By Walter Chambers, 27 March 2025 The massive protests that have already lasted six days in Istanbul, the city that sits on the edge of Europe are a vivid reminder of the volatility of this whole region. Yet the mainstream and even left media pay scant attention to what is happening. Already this year barely […]
The Balkans shaken by anger as greed and corruption exposed Read More »
By Charlie Jean McKeown, Socialist Party Ireland 27 March 2025 Serbia has been captured by anti-corruption protests for four months, which are student-led, and have now gained an untameable momentum. On 1 November last year, the newly “renovated” concrete canopy of Novi Sad train station collapsed, killing 15 and severely injuring two more. The open
Serbian State fails to repress mass protest movement Read More »
By Alternativa Socialista, PRMI in Mexico. 24 March 2025 Trump’s accession to the US presidency poses a threat to Latin America. And it breeds new dangers in a world plagued by war, climate change, the rise of the far right and the economic crisis. The increase in tariffs on Mexican products, despite the rhetoric of
Mexico: Need to unite against the ruthless bourgeoisie and imperialism Read More »
By Serge Jordan, PRMI. 19 March 2025 In the dead of night, in the midst of Ramadan, the Israeli regime resumed its mass bombing of Gaza, obliterating any remaining semblance of holding onto what was already an increasingly precarious and threatened ceasefire. The claim that Israel merely targeted Hamas operatives in this new barrage of
Trump-fuelled Israeli genocidal war machine shatters ceasefire in Gaza Read More »
Editorial from the latest issue of The Socialist, Ireland. 14 March 2025 As we go to print, Mahmoud Khalil, a key organiser of the Palestine solidarity encampment in Columbia University in New York City, has been arrested and is being threatened with deportation from the United States. This is despite possessing a Green Card, giving
Free Mahmoud Khalil! Free Palestine! End the genocide now! Read More »
By Serge Jordan, 11 March 2025 The last few days in Syria have brought another grim chapter in the country’s long and bloody crisis. More than 1,000 people, the majority civilians, were slaughtered in the western coastal areas in three days of clashes and sectarian revenge killings. The gruesome images of executions have flooded social
Syria: Horrific sectarian violence flares—but workers show another way Read More »
To mark International Women’s Day 2025 By PRMI supporters 7 March 2025 As International Women’s Day approaches, we face a world where the forces of misogynistic reaction are sharpening their knives. With Trump back in power, the most openly sexist, racist, and authoritarian administration in modern U.S. history has started an all-round assault on women,
IWD25: Urgent storm of feminist, anti-racist and socialist resistance is needed Read More »
By Militant Côte d’Ivoire 7 March 2025 “School is not a priority for the Ouattara government”. We have been repeating this since October. It became undeniable this Wednesday morning with the arrest of 33 teachers and the repression of their General Assembly in Abidjan. In October 2024, primary and secondary school teachers in Côte d’Ivoire observed
Government makes schools a reduced priority in Côte d’Ivoire Read More »
By Drew Frayne, Socialist Party Ireland, 21 February 2025 Sixty years ago el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, known to the world as Malcolm X, was murdered. His life is a map of 20th Century racism, and resistance to white supremacy, in the US and across the world. The personal and political life of el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, known
Malcolm X: Hard Lessons from his Life and Death Read More »
PRMI reporters spoke to Cerys Keane, Organiser of the “Save nursing” campaign. 14 February 2025 When Britain’s National Health Service is facing a severe crisis, in part due to the lack of qualified staff, the decision by the management of Cardiff University to consider closing the Nurse training course, along with several other important programmes
Save Nursing in Wales – Lessons of a campaign Read More »
By Kate Quinlan, BIMM graduate, class of 2024, 14 February 2025 The proposed mass redundancies at BIMM Dublin, one of Ireland’s most prestigious music colleges, represent not just an attack on workers’ rights but the potential for a grave cultural loss. Lecturers at the institution, many of whom are accomplished musicians who have contributed to
BIMM Dublin: A cultural and educational crisis driven by capitalist greed Read More »
By Ndumiso from South Africa Published 9 January 2025 This is the transcript of the introduction by Ndumiso to the discussion on the global situation held during the meeting of the PRMI on 14 December 2024. It has been slightly edited for stylistic reasons. I want to focus my introduction on developments in Africa. Generally,
Young people do not trust the former liberation movements still in power today Read More »
