RMT Expresses Condolences over India Railway Tragedy

National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT) has issued the following statement on June 3HUNDREDS of people have been killed in India following a massive train crash after the Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata in West Bengal to Chennai in Tamil Nadu, derailed at 80mph.Over 300 are reported dead with 900 injured with the casualty list expected to rise in the coming hours and days.RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “The thoughts of everyone within the RMT are with Indian railway workers, passengers and their bereaved families following this awful trage

Sixty Years of Cuban International Medical Solidarity

THE last week of May marks the 60th anniversary of the first Cuban medical brigade. Despite the blockade and smear attempts, Cuban nurses and doctors continue to stride towards health for all.In May 1963, a group of Cuban health workers arrived in Algeria to support the country’s efforts to rebuild after liberation from France. As the team was assembled, none of its members knew what to expect. “Now when you say that you have been on a mission people understand what you mean; there is a history, a tradition. Back then there wasn’t any.

The New Cold War that Threatens the World

IN July 2020, a group of us joined together to create the No Cold War platform (nocoldwar.org). We drafted a statement with a strong title: A New Cold War against China is against the interests of humanity. The statement reads: “We note the increasingly aggressive statements and actions being taken by the US government in regard to China.

Tory Government Imposes Discriminatory Ban on International Student Dependents

THE Indian Workers' Association - Great Britain strongly condemns the discriminatory ban imposed by the Tory government on international student dependents, which is racist, divisive, and sexist.

Seventy-Five Years of Nakba

IT is 75 years of Nakba. Nakba in Arabic means catastrophe. The ‘catastrophe’ is used to describe the forceful eviction of nearly 7,50,000 Palestinians (from a population of 1.9 million) from their homeland, after the formation of Israel. Every year since 1948, May 15 is commemorated as the day of Nakba.The State of Israel was formed on November 29, 1947, through UN Resolution 181(II) adopted in the UN General Assembly that recommended the plan to partition Palestine into an Arab State, a Jewish State and the City of Jerusalem.

As Army & Rapid Support Forces Battle it Out, Sudanese Left Calls for Restoring the Revolution

TENSIONS simmering between Sudan’s army and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) boiled over into armed clashes on the morning of Saturday, April 15, following disagreements over the integration of the autonomous RSF into the army’s command chain.The issue of integration was a key aspect of a deal that Sudan’s ruling junta was to sign with right-wing civilian forces to share power with the latter. The Left in Sudan has been critical of the proposed deal, questioning the sincerity of the parties.

The Complexities of Imperialism On the African Continent

OVER the course of the past two years, military coups in Africa’s Sahel region have resulted in the expulsion of France from an area that it had dominated since colonial times.

Results of the National Elections in Cuba

LAST March 26, the national elections took place in Cuba to sovereignly elect the 470 deputies to the National Assembly of People's Power, who will make up the X Legislature of the Parliament and who will be in charge of electing the president and vice president of the republic, as well as continuing with the legislative development of the Constitution. This was an act of popular sovereignty and citizen participation, which reflected the commitment of Cubans to the Revolution.

NCSC Submission to UN on Human Rights in Cuba

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) through its Universal Periodic Review (UPR), conducted on a periodic basis, reviews the fulfillment of the human rights obligations and commitments by each of the 193 UN member States. The National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba (NCSC) submitted the following recommendations about the situation of human rights in Cuba, which is now up for a periodic review.The NCSC, affirms the value Cuban State accords to every person’s right to a dignified human life.

Africa Resists the US-Imposed New Cold War

AT the Munich Security Conference last month, Namibia’s Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila was asked about her country’s decision to abstain on a UN General Assembly resolution to condemn Russia for the war in Ukraine. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, an economist who has been in post since 2018, did not flinch.

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