International

'In our countries we aren't safe—so I preferred to risk death on the water' How refugees in Athens risked death on the seas

Dozens of people died early this morning, Friday, as their wooden boats sank off the coasts of Greek islands.

German far right rides backlash but anti-racists outnumber them

Around 7,000 people protested against racism in the German city of Stuttgart last Saturday, following a series of attacks on refugees.

Palestine: A people under occupation have the right to resist

Bisan Abu Eisheh writes on the fight of Palestinians in East Jerusalem

Security forces arrest Egyptian socialist

A doctor and socialist activist in Egypt was arrested by Egyptian security forces last week.

A cover up by Paris cops?

French police shot a man dead in Paris on Thursday of last week. Their version of events rapidly went around the world’s media.

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Syrians fleeing war deported from Lebanon after EU-Turkey deal

Over 250 refugees were deported from Beirut airport in Lebanon to Syria on Friday of last week.

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Refugees in French camps to resist cruel clampdown

French authorities were set to bulldoze huge swathes of the refugees’ “jungle” shantytown in Calais by the end of this week at just days’ notice.

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Anti-racists in Germany take on politicians promoting panic over refugees

Racist politicians are trying to use horrific New Year’s Eve attacks on women in German cities to push back against solidarity with refugees. Their attempts are also boosting racist groups.

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Sexism is not a foreign import—German socialists respond to Cologne attacks

Dozens of women were sexually assaulted on New Year’s Eve in Germany. But rather than connecting the events to everyday sexist violence, politicians and the media have turned to stoking up racism. Silke Stöckle and Marion Wegscheider respond in this article for socialist group Marx21

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The British farce in Syria reflects a deeper crisis

Britain’s military intervention in Syria has been exposed as a farce. Westminster’s warmongers argued that it was essential.

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Executions in Saudi Arabia spark protests across the region

Protests erupted in Saudi Arabia and across the region after the Saudi regime executed Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr last Saturday.

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