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8 May 2013
The Palestinian struggle - How can a state be realised?
As Israeli governments have progressively increased the number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, eating into the Palestinian territories, more and more people are questioning whether a viable Palestinian state next to Israel is now possible
17 April 2013
Brutal Saudi regime supported by UK government
On 13 March, seven young men were executed in Saudi Arabia by firing squad. They were reportedly arrested in January 2006 and charged with organising a criminal group, armed robbery and breaking into jewellery...
20 March 2013
Iraq: Ten years after 'shock and awe'
Imperialism's bloody legacy: Ten years ago, under the banner, 'Operation Iraqi Freedom', the US-led 'coalition of the willing' attacked Iraq
Huge anti-war demonstration in London in 2003, photo Paul Mattsson
13 February 2013
15 February 2003: A million on the streets to stop the war
10th anniversary: It was the day that shook the world. From cold, grey, sub-zero London to sunny Sydney, a vast tide of humanity marched in every continent in the most momentous display of mass solidarity ever seen
Imperialism carved up the planet
23 January 2013
The four-day hostage crisis at the In Amenas gas facility in south east Algeria and its bloody outcome have sent shockwaves internationally
12 December 2012
Mass protests in Egypt against Mursi and his reactionary constitution
Big demonstrations have opposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's attempt to seize new powers and railroad through a repressive Islamic constitution
7 December 2012
Demand the immediate release of Ramy Sabry and all activists in Egypt
The CWI condemned the organised killing of journalist Al Housseini Abou Dayf, and the kidnapping and torturing of activists by Muslim Brotherhood members during the recent mass protests
Protest against the Israeli government's attacks on Gaza 24 November 2012, photo Paul Mattsson
28 November 2012
Over 10,000 people demonstrated and marched in London on Saturday 24 November to condemn the Israeli bombardment of Gaza...
28 November 2012
Egypt: Mursi power grab provokes mass protests
Build a united front of workers and poor for 'second revolution': The declaration of sweeping new political powers by Egypt's president Mursi has provoked a violent backlash, leaving two dead and hundreds injured, and further polarised society along pro- and anti-Mursi lines...
24 November 2012
Demonstrations: End the seige of Gaza!
Over 10,000 people marched in London to condemn the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
21 November 2012
Stop Israeli state terror! No more slaughter in Gaza
Men, women and children from one end of the Gaza strip to the other have been subjected to abject terror as bombs hit this narrow piece of land from the air and sea
20 November 2012
November 24: International protests against executions and to support political prisoners in Iran
18 November 2012
Protests against strikes on Gaza
As the Israeli army's brutal onslaught on Gaza continued into its fourth day, thousands protested outside the Israeli embassy in London.
The Battle of Algiers poster montage
3 October 2012
Algerian war of independence 1954-1962
Colonialism, national liberation and revolutionary struggle: Fifty years ago, in 1962, the 'Algerian war', one of the longest and bloodiest anti-colonial conflicts, ended with the victory of the Algerian fighters against French imperialism...
Devastated communities in Syria
8 August 2012
Syria: Is there an alternative to the developing civil war?
Syria's agony continues unabated. Across the country there are indiscriminate attacks by the Assad regime forces and their militias, bloody sectarian reprisals by the armed opposition, refugee floods and humanitarian disasters.
11 July 2012
Egypt: Will Mursi's presidential election victory bring real change?
A week after Egypt's new president - Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood - took office, a dramatic confrontation with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) erupted
11 July 2012
The Shard: As useless as a hole in the ground
Readers' comment: Europe's tallest building, the Shard, next to London Bridge station, opened on 5 July at a cost of nearly £1 billion, writes Bill Mullins
20 June 2012
Egypt's military instigates a 'soft coup'
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood stated the revolution is facing 'a life and death moment' after it claimed victory in presidential elections but now faces an attempt by the ruling military junta to impose a 'constitutional coup'
13 June 2012
International day of support for political prisoners in Iran
On 20 June protests will be held across the world to demand an end to the imprisonment, torture and execution of innocent trade unionists, students and youth in Iran, writes Paul Gerrard.
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