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  Britain

  Britain: Resist the Tories’ ‘Nationality and Borders’ bill – Defend the right to asylum!

  August 5, 2021 Isai Priya, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

  The nationality and borders bill has had its second reading in the UK’s parliament. Home Secretary, Priti Patel, said that this bill will give British people control back over borders and that the Tories’ priorities [...]

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  Africa

  CWI African Commission discusses perspectives and building a socialist alternative

  August 4, 2021 CWI reporters

  The African Commission of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI) met by zoom in July. The CWI is an international socialist organization that aims to build national sections which intervene in struggles in individual [...]

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  Australia

  Why are there big discrepancies in Australian states’ covid infection rates?

  August 3, 2021 John Gowland, Militant Left (CWI Australia)

  In recent weeks, New South Wales and other states in Australia have seen lockdowns due to a rise in covid infections. However, in Western Australia covid infections and deaths are low. This aided the state’s [...]

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  Lebanon

  The Beirut port explosion – one year on

  August 2, 2021 Iain Dalton, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

  A year ago, a huge devastating explosion started at Beirut’s port and ended with the loss of over 200 lives, with 7,500 injured and around 300,000 people made homeless. That evening of 4 August 2020 [...]

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  Israel / Palestine

  Israel: Hospital ancillary workers’ strike suspended

  July 31, 2021 Amnon Cohen, from The Socialist (newspaper of the Socialist Party - CWI England & Wales)

  Following three days of strike action by government hospital ancillary workers, the employers have agreed to cancel the elimination of 200 posts created to handle the Covid pandemic. But there is no concrete agreement on [...]