Mass mobilizations in solidarity with Palestine and against armament and war policies show no sign of abating in Italy.

On February 12, as part of the All-India General Strike, 600,000 workers downed tools and almost 100,000 participated in street actions in South India’s largest state, Karnataka, whose government, ruled by the main bourgeois opposition in the center, is rushing to implement anti-labor laws legislated by the BJP.

The bill has already passed the Senate and will be voted on in the Chamber this Thursday; government promises to repress protests.

Jan Swasthya Abhiyan has expressed solidarity with India’s February 12 national strike, warning that proposed labor reforms threaten workers’ health and rights.

The strike was called jointly by the worker unions and farmers groups to demand the withdrawal of the anti-people policies, such as the four new labor codes and the recently signed trade deals with the US and the EU.

European left groups are calling for solidarity with movements in the US by mobilizing against ICE presence at Italy’s Winter Olympics and Europe’s own right-wing turn.

Trade unions and left parties in Europe have reacted with solidarity to the January 23 general strike in Minnesota and condemned the violence of the Trump administration.

The killing of Alex Pretti came hours after Minnesota’s historic general strike, marking an escalation of violence and repression by federal authorities.

The arrests of two beloved Black activists in Minneapolis sparked outrage and defiance from the community, with leaders calling for resistance and a nationwide general strike against state repression.

Hundreds of Somali-owned businesses are joining a multi-sector general strike on January 23, as communities across Minnesota mobilize to demand ICE out of the state.

A statewide shutdown looms in Minnesota as mass opposition to ICE builds into a general strike with implications far beyond the Twin Cities.

Faith groups, labor unions, community organizations, businesses, and more have come together to mobilize millions to withdraw from the economy on the day of action.