James Connolly’s works published in Brazil
An important and welcome development has taken place with the publication of works of James Connolly for the first time in Brazil – translated into Portuguese.
Europe
Demark’s general election – a shift against the racist right
The Danish General Election on 5 June resulted in a defeat for the ‘blue bloc’, the centre-right governing alliance that had been in office since 2015, and a victory for the ‘red bloc’, the centre-left parties.
Ballymurphy atrocities come to light – but not in the British press
Relatives of the Ballymurphy Massacre have been stunned hearing the Inquest testimony of soldiers responsible for the deaths of their loved ones, as they related their part in the murders of eleven unarmed civilians at the hands of members of the Parachute regiment in 1971.
Spanish elections show Socialists advance as right wing fractures to far right
The latest general election in Spain confirms the deepening polarisation across society. The socialists (PSOE) were the big winners of the election but remain well short of forming a majority government.
Charging one soldier for the Bloody Sunday massacre continues the long cover-up
The decision to charge just one soldier for Bloody Sunday – when 14 people were killed and others seriously injured – is a democratic outrage.
Fall of Spanish government is a self-inflicted defeat
Spain’s minority PSOE (socialist) government has fallen and new elections are scheduled for 28 April.