Following the near-complete seizure of military control of the Gaza Strip on June 14 by armed supporters of the Hamas party, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, who is also the leader of the rival Fatah party, issued a decree dissolving the PA Hamas-Fatah 聯national unity聰 government, dismissing Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh and declaring a 聯state of emergency聰 in both the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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The 36th annual national conference of the socialist youth organisation Resistance will be an important stepping stone towards the protests against US emperor George Bush聮s visit to Australia in September for the APEC summit.
The Sri Lankan Army (SLA) has met strong resistance in its attempts to seize areas of the island country that are controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The LTTE are fighting for an independent state in the predominantly Tamil inhabited north and east of Sri Lanka.
Since community opposition stopped plans for a national nuclear waste dump in South Australia, John Howard seems determined to now go for a site in the Northern Territory 聴 despite promising not to and opposition from Indigenous custodians.
Bishop Fernando Lugo had a crucial choice to make on December 17. Representatives from different social groups showed up before him, carrying thick files with 100,000 properly registered signatures and a request: 鈥淔ather, give Paraguay a hand鈥.
The public gallery of the Northern Territory Supreme Court erupted into applause on June 15 when Justice Sally Thomas handed down the sentences for the 聯Pine Gap Four聰 聴 Christians Against All Terrorism members Bryan Law, Jim Dowling, Adele Goldie and Donna Mulhearn 聴 who had the previous day been found guilty of 14 charges under the Defence (Special Undertakings) Act of 1952.
It has become clear in recent weeks the extent to which the NSW and federal governments want to block protests at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Sydney in September.
The NSW government is planning to give police extraordinary powers of arrest and detention around the time of the APEC summit in Sydney in September. Activists planning the protest when US President George Bush is in town say the new powers are about intimidation, not public safety.
As Venezuela鈥檚 Bolivarian revolution continues to deepen and accelerate, President Hugo Chavez has announced a spate of pro-worker changes, which mark a continuation of the Chavez government鈥檚 orientation toward the country鈥檚 oppressed, and a victory against the right-wing offensive that has heightened since Chavez鈥檚 re-election in December.
Supporters of Indigenous rights in Queensland have sold a thousand yellow wristbands with 鈥淛ustice now: Mulrunji 19-11-04鈥 printed on them. A police officer is currently standing trial for the 2004 death in custody of Palm Island resident Mulrunji 鈥 the first time an officer has been charged over a death in custody in Queensland鈥檚 history. The wristbands have been distributed throughout the state, including an order of 1000 for Palm Island being placed. To place an order, phone Paul on 0410 629 088.
The ABC聮s 7.30 Report on June 11 reported that 200 miners at BHP Billiton聮s iron ore mine at Mount Newman in Western Australia had signed a petition complaining about 聯an atmosphere of intimidation and victimisation聰 of workers on individual agreements (AWAs). The workers聮 petition complained that management was forcing them to work in unsafe conditions and warned that a serious accident was likely.
On June 12, the trial of Queensland police officer Chris Hurley on charges of assault and manslaughter began. Hurley is alleged to have punched and then unlawfully killed Aboriginal man Mulrunji on November 19, 2004, on Palm Island, an Indigenous community located near Townsville.
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