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Celebrations in South Korea after president Park Geun-hye is forced out

Opposition activists in South Korea are celebrating the Constitutional Court’s unanimous decision by all eight judges to uphold the impeachment of president Park Geun-hye.

Anti-racists prepare for mass protest in Netherlands

State austerity and racism have boosted the racist Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, says Dave Sewell

South Korea: protests continue after President Park is impeached

The removal of President Park Geun-hye from office last week has not stopped mass demonstrations

Confrontation in South Korea, and the chance of a general strike

The supporters of embattled President Park Geun-hye, and the movement seeking to remove her, clashed in the capital

Northern Ireland election won't solve the deep crisis in the system

A polarised election squeezed the left, but what matters more is the movement, says Simon Basketter

‘US migrants are scared to go out’ as Trump's assault steps up

Donald Trump’s assault on migrants stepped up a gear last week with intensified round-ups and evidence of forced labour for people awaiting deportation.

South Korea: 'the week of destiny has begun'

With a key court ruling expected very soon, the forces for and against President Park are mobilising

Protests in Egypt after regime 'steals daily bread' from the poor

Demonstrations swept across several Egyptian cities after the government’s Supply Ministry slashed the amount of subsidised bread available to the poor.

Racist raids rise as US movement faces tests

Union leaders are wrong to back Trump and should join the fight against him, writes Alistair Farrow

Socialists stand for a ‘different type of politics’ in Stormont assembly poll

The Northern Ireland assembly at Stormont is heading for a period of “administrative devolution” following an election this Thursday, with the assembly operating without an executive.

South Korea: a fierce political struggle gets fiercer

One million people took to the streets of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, last Saturday to demand the immediate resignation of the President, Park Geun-hye. But right-wingers are also mobilising.

Hundreds of thousands march in Barcelona to say ‘refugees welcome’

Up to 300,000 people marched in Barcelona last Saturday demanding the Spanish state welcome more refugees.

Thousands take action across the US as problems mount for Donald Trump

US president Donald Trump is facing serious problems. He has not yet been able to fill key positions and the protests against him are deepening.

Movement in South Korea radicalises—but the right prepare to take to the streets

Some 750,000 people took to the streets of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, last Saturday to demand the immediate resignation of the President Park Geun-hye.

Mass protests after Trump's deportation raids

Raids on immigrants by border guards provoked big protests across the US

Resistance spreads on US campuses as Trump plans fresh attacks

US activists are celebrating the decision by a panel of judges that continues the suspension of President Trump's Muslim ban. But there are many more battles to come.

Egyptian textile workers' strike shows growing anger at regime's austerity

Around 3,000 textile workers in Mahalla, northern Egypt, walked on Tuesday out in a sign of growing discontent at spiralling living costs.

Mass protests demand Romanian prime minister steps down over 'corruption law'

Over 200,000 people took to the streets of Bucharest in Romaniaon Sunday night.A further 300,000 marched in towns and cities across the country, including 40,000 in Timisoara and 45,000 in Cluj-Napoca.