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International

International round-up: Palestinian protests in support of escaped prisoners

Israel launched a campaign of raids, incursions, roadblocks, searches and arrests last week after a group of Palestinian prisoners liberated themselves.
14 September 2021
Their system is the real firestarter
Features

Their system is the real firestarter

Wildfires raging across European countries are part of a worldwide climate catastrophe. Our rulers are content to call the fires a ‘natural disaster’—but their drive for profit is the real cause, say socialists in affected areas
06 August 2021
Nine Catalan political prisoners freed, but the struggle is far from over
International

Nine Catalan political prisoners freed, but the struggle is far from over

The nine were arrested in the wake of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum for their involvement in organising the vote, demonstrations and mass civil disobedience.
22 June 2021
Podemos—trapped by the system
Features

Podemos—trapped by the system

Radical left party Podemos sought to be an alternative to the corrupt political establishment but came to mirror its features. Sam Ord says hope for change in the Spanish state lies on organising outside of elections
08 May 2021
Madrid elections see left punished for record in government
News

Madrid elections see left punished for record in government

The conservatives and the far right surged to new heights and will govern the capital
05 May 2021
Letters

Letters—Catalan political prisoners and the fight for independence

Catalonian struggles + International Working Women's Day + Trans rights + Anti-Traveller racism
09 March 2021
LETTERS—India’s vaccine rollout driven by power politics, not need
Letters

LETTERS—India’s vaccine rollout driven by power politics, not need

The Serum Institute of India is the world’s largest producer of vaccines, with the ability to produce 1.5 billion doses per year.
23 February 2021
Catalan elections show backing for independence but far right also advances
International

Catalan elections show backing for independence but far right also advances

In the new parliament there is a leftist majority and a—different—pro-independence majority
20 February 2021
Fighting fascism—remembering the International Brigades
Features

Fighting fascism—remembering the International Brigades

A new book tells the remarkable stories of the International Brigades who fought fascism in Spain. It’s a fascinating part of the Civil War
18 October 2020
Interview with Catalan political prisoner Jordi Cuixart - ‘The state does not tolerate being questioned’
News

Interview with Catalan political prisoner Jordi Cuixart – ‘The state does not tolerate being questioned’

Jordi Cuixart, president of the biggest pro-independence organisation in Catalonia, was interviewed by David Karvala, just as the Spanish Supreme Court sent Cuixart back to prison after a short period of parole in his nine-year sentence for organising protests
15 August 2020
As car bosses want job cuts, we need unity to resist
News

As car bosses want job cuts, we need unity to resist

Auto bosses are setting workers against each other as they seek to restart profit-making.
02 June 2020
Letters: ‘Radical’ left in Spain failed the test of coronavirus
Letters

Letters: ‘Radical’ left in Spain failed the test of coronavirus

I was angry to see the Spanish state relax its coronavirus lockdown last week and workers in manufacturing and construction being told to return to work.
17 April 2020
Move to restart economy is driven by state’s rivalry
News

Move to restart economy is driven by state’s rivalry

Global deaths from the ­coronavirus surpassed 100,000 at the end of last week. In many countries there is no let-up in the grim statistics of infection and deaths.
13 April 2020
New coalition government in Spain marks a shift to the right for Podemos
International

New coalition government in Spain marks a shift to the right for Podemos

A new coalition government in Spain is vowing to create “a Spain of moderation and not a Spain of tension”.
14 January 2020
Wave of protests in Madrid to pile pressure on climate talks
News

Wave of protests in Madrid to pile pressure on climate talks

The streets of Madrid were filled with defiant scenes last week as thousands of climate campaigners protested outside United Nations (UN) climate talks.
10 December 2019
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Socialist Review Archive

Battles ahead in Spanish state

Catalan independence colours the results of the fourth general election in the Spanish state since 2015, as the far right party VOX makes major gains and the left loses support. Héctor Puente Sierra explains.
04 December 2019
Vote for far right Vox rocks elections in Spain
International

Vote for far right Vox rocks elections in Spain

Elections in Spain last Sunday produced almost the same result as in April—except for a very disturbing rise for the far right party Vox.
12 November 2019
Eyewitness from mass protests and police repression in Catalonia
International

Eyewitness from mass protests and police repression in Catalonia

Angry protests swept Catalonia last weekend over harsh jail sentences handed down to activists who called the 2017 independence referendum. Over 350,000 people marched last Saturday.
28 October 2019
Mass protests and strikes for democracy in Catalonia
International

Mass protests and strikes for democracy in Catalonia

A general strike brought much of Catalonia to a standstill on Friday.
20 October 2019
Stand with Catalonia after new wave of repression
What We Think

Stand with Catalonia after new wave of repression

Massive protests erupted across Catalonia this week after a Spanish court sentenced nine pro-independence Catalan leaders to vicious prison terms.
15 October 2019
Mobilisation in Catalonia after more repression
International

Mobilisation in Catalonia after more repression

Nine Catalan independence activists have been arrested on charges of terrorism and rebellion. The Spanish state deployed 500 police officers to carry out the arrests.
01 October 2019
Paul Mason’s ‘popular front’ of failures is not the way to beat the right
Features

Paul Mason’s ‘popular front’ of failures is not the way to beat the right

Journalist Paul Mason has called on Labour to support a ‘Popular Front’ to stop the far right. It proved a disaster in the 1930s—and he should know it, writes Nick Clark
19 August 2019
Firefighter Miguel Roldan speaks out - taking on the state to save refugees
Features

Firefighter Miguel Roldan speaks out – taking on the state to save refugees

Spanish firefighter Miguel Roldan faces up to 20 years in jail for helping to rescue desperate refugees who would otherwise have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. He spoke to Nick Clark about why states are going to war on migrants – and what we can do about it
04 July 2019
Socialist Review Archive

Centre-left returns, but far right gains

The results of the 28 April general election in Spain were very contradictory. There was good news in that the main right wing party, the PP, lost half of its vote, going from 137 MPs to just 66 today. The Labour-type Socialist party, PSOE, won the election with very big gains (from 85 to 123...
07 May 2019