Since Ahmad al-Sharaa came to power in Syria, the Damascus government has been given carte blanche to use maximum force against any threat to its continued rule, writes VIJAY PRASHAD
Britain’s anti-fascist awakening: will a new united initiative emerge?
TONY CONWAY, convener of the Communist Party’s Anti-Racist and Fascist Commission and a PCS union activist, reflects on the past weeks and potential developments for the movement
COMMUNITY RESPONSE: Locals defend the Abdullah Quilliam Mosque in Liverpool, following the Southport riot the day before, August 2 2024
Keir Starmer’s hiring Tim Allan from Tory-led Strand Partners is another illustration of Labour’s corporate-influence world where party differences matter less than business connections, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE
The truth will out: we are here to unveil the full scale of the government’s complicity in genocide and to hold it to account for the monstrous bloodshed in Palestine, writes JEREMY CORBYN
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
KEITH BENNETT reflects on witnessing the grand parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of China’s Victory Day, which impressively showcased advanced military technology
ANTI-RACISTS and anti-fascists should celebrate the way that tens of thousands have been mobilised over recent weeks. At short notice we stopped the fascists in most towns and cities — but not all. Still, too many hotels housing vulnerable people were attacked, both physically and verbally.
This mobilisation brought together anti-racist groups, trade unionists, people of faith, Palestine activists, those involved in Black Lives Matter and political parties. And while Labour in Parliament told its MPs and lords not to join in — remarkable, but some did, as did many councillors and Labour Party members.
As Migrants Organise stated last week: “Across the country, we are seeing a deeply concerning rise of the far right’s attacks on our people, in our homes and on the streets, organised around racism, Islamophobia, border violence, transphobia and global fascist forces.
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