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“The worst of the worst”: ICE detains Chilean death squad killer
44+ min ago (657+ words) On January 27, however, the site highlighted 42 Chileans who had been recently detained. Ninth on this list was one Armando Fern'ndez Larios, someone to whom the "worst of the worst" epithet can justifiably be applied. Fern'ndez Larios" listed crime is that…...
More than 100 film artists condemn Berlinale’s censorship of opposition to Israel’s Gaza genocide
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (644+ words) This year's Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) has witnessed a growing conflict between a layer of artists determined to speak out against the genocide that has taken place and continues until this day in Gaza, and the Berlin festival management,…...
Labor government moves to bar entry to Australian women and children interned in Syria
2+ hour ago (1136+ words) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has personally denounced 11 young women and 23 children'all Australian citizens'who were prevented from returning home this week from hellhole conditions in Syria. "I have nothing but contempt for them," he declared on national radio yesterday, before…...
Job cuts and restructuring continue at Australian universities, facilitated by the trade unions
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (1102+ words) Hundreds of job cuts are continuing in 2026 at Australian public universities, on top of the almost 4,000 inflicted in 2025. This process is being propelled by the Albanese Labor government's pro-corporate and pro-military restructuring, set out in its Universities Accord, and enabled…...
The global company Veolia at the heart of NZ’s wastewater disaster
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (470+ words) Wellington's beaches are closed indefinitely due to bacterial levels far above safe limits. During a major storm on February 1516, sewage that had not undergone biological or ultraviolet treatment was pushed back towards the coast, with 120 km/h gale force winds…...
Düsseldorf Art Academy accused of antisemitism due to performance by Palestinian artist Basma al-Sharif
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (558+ words) Once again, a German university has come under fire for antisemitism because it takes seriously academic freedom, artistic freedom and freedom of expression. The latest incident of whipped-up charges of antisemitism stem from a meeting featuring the Palestinian artist Basma…...
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (1181+ words) The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature." Tens of thousands of doctors and other medical staff across Spain began a five-day strike on Monday, which will continue for one week a…...
Trade unions, Catalan regional government work to suppress teachers’ anger after mass strike
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (888+ words) Last week, a massive strike brought primary and secondary education in Catalonia to a standstill on February 11, with an estimated participation rate of 85 percent'something not seen for more than 15 years. From early in the morning, pickets of teachers blocked the…...
Jeremy Corbyn: Britain’s anti-socialist witch-hunter
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (1723+ words) Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his "The Many" faction of Your Party are leading an anti-socialist witch-hunt against their factional rivals. Following a wave of expulsions on the eve of the founding conference in November, aimed at securing a…...
New York University contract faculty threaten strike action to win first contract
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (396+ words) Contract faculty'who unionized in February 2024'make up half of NYU's full-time faculty. Universities systematically prey and rely on lower-paid contract faculty who receive fewer benefits and low job security compared to their tenured counterparts. These precarious conditions force many into…...