Munyaradzi Gwisai, coordinator of Zimbabwe’s International Socialist Organisation (ISO), finally got his day in court on Wednesday of last week. His blunt statement from the dock that "Mugabe must go" stunned prosecutor Michael Reza into silence. But it led to cries of jubilation from the public gallery.
Mass executions, families butchered in their homes, checkpoints and disappearances. This is reality for those living in the Baba Amr district of Homs, Syria’s third city and the capital of the revolution.
One resident of Inshaat in Homs spent six days in a basement sheltering from regime bombardment. He spoke out about the experience.
Growing numbers of Palestinians in Syria are joining the revolution—despite harsh repression by the regime and its proxy militias.
Around 20,000 people protested in Pushkin Square in central Moscow on Monday against Vladimir Putin’s claim to have won the presidential election.
European leaders say that cuts stave off crisis.
Some 750,000 school and university students marched throughout Spain on Wednesday of last week against government plans to slash education funding.
Millions of workers took part in what is being described as India’s biggest ever general strike last week.
Workers at a Chicago factory staged a 12-hour occupation on Thursday of last week—and won an agreement that will save their jobs for at least 90 days.
Last week saw the fraudulent election of Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi as president of Yemen.
Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Tunisia’s capital Tunis on Saturday to protest against the government.
The cornered Syrian regime is lashing out viciously against pressure at home and from abroad to step down.
