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It is only the tip of the iceberg – large increase in public care homes urgently needed! Socialist Action reporters Yesterday, on October 20, over 500 people gathered outside of the headquarters of the Social Welfare Department (SWD), in Wa...

Criticism of foreign governments’ inactivity and connivance as China’s crackdown ‘goes global’ Adam N. Lee, chinaworker.info A year has passed since Gui Minhai disappeared in Thailand, on 17 October 2015. Gui, a Swedish citizen, is one of five ...

Film review • Campaign for presidential pardon gains momentum Vincent Kolo, Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong) Film: Snowden Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rhys Ifans, Melissa Leo, Nicholas Cage “It’s not about...

Reject the bosses’ EU! For a Europe of working people - a voluntary socialist federation Sascha Stanicic, Sozialistische Alternative (CWI in Germany) Not for a long time has an event caused such controversial and, in parts, emotionally charged ...

Fierce clashes as protesters defy crackdown on China’s “democracy village” chinaworker.info reporters Wukan in southern China is described as a “war zone” after up to 1,000 heavily armed police descended on the village this week, raiding houses...

Snowden went underground with refugees in Hong Kong including Socialist Action member Vanessa Pasha, Socialist Action (CWI) in Hong Kong Heroic generosity by Hong Kong refugees, women and men who are viciously discriminated and smeared as ‘...

Legco elections see record turnout and big swing towards ‘radical’ newcomers Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI) in Hong Kong Voters in the Legco (Legislative Council) elections held on 4 September – widely seen as the most important since the 1997 ...

Can government statistics be trusted? Pete Dickinson, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales) Earlier this year the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics announced that coal consumption in the country fell for the second year running.This ...

Support Jill Stein Joshua Koritz, Socialist Alternative, USA Fueled by anger at massive inequality and a “recovery” that leaves the 99% behind, Bernie Sanders showed that it is possible to run a nationally viable campaign without taking corpora...

Report on Australia’s offshore camps answers the lies of Hong Kong’s racist politicians David Hundorf, Socialist Action There is extreme abuse in Australia’s privately run offshore refugee camps, especially on the Pacific island nation of Nauru...