در طی کمتر از سه ماه، بیش از شصت جوان که اکثرآنان دختران دانشجو بودند در دو عمل بمب گذاری در افغانستان جانشان را از دست داند و دهها زخمی بجا گذاشت. در همین چند سال اخیر، در جنگ سوریه و هم پیمانانش، صدها دختر جوان بدست دستجات مسلح ربوده شده، آنها را در قفس محبوس، به آنها تجاوز کردند و حتی کشتند. در "بهار آزادی عرب" در مصر اخوان المسلیمن با طرح بدنام کردن دختران جوان و تحصیل کرده شرایط را برای تجاوز و اذیت و آذار هموار و در یک برنامه گسترده تبلیغاتی شروع به خانه نشین کردن و محجبه کردن زنان شدند.

George Monbiot: There’s no solidarity in ‘sovereign citizen’ protests — only incoherent rage. Protests such as the Ottawa truck blockade are sweeping rich nations. But the movements are based on capitalist delusions. A protester walks in front of parked trucks as demonstrators continue to protest the vaccine mandates implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 8 February 2022 in Ottawa, Canada.

Iran: massive strike in the oil industry: In Iran, the oil industry is fragmented through numerous subcontracting companies. No contract or precarious contracts are the rule. Workers are exploited. Since 19 June, a massive strike has taken place. 70 companies are affected by the movement.

Three demands are put forward:

بدون منصور حکمت، چپ ایران، چپ توده ایستی و ملیگرا باقی میماند و کمونیسم جایگاه واقعی خود را به عنوان امر و جنبشی برای رهایی کارگران و جنبش کارگران نمییافت. کمونیسم کارگران زیر نفوذ انواع و اقسام کمونیسم بورژوازی باقی میماند. منصور حکمت کسی است که دگرگونی عمیقی در نگاه و پراتیک یک نسل از کمونیستها، یک نسل از کارگران کمونیست بوجود آورده است. او با ذهنی خلاق و منعطف و با تسلط به مارکسیسم و مسائل روز دنیا، به نقد جهان معاصر، به پدیده ها و تحولات اجتماعی و سیاسی میپرداخت

After the dramatic turn in events, with Russian President Vladimir Putin recognising the breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine followed by the sending in of Russian military forces, we are publishing a statement by the Russian IMT comrades, elaborated together with Marxists in Ukraine and the Donbas, in opposition to this inter-imperialist conflict. On 15 February, the Russian State Duma voted in favour of a proposal for immediate diplomatic recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).

Iranian Workers Strike In Different Sectors, Notably Oil And Gas: A wave of labor strikes has hit Iran on Saturday, August 1 in different sectors and plants, including Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane industrial complex, and more importantly in the oil and gas industry. Workers went on strike in the south if Iran, at Abadan, Parsian and Qeshm refineries, and in the Lamerd petrochemical complex, and South Pars oil field. All workers assembled, demanding the implementation of job-classification law and their overdue wages and benefits.

به خانه من اگر آمدی
برایم
*مداد بیاور، مداد سیاه!*
می‌خواهم روی چهره‌ام خط بکشم
تا به جرم زیبایی در قفس نیفتم،

The European Commission has accused Belarus's authoritarian leader of luring migrants with the false promise of easy entry to the EU as part of an "inhuman, gangster-style approach".At least 2,000 migrants are now at the Belarus border with Poland."Upon arrival they are being pushed to the border and forced to make an illegal entry into the European Union," said Commission spokesman Peter Stano.

Work underway for forensic experts to identify, repatriate children's remains from B.C. residential school
The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, B.C. The remains of 215 children have been found buried on the site, according to the nation. (Andrew Snucins/The Canadian Press)

« حافظ موسوی : بخش مهمی از شعر مشروطه تحت‌تاثیر پیروزی انقلاب اکتبر و نفوذ مارکسیسم لنینیسم در بین روشنفکران ایران، به‌بیان مستقیم رنج‌های دهقانان، کارگران و سایر زحمتکشان و طرح مطالبات آن‌ها اختصاص یافته است. مضمون اغلب این نوع اشعار، دعوت کارگران و سایر زحمتکشان به مبارزه طبقاتی است. از ابوالقاسم لاهوتی که بگذریم، فرخی‌یزدی شاخص‌ترین شاعری است که آگاهانه و به‌کرات از مبارزه طبقاتی و انقلاب سوسیالیستی سخن گفته است.»

By The Visual Journalism Team: The resurgent Taliban have taken more territory in Afghanistan in the last two months than at any time since they were ousted from power in 2001. Over the last 20 years, the control map of Afghanistan has been an ever-changing canvas. Here, we look at the fluctuating picture of who controls which areas. It appears the Taliban have been emboldened in recent weeks by the withdrawal of US troops - retaking many districts from government forces.

Ukrainian forces say they have repelled an attack on the country's second city Kharkiv after fierce clashes with Russian forces. Regional governor Oleh Synehubov said the city was now rid of Russian troops - after street-to-street fighting.Thousands spent the night in basements and shelters, with intense shelling described by one resident as "something like Star Wars above your head". "The wave of the blast was so strong that my ears popped," another said.

Bangladesh has a tragic history of industrial disasters, including factories catching fire with the workers locked inside. 52 Dead in Bangladesh Factory Fire as Workers Locked Inside. Firefighters work to douse a fire inside a food and beverage factory in Rupganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 9, 2021. Credit: AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu. A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door, fire officials said Friday.