Steve Sweeney

Steve Sweeney writes for the Morning Star, the socialist daily newspaper published in Great Britain. He is also a People's Assembly National Committee member, patron of the Peace in Kurdistan campaign, and a proud trade unionist.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Steve Sweeney

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Details emerge of new right-wing coup plot in Bolivia ahead of election
October 13, 2020 By Steve Sweeney
They overthrew Morales, and now with the MAS set to win the next election, the extreme right is preparing a new coup.
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In Turkey, unions and women’s organizations call for defense of women’s rights
September 1, 2020 By Steve Sweeney
Activists have called for an organized defense of women’s rights in Turkey, where at least 15 women have been murdered in the last 10 days.
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Murders of women rising in Turkey; government does nothing
August 21, 2020 By Steve Sweeney
Four women were arrested Thursday during a protest against the state's alleged involvement in Kurdish teenager's death.
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Rival Belorussian protests take place in Minsk as EU ponders new sanctions
August 17, 2020 By Steve Sweeney
“It is clear that if they win, the country will face bloody chaos and landslide degradation,” a statement from the party central committee said.
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U.S. using Kurds to steal Syria’s oil
August 4, 2020 By Steve Sweeney
The move, which has been portrayed as a necessity by Kurdish officials, has been widely criticized as evidence of support for the U.S. regime-change agenda in Syria.
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After Bolivia, Elon Musk says capitalists can overthrow any government they want
July 27, 2020 By Steve Sweeney
Hundreds of Bolivia’s Indigenous population were massacred following what was branded “a fascist coup” against Morales, who is currently in exile in Argentina.
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Iranian union members given 74 lashes and jail for demanding unpaid wages
July 14, 2020 By Steve Sweeney
Workers want the wages they weren't paid for May and June and demand their privatized plant be returned to the public sector.
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UN human rights chief brands Israel’s annexation of more Palestinian land illegal
July 1, 2020 By Steve Sweeney
Annexation of Palestinian land is illegal, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said yesterday, urging Israel not to proceed along a dangerous path which will create shockwaves lasting decades.
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