14-DAY LOCKDOWN IN PALESTINIAN WEST BANK –as Palestine confirms 59 coronavirus...
Life came to a standstill in all West Bank cities and towns on Monday as the curfew and strict lockdown Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad...
SRI LANKA GOVERNMENT ‘GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES’ – says Dublin tribunal
TAMILNET reports that the School of Law and Government of Dublin City University together with the Irish Forum for Peace in Sri Lanka are...
Israel-Gaza Border Crossings Reopened
ISRAEL has reopened two vital border crossings between the occupied territories and the blockaded Gaza Strip, about a week after it closed them amid...
New Zealand Unions Defend Health And Safety
TODAY a widow and a mother sit together in the High Court in Wellington fighting for justice for the men that were killed at...
South African universities strike looms
STRIKE action is looming for the Cape Peninsula University of Technology after talks with workers over salary and service conditions deadlocked last weekend. The declaration...
United In Support Of Fellow Prisoners On Hunger Strike
Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi said on Sunday that Palestinian prisoners would remain united in their support for fellow prisoners on hunger-strike. Prisoners affiliated to...
Palestinian doctor on hunger strike in Maghaberry prison has been joined...
BY FRA HUGHES IN WEST BELFAST BRITAIN has been involved in duplicity and skulduggery in Palestine from the secret signing of the Balfour agreement in...
‘Snoopers Charter’ – sweeping state powers!
‘IT beggars belief that the government is blundering on with its snooping power-grab completely disregarding the concerns being raised from all sides,’ said Kate...
Unions Must Act To Defend Hospitals
THERE is a huge crisis in A&E departments in English and Welsh hospitals. Emergency patients brought to A&E departments by ambulance frequently have to...
Almost Every School In The Country Faces £1,000 Per Pupil Slashed...
ALMOST every school in the country is to have its funding slashed, some by as much as £1,000 per pupil per year, under the...
‘Israel cannot confiscate our dignity’ – says Issa Qaraqe
‘Israel may be able to confiscate our money, but it cannot confiscate our dignity.’ So says Issa Qaraqe, Head of the Commission of Detainees...
‘ONE DAY LONGER–ONE DAY STRONGER!’ say striking US steelworkers
‘ONE day longer, one day stronger,’ chanted about 150 members and supporters of the United Steelworkers union last Sunday. They were holding a rally to...
1,000 refugees arrive on Greek islands every day
ON average 1,000 refugees are now arriving on the Greek islands every day creating an unprecedented emergency for Greece and other countries, the UN...
SAFTU’s verdict on 100 days of Ramaphosa
THE South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is not joining in the euphoria over President Ramaphosa’s completion of 100 days as President of...
ISRAELI LEGAL SYSTEM A SMOKESCREEN FOR WAR CRIMES says PCHR
ISRAELI forces opened fire at farmers in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, locals said. Witnesses said that Israeli troops stationed at a watchtower fired...
Trump’s 2018 budget slashes workforce training AFL-CIO
THE AFL-CIO US trade union federation has produced an analysis of President Donald Trump’s 2018 Budget. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following...
TUC’s weak response to Osborne’s attacks in his Autumn Statement!
TRADE union leaders responded weakly, without any call to action, to Chancellor Osborne’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday, in which he announced a massive extension...
Firefighter Numbers Cut By 25% In 10 Years
THE NUMBER of firefighters has been cut by nearly a quarter over the past decade, a newly released Home Office report has shockingly revealed...
West Still Plotting Against Syria – Jaafari
THE WEST has plotted against Syria with the aim of changing the country’s stances, policies and national identity to serve a ‘New Middle East’...
15,000-strong Grenfell anniversary march
15,000 workers and youth took part in an emotional silent march through west London on Thursday evening to mark the first anniversary of the...
Cosatu plans October 7 ‘national shutdown’
THE CONFEDERATION of South African trade unions (Cosatu) is planning a nationwide shutdown next week, and has announced that its affiliated workers will not...
US Workers Fight For Permanent Jobs And Against Massive State Cuts!
WORKERS in Ohio have spoken out about their struggle earlier this year which saw them go from being unrepresented temporary agency workers to direct...
