Iran: International Women's Day events defy repression A report by the Organisation for Women's Liberation - Iran's (OWL) Maryam Kousha on events across…
Iran: Teachers strike joined by factory workers On Monday 5th March, about 100,000 teachers went on strike. On 8th March 10,000 teachers staged a picket outside the Parliament building in…
Israeli general strike called off as negotiations begin The public sector strike scheduled to begin Wednesday morning has been postponed indefinitely,…
Records of the strike in Egypt under Ramses III, c1157BCE A contemporary document recounting the first ever recorded labour strike, which occured in Deir el…
Egypt's wildcat strike wave continues unabated As reported previously on libcom, tens of thousands of workers in Egypt continue to defy their unions and the government in the nation's state…
Deported Iraqi refugees beaten on return Reports say Iraqi refugees, forcibly deported from Britain, were beaten by Special Police (Asayish) as soon as they stepped off the plane in…
Unprecedented strike wave sweeps Egypt A wave of unprecedented strikes by disgruntled workers has swept Egypt this week.
Israel's Ashdod port wildcat strike ends A two-day wildcat strike in defiance of bosses and unions at the Ashdod port ended on Friday with a return to work.
Lebanon, Iran and the ‘Long War’ in the ‘Wider Middle East’ Aufheben analyse the long-term geopolitical aims of the US in the Middle East, following the…
Workers strike at Iran's largest shipbuilding company On January 30, 2007, the entrance to the Iran Sadra (SADRA- Iran Marine Industrial Co.) in its…
Egyptian railway drivers on strike Last Saturday (20 January), at 12 noon, railway drivers of the railway agency announced the beginning of a strike in protest of the continued enforcement of article 18 of the bylaws considering the replacement of drivers suffering chronic illness.
Fragments of struggle from Palestine: new videos of past Anarchists Against the Wall actions Since 2002, Israeli anarchists have been joining the Palestinian popular resistance…