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Turkey-Syria earthquake: a catastrophe waiting to happen

Turkey-Syria earthquake: a catastrophe waiting to happen


Tuesday, 7 February 2023 

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Turkey-Syria earthquake: a catastrophe waiting to happen

Early on the morning of Monday 6 January, a devastating earthquake shook the Middle East, ripping the Earth apart and reducing buildings to rubble. The magnitude 7.8 quake, with its epicentre just to the west of Gaziantep in Turkey’s Anatollian region, is the strongest to hit the country in modern times. With the strength of 130 atomic bombs, it was felt as far away as Greenland.


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Denmark: unions organise demo against social democrat-led government

On 5 February, the Danish Trade Union Confederation, consisting of 79 unions, organised a 50,000-strong demonstration in front of the Danish parliament in protest against the government’s plan to remove a public holiday. The newly-formed government – which consists of an alliance between the Social Democratic Party and two bourgeois parties – have planned to carry out major attacks on the Danish working class.


Gran Bretagna – Mezzo milione di lavoratori in sciopero in una enorme “giornata di azione”!

Mercoledì scorso, primo di febbraio, c’è stata la più grande giornata coordinata di scioperi da più di un decennio, con mezzo milione di persone in sciopero. Abbiamo parlato con i lavoratori ai picchetti e alle manifestazioni in tutto il paese a proposito della loro lotta contro gli attacchi dei padroni e contro la legge antisindacale dei Conservatori.


Франция: новый раскол Новой Антикапиталистической Партии

Французская Новая Антикапиталистическая Партия (NPA) была создана в 2009 году членами ныне распущенной Революционной Коммунистической Лиги (LCR), с основной целью объединения французских радикальных левых сил. Пятого декабря на партийном съезде члены организации заявили, что NPA будет разделена на две примерно равные группы активистов. В настоящей статье Révolution, французская секция ММТ, анализирует уроки этого раскола.


Frankrike: storstrejk mot Macrons pensionssabotage – över en miljon på gatorna!

Den 19 januari gick mer än en miljon människor ut på Frankrikes gator i över 200 demonstrationer, som en del av en storstrejk mot president Emmanuel Macrons senaste angrepp på pensionerna. Arbetare från järnvägen, kollektivtrafiken i Paris, oljeraffinaderier och media; tillsammans med lärare, tjänstemän, lastbilschaufförer och bankpersonal gick alla ut i protest mot Macrons planer på att höja pensionsåldern. Potentialen för att sätta hårt mot hårt finns där, men är fackföreningsledarna redo att ta kampen?