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Rajapakse regime shoots peaceful workers

New ’International Socialist Resistance’ blog launched

Struggle against state repression continues under

The second round of Peru’s Presidential election on Sunday 7th June has resulted in a victory for the radical nationalist Ollanta Humala.

But western powers also have blood on their hands

But strikers’ lawyer Natalia Sokolova remains under arrest

Tamil representatives, solidarity and human rights campaigns and individual activists converged on the European parliament on Wednesday (1 June)

What organisation, strategy and politics does the situation demand?

Hundreds detained and beaten – Natalia Sokolova still missing – Urgent solidarity needed

Rome, Turin, Naples, Milan, Reggio Emilia, Padova, Palermo, Brescia, Trieste, Venice, Cagliari, Viareggio, Pavia, Florence, Sassari, Verona, Lecce, Bologna, Pisa – this is a rough list of the major cities where the “Italian revolution” movement […]

Lawyer arrested, new address for solidarity messages needed

Across the Middle East and North Africa the revolutions and protests that began after Mohamed Bouazizi’s suicide in protest at poverty and oppression in Tunisia have, in many countries, reached turning points.

How to support the genuine forces in the uprising in Libya? – A Second Reply to the AWL

What started as a hunger strike by a relatively small number of oil workers in the town of Karazhanbasa in West Kazakhstan last week has now turned into a mass strike – now over fifteen […]

Lynn Walsh is speaking on the situation in Britain, the world economy and international perspectives

Heroic re-taking of Plaza de Catalunya shows movements continued vitality

Big gains for New Democratic Party (NDP) – But is it an alternative for working people?

Video of police brutally clearing square in Barcelona

Greece’s economic crisis deepens – along with Ireland, Portugal and Spain

But resistance grows – oil workers strike

Governments have no mechanism for dealing with the crisis

After FIAT, now the shipyard workers’ struggle

‘G8 Dégage (get out)’!

A massive social and political revolt is brewing in Britain, argues Peter Taaffe

Indignados are a new factor in Spanish politics

An exchange on how to support the genuine forces in the uprising in Libya

Violent inter-religious conflict exploited by regime

Elections take place amid youth revolt

Under the cover of the crisis an unprecedented offensive against the rights and conditions of the working class is underway.

Arab revolutions inspire new generation to fight Israeli occupation

“I do not want to be a slave to this system”[to watch a live stream from Puerta del Sol go to SOL TV]

Left in Turin loses an opportunity

Tamil Solidarity exposes the arrogant way Rajapaksa answers the UN report

“May 15 movement” holds country-wide demonstrations

The Greek bailout implemented last year has not worked. Greece, moreover, is far from being an isolated case.

Unless the trade unions take control of allcoating aid and assistance, the preferences will only end up lining the pockets of the corrupt Pakistani ruling class.

The CWI supports the struggle of Tamil Solidarity and others for the rights of all workers and oppressed people in Sri Lanka.

The desperate need for a clear lead to re-develop the movement

The vicious regime in Bahrain has arrested and detained doctors and medical staff for treating injured protesters during recent clashes with security forces.

Growing threat of counter-revolution as roots of the old regime still remain

International solidarity needed

Socialist Party MEP speaks

The 10 day pilot strike that has rocked the troubled national carrier – Air India has ended with a partial victory of sorts for the pilots

‘Kazakhstan 2012’ becomes ‘Socialist Movement Kazakhstan’

Two months after the beginning of the Fukushima disaster, the anger in Japan is growing

The root of the government’s weakness is the continuing profound crisis of capitalism in general and British capitalism in particular

Liberal vote collapses – social democratic NDP jumps to become official opposition

But majority government of savage cuts will meet working class resistance