Saturday, March 22, 2008

XXI International Anti-Imperialist and Anti-Fascist Youth Camp

The XXI International Anti-Imperialist and Anti-Fascist Youth Camp (IAIFYC) will take place from July 24 to August 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event will be held at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and will host political debates, workshops, lectures and cultural activities that will be part of the program of the camp.The camp, which is held every two years, is organized by the International Preparatory Committee (IPC), which is made up of youth organizations of various countries. The Union...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Greece gripped by pensions strike

BBC NEWSGreece gripped by pensions strike A two-week refuse collectors' strike has left piles of rubbish on streets Greece's civil servants are staging a nationwide strike against planned pension reforms, badly disrupting transport and closing public offices. Trade unions say millions of people are taking part in the 24-hour action, which they describe as the biggest protest so far against the plan. Greece's parliament is due to vote on a controversial...
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Pensions strike brings Greece to standstill

Pensions strike brings Greece to standstill Angela Balakrishnan and agencies guardian.co.uk Wednesday March 19 2008 This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Wednesday March 19 2008. It was last updated at 13:01 on March 19 2008. Striking bank workers demonstrate in Athens yesterday. Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA Public services were paralysed and dozens of flights cancelled in Greece today as workers took part in a nationwide general strike...
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Monday, March 17, 2008

Court demand for the closure of Justice and Development Party (AKP) is a “life buoy” for it

Chief Public Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya has filed a court request for the closure of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and demanded a five year ban on political activities for President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. So, we can say that, “while there are mechanisms like these, there is no need for coup d’etat”. After memorandums of General Staff and media wars, now Supreme Court is stepped in. Power wars between bourgeois cliques, which we call as ruling power centres, are...
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Sunday, March 09, 2008

PCOF: February 17, Kosovo’s Parliament Proclaimed Independence

The population of Pristina celebrated what it believes to be independence, waving Albanian and U.S. flags. The Serbian populations of Kosovo refuse to be separated from Serbia, whose leaders immediately condemned the secession of this province, which they consider an integral part of Serbia. Tension is rising, threatening to unleash a new Balkan war. The proclamation of the independence of Kosovo, which Bush calls one of his wishes for years, is the culmination of the process of disintegration of former Yugoslavia. This process has been encouraged from beginning to end by the Western imperialist...
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

EMEP: Military-armed way is no solution. This reality should be accepted

Military-armed way is no solution. This reality should be accepted 03.3.2008 Ending of cross-border operation lasting for eight days all of a sudden and returning was not welcomed by media and provocative circles yelling with desire of war. Media Pashas acclaiming blood and terror during the operation have been investigating if USA has insisted on this sudden comeback and Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) has reached its goals totally. And also they keep on not reflecting the voices of the ones who ask for peace and political solution.Namely they prefer to talk about the details and absurdity of politics...
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