Per-Åke Westerlund is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden). The war that started last week in the region of Tigray, Ethiopia, between the national army and Tigray armed forces, is putting millions at risk of famine and displacement. Within a few days, dozens of soldiers have been killed and hundreds are wounded, although […]
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Protests against police brutality in Nigeria have taken a violent turn as the police have opened fire on peaceful demonstrators, killing, according to Amnesty International, at least twelve people. We publish here an Press statement issued by the Movement for a Socialist Alternative. Lekki Massacre: Kick out the Killer Buhari-led Regime Now! We hold Lagos […]
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Rose Lichtenstein is a member of the Workers’ and Socialist Party (ISA in South Africa). How neo-colonial capitalism underscores abuse by imperialist institutions Rose Lichtenstein, Workers and Socialist Party — ISA in South Africa The World Health Organisation (WHO) has featured heavily on our radars lately, often painted in a positive light for its ‘expert’ […]
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The Movement for a Socialist Alternative in Nigeria has been actively campaigning to end SARS, end police brutality and provide jobs for youth. ISA stands in full solidarity with their campaign. Workers must join young Nigerians to #ENDSARS NOW and other oppressive anti-poor policies The Movement for a Socialist Alternative, MSA, declares support for the […]
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Awakening a giant: the mighty working class is on the march Workers from all major union federations turned up in the thousands for the 7 October #CosatuNationalStrike. SAFTU, NACTU and FEDUSA called on their members to support this action, marking an end to the long paralysis in the labour movement and a historic moment of working […]
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Wole Olubanji is a member of Movement for a Socialist Alternative (ISA in Nigeria). President Buhari has unleashed blow after blow on the working masses of this country as a means of saving the profits and luxurious lifestyles of the country’s capitalist elite in the face of a recession which the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened. […]
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Per-Åke Westerlund is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden). The military coup in Mali, Tuesday August 18, will not satisfy the needs of the masses, who have been demonstrating for months to demand President Keïta’s resignation. Rather the coup is underlining the deep crisis in the country and the entire Sahel region. The […]
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On Tuesday, June 30th 2020 the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will be celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of its independence from Belgian colonial rule. Celebrations are set to be subdued in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Tshisekedi announced that the funds destined for a grand celebration will be redirected to fight the pandemic […]
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Serge Jordan is a member of International Socialist Alternative. Capitalism and Imperialism in the dock The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the profound social inequalities prevailing under modern capitalism. Nowhere more than in Africa. The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is a measured assessment of 195 countries’ capacity and readiness to face outbreaks […]
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Carmia Schoeman and Mametlwe Sebei are members of the Workers’ and Socialist Party (ISA in South Africa). Lockdown measures surpass those of 1987 Apartheid state of emergency South African president Cyril Ramaphosa announced on March 23, that the government’s “state of disaster” restrictions would be escalated to an unprecedented lockdown of the whole country. The […]
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