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ALGERIA Communiqué of the IWC Coordinators
(11 February 2020) — We have been informed that on the evening of 10 February, the Court of Appeals of the Military Court of Blida (Algeria) decided to release Louisa Hanoune, the general secretary of the Algerian Workers Party, who had been imprisoned since 9 May 2019 after spending nine months in prison. Among many…
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CHINA “They Have Been Slow to Manage the Crisis, but Quick to Silence the People”
“They have been slow to manage the crisis, but quick to silence the people” is how a Chinese internet user recapped the attitude of the Wuhan town officials in the face of the situation created by the coronavirus epidemic, which continues to spread and increase in the number of human lives lost. The first case…
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INDIA Protest against CAA in India — From Nambiath Vasudevan, coordinator of the International Workers Committee against war and exploitation, for a workers International (IWC)
Modi government is hell bent in going ahead with the amended Indian Citizenship Act. Government is opposed to hold any dialogue with protesters. That means BJP wants to amend the constitutional guarantee that citizenship in India will not be decided based on religion. In the circumstances arising in India Modi law can be reversed only…
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UNITED STATES The following interview with Ajamu Baraka, national organizer of Black Alliance for Peace, was conducted on January 26, by Alan Benjamin, editorial board member of The Organizer newspaper.
Question: Could you tell us about the Global Day of Action yesterday [January 25] and why Black Alliance for Peace not only participated but played a leadership role in building this antiwar protest? Ajamu Baraka: It was a positive development to see that people came out across the United States in the tens of thousands…
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UNITED STATES «The American People Refuse To Go To War!» Interview with Nancy Wohlforth, Co-Convener of US Labor Against the War (USLAW)
Donald Trump took the world to the brink of a major, frontal armed war with Iran. While the crisis situation appears to have died down, it could flare up again at any moment. What is your assessment of what has transpired over the past few weeks? Trump began the war escalation against Iran when he…
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CHILE Stop the repression of secondary school students and the main leaders of the ACES (Coordinating Assembly of Secondary school Students) by the Chilean government!
Faced with the repression of its main spokespersons, mainly through the application of the Domestic Security Act – which in specific cases is a law against terrorism – against Víctor Chanfreau, we declare the following : 1. We condemn the systematic repression of social protest by the Chilean government, and we are addressing all of…
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AUSTRALIA Fires In Australia
Fires in Australia that began in July have increased to the present day. Climatic conditions have produced temperatures of 48° celsius, or 118 degrees Farenheit, without respite. In these conditions the firefighters have been overwhelmed by the amount and levels of destruction attained. An emergency control agency has been set up, and international assistance from…
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INDIA People Against Modi’s Move To Create Hindu India A letter from Nambiath Vasudevan
A letter from Nambiath Vasudevan, trade unionist in Mumbai (India), coordinator of the International Workers Committee against war and exploitation, for a workers international (IWC ). Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hindu right wing government passed a Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in parliament on December 11 denying citizenship to Muslim immigrants living in India.
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UNITED STATES Message to Congress: Vote ‘NO’ on NAFTA 2.0! A Comprehensive Replacement Is Required!
First published by The Organizer (USA), December 2019 It’s been called a “historic bipartisan trade pact.” Donald Trump hailed it as a “victory” for his administration and for the American people. Nancy Pelosi called it a trade agreement that is “infinitely better” than both NAFTA and Trump’s initial proposal. AFLCIO President Richard Trumka insisted that the…
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CHILE Democracy and Dictatorship Face to Face
On 11 December, the Chilean Senate passed a « constitutional accusation » against the former Minister of the Interior, Andrés Chadwick, following strong pressure to end impunity for murders, torture and imprisonment of demonstrators (some 30 dead, more than 300 seriously injured in the eyes, two of whom became blind, thousands of detainees). All members of the…
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