EGYPTIAN PORT WORKERS REACH AGREEMENT TO RETURN TO WORK –...
AIN Sokhna Port workers and DP World have reached an agreement to resume work in the Egyptian port, which has been shut down for...
HOLD PRESIDENTIAL AND LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS SAYS BARGHOUTHI – The peace process...
PRISONER and Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi has emphasised the need to accelerate the reform and development of the PLO; to hold the National Council...
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commander Visits North Western Iraq As Syrian Troops...
THE COMMANDER of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Qassem Soleimani has been pictured with the pro-government...
US Waging Economic Terrorism Against Iran!
IRAN’S foreign minister says the US is waging ‘economic terrorism’ against the Islamic Republic by employing restrictive measures that are troubling the relief efforts...
South Africa–Massive State Fraud Exposed!
THE National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has released a full statement saying it is ‘outraged’ by accusations that Public Protector Thuli...
‘Few believe in two-state solution’ – says Palestinian leader Saeb Erekat
SECRETARY-GENERAL of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Saeb Erekat, said in a statement on the occasion of Palestine’s Independence Day on Sunday, that only...
Israel ‘Guilty Of Multi-Dimensional Crimes’
THE PALESTINIAN resistance movement of Hamas has denounced the Israeli shooting of a Palestinian, Raed al-Salihi, who died later in detention as a ‘new...
END THE SIEGE OF GAZA – Hamas condemns Blair-Israel manoeuvre
ISRAEL’S move to relax its four-year blockade of the Gaza Strip is simple propaganda, Hamas said Thursday. The Islamic movement ‘considers Israel’s decision to increase...
South African teachers endorse Israeli Apartheid Week
THE South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) endorses the Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) taking place from 6th-12th March, 2017. The week focuses on Palestinian political...
Stop Coalition Steamrolling Pension Cuts!
The Unite union has called for the rejection of the government’s final public sector pensions package. ‘The government is steamrolling through its final offer on...
Bin anti-union Commission report say Aussie unions
THE Royal Commission report into Trade Unions should be relegated to the dustbin of 2015, along with Abbott and Co,’ said Australian Construction, Forestry,...
Syrian Victory Over Terrorism Will Advance The World – Assad
PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday the victory of the Syrian people and their allies in the war against terrorism would contribute to...
Billions Of Dollars Of Aid For Gaza Is Being Blocked Say...
SIX months after donors pledged billions of dollars for devastated Gaza, most of the money remains blocked, and reconstruction efforts are painfully slow, a...
‘MODERATE OPPOSITION IS A MYTH’ says President Assad
PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad affirmed that the United States doesn’t have the will to reach any agreement about Syria, and that Syria knew in advance...
‘We will not rest until we get justice’ – says family...
‘WE will not rest until we get justice for her and for the many other lives lost as a result of this crime,’ says...
Continue the fight against US and Israel – says Iranian military...
THE Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) described confrontation with the US and Israel as the achievements of the Islamic...
Palestinians want vote on statehood by end of year
US SECRETARY of State John Kerry left early Sunday for a series of meetings in Europe seeking to head off an end-of-year UN...
UN releases database of companies supporting illegal Israeli settlements
THE Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has welcomed this week’s release of the United Nations database of companies involved in supporting Israeli settlements. ‘We welcome the...
Kerry Visits Egypt On The Eve Of Mursi Trial
US Secretary of State, John Kerry says that there are indications Egypt generals intend to restore democracy. He says that the USA is committed...
‘HANDS OFF OUR HOSPITALS!’ – demand campaigners marching on Downing Street
‘JEREMY Hunt hear us say, NHS is here to stay!’ and ‘One fight – we are all united!’ chanted campaigners fighting to save A&Es...
Ramaphosa & ANC are our ‘class opponents’
THE SOUTH African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has responded to the State of the Nation Address delivered by newly elected South African President,...
Palestinian reconciliation means PA ending security collaboration with Israel– says deputy...
THE first deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) has said that Palestinian national reconciliation could not be achieved amid the continued security...
Numsa Fighting For A Fair Deal For Workers Hit By...
THE National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is demanding a fair deal for the 1,500 strong workforce after General Motors announced its...