France
Establishment parties in crisis and fascists on rise after first round of French election
23 April 2017For the first time neither of France’s main parties will be represented in the second round of its presidential elections, after an historic upset in Sunday’s first round.
Refugees clash with police after Grande-Synthe fire leaves hundreds homeless
18 April 2017Clashes with police erupted after the Grande-Synthe refugee camp was burnt down, and the EU has been blasted for turning a blind eye to refugees
Marine Le Pen's front for fascism
16 April 2017Front National (FN) presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is riding high in the polls. Dave Sewell argues she remains a committed Nazi despite attempts to detoxify the brand
International activists meet in Hamburg and plan action at the G20 summit
11 April 2017Activists from across Europe are planning to shut down Hamburg when the global ruling class, including Donald Trump, hold their G20 Summit there in July. Tens of thousands are expected join a week of protest in the northern German port city.
International news round up
04 April 2017Stories from the resistance to police violence in France, and solid strikes by Irish transport workers fighting pay cuts
Large march in Paris caps off international weekend of anti-racism
21 March 2017Over ten thousand people demonstrated in Paris yesterday, Sunday, against racism and police violence
The fight against racism is international, says activist in Greece
14 March 2017The weekend of Saturday 18 March will be an international mobilisation against racism across Europe that was initially called by the movement in Greece.
Revolt in France over police violence and rape
14 February 2017Protests have shaken France this week after the brutal actions of police assaulting and raping a young black man with a truncheon.
Left whispers in France
24 January 2017After five years in office hammering workers, the Labour-type Socialist Party in France looks set to pick an outspoken opponent of its own policies as presidential candidate.
International news round-up
15 November 2016Student occupations and wider protests have spread across Brazil in response to 20-year public spending freeze, while in France the state is looking to extend its state of emergency
The resistible rise of the new right
15 November 2016The politics of the ruling class are in deep crisis as disillusionment with the system deepens. Socialist Worker argues that discontent doesn’t have to go to the right
French officials threaten Calais clear out will get harsher as Tories do nothing
25 October 2016French cops sow confusion and chaos with camp clearance—but it could have all been avoided
How the Suez crisis sank an empire
25 October 2016Britain invaded Egypt sixty years ago—a brutal response to the resistance against its decaying empire. The result was humiliation. Historian John Newsinger tells the story
Solidarity for child refugees arriving in Croydon after press goes on the attack
20 October 2016Politicians and newspapers have whipped up a vile debate about whether small numbers of refugee children arriving from Calais are adults.
Hate that has deep roots—Christine Delphy speaks out against Islamophobia
13 September 2016Sociologist Christine Delphy, one of France’s leading feminists, spoke to Socialist Worker.
SNP’s growth for Scotland depends on the lobbying industry
07 September 2016The Scottish National Party (SNP)’s vision for Scotland includes much corporate lobbying.
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.
Activists push to turn the tide against ‘burkini’ ban
30 August 2016The Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) is campaigning to overturn the bans.
Outrage after armed police enforce French burkini ban
24 August 2016Anti-racists in France and Britain are preparing to protest against the “burkini ban” imposed in 18 localities in France.
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.
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