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By In Defence of Marxism
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 |
 The passed year has been one of tumultuous events, and for the International Marxist Tendency (IMT), it has been one
of intense activity. We are asking our comrades, supporters and readers of
marxist.com around the world to help us continue our work by donating
to money this winter.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 14 July 2008 |
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By Marxy.com
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
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An appeal from the Arabic
Marxist website, Marxy.com, for solidarity with the Egyptian workers.
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By PTUDC - www.ptudc.org
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Friday, 01 February 2008 |
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After many hesitations and delays, not least because of the brutal
assassination of Benazir Bhutto and hundreds of her supporters, the Pakistani
parliamentary elections are scheduled to go ahead on 18 February. These
elections are different to any other ever held in Pakistan. We have received an
appeal by three candidates who are sponsored by the Pakistan Trade Union
Defence Campaign and are
standing on a clear socialist program.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Sunday, 27 January 2008 |
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Malaysian police yesterday attacked a peaceful protest against fuel price hikes in Kuala Lumpur. 54 activists were arrested, including leaders of the Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM) chairperson Nasir Hashim and secretary-general S. Arutchelvan. Urgent solidarity action is needed.
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By Executive Committee of the Socialist Youth of Austria
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Friday, 25 January 2008 |
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Two similar motions proposed by the comrades of Der Funke, the
Marxist tendency in the SPÖ and YS in Austria, have been supported by the
Executive Committee of the Socialist Youth of Austria and by the Regional
Executive Committee of the Socialdemocratic Party in Vorarlberg. This marks a
big step forward for the building of the PTUDC in Austria.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Friday, 21 December 2007 |
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We have had a very intense but fruitful year of political
activity. We have provided daily updated reports and analysis of the class
struggle, and the number of readers and supporters has also increased
significantly. But all this costs money. We need your financial help. Read more
about our activities here and see how you can help.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 19 November 2007 |
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Immediately upon hearing of Manzoor Ahmed's arrest the international campaign took off, with pickets, phone calls and letters of protest to the Pakistani embassies. Here we publish a sample selection of activities, to provide a taste of what was done in the campaign. We thank all the comrades for the tremendous response.
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By PTUDC - Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign
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Tuesday, 06 November 2007 |
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We have just received the news that Chaudhary Munir Ahmed, a member of
the Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign and younger brother of
Manzoor Ahmed, Member of Parliament and President of the PTUDC, has
been arrested together with some labour activists and leaders involved
in the PTUDC together with other lawyers. We need to raise as wide a
campaign as possible in their defence.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 16 July 2007 |
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A campaign has been launched in Mexico in solidarity with
the People’s Youth Bloc against the repression and slanders it faces at the
hands of the ruling class in El Slavador.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 16 July 2007 |
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The ruling class of El Salvador is gearing up
for major class battles. Feeling the heat of the Latin American revolution, and
finding itself in a weak position, the state has moved to intrigues to launch a
dirty war against the left of the FMLN.
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By Militante Mexico - www.militante.org
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Monday, 16 July 2007 |
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Unable to employ the tried and tested method of direct and
open repression, the ruling class of El Salvador has engaged in a series of
measures to criminalise the struggles of the workers and youth, which can now
be classified as “acts of terrorism”.
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By Misha Steklov in Moscow
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Friday, 29 June 2007 |
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As part of the international solidarity campaign with the workers of the occupied factories in Brazil, a picket was also held recently in Moscow.
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By Hands Off Venezuela - Greece
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Friday, 29 June 2007 |
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This statement has been signed by the most important representatives of the Greek trade union and left wing organisations, including Manolis Glezos a hero of the Anti-Nazi movement in Europe (1941-45), who at the age of 19 in 1941 removed the Nazi flag from the Acropolis - Parthenon.
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By El Militante - www.elmilitante.org
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Tuesday, 19 June 2007 |
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Two prominent left-wing shop stewards from Asturias were sentenced to three years of jail, after a trial in
which they were left completely defenceless. This is an attack on the labour movement as a whole, with the clear aim of
criminalizing and de-legitimising the struggle of workers. We appeal for solidarity to all left-wing
political and trade union organisations to stop this attack and prevent what would be
a dangerous precedent for future struggles.
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By Professor Fernando Buen Abad Domínquez
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Friday, 18 May 2007 |
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Professor Fernando Buen Abad Domínquez, in the name of the
promoting committee of the Communications Current for Socialism, has issued
this appeal that deals with the question of the mass media, who controls them
and how they can be used as part of the struggle for socialism.
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By Yasir Khaliq, BNT organiser North Punjab
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Monday, 26 March 2007 |
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As part of the "Iranian workers are not alone!" campaign the PTUDC and BNT in Pakistan organised a public seminar at the Rawalpindi Press Club.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
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On March 20 activities in support of the “Iranian workers
are not alone” campaign were organised in several countries, where workers and
students turned up outside Iranian embassies to express their solidarity with
the workers of Iran.
