Syria
Detained and deported - how the Tories really treat Syrian refugees
24 November 2015As the first Syrians arrive in Britain, Dave Sewell uncovers the shocking truth of the numbers kicked out and detained by the British government
More spies won’t stop terrorism
17 November 2015Whenever there is a terrorist attack the intelligence services use it to demand more resources and powers.
Rulers use Paris attack to silence opposition
17 November 2015A series of shootings and suicide bombings killed at least 129 people in the French capital Paris on Friday of last week.
Syria - West's bombs don't bring liberation
17 November 2015The US has launched new extended airstrikes in eastern Syria. French jets bombed the city of Raqqa.
Spooks, diplomats and Tories organise to push for more war in Syria
10 November 2015Warmongers are using the downing of a Russian jet killing 224 passengers and crew as justification for a new war in Syria.
Hundreds rally in London to demand that refugees are welcome here
05 November 2015Up to 700 people joined a refugee solidarity rally organised by Stand Up to Racism in central London last night, Wednesday.
Syrian says, 'Bombing is no solution'
20 October 2015Tens of thousands are fleeing the area around the Syrian town of Aleppo as Iranian forces back an offensive by dictator Bashar al Assad.
Bombs will worsen the situation for Syria - whether Western or Russian
13 October 2015The Tories want to push forward with proposals to join the US in bombing Syria. They claim this will stop the rise of Isis and make Britain safer.
Theresa May attacks migrants as refugees are locked out
13 October 2015The Tories’ Immigration Bill scapegoats migrants while Syrian refugees suffer, writes Ken Olende
Syrian intervention is no solution - say no to attacks from Washington and Moscow
06 October 2015The Tories are talking up the prospect of winning a vote for airstrikes in Syria.
Rulers' empty rhetoric is leaving refugees to rot
06 October 2015A month after David Cameron pledged to take in 20,000 Syrians from refugee camps near Syria, details remain vague.
Syria is a battlefield of imperialist rivalry
06 October 2015Russia’s military intervention in Syria has confirmed the most basic reality of the war—outside powers increasingly dominate Syria’s fate.
Labour Party conference: left hopeful for change but Corbyn faces huge challenges
29 September 2015Nick Clark finds a mood of optimism at Labour conference in Brighton. But the right set out to undermine Corbyn
Big powers row over military intervention in Syria at United Nations talks
29 September 2015The world’s rulers were debating plans for Syria at the United Nations in New York as Socialist Worker went to press.
Conference organises against war
22 September 2015Around 150 people joined the Stop the War Coalition’s annual conference in central London last Saturday.
David Cameron plays party politics in Syria
15 September 2015Expect to hear a lot about military action in Syria in the next few weeks, writes Alex Callinicos. This is all about David Cameron playing party politics. It doesn’t mean that Britain is about to weigh seriously into the war in Syria.
Tories’ solution to Syrian refugee crisis—murder by remote control
08 September 2015The Tories’ solution to the Syrian crisis is assassination.
Syrian refugee speaks out - ‘The police treat us like we’re animals’
08 September 2015Farid has come more than 3,000 miles from Syria to the “jungle” in the French port town Calais. He spoke to Socialist Worker about the refugees’ struggle to find safety.
Protests in Syria show ‘pockets of hope’ for an alternative
08 September 2015Syrian socialist Joseph Daher spoke to Socialist Worker about what the solution in Syria could be.
Western bombs and civil war lie behind Syria refugee crisis
08 September 2015Dave Sewell looks at how Western imperialism and the crushing of the Syrian revolution are now forcing thousands to flee—and what the real alternative is
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