‘International solidarity’ campaign news

LRC statement on Mali and Algeria

Just as Britain failed to learn the lessons of its failure to conquer Afghanistan in the 19th century, so the current French military intervention in Mali threatens to re-open an historic wound in the Sahel region. There has been a prolonged resistance struggle for decades in North Africa, fought with particular ferocity in Algeria. Armed Islamist resistance dates back to well before the current “War on Terror”, and although the rise to prominence of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was in part an unintended consequence of the invasion of Libya, the resistance has deeper roots in the colonial past.   [continue...]

LRC statement on the attacks on Gaza

The LRC condemns Israel’s latest escalation of violence against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and calls for an immediate cessation to the onslaught. Israel’s actions can serve no purpose other than entrenching hatred and increasing civilian casualties. [continue...]

Solidarity with Spanish miners

The LRC has agreed a donation from the Fighting Fund to the Spanish miners fighting against cuts in one of Europe’s longest and sharpest industrial disputes. [continue...]

No war on Iran

The risk of a new military conflict with, or military strike on, Iran has intensified. A new oil embargo will bans all new oil contracts with Iran, and cuts off all existing deals. Also, all of the Iranian central bank’s European assets are to be frozen. The sanctions come into force on 1 July. [continue...]

MPs debate Libya: 2% of MPs against, but majority of UK public opposes military action

The House of Commons last night (Mon 21 Mar) voted to support the military action in Libya by 559 to 15 votes - meaning only 2% of MPs voted against. In contrast two polls - one for the London Metro and the other for ITV News show a majority of the UK public against military action. [continue...]

Libya, North Africa and the Middle East: we need less western intervention, not more

It is clear that Libya is now entering a state of civil war as the Gaddafi regime fights back against the uprising that began in Benghazi. [continue...]

LRC statement on Libya

LRC members have been inspired and humbled by the determination of the Libyan people to fight for their freedom; and appalled by the murderous response of the Gaddafi dictatorship. [continue...]

End the blockade of Gaza says John McDonnell

Labour Leadership Candidate, John McDonnell, has called upon the other Labour leadership contenders to support a joint statement condemning the Israeli attack on the aid flotilla and to call for the immediate lifting of the blockade of Gaza. [continue...]

Support the Week of Action (February 13-20) organised by Hands Off the People of Iran!

We are asking you to give support to a ‘Week of Action’ that our comrades in Hands Off the People of Iran are organising for Saturday, February 13-Saturday, February 20. (See the LRC website for the Hopi on the event - www.l-r-c.org.uk).  [continue...]

PRESS: The Iraq War: ‘The net is clearly closing in’

In response to the comments today by the legal adviser to the Foreign Office in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, John McDonnell MP, Chair of the Labour Representation Committee, said:  [continue...]

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