At the end of 2018 some Arab countries experienced the outbreak of popular uprisings which formed what is now called the “second revolutionary wave”, which followed the first wave that broke out in late 2010 in Tunisia and spread to… Read More ›
Tunisia
Statement Of Labour Party (Turkey) on Hamma Hammami’s security and Radia Nasravi’s hunger strike
Hamma Hammami’s security must be ensured and Radia Nasravi’s hunger strike should be ended. Bodyguards of Hamma Hammami were removed by the Tunisian government. Hammami is the spokesperson for the Peoples’ Front in Tunisia and he has been receiving death… Read More ›
The Workers’ Party of Tunisia condemns the aggression against the Yemeni People
Machine Translation No military intervention in Yemen In serious crisis in Yemen, a group of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia carried out the aerial bombardment of the capital Sanaa and the most important cities and sites seized by the… Read More ›
Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations
In the 21st century the world continues to be divided. The contradiction between Labor and Capital in all spheres is the division that reflects the antagonism between labor and the increasing socialization of production on the one hand, and the… Read More ›
Final Resolution of the 19th Plenary of the ICMLPO
In the Middle of the World, in an atmosphere of internationalist comradeship and solidarity, the members of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO) met to share and discuss analysis and experiences. We arrived at resolutions that will… Read More ›
Editorial: Get off that Bandwagon
by George Bialek If you’re a Facebook user chances are you’ve probably seen a popular “meme” regarding Iceland. It’s the one that supposedly quotes some Icelandic politician who was asked something like “Why has Iceland managed to do so well… Read More ›
Islam, Terrorism and Hypocrisy: U.S. Imperialism in the Muslim World
by Douglas Hill Ever since 9/11, the U.S. government has launched the “War on Terror,” and enacted a virtual avalanche of legislation aimed at containing the threat of Islamic terrorism. Much of this legislation legitimizes the ethnic profiling of people… Read More ›
Kurdish fighters kill 83 al-Nusra terrorists in Syria
Fighters of Kurdish Popular Committees in Syria have killed at least 83 foreign terrorists affiliated to the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in northern province of al-Raqqa. The clashes broke out in Tal Abyad village on Monday when the al-Nusra terrorists were… Read More ›
‘Sexual jihad’: Tunisian women go to Syria to ‘relieve’ holy warriors, return pregnant
Tunisian women have traveled to Syria to wage ‘sexual jihad’, performing intercourse with dozens of Islamist fighters and returning home pregnant, Tunisia’s Interior Minister Lotfi ben Jeddou told MPs. The Tunisian girls “are [sexually] swapped between 20, 30, and 100 rebels… Read More ›
Unemployed Man Self-Immolates in Sidi Bouzid
Amira Masrour A young man in his twenties who had trouble finding work self-immolated yesterday in front of the town hall in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid. Ibrahim Slimani poured gasoline over his body and set himself alight in front… Read More ›
Teargas as thousands protest top opposition leader assassination in Tunisia (PHOTOS)
Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid has been shot dead outside his home, prompting thousands of Tunisians to protest in the capital and across the country, torching ruling party offices in several towns and chanting “the government should fall.” (FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES)… Read More ›
Tunisia’s ‘unfinished revolution’ — interview with Workers’ Party militant
By Peter Boyle November 16, 2012 — Green Left Weekly — Abdel Jabbar Madouri (pictured above) has been a militant in Tunisia since his early secondary school days. He was jailed three times (in 1987,1993 and 2002) because of his political activism. After every arrest,… Read More ›
Tunisian court sentences Ben Ali to life in prison
A Tunisian military court has sentenced Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to life in prison for the killings of protesters during last year’s popular revolution that ousted the longtime dictator. The verdict was handed down in absentia on Wednesday after… Read More ›
Protests in Tunisia
Police use force to break up Tunisia protest Demonstrators defy government ban amid growing anger over worsening economy and increasing clout of Salafis. Police in Tunisia have fired tear gas to disperse a rally to commemorate Martyrs’ Day and protest… Read More ›