The following article written by Sarah Glynn was first posted by bella caledonia. It examines the response of the Kurdish community in Paris to the killings of three Kurds by a French racist. CHERE MARIANNE, DO YOU KNOW WHY THE KURDS ARE ANGRY? Around quarter of a million Kurds live in the Republic of France,…
Elaine Murray – a remarkable woman
Elaine Murray was a remarkable woman. Being an active trade unionist and political campaigners were just two aspects of her full and rounded life. Many people – family, partners, friends, sisters, brothers and and comrades – attended her commemoration meeting. This was held on Thursday, December 1st in the Kings Manor Hotel in Edinburgh. This commemoration…
Turkey is bombing Kobanê
The following article, written by Sarah Glynn, first posted by bella caledonia, continues her reporting of Turkish state brutality towards the Kurds. The Kurds’ plight is ignored by all the main imperial contenders, as they hypocritically and opportunistically opt to back those nations and peoples oppressed by their adversaries. At the same time they try…
Pogroms in Palestine, settler violence and terror is the precursor to deportation and transfer
The following article by Tony Greenstein describes the stepped up violence directed against Palestinians following the election of Netanyahu and his Far Right allies POGROMS IN PALESTINE, SETTLER VIOLENCE AND TERROR IS THE PRECURSOR TO DEPORTATION AND TRANSFER In this short 2 minute video from Breaking the Silence Yehuda Shaul describes the routine violence and intimidation…
The World Cup should make us rethink our understanding of human rights
The following article by Neil Vallelly first appeared in Jacobin. It the light of the controversy surrounding the World Cup being held in Qatar, it invites us to think more widely about the concept of human rights. THE WORLD CUP SHOULD MAKE US RETHINK OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN RIGHTS Media coverage of the World Cup…
Are circumstances now aligned for possible war in the Middle East?
We are posting the following article by Paul Rogers which was posted by openDemocracy. It examines the possibility of a new war breaking out in the Middle East, adding further to the inter-imperial tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan. ARE CIRCUMSTANCES NOW ALIGNED FOR POSSIBLE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST? With instability in Iran, a right-wing…
Turbocharging Zionist colonialism
The following article was written by Moshe Machover and was first posted in the Weekly Worker. It looks at the signifcance of the election of a nee Netanyahu government in Israel with its Far Right component. TURBOCHARGING ZIONIST COLONIALISM Negotiations to form a far-right coalition are still ongoing, but there can be no hiding Netanyahu’s…
Turkey and chemical weapons: the accusation no one wants to investigate
This article by Sarah Glynn was first posted on bella caledonia. It describes the use of chemical weapons on Kurds living in northern Iraq by Erdogan’s repressive Turkish regime. The Russian imperial invasion of Ukraine is being used by the USA to cover up its imperial crimes and those of its allies, Israel in Palestine…
Nablus, mountain of fire – centre of a new Palestinian resistance
The following article, written by Mary McGregor of the Republican Socialist Platform, is based on her recent visit to Nablus in Palestine as part of the Dundee delegation. It was first posted by Heckle. NABLUS, MOUNTAIN OF FIRE — CENTRE OF A NEW PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE For many decades, Nablus has been seen as one of…
Edinburgh marches against COP27
The following article on the COP27 Coalition march, organised to coincide withe world wide protest against the COP27 leaders and corporate capitals’s continued attempts to greenwash their activities, was written by Stehen Topple and first posted by The Canary. EDINBURGH MARCHES AGAINST COP27 Several thousand people marched through Edinburgh on Saturday 12 November. This was…