Gay and lesbian activists form a human chain around a rainbow flag during celebrations marking the annual International Day Against Homophobia on the 17th May 2010.
the man who would lead the south africans struggle to end the racial segregation and created a multi-racial democracy.
A young girl in India longs to be in school. She watches through the window and the gracious teacher calls her in. But when she sits down, the boys shift over to one side to be away from her.
Brussels - 1.09.2010 - Luisa Morgantini, former vice-president of the European Parliament (EP) and former-member of the group GUE/NGL, participated today in a debate about the last developments in Israel and Palestine, and enhanced the efforts made by the Palestinian pacific resistance movements as the “only form to move forward without provoking confrontations with the Israelis”.
“In a conflict whose responsibility keeps on the international community side, that pacifically assists to the resolutions and the agreements total disrespect by the Israeli authorities”, the former MEP alerted about the advance of the extreme right wing in Israel and the consequent reduction of the freedom of speech against the youth that defends the Palestinian side and a nonviolent resolution of the conflict. MORE
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43 year old Iranian woman, mother of two children, was convicted in May 2006 because she had an “illicit relationship” with two men and received 99 lashes as her punishment. Despite this sentence, she has now been... more
The first Summer Festival/ Political Forum of a European Left Party already took place this weekend – Socialismo 2010, a forum of clear and strong Left ideas, happened in Braga, Portugal, organized by the Left Bloc.
The current crisis and the... more
WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary, a compendium describing lethal military actions involving the United States troops; also include intelligence information, reports of meetings with political figures, and related... more
Luis Corvalan, historical leader of the Chilean Communist Party died on Wednesday at the age of 94.
Corvalan was a very active politician since 1932, when he joined the Communist Party of Chile. From 1948 to 1958 the party was considered illegal... more
Nostalgia was the word written in Belgium flags carried during the National Day holiday that was celebrated yesterday in the capital of the country with the presence of the royal family and many thousand citizens standing behind bars that separated... more
The Government of Afghanistan will bring together today, in Kabul, representatives of more than 70 countries, international and regional organizations and financial institutions to give the support to an “Afghan Government-led plan for improved... more
The EL summer university started yesterday with the greeting of Grigore Petrenco, international secretary of the CPRM of Moldavia,to all the participants coming from all over Europe, from Portugal to Belarus, and emphasized that it was very... more
The Council of Chairpersons of the Party of the European Left gathered today in the European Parliament headquarters’ in Brussels to discuss on the joint action and alternative political response from the Left to the current crisis.
The proposals... more
The European Parliament reaffirmed yesterday the opposition of meat and milk produced from cloned animals, asking the Commission to stand for a legislative proposal to explicitly ban food from cloned animals and their descendants in a report... more
Since June 30, more than 250 Eritrean citizens are detained in a detention centre in southern Libya waiting for forced repatriation to their country of origin. In the last two weeks, they have been forced to fill in repatriation forms given to the... more
The European Social forum, held in Istanbul, from the 1st to the 4th July ended with an important appeal of mobilization of all the countries to the 29th of September general strike. In a time of a social, ecological and economic crisis as we’re... more
500 women from 22 countries gathered in Istanbul to march against the current socio-economic and political situation in Europe. Besides the crisis that affects more women than men, the kurdish question was also stressed as a priority in women's march and women's seminars.
The activists of Young Socialists and the Polish Socialist Party marched from in front of the town hall to the barracks where the Americans are stationed.
Lisbon 29.05.2010 - After Greece, it was the time to Portuguese workers show that they don't want to pay a crisis that was not provoked by them
Click here to watch the video of demostration and to listen the declarations of L. Bisky and N. Chountis (Syriza)
The EL supports the campaign against postal services liberalization in favour of the profit interests of private enterprises. A comprehensive, cost-effective and high quality universal service is incompatible with the profit maximization interests of corporations.
Any agreement with Morocco that includes the exploitation of natural resources of Western Sahara conflicts with international law and the legitimate rights of the Saharawi people.
Drifa Snaedal from the Left-Green Movement Party of Iceland, confesses her concern regarding the situation of the country and the entrance in the UE.
The President of EL and GUE/NGL met the President Rafael Correa, in Brussels, to discuss further intensification of the cooperation process
