International

Afghan women lead protests against Taliban repression

Afghan women are leading the way in organising anti-Taliban protests in Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan. They are doing what US and allied occupying forces failed to do: stand up to the Taliban.

Minerwa Tahir  ·  12 September 2021

Afghanistan: Regime changes in Kabul

By Dave Stockton AS THE 20th anniversary of George W Bush’s declaration of the War on Terror and the misnamed Operation Enduring Freedom approached, Joe Biden pulled the plug on the Nato occupation of Afghanistan. Announcing the exit of the remaining 2,500 US troops from the country led to horrible scenes in Kabul airport, with […]

Dave Stockton  ·  27 August 2021

Stop the attack on the BDS campaign

The Tories are pressing ahead with plans to ban the BDS campaign in public institutions

Marcel Rajecky  ·  27 August 2021

The West abandons Afghans as Taliban claim victory

Defeat for the Nato alliance opens new chapter in Afghan war

Dave Stockton  ·  27 August 2021

The victory of the Taliban and its international significance

Statement by the International Secretariat - L5I

Workers Power  ·  18 August 2021

Mali: war on terror or new scramble for Africa?

By Marc Lassalle In June, President Emmanuel Macron announced the end of France’s eight year military operations against Islamist insurgents in Mali.  Codenamed Operation Barkhane, its initial objective was to prevent the fall of its capital Bamako to these forces, and to bolster the other former French colonies of the Sahel region, Burkina Faso, Chad, […]

Marc Lasalle  ·  17 August 2021

USA exits Afghanistan in ignominy

By Dave Stockton Just short of the twentieth anniversary of George W Bush’s declaration of his War on Terrorism, Joe Biden announced the final exit of the remaining 2500 US troops from Afghanistan. US forces abandoned Bagram, the huge, fortified air base, without even notifying the Afghan government forces and as a result the looters […]

Dave Stockton  ·  20 July 2021

Leftist Strike Leader Wins Election in Peru

The centerpiece of Castillo’s campaign was to call a constituent assembly.

Chris Clough  ·  11 July 2021

What’s behind the split in the NPA?

The Revolutionary Communist Current claims it has been expelled from the New Anticapitalist Party in France. What's really going on?

Martin Suchanek  ·  21 June 2021

Free Steven Donziger! Justice for the ‘Amazon Chernobyl’

Corrupt US courts system moves to prevent an oil giant from being held accountable for its crimes.

Rob Schofield  ·  05 June 2021

India: vaccine free market let virus spread

The world's largest vaccine manufacturer is in India.

Minerwa Tahir  ·  05 June 2021

Mass movement shakes Colombia’s US backed government

Since April 28 Colombia has been in a state of rebellion.

Chris Clough  ·  26 May 2021

End UK support for Zionist state

We must make it impossible for our governments to continue propping up this apartheid regime.

Dilara Lorin  ·  16 May 2021

Bobby Sands: Irish freedom fighter 1954-1981

Forty years ago, the death of Bobby Sands reverberated throughout the world in a way that no other event has done in recent Irish history.

Dara O'Cogaidhin  ·  05 May 2021

Unionism in crisis as Loyalists lash out

For a workers' republic of Ireland.

Bernie McAdam  ·  21 April 2021

USA: Daunte Wright’s murder shows police cannot be reformed

Wright’s murder, and the sheer number of such killings over many years, proves the inherently racist character of the police force. Quite simply, they cannot be reformed.

Tom Burns  ·  14 April 2021

Kids in Cages: Biden’s immigration policy is a return to the status quo

Kids in cages are kids in cages, no matter which party puts them there.

Rebecca Anderson  ·  13 April 2021

Only Brazil’s working class can solve the health, political and economic crises

3,000 deaths per day.

Alex Rutherford  ·  10 April 2021

The Paris Commune at 150: Blueprint for a proletarian state

150th anniversary of the Paris Commune.

Workers Power  ·  18 March 2021

Pro-democracy activists on trial in Hong Kong

47 protesters on trial.

George Banks  ·  12 March 2021

Alabama bill threatens trans youth

Alabama denies vital healthcare to trans youth

Millie Collins  ·  11 March 2021

Myanmar: Resistance to coup continues, solidarity with workers and youth

At least 38 protesters killed on 3 March.

Dave Stockton  ·  10 March 2021

Joe Biden bombs back better

Biden bombs Syria

Chris Clough  ·  10 March 2021

Common History, Common Struggle by Peter Hadden

Bernie McAdam reviews Common History, Common Struggle by Peter Hadden.

Bernie McAdam  ·  13 February 2021

The return of the USA

Joe Biden declares "the USA is back". What does this mean for the world?

Dave Stockton  ·  10 February 2021

Macron declares war on ‘Islamic separatism’

New law is an attack on France's Muslim population.

Kady Tait and Dave Stockton  ·  09 February 2021

General strike greets military coup in Myanmar

Widespread opposition to the military coup has broken out in workplaces and on the streets

Workers Power  ·  09 February 2021

Joe Biden promises to build back better

And analysis of President Biden's programme, and the working class response required

Dave Stockton  ·  09 February 2021

Modi besieged by Indian farmers

India has been rocked by a series of massive anti-government protests during the pandemic

Bernie McAdam  ·  08 February 2021

Uganda’s stolen election

Yoweri Museveni retains power in a fraudulent election and places rival candidate Bobi Wine under house arrest.

Jeremy Dewar  ·  07 February 2021

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