James Balowski, Jakarta
Hundreds of Acehnese residing in the Indonesian capital Jakarta demonstrated on July 4 in support of the current peace negotiations being held in Helsinki, Finland, between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh
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The series of terrorist bombings that occurred in London on the opening day of the G8 summit in Scotland had striking similarities to the series of bombings of commuter trains in Madrid in March 2004 carried out by supporters of Saudi Arabian
On June 28, Pastor Julius Ngayami, a spokesperson for the Ogiek people, appealed to the Kenyan government to stop evicting the Ogiek from their traditional home in the Mu forest. The Kenyan government has evicted more than 100 Ogiek families, many in
Bride of SilenceDirected by Doan Minh Phuong and Doan Thanh NghiaMelbourne Film Festival, July 20-August 5
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
Ten years in the making, Bride of Silence, which screened recently to full houses at the Sydney Film Festival, is
Susan Price, Sydney
Campbelltown carpenter Phil worked for Masterton Homes for more than 26 years. This year the company decided to place him on an individual contract.
Phil refused to lose many of his award rights, including overtime and penalty
Leslie Richmond, Adelaide
On July 5, 5000 Australian Education Union members from schools, preschools and TAFE campuses rallied at Parliament House, closing half of one of the city's main streets. The state-wide half-day strike was called in
Federico Fuentes, Caracas
The Venezuelan government has announced plans for a widespread restructure of the nation's law enforcement agencies following a series of scandals. Most shocking was the late June murder of three students from the
Across Britain, anti-war and left-wings groups were quick to condemn the July 7 bombings in London.
The Stop the War Coalition, which has organised some of the world's biggest anti-war protests in London in recent years, was quick to respond,
PERTH — On July 8, a queer-rights action protesting the federal Coalition government's attacks on student and trade unions, and calling on the government to repeal all homophobic laws — in particular the same-sex marriage ban — was brutality
On June 28, Greenpeace activists and Greenpeace's Dutch branch were convicted of "terrorist"-related trespass. Greenpeace was fined 4000 euros. The charges related to an October 2003 action in which the activists hung a banner protesting genetic
On July 6, the Santiago Appeals Court ruled 11 to 10 to strip former dictator Augusto Pinochet of his presidential immunity, and investigate his involvement in the killing of 119 political prisoners, and a 1975 cover up of the deaths. Pinochet took
Jon Lamb, Darwin
There is mounting pressure from the federal government and mining companies for a new uranium mine in the Northern Territory. While the territory Labor government has stated it is opposed to a new uranium mine, how far it will go
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