The distinguishing mark of a monarchy is the cult around the private life of the family of the person who has the political role of head of state.
José Lungarzo (1922-2001)
3 April 2001On Sunday January 28th 2001, Argentine revolutionary José Lungarzo, known to us as comrade Juan, died following a heart attack. He had spent his life in defence of the socialist perspective on humanity and the principles of Marxism and the Fourth International.
LucÃa González Alonso (1947-2000)
3 April 2001LucÃa González Alonso, a long time militant in the workers’ movement in the Spanish state and the Fourth International, has just died after a long illness. Born in Madrid in 1947, she became involved in the struggle against the dictatorship when she was a student.
Jesús AlbarracÃn (1942-2001)
3 April 2001Jesús AlbarracÃn has died at the age of 57 following a long illness. He began his militant activity in the early 1970s, joining the Liga Comunista Revolucionaria (LCR - section of the Fourth International in the Spanish state), of which he was for many years one of the leaders.
Spanish state steps up repression of radical basque youth
3 April 2001, byOn March 6th Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon ordered the arrests under the anti-terrorist law of 15 leaders of the Socialist-Independentist Basque youth organisation Haika. They were all charged with belonging to the Basque armed organisation ETA.
Towards a police state?
3 April 2001, byThanks to a left movement with strong democratic principles, a consequence of the period of resistance to the military junta that collapsed in 1974, Greece has long resisted numerous attempts to establish a police state.
Reappearance of the Good Old Zionist Consensus
3 April 2001, byThe Israeli political arena is perceived by most of the Israeli, Palestinian and world opinion, as sharply divided into two main blocs, headed by the Zionist parties of Labour and Likud. It is important once again to refute this imaginary perception which misleads many, preventing the growth of a true Left which struggles for social and political transformation of the Jewish-Zionist state.
Regime arrests democrats
3 April 2001, byDuring March 2001, several leading comrades from Labour Party Pakistan were arrested by the military regime of General Pervaiz Musharaf. They were among many hundreds of other political parties who wanted to hold a rally on 23rd of March in Lahore. Most of arrests were made before the rally and political activists were picked up from their house early in the morning.
- 1
- 2