To defend Puerto Rico’s right to peace is to defend Venezuela’s right to exist, argues MICHELLE ELLNER
British and Ukrainian workers' common cause
Ukrainian workers need support, writes National Union of Mineworkers general secretary CHRIS KITCHEN after a visit to the country
MEETING OF MINDS: British delegation meet with activists of the Sotsіalniy Rukh (SR; The Social Movement) the new left party being created by the working people of Ukraine
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Despite the apocalyptic destruction RAMZY BAROUD points to Gaza’s triumph of spirit against the architecture of genocide
We are demanding action from our politicians to deliver justice, fairness and decency throughout our communities – join us, says ROZ FOYER
After NGOs and the EU, UN condemns Germany’s crackdown on Palestine Solidarity, writes LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
It’s not just the Starmer regime: the workers of Britain have always faced legal affronts on their right to assemble and dissent, and the Labour Party especially has meddled with our freedoms from its earliest days, writes KEITH FLETT
Once again Tower Hamlets is being targeted by anti-Islam campaigners, this time a revamped and radicalised version of Ukip — the far-right event is now banned by the police, but we’ll be assembling this Saturday to make sure they stay away, says JAYDEE SEAFORTH
IT WAS a privilege to have been part of a trade union and left-wing, socialist delegation to Kiev between February 19-23 2022. The group comprised Mick Whelan (Aslef general secretary), Mick Antoniw and Adam Price (both Welsh Assembly member), Julie Ward (former MEP), Paul Mason (journalist) and Yuliya Yurchenko (Greenwich University).
We all felt that given the situation it was important that we made a physical visit to the Ukraine to show our support.
It was surreal walking round Kiev the day we arrived seeing people going about their lives as normal and being able to go to a Ukrainian restaurant for our evening meal given the reports in the British press and Foreign Office advice that we had received not to travel unless essential.
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