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“Dockers do not work for war.” Today, dock and port workers across Europe and beyond are taking part in an international day of action. Trade unionists, anti-war campaigners and Palestine solidarity activists have mobilised at Tilbury Docks in Essex this morning. Coordinated across more than 100 ports, today's action sends a clear message: dockworkers must not be made complicit in the supply of weapons and materials sustaining Israel's assault on Gaza. As Sul Nowroz explores in his article, this international mobilisation draws on a long history of working-class solidarity, from the struggle against apartheid in South Africa to today's campaign for Palestine. Read more now at realmedia.press/ports-for-pe…

Around the world, activists fighting for climate justice, racial equality and an end to war and genocide are being silenced, criminalized and increasingly targeted under counter-terrorism laws. This video highlights recent laws and legal principles forming a pattern of deepening authoritarian repression in the UK, with the curtailment of access to jury trials on its way as the Courts and Tribunals Bill makes its way through Parliament. The latest issue of New Internationalist, ‘Terrorism? The Crackdown on Activism’, explores how protest is increasingly treated as terrorism internationally, and how people are reclaiming the right to resist. Explore the issue here: newint.org/issues/2026/10/27… Independent journalism matters more than ever amid the rise of fascism, growing authoritarianism and mounting pressure on the right to protest. Real Media and New Internationalist are members of the Independent Media Association. Please watch, read and share our work, and sign up to our newsletters via realmedia.press and newint.org. If you can, consider subscribing or making a donation to help us continue sharing the stories that uphold democracy and the right to protest.✊