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THE Communist Party of Swaziland has condemned Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini for branding democracy protesters “mercenaries and anarchists.”
The party called today for international solidarity with the uprising that has rocked the country for the past month.
The widespread protests in Swaziland — now known as Eswatini — calling for free and democratic elections and legal status for political parties have been met with a brutal crackdown by security services. At least 40 people have been killed at marches and rallies that have taken place in most major towns and cities.
Anyone who criticises those in power in Kenya risks their freedom or worse. The brutal abduction of Booker Omole marks a new escalation in a country sliding toward authoritarian rule, says MARC VANDEPITTE
CJ ATKINS commemorates one of the most dramatic moments in working-class history
MOHAMMAD OMIDVAR, a senior figure in the Tudeh Party of Iran, tells the Morning Star that mass protests are rooted in poverty, corruption and neoliberal rule and warns against monarchist revival and US-engineered regime change
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died 50 years ago today November 20. JIM JUMP looks back at his blood-soaked rule and toxic legacy on Spain today