World News- Page 24

News from around the world by authors from the Socialist Party and co-thinkers internationally

France: Attacks on pensions rights begins

By Arno, Left Socialist Party (our sister organisation in Belgium) As announced during the presidential campaign, the Macron government has launched its pension reform. On the agenda: raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, and the minimum service required for a
Jan 20, 2023

Peru: Mass revolt against coup continues

By Darragh O’Dwyer 2022 came to a chaotic close in Peru. When former president Pedro Castillo attempted to dissolve congress and install a ‘government of exception’, he was removed as president and arrested in a parliamentary coup backed by the entire Peruvian
Jan 17, 2023

China: From zero to max COVID

Editorial from《社会主义者》(Socialist) magazine of ISA in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan As the Chinese New Year approaches, China is again the epicentre of the global pandemic. Despite a total information blackout, it is clear the country is experiencing an explosive spread of
Jan 16, 2023

The collapse of Xi Jinping’s zero COVID policy

By Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info In response to a wave of anti-government protests in late November the Chinese dictatorship (CCP) has pivoted abruptly from its deeply unpopular Zero COVID regime. But for the Chinese masses this is a case of out of the
Dec 21, 2022

Struggle for Kurdistan- New war looming on Rojava

By Serge Jordan, International Socialist Alternative (the international movement that the Socialist Party is a part of) A new major land operation by the Turkish army against Rojava —the de facto autonomous and predominantly Kurdish region of northern Syria— might be imminent.
Dec 19, 2022
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