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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

Australia: Yarra Council defends workers’ collective agreements

October 12, 2005 Socialist Party, Australia

Socialist Party Councillor leads opposition to government’s industrial relations

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Germany

Germany: New government will be a ‘Grand Coalition’ against workers

October 12, 2005 Sascha Stanicic, Berlin

Left must build on election success with socialist policies

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Presidential Election campaign begins

October 12, 2005 Clare Doyle, cwi

Socialist candidate’s “red three-wheeler” makes history

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Presidential Election campaign begins

October 12, 2005 Socialistworld.net

Photographs of USP members campaigning on ’Nomination Day’

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

asian earthquake disaster: Financial appeal

October 11, 2005 Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan

Urgent appeal for earthquake aid

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asian earthquake disaster: Authorities abandon the people of Bagh, Kashmir

October 11, 2005 Eyewitness report from Bagh and Rawalakot, by Jamal, a member of Socialist Liberation (CWI Kashmir)

"Death everywhere…a stench of decaying bodies"

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ARCHIVE | Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução was the CWI section in Brazil until 2019

Brazil: Party of Socialism and Liberty (P-SOL) wins legal registration

October 11, 2005 Paulo Gajanigo, Campinas P-SOL and Socialismo Revolucionario (cwi in Brazil), Campinas, Brazil

A new phase opens up

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asia: Earthquake disaster – Over thirty thousand casualties in devastated region<

October 10, 2005 Rukhsana Manzoor and Khalid Bhatti, Lahore, Socialist Movement Pakistan.

Kashmir worst hit region with over 21000 casualties already reported – Wide swathes of destruction – Many towns and villages wiped out – Hundreds and thousands of people still waiting for rescue and food – […]

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History & Anniversaries

History: Fortieth anniversary of massacre of Indonesian left

October 10, 2005 Niall Mulholland, cwi

One million slaughtered by CIA-backed counter-revolution

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Ireland North

Northern Ireland: Lessons of Northern Ireland

October 10, 2005 Niall Mulholland, cwi

Why the IRA campaign failed to defeat the British state

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Scotland

Scotland: Scottish by-elections

October 10, 2005 Phillip Stott and Ronnie Stevenson, International Socialists, (CWI) Scotland

Workers reject political establishment

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Asian Earthquake (2005)

Asia: Earthquake disaster – Poorest suffer as earthquake strikes Kashmir, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

October 8, 2005 Rukhsana Manzoor and Khalid Bhatti, Lahore, Socialist Movement Pakistan.

Lack of funding for public services makes disaster even worse.

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South Africa

South Africa: Activists’ conference discusses alternative to ANC

October 7, 2005 Weizmann Hamilton, Johannesburg, Democratic Socialist Movement (cwi in South Africa)

Coalition formed to fight job losses and poverty

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América

Chile: : no se puede confiar en la concertación y la derecha.

October 7, 2005 Celso Calfullan, Socialismo Revolucionario, Chile, viernes 7 de octubre 2005

Llevamos 16 años de Concertación, tres presidentes "distintos" que han hecho exactamente lo mismo, defender la obra de la dictadura, empezando por el sistema económico que esta impuso a sangre y fuego a los trabajadores […]

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Venezuela

venezuela: socialism back on the agenda !

October 6, 2005 Karl Debbaut, CWI, London, Thursday 6 October 2005.

How to advance the Venezuelan revolution

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América

Venezuela: Un año después del referéndum revocatorio

October 6, 2005 Christine Thomas, Partido Socialista de Inglaterra y Gales, Londres, Jueves 6 de octubre 2005

¿Qué peligros acechan a la revolución ahora?

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ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019

Belgium: general strike planned for Friday over pension reforms

October 5, 2005 Eric Byl, General Secretary LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium), Brussels, Wednesday 5 September 2005.

United union action needed to win

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China

China: New “great power” or new revolution?

October 5, 2005 Peter Taaffe, general secretary, Socialist Party

Until recently China was seen as the main economic lifeline for world capitalism.

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Indonesia

Indonesia: more horrific bombings

October 5, 2005 By Anthony Main, Socialist Party (cwi Australia), Melbourne, Tuesday 4 October 2005

For workers’ unity across ethnic and religious divides

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Pakistan

Pakistan: After betrayal of Telecoms strike, a new union must be built.

October 5, 2005 Azad Qadri, National organising secretary, Trades Union Rights Campaign - Pakistan (TURCP), Rawalpindi

Lessons of the Pakistan Telecoms Company Ltd (PTCL) Union Action Committee betrayal of strike

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Ukraine

Ukraine: Bitter fruit of the ‘Orange Revolution’

October 5, 2005 Vitalii Gorenko, Kiev, and Rob Jones, Moscow

Victors of last December’s inter-elite struggle in spectacular fall out

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ARCHIVE | Poland

Poland: Low turnout in election brings right wing to power

October 4, 2005 Paul Newbery, GPR (cwi), Poland

“Their only weapon will be strikes and demonstrations”

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India

India: Colossal general strike shakes country

October 3, 2005 Jagadish Chandra, New Socialist Alternative (CWI-India), Bangalore, Monday 4 October 2005.

Fifty million workers take action against privatisation

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: Strong support for refugees’ amnesty campaign

October 1, 2005 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (cwi Sweden)

Parliament refuses amnesty to seriously ill children of refugees

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France

France: Trade unions call day of national action and strikes

September 30, 2005 Karl Debbaut, cwi, London, Friday 30 September 2005

Helicopter-borne French commandos storm anti-privatisation protest

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Presidential Election – Socialists challenge capitalist and communalist candidates

September 30, 2005 Siritunga Jayasuriya, United Socialist Party (cwi Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka is experiencing one of its deepest-ever crises. Since the new millennium began, there have been four major elections in this country. Many of Sri Lanka’s workers and down-trodden people are faced with a […]

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: Connex sacks union leader

September 30, 2005 Arne Johansson, editor of Offensiv, weekly paper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden), Friday 30 September 2005.

