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 Kazakhstan
Opposition activist Ainur Kurmanov addresses Socialist Party rally in London

09/11/2011: Hundreds sign protest condemning Nazarbayev dictatorship and demanding democratic rights

  Kazakhstan, Video

 Solidarity Needed
Paul Murphy MEP still in jail

08/11/2011: Israeli authorities delay deportation, continue imprisonment

  Israel / Palestine, Solidarity

Greece
Prime Minister George Papandreou forced out of office

08/11/2011: New ’National unity’ government = ‘austerity coalition’

  Greece

World Economy
Wealthiest man in history alive today

08/11/2011: Rich hoard wealth - Fight for a socialist future!

  World Economy

Britain
Jarrow Marchers march into history

08/11/2011: And vow that the struggle goes on

  Britain

 US
Another victory for ’Occupy Seattle’

08/11/2011: Tents back up in Seattle as the Occupy Wall Street movement scores another big victory

  US, Video

 Gaza Solidarity Flotilla
Detainees ill-treated in Israeli jail

07/11/2011: Demand the immediate release of all the detainees now!

  Israel / Palestine, Solidarity

US
New peak of occupy movement with protests in Oakland

05/11/2011: "Follow Oakland’s example: For mass actions to fight against cuts and foreclosures"

  US

Greece
Referendum proposal sends markets into turmoil

04/11/2011: For a socialist, internationalist solution

  Greece

 Breaking News
Socialist Party MEP Paul Murphy detained by Israeli Army

04/11/2011: Flotillas blocked and activists detained – Send protests urgently!

  Israel / Palestine, Solidarity

 Ireland
Joe Higgins TD lambasts government austerity policy

04/11/2011: Government’s policies will plunge society into Greek style crisis

  Ireland Republic, Video

Brazil
Left union opposition advances in the fight for the leadership of SINTAEMA

04/11/2011: A list of opposition activists led by the LSR (CWI in Brazil) will contest the second round of elections for the leadership of the largest union of sanitation workers in Latin America.

  Brazil

Finland
Successfull CWI speaking tour

03/11/2011: Left Alliance joins Conservative led government – Time to build radical, left alternative!

  Finland

 Gaza
Socialist MEP Paul Murphy once more en route to break the blockade

02/11/2011: Breaking News: New freedom flotilla enters international waters

  Audio, Israel / Palestine

US
Strike Action Organized in Oakland to Defend Occupy Movement

02/11/2011: Occupiers’ call for a “general strike” finds positive echo in labor movement

  US

Ireland
Excellent performance by the Socialist Party in Dublin parliamentary by-election

02/11/2011: Labour had a good day in Presidential and by-election polls but it’s all down hill from here

  Ireland Republic

Australia
Qantas management tries to lockout workers

01/11/2011: Most vicious attack on unions in 13 years

  Australia

World Economy
Just 147 companies control 40% of global wealth

01/11/2011: Study finds 1% of corporations control world economy

  World Economy

India
Maruti Suzuki strike ends

31/10/2011: But battles still to wage

  India

US
Which way forward for the ’Occupy’ movement

31/10/2011: What should the next step be for the ’Occupy’ movement

  US

Australia
The one sided mining boom

30/10/2011: Review of “Too much luck” by Paul Cleary

  Australia, Review

Tunisia
Ennahda’s breakthrough brings major change in political landscape

28/10/2011: Election ‘success story’ masks growing anger from below

  Tunisia

 Australia/Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan government under fire as President visits Australia

27/10/2011: Siritunga Jayasuriya, secretary of the United Socialist Party (CWI) Sri Lanka, has made a stinging public attack on the regime of Mahinda Rajapaksa while in Australia at the same time as the president.

  Audio, Australia, Sri Lanka

 Kazakhstan
Armed attack on journalists covering oil workers’ dispute

27/10/2011: Condemn brutal attack on media freedom, Solidarity needed!

  Kazakhstan, Solidarity

Belgium
Nationalise the steel sector under workers’ control!

26/10/2011: ArcelorMittal wants to close ‘liquid’ steelproduction in Liège. Workers resist, unions call for nationalisation.

