Africa
US reaffirms support for Egyptian junta amid conflict over NGOs
By Johannes Stern, February 21, 2012
High-ranking US officials made clear that, despite the Egyptian military junta’s criticism of US-funded Non-Governmental Organizations, ties between Washington and Cairo remain close.
Amnesty International details torture and murder in Libya
By Patrick Martin, February 17, 2012
A new report documents gruesome violations of human rights under the new regime established by the US-NATO war.
The Egyptian revolution and the struggle for workers’ power
By Johannes Stern, February 16, 2012
The failure of strike calls by petty-bourgeois “left” parties in Egypt highlights the need for an independent political struggle by the working class with the aim of taking power and establishing socialism.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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