The management of transnational company Connex on Thursday sacked Per Johansson, secretary of the fighting trade union branch, Seko 119, which organises 700 underground train drivers. This signals the most serious attack so far of […]

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Iran

Iran: One hundred and seventy strikes in July

September 29, 2005 This article also appears in this week’s ‘Offensiv’, newspaper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (cwi in Sweden)

International solidarity week with workers’ struggles

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: Hundreds of thousands march in Washington anti-war ally

September 29, 2005 Bryan Koulouris, New York City, US

Anger at Iraqi occupation and New Orleans disaster

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Britain

Britain: Stop the war protest – ISR contingent, “the liveliest group”

September 28, 2005 Frankie Langeland, ISR and Socialist Party member

Red youth on 24 September demo say end imperialist occupation and capitalism

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Britain

Britain: Thousands march in London against occupation of Iraq

September 28, 2005 CWI

Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Saturday 24 September to protest against the occupation of Iraq. The Socialist Party and International Socialist Resistance contingent marched under the banner of ’unity against […]

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Venezuela

Venezuela: One year after the recall referendum

September 28, 2005 Christine Thomas, Socialist Party, London,, Wednesday 28 September 2005

On 15 August 2004, a recall referendum aimed at ousting Venezuelan president Chávez was resoundingly defeated by a mobilisation of the masses – particularly in poor shantytowns, through electoral ‘battle units’ and other organisations of […]

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Britain

Britain: Thousands march in London against occupation of Iraq

September 28, 2005 CWI

Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Saturday 24 September to protest against the occupation of Iraq. The Socialist Party and International Socialist Resistance contingent marched under the banner of ’unity against […]

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Hundreds protest over US warplanes using Shannon Airport

September 27, 2005 Cillian Gillespie, Socialist Party, Ireland

Anger at ‘neutral’ Irish government’s complicity in Iraq occupation

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Nigeria

Nigeria: United across the divide, tens of thousands demonstrate in Kano

September 27, 2005 Kevin Simpson, cwi, London

Five general strikes in five years and still Nigerian workers and youth continue their struggle against fuel price rises

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: How capitalism breeds poverty

September 26, 2005 Tony Wilsdon, Socialist Alternative (cwi in US)

Hurricane Katrina carnage shows brutal logic of neo-liberalism

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Britain

Britain: London bombings – Socialists fight for workers’ unity

September 23, 2005 Mike Forster, Kirklees UNISON

The London bombings had a profound impact in West Yorkshire once it emerged that the alleged bombers came from Leeds and Huddersfield.

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Germany

Germany: Electoral success for left

September 23, 2005 Sascha Stanicic, Sozialistiche Alternative, Germany, Friday 23 september 2005

Now is the time to organise resistance!

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ARCHIVE | Poland

Poland: Right wing set for victory in elections

September 23, 2005 Paul Newbery, CWI Poland

Local workers’ leader candidate causes a stir

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Lebanon

Lebanon: Civil war illustrates the tragedy of sectarian division

September 22, 2005 Kevin Simpson, Committee for a Workers’ International, London

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Lebanon’s descent into 15 years of horrific civil war.

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USA

US: cwi comment and analysis – Iraq and Hurricane Katrina show limits of US power

September 22, 2005 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party, England and Wales

Socialist alternative needed to capitalist barbarism

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Malaysia

Malaysia: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) organise first ever ‘Socialist Weekend’

September 21, 2005 Steve Jolly, Socialist Party, Australia

“An inspiring event”

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: Poor, black and left to die

September 21, 2005 Philip Locker, Socialist Alternative (CWI), US

What hurricane Katrina shows about US capitalism

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América

Brasil: ¡El P-SOL conquista el registro legal!

September 21, 2005 Paulo Gajanigo, PSOL de Campinas y Socialismo Revolucionario Brasil, 21 de septiembre 2005

¡La victoria abre una nueva etapa!

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Europa

Alemania: El Nuevo Partido de Izquierda obtiene una gran victoria en las elecciones

September 21, 2005 Robert Bechert, CIT, Berlin, 21 de septiembre 2005

Una derrota masiva para la derecha y para la izquierda y una gran victoria para la izquierda, fue el resultado de las elecciones anticipadas en Alemania.

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América

EE.UU. : Huracán Katrina

September 21, 2005 socialistworld.net, 21 de septiembre de 2005

Los socialistas estadounidenses piden un programa de acción para después del desastre del huracán.

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Germany

Germany: Elections see big victory for Left Party

September 20, 2005 Rober Bechert, CWI, Berlin, Tuesday 20 September 2005

A massive defeat for the right and a big victory for the left, was the result of the early German election

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ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Greece: Great success of anti-facists

September 20, 2005 Xekinima, cwi Greece, Tuesday 20 September 2005

The widely promoted all-European summer camp in Greece of neo-fascist parties and groups from Italy (Forza Nuova), Germany (NDP), Spain (Falang) and of course Greece (Chrysi Avgi), expected by the organizers to attract about 1.000 […]

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Pakistan

Pakistan: Yet another victim of rape fighting for justice

September 20, 2005 Rukshana Manzoor, Socialist Movement Pakistan, Lahore

Every day 8 rape cases are reported but for every case reported there are two that go unreported in Pakistan

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

New Zealand: Low election turnout leave parliament in political limbo

September 19, 2005 Louisa Stewart, Auckland, and Stephen Jolly, Melbourne, Monday, September 19 2005

Results shows workers oppose 20 years of neo-liberalism

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