Hundreds of people have been arrested and some killed as Indonesian authorities crack down on events commemorating the declaration of West Papua's independence.
On December 1, West Papuans mark the first raising of the Morning Star flag, a symbol of West Papuan independence. On that day in 1961, the flag was raised by the New Guinea Council, the parliament in the then-Dutch colony.
Soon after the ceremony, Indonesia invaded West Papua, claiming it was part of its campaign to liberate the Dutch colonies of the East Indies.
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Is that a faint glimmer light at the end of the European economic tunnel? Or is it just a bunch of conservative politicians brandishing torches and yelling: 鈥淟ook, a light at the end of the tunnel鈥?
The 鈥淟ight-At-The-End-Of-The-Tunnel鈥 mantra is a vital part of conservative government strategy in depressed Portugal, Greece, Ireland and Spain (the European 鈥減eriphery鈥).
Every skerrick of non-disastrous economic news gets boosted as proof of a coming resurrection 鈥 and one more reason why people should forget about revolt in the streets or ballot box.
More than 1000 students protested against the closure of the Jaffna University on December 2, .
The university was reopened that day after several weeks of closure. All universities in Sri Lanka had been closed during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to prevent them being used as organising centres for protests. But in the case of Jaffna University, situated in the predominantly Tamil north of the island, the closure was prolonged to prevent students from marking Heroes Day on November 27.
The released this statement on December 7.
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Environment groups have called for an immediate halt to operations at the Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu following a major contamination leak.
Around one million litres of highly acidic radioactive slurry has escaped from the mine鈥檚 containment area following the collapse of a tank in the processing area early in the morning on December 7.
While the governments of the United States, Britain and Israel provided support to South Africa's arpatheid regime, the Cuban Revolution helped the anti-apartheid forces, sending thousands of volunteers in the 1970s and '80s to help Angolan forces defeat the apartheid regime's war on their country.
On his release from prison, Cuba was one of the first places Mandela visited to thank the Cuban people for their assistence. The article below is abridged from a piece originally published in 91自拍论坛 Weekly #23 in 1991.
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More than 400 members of the Left Unity party project gathered in London on November 30 for the party's founding conference.
The fledgling project has its origins in a call earlier in the year for a new party to the left of Labour made by veteran left film maker Ken Loach. Against the backdrop of the most brutal austerity experienced in Britain for generations and with the British left fractured, the call met with strong support.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) has announced the first results of the Venezuelan municipal elections held on December 8. Mayors and local councilors were elected for the country鈥檚 335 municipalities, as well as the metropolitan mayor of Caracas.
CNE president Tibisay Lucena read out the results. Turnout was 58.92%, with 97% of votes counted so far.
The results for 77% of mayoralties were announced, with the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and its allies winning 196 so far, of the 257 mayoral position results that are so far irreversible.
Scandal! A Radical Burlesque
Performed by Lush Cabaret
Produced by Zelda Da
Political cabaret is alive and well in regional Queensland as audiences flocked to the latest production by Lush Cabaret 鈥 Scandal! A Radical Burlesque 鈥 which was performed in Cairns from November 27 to 30.
The talented cast and crew presented a fantastical romp through Australia's political landscape with the thrills and spills of burlesque, along with the bite of incisive political satire.
Hundreds of community activists gathered in downtown Caracas on November 16 and 17 to demonstrate their steadfast support for the socialist policies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Maduro used the occasion to repeat: 鈥淰enezuela鈥檚 communes must be consolidated if we are to truly carry out the program elaborated by our leader, Hugo Chavez.鈥
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Wildcat strikes push China to write new anti-labour laws
More than 30 years since China opened up to foreign investment, wildcat strikes surge month after month, . This raw resistance has generally gotten employers to give in to strikers鈥 economic demands.
The struggle for ecology under socialism
'Mandela led fight against apartheid, but not against extreme inequality.' Patrick Bond spoke to Real News Network on December 5. Read the .
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth & Donald Sutherland
Directed by Francis Lawrence
In cinemas now
The Hunger Games brings revolution to the big screen in an action-packed film adaption of author Suzanne Collins鈥 trilogy.
The second film, Catching Fire, takes off nicely where the first left off. It lifts the bar in every aspect, from the intensity of the storyline, to the performances and production quality.
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