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Hong Kong: 140,000 demonstrate against government repression

The massive August 20 demonstration called at just five days’ notice showed the depths of the popular backlash against the jailing of 16 young activists Socialist Action reporters On August 20, up to 140,000 poured onto Hong Kong’s streets in t...

16 political prisoners in Hong Kong – How to fight back against dictatorship?

Only mass organised struggle can stop a dark era of repression! As a first step – one-day strike against tyranny! Leaflet issued by Socialist Action (CWI) and Youth Against Repression for Sunday’s demonstration in support of the jailed youth a...

Marxism and the democracy struggle

The following article is the foreword to a new book from chinaworker.info on the democracy struggle in Hong Kong and China On July 1 2017, the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, Xi Jinping effectively read the riot act – warning Ho...

Hong Kong: Democracy movement stunned by raft of authoritarian measures

Jailing of 13 young democracy activists for thirteen months raises the bar on government repression – coordinated fight back is needed! Dikang, Socialist Action Hong Kong is reeling under a raft of undemocratic measures from Carrie Lam’s new go...

Venezuela: Imperialist offensive sharpens following Assembly elections

Only the working class taking power from capitalists and bureaucrats can defeat reaction Izquierda Revolucionaria Venezuela & Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Venezuela) On 30 July elections were held to elect members of the “National Cons...

China: State repression and the prospects for workers’ struggle

Introduction to China Commission at CWI Summer School 2017 by Hayashi (CWI in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) There are a number of questions we need to discuss. How serious is the economic crisis in China? Is Xi Jinping really the strongest leader s...

Ireland: Jobstown – A rotten stitch up exposed

Cillian Gillespie, Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) “The news has just come through from the Central Criminal Court and I am the first to report it to the House. Deputy Paul Murphy, not guilty; Councillor Michael Murphy, not guilty; Councillor...

CWI/IR unification: An historic strengthening of the forces of Marxism

22 July unification congress unanimously approves unification document and incorporation of IR into CWI As has been reported on socialistworld.net, the CWI and Izquierda Revolucionaria held a special unification congress on 22 July in Barcelona. T...

Venezuela: The Constituent Assembly and tasks for revolutionaries

Venezuela 02 June 2017 Izquierda Revolucionaria and Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Venezuela) Combat the counter-revolution with socialist, not capitalist policies On 1 May, President Nicolas Maduro announced the calling of a Constituen...

Hong Kong: For a mass campaign of resistance against the Legco coup

Judge’s disqualification of legislators a massive threat to democracy struggle Socialist Action statement The decision by Justice Thomas Au Hing-cheung on July 14 to expel four legislators from the Legislative Council (Legco) including vete...

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Stalin’s “Socialism In One Country”—A Century of Disaster

March 11, 2026 Leon Pinsky, Sociaist Alternative (ISA in the US) A century ago, from December 18-31 of 1925, the 14th Congress of the Communist Part...

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