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Hundreds of Italian and Spanish protesters wage rallies in their capitals demanding wage increases and a halt to arming Kiev.

Brussels, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) Political, social, trade union and cultural organizations from Latin America and Europe have launched today, a platform for the celebration, on next July, in this capital, the People's Summit for a fairer world.

On recent industrial and University unrest in Spain - and the Acratas group. From Internationale Situationniste #12 (September 1969).

Rail workers in Portugal begin further strikes to last through April, over pay, conditions and safety; Palestinians in Israel hold one-day general strike after 26-year-old doctor shot dead by police outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City; strikes continue in South Africa at retail giant Makro for pay and to protest the sacking of strikers

A brief description of social conditions in post-Civil War Spain followed by an account of the Barcelona general strike of 1951. The events in Barcelona led to strikes across the country and signalled the potential for a return to working class combativity in Spain after over a decade of rule under the Franco regime.