Africa
Ongoing atrocities by NATO-installed Libyan regime
By Will Morrow, February 11, 2012
The war crimes and abuses being perpetrated by the TNC regime further expose the claims that the NATO allies intervened for humanitarian purposes to rescue the Libyan people from violent repression.
Egyptians protest in lead-up to anniversary of Mubarak’s ouster
By Alex Lantier, February 11, 2012
Thousands marched in Cairo, Alexandria, and other cities against the US-backed Egyptian military junta yesterday.
Bird flu scientists respond to media hysteria, suspend critical research
By Nicholas Russo, February 10, 2012
The investigators discovered how a mutation of the deadly virus could lead to its airborne transmission between human beings.
Protests against Egyptian junta spread after football massacre
By Johannes Stern, February 4, 2012
On Friday, protests triggered by Wednesday’s pro-regime footballriot spread throughout the country.
Former Gaddafi official tortured to death in Libya
By Patrick Martin, February 4, 2012
The murder of Omar Brebesh follows a series of reports by human rights groups on torture in the prisons of the new “democratic” Libya.
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
February 3, 2012
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Mass protests in Egypt against pro-junta football riot
By Alex Lantier, February 3, 2012
Thousands of protesters marched on the Egyptian interior ministry in Cairo yesterday, amid growing anger over the riot at Wednesday’s football match in Port Said.
Forty arrested at Cape Town Occupy
By Iqra Qalam, January 31, 2012
Forty people were arrested last Friday in a brutal police crackdown on an Occupy Rondebosch Common demonstration in Cape Town, South Africa.
Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis reported in Mumbai
By Debra Watson, January 27, 2012
Doctors in Mumbai, India’s largest city, reported in December that they had confirmed four cases of Totally Drug Resistant Tuberculosis.
Renewed mass protests mark anniversary of Egyptian Revolution
By Johannes Stern, January 26, 2012
One year after the beginning of the Egyptian Revolution on January 25, millions of workers and youth took to the streets and squares all over Egypt to protest the-US backed military junta in Egypt.
One year of the Egyptian Revolution
By Alex Lantier, January 25, 2012
One year ago today, millions of workers in cities throughout Egypt took to the streets on the first day of revolutionary protests against President Hosni Mubarak.
Nigerian government uses terror bombing to justify clampdown
By Robert Stevens, January 25, 2012
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is using a spate of terrorist bombings to justify measures aimed at growing working class opposition to his rule.
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