Men in uniform, mainly young soldiers holding AK 47 rifles, are seen all around northern Sri Lanka, from Mannar in north-west to Mullaitivu, the last battlefield in the north-east.聽In Mullaitivu, there are said to be more soldiers than civilians.
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World renowned novelist and global justice activist Arundhati Roy is facing escalating threats of violence in India because of her support for justice in Kashmir 鈥 the disputed region partitioned between India and Pakistan and occupied by military forces in the area India controls.
Roy faced sedition charges for comments she made about Kashmir at a public meeting in October. The government has since indicated it would not pursue the charge.
See a photo slilde show of the rally . Hundreds of people took to the streets of Perth for the fourth time this year to protest against the federal government鈥檚 same-sex marriage ban. The November 6 rally heard from speakers including Kitty Hawkins representing GALE (Gay and Lesbian Equality), Rebecca Leighton from the Greens and a representative from the State School Teachers' Union.
Frank Mugisha, chair of the NGO Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMU), is no stranger to receiving threats because of his sexual orientation, a November 5 Amnesty International statement said.
鈥淏ut when a Ugandan tabloid published his personal details in October and called for him and others to be hanged for 鈥榬ecruiting children鈥欌, the statement posted on Amnesty.org continued, 鈥渉e knew there would be a struggle ahead 鈥 on the streets and in the courts鈥.
Matiullah Khan is reportedly illiterate, but he is a very wealthy man. A warlord accused of mass murder, rape and abduction, the June 5 New York Times reported that Matiullah earned US$2.5 million a month through highway robbery, drug trafficking and extortion.
The news that members of his private army were training in Australia 鈥 revealed by the Sydney Morning Herald on October 29 鈥 exposes the reality Australia鈥檚 鈥渘ation building鈥 project in Afghanistan by putting a spotlight on a key local partner.
NUMSA supports the decision taken by Mine Line workers to take-over and run the company since it was long placed under curatorship.
The Mine Line company is based in Doornkop, and produces valves for mining machines. Out of fear of paying workers decent wages, its owner Waynerd Mulder declared the company bankrupt in August after reaping the profits generated through the sweat and blood of workers.
As a result of this melodrama by Mulder, workers were hardest hit by the company鈥檚 non-operation and lost their earnings in the midst of the escalating cost of living in our country.
British rail unions branded Transport for London (TfL) 鈥渂arefaced liars" after its management attempted to claim minimum disruption during a 24-hour strike on November 3.
London Underground services were crippled by strike action called by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) over safety-critical job cuts.
All 11 of the London鈥檚 Tube lines were hit by the walkout. The action was the latest in a series of strikes over plans to axe up to 2000 jobs, including 800 station staff.
Close to 5000 protesters took to the streets on November 6, demanding the next state government replace the Hazelwood power station with genuinely clean energy during the next term of office. Victoria goes to the polls on November 27.
Rally organisers said Hazelwood was the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases per unit of electricity of any power station in Australia. It is responsible for 3% of the nation鈥檚 entire carbon emissions. It鈥檚 also the nation鈥檚 largest emitter of dioxin, the most toxic known chemical compound.
The battle for the planet鈥檚 dwindling resources has taken a further trade war twist with China鈥檚 recent decision to place limits on the export of the 17 chemical elements collectively known as 鈥渞are earths鈥.
These elements, found near the bottom of the periodic table, are crucial for manufacture of a wide range of modern technology products.
The National Popular Resistance Front of Honduras (FNRP) received the annual International Herbert Anaya Human Rights Prize in El Salvador, awarded by human rights organisations. The FNRP struggles against the US-backed Honduran dictatorship that came to power in a military coup last year.
Gloria Anaya, the oldest daughter of the slain human rights activist for whom the award is named, told Prensa Latina the award ceremony took place during the closing of the Seventh International Congress on Human Rights at the University of El Salvador.
One of Australia鈥檚 richest men, mining magnate Andrew 鈥淭wiggy鈥 Forrest, used Australian television on October 24 to send an address to the nation about his 鈥淕eneration One鈥 campaign, which aims to 鈥渃lose the gap鈥 between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
I don鈥檛 have any air-time, but I do have page space. This is my address to Twiggy.
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Dear Mr Forrest,
I think we have something in common (yes, I鈥檓 surprised too).
Republicans are trumpeting their big gains in the November 2 midterm elections as a mandate to turn the country sharply to the right. Don鈥檛 buy it. Mainstream media commentary on the election was largely set before a single vote was cast. Voters would correct President Barack Obama鈥檚 supposed leftward course in his first two years in office by sending a cabal of right-wingers to Congress. The scale of the Republican victories 鈥 especially in House of Representative races, where the party now holds a comfortable majority 鈥 cemented the media鈥檚 impressions.
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