Global Left Midweek - January 9, 2019
- All India Strike Mobilizes Millions
- Germany: Talking About Power
- Sudan: Protesters and President at Loggerheads
- Nepal: Two Communist Parties Unite
- National Strikes in Zimbabwe
- Bangladesh: Left Front Rejects Vote
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Bharat Bandh! All India Strike Mobilizes Millions
Firstpost (Mumbai)
Most parts of India faced a shutdown due to the government workers, trade unions, and bankers associations protests against anti-labour policies and unilateral watering down of labourers' rights by the BJP-led NDA government.
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Germany: Talking About Power
Ingar Solty interviewed by Jerko Bakotin / Novosti (Moscow) and Jacobin (New York)
It's uphill for all the left opposition parties.
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Sudan: Protesters and President at Loggerheads
Arwa Ibrahim / Al Jazeera (Doha, Qatar)
Anti-government protests continue across Sudan, as President Omar al-Bashir refuses to step down.
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Nepal: Two Communist Parties Unite
Khagendra Prasai / Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (Berlin)
Despite the popularity of the left, even the unification of the largest parties leaves big problems to resolve.
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First Doctors, Then Teachers Launch Nationwide Strike in Zimbabwe
Pavan Kulkarni / Peoples Dispatch (New Delhi)
Teachers and doctors in Zimbabwe have among the lowest pay rates in the world for their professions.
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Bangladesh: Left Front Rejects Vote
The Daily Star (Dhaka)
Voting was meaningless in the 11th national election, well-orchestrated by Awami League to get its desired outcome, according to Left Democratic Alliance, comprised of eight left-leaning parties.