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The result of the double rejection of the government’s proposed amendments to the Constitution was not totally unexpected. The government tried to gain favour by removing outdated concepts of the family and the domestic role of women from the Constitution, while at the same time trying to place all responsibility […]
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When Hamas and other resistance fighters launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7th, one of its objectives was targeted at another ally of imperialism in the region: Saudi Arabia. The Saudis were on the verge of diplomatically recognising the existence of Israel as a state, following on from the […]
One of the most insidious aspects of the geopolitical world order is the co-opting of popular struggles to prop up US hegemony. This could not be truer than in the conflict between the shallow liberal feminism of the West and the decolonial and anti-imperial feminism in the global south and […]
In 1946 Syria won its independence in a victorious anti-colonial war that drove out the French forces. The post-colonial government followed a socialist path in pursuing development and self-reliance in the 1950s and 1960s. This was followed by a move away from socialism under Hafez al-Asad, and the full embrace […]
At the recent World Economic Forum, Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani, said that US and allied troops must leave his country, calling it a “a necessity for the security and stability of Iraq.” We can add that ALL US and allied troops should leave their bases abroad, since wherever […]
At the time of writing, Yemeni resistance forces have targeted 49 cargo and military ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waters headed for Israel. These manoeuvres are an attempt by Ansar Allah and the coalition government in Sana’a to blockade Israel in solidarity with Palestine in response to the […]
Even before the defeat of the centuries-old Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, Italy, and Russia were already strategising how best to split it up. During World War I, to garner support for an Arab revolt against the Ottomans, the British promised Husayn Bin Ali Sharif, the Emir of Mecca, and his […]
This International Working Women’s Day the Communist Party of Ireland stands in solidarity with working women in Ireland and all women across the world suffering super exploitation, gender-based violence, and because of war. We salute the many tens of thousands of working women who are active in their trade union, […]
Family Amendment: The Communist Party of Ireland supports the proposed amendment removing article 41.3.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann. As the Constitution is the basic law of the state, it can be argued that the references to the family contained within it reflect an outdated Catholic orthodox conception of the family. […]