Over the last few weeks, the southern African country of Zimbabwe has experienced escalating protests that have shaken the Mugabe regime to its core. Ben Morken reports on the strikes and militant protests that demonstrate the pent up anger in the depths of Zimbabwean society.

The new French labour law will be adopted in the National Assembly by 22 July, after final feedback from the Senate. The “Socialist” government has won this battle. Jérôme Métellus of the French Marxists, Révolution, analyses the strengths and weakness of the massive movement against this law seen in France over the past months.

Dramatic events shook Turkey on Friday as armed troops moved onto the streets of Istanbul and Ankara. They closed down the main airports and bridges while military jets were roaring very low above the cities. Nevertheless, this coup as a whole was defeated quickly and Erdoğan has used it to re-consolidate his powers.