Hong Kong police arrested more than 500 people holding a sit-in a day after tens of thousands in the former British colony joined a massive march to push for democracy. Those arrested were overwhelmingly young.
More than 400,000 vote in Occupy Central’s electoral reform poll
24 June 2014, byVoting began in online poll on reform plans for 2017 chief executive election at noon on Friday; voting system subject of one of the largest cyberattacks in history, experts say.
AWP Joint statement on military operation in Wazirestan
22 June 2014, by , ,The Awami Workers Party (AWP) has demanded public disclosure of all aspects of the ongoing military operation in North Waziristan and a time line for the return of displaced populations in all Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). [1]
European elections: The FN in the lead, PS and UMP rejected, an alternative still has to be built.
25 May 2014This statement by the NPA was issued on the evening of 25 May 2014, when the overall results were predicted, giving the National Front 25% nationally, and placing it first in at least of five of the seven constituencies in metropolitan France. The same exit polls gave the traditional right UMP around 20%, the centre right 10% and the ruling Socialist Party 14%.
Cancelling the majority of sovereign debt is an overdue necessity
21 May 2014, byThis statement by the Greek Debt Audit Campaign was approved at their public meeting in Athens on 7 May 2014.
Appeal of the Kryvih Rih basin miners to the workers of Europe
19 May 2014The attention of the world community is currently focussed on the confrontation between pro-government and anti-government forces in Ukraine. This confrontation is becoming all the more tenacious and bloody. All the more it is being turned into an interethnic confrontation that is stoking up a hysterical mutual hatred between workers of different nationalities.
After 3 months of strike, Hauts-de-Seine postal workers need a maximum of support
14 May 2014This is the text of a petition from the striking postal workers.
European antifascist conference in Athens
21 April 2014, byThe international antifascist conference was attended by approximately 80 comrades from abroad, representing 32 antifascist collectives from all over Europe. It is estimated that about 3.000 local people joined the various activities of the meeting.
Peasants demand land rights at Kulyana Military Estate Okara
12 April 2014, byApril 6, a mass meeting of the peasants at Kulyana Military Estate Okara was organised by Anjman Mozareen Punjab, at Okara to commemorate the fifth death anniversary of three peasants killed by goons of Military Farms administration.
Statement of the Democratic Left Front (DLF) on the outcomes of its 2nd National Conference 27-30 March 2014.
4 April 2014Democratic Left Front 2nd National Conference: “We are looking forward to the mass workers party to challenge the neoliberal ANC government and its capitalist allies”
Footnotes
[1] A first version of this statement, dated 17 June 2014, was initially posted online. After discussion among leadership of the Awami Workers Party (AWP), some changes were made in it. This is the amended statement.
