U.S. and Israel’s fake “refugee invasion” operation in Ceuta
Abundant videos and other materials show how this spontaneous “incursion” was physically organised by the Moroccan dictatorship to aid a campaign by the U.S. and Israel.
Spain
Sánchez finally returns as Spanish PM, but at a huge cost
Sánchez has registered a personal triumph. But the cost to the Spanish working class and its allies could be significant.
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.
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.
Europe’s political instability is rooted in its economic crisis
The arrival in office of new prime ministers, Giuseppe Conte in Italy on 1 June and Pedro Sánchez in Spain on 2 June, reflect the increasing turmoil that has entered European politics.
Against the repression by the Spanish state
By Ian Richardson
The attempt of the Catalan independence movement to hold a referendum has been met with brutal state repression. The Madrid government used Guardia Civil forces from outside the region to block voters and attack them, seize ballot boxes and smash up polling stations. TV footage of unarmed protesters and voters being brutally assaulted have now been seen worldwide, despite the ludicrous denials of ministers in Madrid and their spokespersons.