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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

Australia
‘Occupy Melbourne’ savaged by riot police

21/10/2011: Brutal assault as protesters hold their ground and block city streets

  Australia

 India
Suzuki workers occupy factory

20/10/2011: Thousands take solidarity action

  Solidarity

Italy
Huge demonstration of “Enraged” in Rome

20/10/2011: Violence of a few used to try and curb growing opposition

  Italy

Taiwan
“Smash capitalism” echoes inside biggest skyscraper

19/10/2011: CWI Taiwan members make media splash

  Taiwan

US
Mass Occupation Defeats Seattle Mayor and Police

18/10/2011: Big Victory for Occupy Wall Street Movement

  US

Sweden
Occupy Stockholm and Gothenburg

18/10/2011: Anti-racist demo in Malmö

  Sweden

Lebanon
General Labour Confederation leaders sell out workers

17/10/2011: Build for 19 October ‘independent’ unions’ strike!

  Lebanon

Austria
Metal Workers strike for wage increase of 5.5%

15/10/2011: Austrian working class gives impressive sign of life

  Austria

Greece
Brutal cuts provokes new wave of workers’ struggles

15/10/2011: Strikes must be democratically controlled by rank and file

  Greece

Sri Lanka
United Socialist Party holds successful congress

15/10/2011: “Difficult times - yet we are defiant and determined!”

  Sri Lanka

 15 October
The day of inter-continental resistance

15/10/2011: Break the power of the banks and multinationals! Fight capitalism – for a socialist alternative to the failed profit-driven system!

  CWI

 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

  Columbia, Video

Sri Lanka
Rajapaksa government buys its supporters

14/10/2011: British Defence Secretary Fox in trouble

  Sri Lanka

US
#OccupySeattle calls for “The Night of 500 Tents”

13/10/2011: 600 to 800 students joined student strikes

  US

Sweden

Rättvisepartiet SocialisternaCWI in Sweden: Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna
Rätttvisepartiet Socialisterna, Box 73, 123 22 Farsta, Sweden, ++ 46 8 605 9400/03, email
http://www.socialisterna.org

Sweden: Occupy Stockholm and Gothenburg

18/10/2011, Anti-racist demo in Malmö
Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden) reporters

Sweden: Kazakhstan workers’ leaders in Stockholm

11/10/2011, ‘A life and death struggle’
From report by Arne Johansson in Offensiv, weekly paper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden)

Sweden: Kazakhstan solidarity action

31/08/2011, “What is Telia doing in Kazakhstan?”
By Offensiv reporters

Sweden: Local miners’ union donates to Kazakhstan oil workers’ struggle

24/08/2011, “I really hope more trade union organizations give support”
Jonas Brännberg, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna, CWI Sweden

Sweden: Hunger strike protest by 50 Iranian political refugees

11/05/2011, Defend the right to asylum!
Kristofer Lundberg, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

May Day 2011: International Workers’ Day marked by marches and rallies

11/05/2011, CWI participates worldwide - rebuild May Day’s fighting traditions!
CWI Reporters

Sweden: "Stop nuclear power"

21/03/2011, Protests in 20 cities
Sara Lindelöf and Minela Mahmutovic, CWI Sweden

Sweden: New network struggles against right-wing policies

08/03/2011, ‘Women’s Struggle against the Right’ organises demonstration on International Women’s Day
Elin Gauffin, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden)

Sweden: Solidarity with the revolution in Egypt

08/02/2011, From CWI Sweden

Sweden: Two weeks of protests against racism

10/10/2010, “Organise common struggle”
Reporters for Offensiv, weekly paper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden)

Sweden: Right-wing government re-elected

24/09/2010, Complete failure for Social Democratic-Green “opposition”
Per Olsson, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

Solidarity: Protests in Sweden following brutal attack on CWI members

11/08/2010, Solidarity with Igor Yashin and the CWI comrades in Moscow! We demand an immediate end to all violence and persecution of protestors and antifascists in Russia!
Stefan Berg, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden)

Sweden: CWI members receive award for anti-fascist activism

07/12/2009, "Tremendous recognition of he party’s long and hard work"
Johannes Lundberg, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden)

Sweden: Fighting spirit at CWI section’s Congress

07/11/2009, Copenhagen climate summit a focus for the party
Johanna Evans, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden)

Sweden: Is Sweden Socialist?

26/10/2009, The Rise and Fall of the ‘Swedish Model’
Per Olsson, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden)

Sweden: Over 2,500 demonstrate against economic crisis and government’s policies

18/09/2009, Union leaders told to “wake up!”
Offensiv (weekly newspaper of Rättviepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)) reporters

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