The Connolly Youth movement expresses its full solidarity with the working youth and people of Turkey, who are currently facing increased anti-democratic measures from the Erdoğan regime, which have been followed by brutal assaults and repression against demonstrators, journalists and members of the Turkish Communist Party and Youth. We concern the attempts made by the […]
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In the first publicly known implementation of Trump’s policy to deport Palestine solidarity activists, Mahmoud Khalil has been threatened with the revoking of his green card. Khalil, a permanent resident of the US, has not been charged with or convicted of any criminal offences. He has been targeted due to his participation in protest at
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The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria is a major victory for the Euro-Atlantic alliance. Western governments have welcomed the new regime, made up of members of the jihadist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and led by formed Al-Qaeda member Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa. Already the US and EU have eased sanctions on Syria and have
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On Monday EU leaders met with UK prime minister Keir Starmer and NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte for an informal summit about European defence. At the meeting a letter signed by 19 EU leaders (not including Ireland) was tabled, stressing the need for Europe to rapidly militarise, with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to lead the
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Finland has joined the imperialist bloc NATO. The news came at the end of March, as Turkey voted to ratify Finland’s accession to NATO. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president, initially blocked Finland’s accession to NATO, citing concerns relating to support for supposed terrorist organisations and issues regarding trade relations. The groups in question include
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Israel has continued its attacks against the besieged Gaza Strip for a second day. The blockaded coastal enclave has endured bombing from IDF warplanes that have so far killed 12, including a 5 year old girl, Alaa Abdullah Riyad, and left over 50 more injured. In a statement, the IDF claimed they were prepared for
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