  Belgium

 USA
Urgent #OccupySeattle solidarity appeal

26/10/2011: Let #OccupySeattle stay at Seattle Central Community College!

  Solidarity, US

 Europe
EU Austerity laws passed

26/10/2011: "Six pack" rules institutionalise austerity across the EU

  Europe, Video

Belgium
10,000 youth protest on 15 october in Brussels

25/10/2011: Clear opening for radical ideas developing

  Belgium

Libya
Gaddafi Dead - What now?

25/10/2011: Independent action by Libyan workers, youth and poor vital to prevent revolution’s derailment

  Libya

Austria
Metal Workers’ wage agreement

24/10/2011: Strike action wins concessions - but 4.2% is not enough!

  Austria

Malaysia
Effects of global crisis felt in Asia

24/10/2011: Malaysian economy enters difficult period

  Asia, Malaysia

Eurozone
Lost in Euroland

22/10/2011: Eurozone crisis deepens

  Europe, World Economy

Greece
48-hour general strike sees biggest workers’ protests in decades

21/10/2011: All out occupations and strikes! Kick out the Pasok cuts government! For a revolutionary government of the workers and poor!

  Greece

Video

Kazakhstan: Opposition activist Ainur Kurmanov addresses Socialist Party rally in London

09/11/2011, Hundreds sign protest condemning Nazarbayev dictatorship and demanding democratic rights
CWI Reporters

US: Another victory for ’Occupy Seattle’

08/11/2011, Tents back up in Seattle as the Occupy Wall Street movement scores another big victory
Patrick Ayers, Seattle, Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US)

Ireland: Joe Higgins TD lambasts government austerity policy

04/11/2011, Government’s policies will plunge society into Greek style crisis
Video of Joe Higgins, Socialist Party member of the Irish Parliament

Europe: EU Austerity laws passed

26/10/2011, "Six pack" rules institutionalise austerity across the EU
Paul Murphy MEP, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

Columbia: Grilling Commissioner De Gucht on murders of trade unionists

15/10/2011, EU Commissioner For Trade questioned for trade deal with Columbia despite continuing murder of trade union activists
Paul Murphy, MEP, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

Kazakhstan: Socialist MEP "Persona non-grata"

08/10/2011, Paul Murphy speaks in European Parliament against repression in Kazakhstan
Video of Paul Murphy, Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) MEP

Britan: 90th anniversary of the struggle of Poplar against cuts

08/10/2011, "Better to break the law than break the poor"
Videos with Peter Taaffe and Tony Mulhearn, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Capitalism: Parasites’ attitude exposed

28/09/2011, Stock market trader exposes real views of speculators & parasites
Interview with the BBC on the 26/09/2011

Palestine: Mass action needed to end occupation

22/09/2011, CWI MEP argues for mass action to liberate the Palestinian masses
Video of Paul Murphy, Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) MEP speaking in European Parliament

Britain: Video of successful lobby of Trades Union Congress

21/09/2011, Public sector-wide action announced for 30 November!
socialistworld.net

Video: The other 9/11

17/09/2011, Short movie by Ken Loach on Chile’s 9/11 1973 coup
Socialistworld.net

Tamil Solidarity: End death penalty in India

01/09/2011, International protest demands end of death penalty against Tamil activists
Video of protest in London, 30 August

Britain: "Bring the biggest companies into public ownership"

01/09/2011, "What one change would have the biggest positive impact on society?"
Interview with Hannah Sell, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Britain: What next to defeat the cuts?

17/07/2011, Socialist Party deputy general secretary Hannah Sell, speaking at a London Socialist Party meeting, examines the way forward for the trade union movement to defeat the cuts programme of the British ’ConDem’ government
Hannah Sell, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Palestine: Paul Murphy Socialist Party MEP joins ‘Freedom Flotilla II’

24/06/2011, “Aim of Flotilla to break siege and highlight blockade impact on Gaza population”
Interview with Paul Murphy by Socialistworld.net

US: Socialist Alternative vs. Democratic Party

13/06/2011, Socialist Alternative (CWI in the US) debates WA State Senator Ed Murray (Democrats) about budget cuts, taxing the rich, and the role of the Democratic Party.
Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US)

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