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Around the world

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.

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

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