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Panama's Censors back down

Panama's Censorship Board gave in to international pressure from human rights and media groups, journalists and other prominent individuals on March 18 by lifting its ban on the film The Panama Deception. The retreat came only hours before the

Stan Woodbury, 1924-1993

By Bernie Brian WOLLONGONG — To the strains of the "Internationale", hundreds of friends and comrades gathered on March 26 to farewell and celebrate the life of Stan Woodbury, who had died peacefully at Port Kembla Hospital two days earlier

Melbourne trams called a 'luxury'

Melbourne trams called a 'luxury' By Alex Cooper MELBOURNE — Comments by the most senior bureaucrat in the Public Transport Corporation (PTC) have outraged public transport groups and users. Alan Reiher, acting secretary of the

Mining stirs protests in WA

Mining stirs protests in WA By Jonathon Strauss PERTH—Dee Margetts, expected to be elected as a Greens (WA) senator, told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly that the way has been opened for exploration and mining on all of WA's national parks by the

Church leader on human rights in Cuba

Church leader on human rights in Cuba HAVANA — Reverend Eunice Santana, president of the 400-million-member World Council of Churches, says the United States is pointing an unfair finger at Cuba when it comes to human rights. She said:

Anti-choice terrorism in the US

By Karen Fredericks On March 10 Dr David Gunn was shot three times in the back at point-blank range by an anti-choice terrorist, Michael Griffin, outside the Pensacola Women's Medical Services clinic in Florida. Although most anti-abortion

Truth Commission report shakes El Salvador

By Jose Gutierrez March 15 was a historic date for El Salvador. The Truth Commission, made up of US jurist Thomas Buergenthal, Colombian ex-president Belisario Betancur and Venezuela's former foreign minister, Reinaldo Figueredo, released

SYDNEY — Malaysian Tourist Bureau

SYDNEY — The Malaysian Tourist Bureau closed up shop for the day on March 24 rather than face a protest organised by the Sydney Rainforest Action Group. The protest highlighted the continuing destruction of the forest home of the Penan people in

Eritrean referendum on independence

By Peter Boyle On May 24, 1991, the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front (EPLF) won its long armed struggle against the Ethiopian government. In April the Eritrean people will freely express their right to self-determination in a referendum on

Porgera's profits — and tailings — continue to flow

By Herb Thompson Following long and acrimonious negotiations, the Papua New Guinea government has raised its stake to that of equal partner in the largest gold mine in the world outside of South Africa. To close the deal, effective from

A conversation with Tony Benn

Tony Benn, the prominent British Labour Party MP, was first elected in 1950. He has been and remains a passionate advocate of socialist ideas. In London, he spoke with Green Left Weekly's Frank Noakes and Catherine Brown about British politics

Young people take aim at environmental emergency

By Zanny Begg "I have been a big fan of EYA since its beginning. Young people have enormous potential to influence the world ... You speak the truth from the most powerful position — it's your future at stake. I hope you will participate in