Iraq
Iraq: Anti-war protests – Massive London demonstration shakes Blair’s war plans
An enormous anti-war demonstration, which one TV station estimated at 450,000 – strong, marched through London on 28 September.
Around the world
Israel / Palestine
Israel/Palestine: No capitalist solution to conflict
EVERYONE SAW the copious media coverage marking the first anniversary of the 11 September attacks. But how many saw mention that this month also marks the twentieth anniversary of the massacre of at least 1,500 […]
Russia
Russia: Show trial in Yaroslavi
Earlier this week, we reported on the case of Sergei Kozlovskii, a socialist and gay rights activist facing political repression and huge legal fine.
Iraq
Iraq: Impending war
UNDER PRESSURE at home and abroad, president Bush went to the UN on 12 September to call for action against Iraq.
South Africa
Germany: No choice elections
On 22 September, the Social Democrats and Greens succeeded in defending their government position in the national elections but with a very small majority.
Britain
Obituary: Joan Littlewood. British theatre’s radical innovator
Joan Littlewood, the radical theatre innovator who transformed British drama in the 1950s and 1960s, died on 20 September, aged 87.
South Africa
South Africa: Two day general strike set for October
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called a two-day general strike for 1-2 October, to protest against the ANC government’s privatisation programme.
Russia
Russia: Socialist and gay rights activist faces political repression and huge legal fine
A young member of Socialist Resistance (the CWI section in the CIS), Sergei Kozlovskii, has been brought to court and sued for the sum of 50,000 rubles (almost 2,000 euros) by Tamara Dadianova, who is […]
Germany
Germany: Election results herald time for a new workers’ party
"Time for a change in Germany", was the title of last week’s right wing magazine, The Economist (London). This reflected the wish of the international and German capitalists for a new coalition government of the […]
Nigeria
Nigeria: No to Bush’s war against Iraq
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), the Nigerian affiliate of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI), calls on the Nigerian working people and youth to oppose the planned military action by the US and its […]