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By Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network - www.iwsn.org
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Friday, 16 March 2007 |
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As part of the Iranian
workers are not alone! campaign a picket has been organised outside the Iranian Embassy in
London at 12.30 on Tuesday, March 20, 16 Prince's Gate, [off
Kensington Road, nearest tube station Knightsbridge or South Kensington],
London SW7 1PT.
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By La Riposte - www.lariposte.com
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Friday, 16 March 2007 |
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With
the stroke of a pen, the multi-millionaires who run Airbus have thrown out tens
of thousands of workers into anxiety. An international appeal has
been launched demanding the unconditional withdrawal of the Power 8 plan and
the nationalisation of Airbus-EADS, without compensation to the big
shareholders.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Wednesday, 14 February 2007 |
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Further to our earlier publication we are calling on our
supporters to do everything possible to demand that the El Salvador
authorities stop harassing left youth and in particular they find the
whereabouts of Edwar Francisco Contreras Bonifacio. Details are provided here.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Wednesday, 14 February 2007 |
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A member of the El Salvador Bloque Popular Juvenil BPJ
[Popular Youth Block] has disappeared and his life may be at risk. Please add your voice to the protest! Sign the petition here!
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
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We would like to thank all our readers who participated in the campaign against repression in El Salvador. The pressure has had a real effect and in the end the nine comrades of the BPJ who were arrested without charge last Wednesday were released on Friday 2 February.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 01 February 2007 |
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This is an urgent appeal for protest and solidarity with nine El Salvador
youth, belonging to the Peoples’ Youth Block, who have been arrested after
taking part in a demonstration yesterday. They face torture at the hands of the
brutal El Salvador
police. También en español.
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By El Militante Spain - www.elmilitante.org
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Monday, 18 December 2006 |
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On Thursday, December 14, there was
a rally against fascist aggressions outside the offices of the F. Engels
Foundation and the Students Union in Vitoria-Gasteiz (in the Basque Country),
which have been the object of fascist attacks six times in the last few weeks. See the Spanish version here.
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By El Militante Spain - www.elmilitante.org
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Thursday, 14 December 2006 |
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In the recent period the Spanish School Student Union and
the Frederick Engels Foundation in Vitoria
(Gasteiz), in the Basque Country, have become the victims of fascist
harassment. UGT activists have been physically attacked and hospitalised.
Before something serious happens, these fascist thugs and their backers in the
state, must be made aware that workers and youth around the world have their
eyes on what is going on. Stop the fascists now!
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Friday, 24 November 2006 |
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We have received reports from Sweden and Canada on solidarity activities with Oaxaca.
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By FRETECO and the CMR
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Tuesday, 21 November 2006 |
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The workers of Sanitarios Maracay have launched an appeal for international solidarity in their struggle for the nationalisation under workers' control of the factory.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
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Last July, Nervion, the largest subsidiary of Navantia, sacked its
entire workforce. The workers have set up camp outside the main port and are
demanding they get their jobs back. The outcome of the struggle of these shipyard
workers in Galicia will set the tone for future struggles for the whole of the Spanish working class.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Friday, 22 September 2006 |
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After student activists of the Marxist Tendency Militante led a successful
struggle against the authorities of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in
Mexico City last week, a new attack has been launched against them with
slanderous accusations of fraud and as well as claims they have links to terrorist organisations. Please
sign the letter of protest.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 18 September 2006 |
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We have received several reports from around the world on pickets and other actions against the electoral fraud in Mexico.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Friday, 15 September 2006 |
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As part of our campaign of international solidarity action against the electoral fraud in Mexico, the comrades in Greece picketed the Mexican Embassy in Athens.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 14 September 2006 |
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The July 2nd elections in Mexico witnessed massive electoral fraud against PRD candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Since then millions of Mexicans have taken to the streets to protest. Come and show your solidarity with the Mexican people in the struggle against fraud and against repression.
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By Marxy.com
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Tuesday, 04 July 2006 |
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After translating the
Editorial Statement on the bombing of Gaza into Arabic
the comrades of Marxy.com have launched an appeal condemning the
invasion. We appeal to all our readers to sign the protest letter and send it to all the addresses provided.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Friday, 09 June 2006 |
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We have received
this letter from the Committee of Struggle of the students of Cantuta University,
Chosica, Peru. We appeal to our readers
internationally, and particularly to those who are members of student
organisations and trade unions, to send messages condemning repression and
expressing solidarity with the students.
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By the Executive Committee, SUPROFARD
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Friday, 19 May 2006 |
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The executive committee of the Union of
Retail Pharmaceutical Proletarians denounces to workers and to
public opinion Drogueria Race, C.A; which refuses to recognise our
trade union as a legitimate workers’ representative body. It
thereby refuses to recognise our rights as workers, as laid down by
the Fundamental Labour Law and in the Constitution of our Venezuelan
Bolivarian Republic. We call upon national and international
trades unions to send protest resolutions.
