After France鈥檚 recent parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron refused to allow the Nouveau Front Populaire聽left alliance to form government.聽Tempest interviewed Marxist activist聽John Mullen聽about the challenges facing the left in France following the formation of the new right-wing government.
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Thousands rallied across Peru for International Safe Abortion Day on September 28, demanding the right to safe, accessible abortions. Hundreds marched through the capital, Lima, under the banner of 鈥淭he Right to Decide鈥, reports Ben Radford.
Brazilian socialist Israel Dutra spoke to Pakistani socialist Farooq Tariq, president of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (HKP, People鈥檚 Rights Party), on the political situation in the region and the struggle against the far right.
Alberto Fujimori鈥檚 10 years in power were characterised by rampant corruption and horrific acts of violence against Peruvians, writes Ben Radford.
French president Emmanuel Macron has named right-wing politician Michel Barnier as Prime Minister, ignoring the popular vote that gave the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire the largest group in the National Assembly, reports John Mullen.
A new global campaign has been launched to demand the freedom for former People's Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Figen Y眉ksekda臒 and other activists imprisoned by the Turkish state, reports Peter Boyle.
Whatever government is formed in France will be a minority government. But mass mobilisation will be key to how things play out over the coming month, reports John Mullen.
Isaac Nellist speaks with Chloe DS about the encampments set up by refugees in Naarm/Melbourne and Gadigal Country/Sydney to demand permanent visas and with Ben Radford about the history and wins of the Palestine solidarity movement in Latin America.聽
Olympic gold medal boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting faced attacks from far-right politicians and anti-trans activists while competing in the Paris Olympics, illustrating how transphobia, racism and misogyny intersect, argues Alex Salmon.
Thousands of anti-fascists mobilised to face down fascist groups threatening immigration lawyers and mosques in cities across Britain on August 7, reports Phil Hearse.
Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen are joined by Socialist Alliance national co-convenor聽Jacob Andrewartha to discuss the latest Closing the Gap report, far-right riots in Britain and the political situation in the United States heading towards the November election.聽
While far-right violence has blighted much of Britain this month, Muslim communities, trade unionists and the wider left have mobilised against it, reports Derek Wall.
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