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Workers’ Rights

6 April 2008 – Textile workers strike in Mahalla, Egypt

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Palestine

30 March 2018 – Great March of Return

by Phil Butland on 24/03/2026

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Imperialism

23 March 1931 – Revolutionaries hanged in connection to the Lahore conspiracy case

by Manu Kalia on 18/03/2026

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Imperialism

16 March 1968 – My Lai Massacre

by Phil Butland on 10/03/2026

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Feminism

8 March – Women*’s Day History

by Inês Colaço on 03/03/2026

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Demonstrations & Direct Action

25-26 February 1941: Dutch Workers take a stance in the February Strike

by Jitske Grift on 24/02/2026

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Racism

19 February 2020: Hanau shootings

by Phil Butland on 18/02/2026

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Demonstrations & Direct Action

15 February 2003: The world stands up against Bush’s Iraq War

by Phil Butland on 11/02/2026

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Imperialism

11 February 1990: Release of Nelson Mandela

by Phil Butland on 04/02/2026

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Imperialism

30 January 1968: Tet Offensive

by AJ Emerich on 27/01/2026

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Demonstrations & Direct Action

25 January 2011: Revolution in Egypt

by Phil Butland on 21/01/2026

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Germany

15 January 1919: Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht are murdered

by Phil Butland on 13/01/2026

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