6 June 2018

Italy's political crisis is reverberating through Europe

Three months after the general election of 4 March, Italy has a government again. On 1 June, the 'yellow-green' government was officially installed.

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6 June 2018

Jordan: Workers and youth remove prime minister and demand end to austerity

A general strike and huge demonstrations of an unprecedented scale have shaken the Jordanian kingdom, against the backdrop of a steep rise in the cost of living and government corruption.

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4 June 2018

Eyewitness report from Gaza: "Razan was killed in front of my eyes"

Razan, a medical volunteer, was shot dead on a protest in Gaza

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30 May 2018

Historic victory won by grassroots movement

On 25 May, Irish citizens voted decisively to repeal the 8th Amendment, a resounding rejection of the abortion ban and misogynistic ideas about women and our bodies. The Yes vote won a landslide 66% and in all but one county.

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28 May 2018

Landslide vote to repeal Ireland's abortion laws

The dramatic and clear-cut 'Yes' is a political earthquake and turning point for Ireland

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23 May 2018

Youthful enthusiasm to break with repression of past

The historic referendum to repeal the eighth amendment to the Irish constitution, which equates to an almost complete ban on abortion, takes place on 25 May

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16 May 2018

Spain: Student general strike against sexist, capitalist 'justice' system

The general student strike on 10 May, called against the shameful light sentencing of the 'wolfpack' rapists, was a great success. More than one million students emptied classrooms and more than 100,000 attended over 60 demonstrations

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16 May 2018

Exclusive interview with Gazan activist: "The more they kill us, the more the anger increases"

Socialist Struggle Movement (CWI Israel/Palestine), which is in full solidarity with the current Gaza protests, spoke to 24-year-old Gaza activist Ahmed A-Na'ouq from Deir al-Balah city in the Gaza Strip, about the bloody repression, the devastating conditions and the protest movement.

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16 May 2018

Sweden: Socialist elected leader of 77,000-strong tenants' union

Kristofer Lundberg, a leading member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (Socialist Justice - CWI Sweden), was recently elected as leader of the 77,000 member tenants' union in West Sweden with 60% of the vote from delegates to the union's regional council

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9 May 2018

CWI news in brief

Short stories on workers' struggles around the world.

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2 May 2018

Catalonia: thousands on the streets

On 26 April the classrooms in schools and universities in Catalonia were empty as students demanded democracy and freedom for the people of Catalonia and refused to accept the anti-democratic attacks which threaten to destroy our rights

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2 May 2018

CWI May Day photo gallery and statement

International workers' day - May Day - was marked by rallies and demonstrations around the world.

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11 April 2018

Poland: huge demos against right wing government's abortion ban

A bill banning abortion in cases of foetal malformation has been suddenly enacted by the right-wing PiS - Law and Justice Party - dominated Sejm (parliament)

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11 April 2018

Ireland: March against misogyny and injustice

Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) members were to the fore in organising rallies and marches throughout the country, North and South, against rape culture and misogyny

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11 April 2018

Workers' protests against state repression in China and Hong Kong

The 'Stop Repression in Hong Kong' campaign, supported by the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI), is planning a day of worldwide protests on Friday 4 May against increasing political repression in Hong Kong and China

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28 March 2018

France: Pressure mounts on Macron government

Since the election of Emmanuel Macron - president of the rich - in May 2017, and after the onslaught of the French government against all sectors in society especially the public services - the railways (the SNCF), pensioners, young people, unemployed - we were expecting the day of action on 22 Marc, writes Leila Messaoudi and Cécile Rimboud, Gauche Revolutionnaire, CWI in France.

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28 March 2018

Russia's predictable presidential election

Unsurprisingly, Vladimir Putin was reelected on 18 March as Russia's president

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21 March 2018

Brazil: Psol councillor Marielle Franco murdered

There can be no doubt that this murder is related to her struggle against the corruption, violence and racism of the Rio military police and their links to death squads

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14 March 2018

Spain: millions on streets against sexism and capitalist oppression

The 8 March feminist strike in the Spanish state was unprecedented. Never has there been such a deep and massive mobilisation against the oppression of working class women

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14 March 2018

Italian elections create huge political shake-up

The 4 March general election has caused the biggest shake-up of the Italian political landscape in over 20 years. Not since the 'clean hands' corruption scandal of the early 1990s have the establishment parties been so severely wounded

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