Refugee
Stand Up To Racism conference - activists debate and organise to defend migrant rights and oppose racists
11 October 2016People have travelled from across Britain to join the Stand Up To Racism national conference in central London today, Saturday.
Over 1,500 gather in London to Stand Up To Racism
11 October 2016Trade unionists, students, refugee solidarity volunteers, politicians, socialists and campaigners from all over Britain are queueing up for a landmark conference to launch a mass anti-racist movement.
West plots to deport Afghan refugees back to warzone
04 October 2016Western governments and their allies are conniving to send Afghan refugees back to a warzone.
Racist propaganda falls short in Hungary’s anti-refugee referendum
04 October 2016Also: Narrow vote rejects Farc peace deal in Colombia
Anger as politicians pledge to demolish Calais 'jungle'
04 October 2016The “jungle” shantytown of refugees in Calais is to be demolished “in the next few weeks”, French prime minister Manuel Valls vowed last Sunday.
Refugee deaths are the bitter fruit of European Union and British repression
27 September 2016Hundreds of migrants drowned off the coast of Egypt yesterday, Wednesday. It was the bitter fruit of European Union (EU) naval operation in Libya that includes British ships.
Strike and protests confront Greek Nazis
20 September 2016Golden Dawn fascists are facing opposition, writes Greek socialist and anti-fascist Giorgos Pittas
World leaders look on as refugees drown
20 September 2016Dave Sewell looks at a United Nations Refugee Agency report which details the scale of the crisis as world leaders plan a new clampdown on refugees
Demonstration demanding demolition of Calais 'jungle' camp aids the racists
07 September 2016Lorry drivers, shopkeepers, farmers, police, dockers and right wing politicians are protested this week in Calais to demand the demolition of the “jungle” refugee camp.
Racists AfD party gains in regional election in Germany
07 September 2016The racist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party beat chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU into third place in a regional election last weekend | Plus Sioux protests take on big oil in the US
Calais camp swells—but Tories keep border shut
30 August 2016The Border Force boat Valiant was scrambled on Thursday morning of last week to intercept a small dinghy crossing the Channel.
Australian protests for refugee rights grow
30 August 2016Thousands protest as opposition to refugee detention surges, reports James Supple in Sydney
French cops ramp up terror as refugee numbers grow in Calais
16 August 2016A wave of state harassment and the arrival of new refugees are making conditions in the “jungle” shantytown in Calais even more intolerable.
Angry over deaths in France? You’re banned
02 August 2016French cops kettled 1,000 people in Paris last Saturday to stop them marching for justice for a black man who died in police custody.
10,000 reasons to open borders—report slams Tories for abandoning child refugees
26 July 2016Some 10,000 refugee children have disappeared, potentially into exploitation and abuse, due to Britain’s “deplorable” refusal to let them in.
George Osborne’s reign of austerity is over—at least for fat cat bosses
05 July 2016Tory chancellor George Osborne revealed on Monday his response to Brexit—a tax giveaway for the bosses.
Convoy to Calais - solidarity and anger as French authorities clamp down
21 June 2016Hundreds of vehicles set out to give solidarity to refugees in Calais last Saturday. But the convoy was banned by the French authorities, reports Dave Sewell, pictures Guy Smallman
It’s OK to bash migrants, says EU court
21 June 2016European courts ruled last week that Britain’s government can restrict access to benefits for EU migrants. Meanwhile charity MSF will no longer accept funding from the EU in protest at its clampdown on refugees.
Fury as police and governments block aid convoy to Calais
18 June 2016Hundreds of anti-racists have blocked the border checkpoint at Dover, Kent, today, Saturday in protest at cops' refusal to let the convoy to Calais through.
Convoy to Calais leaves to deliver solidarity to refugees
18 June 2016Some 185 cars, vans, buses and lorries stretched down Whitehall past Downing Street as the Convoy to Calais set off this morning.Other vehicles will join the convoy near Dover.
Click here to download this weeks paper in PDF format, plain text format, and browse previous issues.
- School strikes are part of a big fight over the future of education
- Police officers cleared of misconduct over Adrian McDonald's death in custody
- Battle on the docks—when workers marched for Enoch Powell
- From Enoch Powell’s speech to Stephen Lawrence’s murder—how racism grows, and how it’s beaten back
- Blackfish City is a gripping climate cliffhanger
- Teachers stay out in Oklahoma after union leaders tell them to end their strikes
Get In Touch
Socialist Worker is your paper. If you're involved in activity, send us a report. If you've got something to say, send us a letter.
Enter your email address below to receive our breakfast in red email updates each morning
Follow us
Become a fan
RSS Feed