China: man killed for filming repression Wei Wenhua (41), who was filming clashes between villagers and officials on his camera phone, died after a beating from the goverment officials.
France: immigrants demonstrate against repression Demonstrations and protests against police tactics and government policies are becoming more frequent.
Mexico: Arrests in Cuidad de Oaxaca at Día de Muertos commemoration Up to 40 arrests were made when police attacked a traditional ceremony in memory of the lives lost…
Iran sentences labour leader to five years imprisonment Mansoor Osanloo, leader of the Tehran bus drivers union, who has been imprisoned for months after…
Repression continues in Iran Iranian labour activists have come under fierce attack recently with bus workers' union organiser, Mansour Osanloo imprisoned and at risk of…
Prison sentence for Egyptian workers' rights activist Kamal Abbas, General Coordinator of the Center for Trade Unions and Workers Services (CTUWS) and his…
State terror and dirty war: a year of state recuperation in Mexico An in-depth look at the contemporary situation in Mexico in the aftermath of recent state offensives…
Egypt: Mahalla strike update Five detained Mahalla strikers were released last night, a mass meeting of the strikers rejected compromise and security forces are beginning to…
Morocco: miners from Jbel Awam on trial Twenty-nine of the striking miners went on trial today facing charges that include unarmed rebellion.
Battle of Ballantyne Pier, 1935 - Sam Lowry A short history and background of the 1935 dockers' strike and subsequent bloody confrontation with police in Vancouver that became known as the…
The Lena massacre, 1912 - Sam Lowry A short history of the brutal suppression of a strike by Russian gold miners protesting low wages and inhumane working conditions in 1912.
Morocco: Striking miners arrested at Jbel Awam Miners at Jbel Awam in the Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco were arrested after police invaded their camp on Tuesday morning.