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Riot police lash out in Zimbabwe

Riot police in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, fired tear gas and beat demonstrators during a crackdown on opposition supporters last Friday.

Democrats barred from Israel

Israel barred two prominent US politicians from entry last week because of their support for Palestinians.

After Portland, Trump gives boost to far right protest

Anti-fascists in Portland, Oregon, saw off some 100 far right demonstrators last Saturday.

Iceland’s ‘dead’ glacier is proof that time is running out to tackle climate chaos

People in Iceland held a “funeral” last Sunday for the country’s first glacier lost to climate change.

Failing Nazis cancel rally for Tommy Robinson in London

Supporters of jailed Nazi Tommy Robinson have called off a protest planned to take place in London on Saturday.

Transport round up: Rail workers keep up fights for safety

Reports round up: Hundreds join the Silent Walk for Grenfell

Over 1,000 people joined a protest in Manchester last Sunday to remember the Peterloo Massacre of 1819.

Event remembers 1911 rail strike in Wales

Hundreds of trade unionists, campaigners and local people gathered in Llanelli, South Wales, last Saturday to remember the 1911 rail strike.

Stop the DSEI arms fair in London

Activists are organising to disrupt an arms fair at London’s Docklands. Actions are set to take place 2-9 September.

Tayside pharmacists dispense a solution to pay dispute

Pharmacy support workers at NHS Tayside began an indefinite strike on Monday.

Support the cleaners' all-out strike for pay

Striking cleaners and caterers at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) have entered the fifth week of an indefinite strike over low pay and outsourcing.

These NHS strikes in Bradford and Lincolnshire need your support

Health workers in Bradford and Lincolnshire are stepping up the fight against poverty pay and outsourcing—and they need solidarity.

Asda workers speak out - bullying and threats add to anger over new contract

Asda workers are furious at supermarket bosses’ plans to impose a punitive contract that would rip up their terms and conditions.

New jobs fears at British Steel

Jobs could be at risk at British Steel after it is set to be bought by Oyak, the Turkish military pension fund.

Tory plan for Brexit is a threat to two million EU migrants

Whether you voted Leave or Remain, we should all defend migrants’ rights writes Tomáš Tengely-Evans

12,000 march in Aberdeen for Scottish independence

The most popular chants were “Say hey, say ho, Boris Johnson's got to go” and “We want independence now”'.

London marchers show solidarity with Hong Kong protests

Up to 1,000 people joined the Stand With Hong Kong protest, which gathered in Trafalgar Square before marching to Downing Street and Parliament Square