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King of Swaziland, King Mswati III arrives in South Africa in 2017
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The Communist Party of Swaziland has called for the establishment of a people’s defence militia to counter police brutality after a young man was shot dead in the street on Saturday.
The victim was shot four times in public view, including a bullet to the head, in the town of Nhlangano. Police claimed that he was dealing cannabis.
Armed police brutally attacked a protest in response to the killing, responding with tear gas.
Anyone who criticises those in power in Kenya risks their freedom or worse. The brutal abduction of Booker Omole marks a new escalation in a country sliding toward authoritarian rule, says MARC VANDEPITTE
MOHAMMAD OMIDVAR, a senior figure in the Tudeh Party of Iran, tells the Morning Star that mass protests are rooted in poverty, corruption and neoliberal rule and warns against monarchist revival and US-engineered regime change
The corporate media have been quick to point the finger over the murder of a Nicaraguan opposition figure, but where is the actual evidence, ask KELLY NELSON and ROGER D HARRIS
In an address to the Communist Party’s executive at the weekend international secretary KEVAN NELSON explained why the communists’ watchwords must be Jobs not Bombs and Welfare not Warfare