Story of the great general strike

February 2, 2012 Interview with Segun Sango, <a href="http://socialistnigeria.org/">Democratic Socialist Movement</a> (CWI Nigeria)

A socialist view on recent showdown between government and people

Italy

Italy: Dozens of No TAV activists arrested

February 1, 2012 Giuliano Brunetti, <a href="http://www.controcorrentesinistraprc.org/">ControCorrente</a> (CWI supporters in Italy)

The repression will not stop the movement!

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Free Vadim Kuramshin!

January 31, 2012 campaignkazakhstan.org

Urgent solidarity needed

Middle East & North Africa

CWI International Meeting: Revolution and counter-revolution in North Africa and the Middle East

January 31, 2012 Daniel Waldron, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a>

The lessons of the first waves of revolutionary movements

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: ‘Labour Start’ editor makes outrageous claims against oil workers and CWI

January 31, 2012 Rob Jones, CWI

Worldwide solidarity campaign means the Kazakhstan regime can no longer deny 16 December massacre

Tunisia

Tunisia: “The mass of people continue to struggle”

January 31, 2012 The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales)

Interview with two Tunisian socialists, one year after the fall of Ben Ali

Asia

Asia: Feeling the coming storm

January 29, 2012 CWI

Whole continent on the verge of major social convulsions and political shocks

Latin America

Latin America: No escape from world crisis

January 28, 2012 CWI

The illusory appearance of a peculiar isolation from the international picture of stagnation, recession and economic crisis is fragile – a new period of turbulent class conflict lays ahead

Europe

CWI International Meeting: Upturn in class struggles across Europe

January 26, 2012 Finghín Kelly, Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland)

Euro-zone crisis deepens

Egypt

Egypt: Huge crowds in Tahrir Square mark revolution anniversary

January 26, 2012 An Eyewitness Report

Masses in Cairo and other cities demand end to military rule

Latin America

CWI International Meeting: Illusion of stability in Latin America

January 25, 2012 Matt Dobson Socialist Party Scotland (CWI)

Contradictions and new struggles define situation in region

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: New wave of arrests against opposition

January 25, 2012 CWI Reporters

Release Vadim Kuramshin and all those arrested – End harassment of opposition activists!

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: After the Zhanaozen clampdown

January 25, 2012 Interview with Ainur Kurmanov, CWI Kazakhstan

16 December underlined the need for the workers’ movement to link economic demands to the struggle to bring down the regime

Britain

Britain: Stephen Lawrence murder – The untold story

January 21, 2012 Interview with Lois Austin from The Socialist, weekly newspaper of The Socialist Party

How socialists and the local community fought back against racism and the BNP

Scotland

Scotland: ConDem government blunders independence referendum

January 20, 2012 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI in Scotland)

Scottish National Party’s version of indepdendence a nightmare for workers

Egypt

Egypt: A year of revolution and counter-revolution

January 18, 2012 David Johnson, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)</a>

As economic crisis worsens, new class conflicts loom

Nigeria

Nigeria: Widespread disapointment and anger as labour suspends strike

January 17, 2012 Peluola Adewale, <a href="http://socialistnigeria.org/">Democratic Socialist Movement</a> (CWI in Nigeria)

Struggle forces Jonathan back a bit, but could have won far more with a more resolute leadership – We Condemn Repression by Police and Army

Britain

Britain: Pensions battle continues

January 15, 2012 Editorial of the Socialist, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Public sector union left group organises open conference to keep up the fight

Iran

Iran: New imperialist war clouds

January 13, 2012 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

Tensions increase with sanctions and navy exercises

Nigeria

Nigeria: Images from the general strike

January 11, 2012 Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in Nigeria)

Pictures of the movement taken by DSM activists

Nigeria

Nigeria: Day one of indefinite general strike

January 10, 2012 By Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in Nigeria) reporters

Total shut down across the country as the working class shows it owns society

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: In defence of the oil workers

January 10, 2012 Rob Jones, CWI Moscow

Union bureaucracy and ’left’ groups attack CWI’s solidarity with strikers

No Picture
Greece

Greece: New round of austerity announced by unelected Greek Prime Minister

January 10, 2012 Niall Mulholland, CWI

Xekinima national meeting discusses balance sheet of 2011’s class struggles and prospects for workers’ fight-back in 2012

Nigeria

Nigeria: For a strategy and tactics to ensure total victory in fuel subsidy battle

January 9, 2012 Article from special edition of Socialist Democracy, paper of the Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in Nigeria)

For a serious fight against President’s New Year "gift". No rotten compromise!

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Curfew and state of emergency extended in Zhanaozen

January 9, 2012 <a href="http://www.campaignkazakhstan.org">Campaign Kazakhstan</a> reporters

Nazarbayev regime cancels elections in city

Nigeria

Nigeria solidarity: Hundreds protest at London embassy

January 9, 2012 Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales) reporters

Diaspora protest against fuel subsidy removal

Nigeria

Nigeria: General strike against fuel price hike

January 5, 2012 Leaflet produced by Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in Nigeria)

For all out mass action from 9 January!

Nigeria

Nigeria: Fuel price hike sees explosion of anger

January 4, 2012 By DSM (CWI in Nigeria) reporters

Labour should declare two-days of mass actions including general strike and mass protests

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