The crew of the Freedom Flotilla boat, Handala, warned Israel to obey international law but are now in captivity, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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We should never feel the need to apologise for black self-organisation
TUC Black Workers Conference serves to re-energise us for the continuing difficult struggle ahead, writes ROGER McKENZIE
The Aslef delegation at the Black Workers Conference in 2017
[Rod Leon] 
A Chilean court ruled that funds were illegally taken by the dictator to accumulate family wealth that is now disputed among his heirs, writes PABLO MERIGUET
DAVID HORSLEY remembers communist seaman Bill Bailey, the ‘Kid from Hoboken,’ whose heroics in tearing down a swastika flag from a ship’s mast inspired early anti-fascist resistance
Our Foreign Secretary now condemns Israel in the Commons, yet Britain still supplies weapons and intelligence for its bombing campaigns — as the horror reaches perhaps the final stage, action must finally replace words, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
I went to bed planning for university, but woke to bombs falling on Gaza, losing my home, best friend, and nearly my hand — yet I am unbroken, and still dream of writing to carry Palestinian voices worldwide, writes EMAN GHASSAN ABUZAYED
The shock suspension of socialist MPs and Diane Abbott’s re-suspension reveals a leadership intent on crushing internal debate — but MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP warns against surrendering party democracy without a fight
The TUC Black Workers Conference opens today at a time of heightened debate about a perceived rise in racism.
I say perceived because many of us have been saying for some considerable time that racism in our lives — whether at work or in the streets — is almost a given.
Of course it’s correct to say that we are seeing much more fascist activity than we have for some years.
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