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Reds rally in Germany
by Steve Sweeney
TRADE unionists and communists held a mass rally outside a Munich court on Tuesday after 10 left-wing activists were convicted on terrorism charges following a much-criticised trial that lasted more than four years.
They were found guilty of financing the Communist Party of Turkey–Marxist Leninist (TKP-ML) via the Turkish Workers Confederation (Atik), which represents migrant workers living in Europe.
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
Alvaro Uribe is found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud, reports NICK MACWILLIAM
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan