From Chartists and Suffragettes to Irish republicans and today’s Palestine activists, the treatment of hunger strikers exposes a consistent pattern in how the British state represses those it deems political prisoners, says KEITH FLETT
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Celebrating the lived experiences of black women
Our culture and heritage should be elevated as an act of resistance, says ZITA HOLBOURNE
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In the aftermath of the illegal US operation against Venezuela, a deliberate misinformation campaign has been waged to sow doubt about the survival of the country’s revolution, warns MANOLO DE LOS SANTOS
A statement from the Parti Communiste Francais
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines our laws concerning the treatment of animals and their rights
The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) welcomes demonstrations across Iran, which have put pressure upon the theocratic dictatorship, but warns against intervention by the United States to force Iran in a particular direction
In a stark warning of things to come JOHN ELLISON invokes the ideological splitting of hairs that weakened any and all opposition to the unravelling WWI when 22 million of mostly Europeans lost their lives and 23 million were maimed
WE are often expected to conform to fake norm to “fit in” and “get on.”
As we mark International Women’s Day (IWD) in Britain it is essential that we do this in an inclusive way and acknowledge the struggles and achievements of all women in Britain.
In my union PCS, our national women’s forum, which I chair, has decided to mark Women’s History Month which started in the US and, although it is not widely celebrated in Britain, in practice because events to mark IWD take place throughout March, we do informally.
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