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Thousands killed and 11 million affected by the strongest storm ever Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong) Typhoon Haiyan (‘Yolanda’ in the Philippines) has caused destruction on a massive scale. This storm was three times more powerful t...

Strongest showing by socialists in decades - Opportunities for working-class politics must be seized Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative Two Socialist Alternative candidates sent historic shock waves through the United States on 6 November. ...

Support grows in campaign for release of imprisoned workers’ representative chinaworker.info and CWI reporters It is now five months since Wu Guijun, a migrant worker employed at the Diweixin Product Factory in Shenzhen, was taken into detentio...

Shenzhen factory workers’ representative held by police for five months chinaworker.info On Wednesday 23 October, Wu Guijun, a migrant worker in Shenzhen, will have been held in police detention for five months. Wu has only very recently been f...

New generation can learn from experience of Malaya Communist Party leader CWI Malaysia Chin Peng, the former guerrilla leader of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), died in Thailand on 16th September at the age of 88. His party had not been active...

Standing up against fascism and injustice until the end Alexandros Prantounas, Xekinima (CWI Greece) “On a day like this It’s fine to die A beautiful death, Standing up, In full public view” ‘Killah P’, from the CD ‘Zorya’ Ca...

Popular Front’s alliance with ‘Nidaa Tounes’ provokes big turmoil on the left Serge Jordan, CWI In the aftermath of the cold murder of the left Nasserite leader Mohamed Brahmi on 25 July, a cascade of mass protests shook every corner of Tunisia...

Increasing sectarianism threatens revolution’s future - Workers’ independent action urgently needed Robert Bechert, CWI Millions across the world, and especially in the Middle East, have been shocked by the killing of hundreds of mainly unarmed...

Workers, Communities and trade unionists unify their struggle Meschak Komani, first published by WASP On Wednesday August 3rd the Sefateng Stadium in Atok was filled with revolutionary worker songs. More than 700 people had come to the stadiu...

United Socialist Party makes election challenge USP (CWI in Sri Lanka) statement On the evening of 1 August, government troops opened fire on a peaceful protest against the poisoning of water supplies in Waliweriya, 20 miles north of Sri Lanka’...