Protests
The Biggest Revolt of the 21st Century: Ten Years after the Arab Spring
Ten years ago today, a young fruit vendor in Tunisia, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself on fire after being harassed by the police. Shortly thereafter, protests started in Tunisia and quickly spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. What can socialists learn from the Arab Spring and its aftermath?
Salvador Soler
December 17, 2020Tens of Thousands in France Protest Racist Security and Anti-Muslim Laws
Demonstrations continued across France this past weekend, for the third week in a row. The Macron government is pushing for a “security law” that would criminalize filming police and an “anti-separatism” law that is nothing less than legalized Islamophobia.
Scott Cooper
December 14, 2020Indian Farmers on Strike. They Should Continue — Indefinitely
Farmers in India led a nationwide strike yesterday, December 8, to mount the pressure on Delhi to repeal the three new agricultural laws passed by the Modi government. To win their demands, they, along with the hundreds of millions of workers in the country’s most strategic sectors, need to continue down the path opened by the strike.
Sou Mi
December 9, 2020Nigeria in Turmoil
The #EndSARS movement is the latest outburst of protest against the tremendous hardship and repression that the Nigerian working class has endured. The oil-rich country also faces an economic crisis triggered by the collapse of oil prices, which intensified during the pandemic.
Alex Kole
December 3, 2020Over 300,000 Farmers Have Begun an Indefinite Siege on India’s Capital
In a powerful rebuke to Narendra Modi’s three pro-capitalist agricultural laws, hundreds of thousands of farmers have traveled from across India for protests in New Delhi and blockaded its main arteries.
Sou Mi
December 1, 2020Massive Protests In Guatemala against President Giammattei and the Congress
Thousands of Guatemalans demonstrated this Saturday in front of the National Palace of Culture, the seat of the national government in the center of Guatemala City, to express their rejection of the government of President Alejandro Giammattei and the Congress of the Republic.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
November 22, 2020NYPD Violently Represses Post-election Protests for Second Night in a Row
As votes for the 2020 elections were counted for a third night across the country, protesters in New York City were met once again with violent repression by NYPD. Acting on the orders of Mayor Bill de Blasio, the police are cracking down on mobilizations to prevent a repeat of this summer's uprising.
Madeleine Freeman
November 6, 2020New York City Cops Violently Repress Post-election Protesters
Amid election week, hundreds of protestors in the West Village are protesting the undemocratic U.S. regime. Some of these demonstrators have been violently attacked, kettled, and arrested by NYPD cops in full riot gear.
Maryam Alaniz
November 4, 2020Workers Protest Layoffs at Sheraton Stamford Hotel
Workers at Sheraton Stamford Hotel were recently laid off after the hotel was sold. These workers are now protesting hotel owners who have offered them nothing in the middle of an economic crisis.
Ernie Gotta
October 29, 2020Thousands Protest for Democratic Reforms in Thailand
Protests in Thailand, set off by the student movement, are directed at the military-backed government and powerful monarchy. These protests are part of a string of global uprisings erupting around the world as the current crisis of capitalism deepens.
Samuel Karlin
October 18, 2020