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By Marxistiki Foni
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Wednesday, 22 February 2006 |
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The struggle of the Greek Coca-Cola workers is reaching a critical stage. On their own they risk defeat, especially with the passive attitude of the GSEE leaders. United and coordinated with workers across Greece, and internationally, facing the same situation they can win. |
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By the Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
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Tuesday, 14 February 2006 |
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Here we provide the text of a leaflet that can be printed and distributed at the pickets being held outside the Iranian embassies tomorrow. |
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By the Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
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Monday, 13 February 2006 |
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At 11am on Wednesday, February 15, British transport unions will be handing in a petition to the Iranian Embassy in support of the Vahed Bus Company drivers. |
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By the Editorial Board of Marxistiki Foni
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Wednesday, 08 February 2006 |
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The response from the supporters and readers of Marxist.com to our recent solidarity appeal for the Coca-Cola workers in Athens (Greece) has been tremendous. The comrades of the Greek Marxist journal, Marxistiki Foni, sent us a message for all our readers. The Union in the factory has also sent us a letter of thanks for all our readers that we are also publishing here. |
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By the Workers' International League
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Tuesday, 07 February 2006 |
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In every country on earth, working people face the same conditions: attacks on wages and benefits, speedups, layoffs, broken contracts, sell-outs, and an all around lack of respect by the bosses. The Soldiers of Solidarity, initiated by rank and file members of the United Auto Workers, are saying: "Enough is Enough!" Their struggle to organize against these attacks has inspired working people internationally. We call on all workers in the U.S. and around the world, organized and unorganized, as well as the youth - the workers of tomorrow - to support their efforts 100 percent. Click here to view the messages and to send your own. |
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By the Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
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Thursday, 02 February 2006 |
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The families of the arrested Vahed Bus Company of Tehran and Suburbs, and members and activists of the union not in prison, have issued a statement in which they announce that the bus drivers, other workers and office staff of the company will be going on strike on Friday 3 February. |
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By the Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
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Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
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Over the weekend hundreds of striking workers and students who had turned out in support of the workers of the Vahed bus company were arrested in Iran. We need to raise a protest as widely as possible to make sure all are released and charges are dropped. Please take part in this campaign and raise it in your local labour movement.
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By the Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
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Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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During the strike by the workers of the Vahed Company for the release of Mansour Ossanlou and signing a collective contract, on 28 January 2006 a large group of student, labour and other activists had gone to various depots to support the bus drivers. |
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By Trade Union of the Vahed Bus Company of Tehran and Suburbs
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Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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On behalf of the 17,000 workers of the Vahed Bus Company of Tehran we inform the workers' organisations of the world and all those who have been moved by the suppression of the most basic human rights, that on 28 January, our widespread strike was confronted by the unprecedented attack of the agents of the Islamic Republic. |
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By Marxistiki Foni
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Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
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Coca Cola in Greece has announced 150 redundancies and this may be a plan to close the plant and move all production to a Balkan country where labour costs are much cheaper. The workers in Greece are fighting back and need your solidarity. The Greek Marxists of Marxistiki Foni have sent us an appeal for solidarity with these workers. Please take the time to send messages. |
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By the Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
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Monday, 02 January 2006 |
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According to the latest news received from the activists of the Vahed Bus Company Trade Union the Iranian regime is stepping up repression against the union. The regime is trying a variety of measures to suppress the new wave of trade union activity that has developed. |
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By Workers' Action Committee (Iran) and Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
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Saturday, 31 December 2005 |
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At 6am on 22 December 2005 a number of Information Ministry personnel acting under orders from the Tehran prosecutor, a judge named Mortazavi, produced a search warrant at the home of Mr Mansour Ossanlou (the leader of the Steering Committee of the Vahed Bus Company Trade Union). After carrying out a search they arrested Mr Ossanlou and took him to an undisclosed place. |
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By Workers' Action Committee (Iran) and Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
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Saturday, 31 December 2005 |
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Following the arrest of members of the Steering Committee of the Vahed Bus Company Trade Union around 3000 workers went on strike demanding their leaders' release, union recognition and improved pay and conditions. |
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By Corriente Marxista Revolucionaria
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Thursday, 01 December 2005 |
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We received this solidarity appeal from the Union of Workers of the National Philharmonic Orchestra. These workers are appealing to all workers' organisations to support these comrades and the demand that this state musical institution follow policies in agreement with the revolutionary policies as stated by President Chavez, who has insisted that the Bolivarian government cannot accept any attacks on workers’ rights. |
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By Corinna Dammann, in Wiesbaden, Germany
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Wednesday, 23 November 2005 |
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