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9 years after invasion and occupation

Sri Lanka has once again lived up to its reputation as one of the most dangerous places for a journalist to work

Workers and youth challenge cuts through mass strikes and protests

Pro-big business politicians can be forced to retreat

Workers can bring the whole economy to a halt

New paper and website of CWI in Netherlands!

Step up international protests!

New stage in the fight against Sarkozy’s policies

Neil Kinnock’s speech to the 1985 Labour Party conference signalled the start of a purge of Marxists from the party and anticipated the creation of New Labour.

What strategy to beat the cuts?

United Socialist Party and the fight for democratic rights

Harassment and threats will not stop struggle for prison and democratic rights

Urgent messages of protest needed!

A paper presented on September 28, 2010 by Segun Sango, DSM General Secretary, at the 21st Annual Education Conference of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria

Beggars death in Bangalore

The threat of counter revolution stronger!

The battle against ‘Stuttgart 21’ reaches new heights

Tommy and Gail Sheridan’s trial on charges of perjury has started in Glasgow.

Fight school closures!

"A tidal wave of protest is rolling towards the coalition government, roaring, foaming, darkening the sky, sucking every political argument into a lethal wall of water… delegates to the TUC, freed from decades of impotence, […]

More than one hundred thousand children left homeless by Pakistan’s floods are in danger of dying because they simply do not have enough to eat, according to UNICEF.

The first step!

30,000 public sector and 10,000 private sector jobs under threat

Organised protest action shakes Kazakhstan authorities

Today the beauty industry, which refers to toiletries, cosmetics, dieting products and plastic surgery, is worth billions of pounds. The negative effects that its methods and advertising have, particularly on women, in the quest for […]

The RMT union, whose general secretary Bob Crow will be speaking, is organising a “Crisis in Working Class Political Representation” conference on Saturday 2nd October in Glasgow.

Labour elects Ed Miliband as new leader

Kashmir is aflame again amid a renewed outpouring of popular, non-violent, revolt against India’s military occupation.

Earlier this year, four Unison activists, all Socialist Party members, were banned from office for up to three years. Their crime? Producing a leaflet for the union’s 2007 conference calling for greater democracy within the […]

Struggles mount in build-up to 29 September general strike

Organising to save jobs and services

Joe Higgins MEP explains his vote on a report on a new agreement with Pakistan allowing EU countries to facilitate the deportation of Pakistani immigrants back to the poverty and repression of Pakistan.

Stop terrorising the workers movement

The newspaper’s website reports the brutal situation facing prisoners in Kazakhstan and the recent visit by Joe Higgins, MEP, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland).

CWI leaflet: Workers need to organise independently!

Protesting trainee nurses held an all-night vigil on Saturday 18th September outside the local press club to pressurize the government to act against health and district authorities for victimisation.

"Your campaign is terrifying the speculators and the big banks – and that is a very good thing" – Joe Higgins speaking at a demonstration in Stuttgart.

State owned shipyard company plans to close major shipyards, resulting in around 2,500 job losses (7,000 including subcontractors)

Autobiography shows aim to destroy Labour as a vehicle for working class struggle

Desperate inmates facing brutal beatings self-mutilate and hunger strike

Indian ‘Fact-finding mission’ will not offer solution

As we reported last week, the general strike of 7 September in India was called by a wide range of trade unions. It was in protests at the rocketing prices of food and fuel while […]

Support Tommy and Gail Sheridan

Thursday 16 September saw one of the most formidable demonstrations in the capital city for some time. 2,500 uniformed firefighters marched with Fire Brigades Union (FBU) flags and placards, whistles and vuvuzelas, and even a […]

Eradication of feudalism and capitalism would free millions

Youth Fight for Jobs protest

Media reports of Joe Higgins’ recent visit to Kazakhstan, where he called for the scrapping of an OSCE conference in the authoritarian-run country

A new report on the TURCP web-site shows the ongoing and tireless flood relief work by trade unionists in Pakistan