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By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — First, in 1992, there was shock and disorientation as the beginning of "reform" threw at least a third of the Russian population into poverty. Then, in 1993 and 1994, even while output in the economy continued to
Looking out: Racism and fascism: the wall By Brandon Astor Jones Many readers of this column will know that from time to time I share this space with readers who have written to me citing their personal views and/or experiences that relate
Student organisation calls for solidarity According to Mautodok, a representative of RENETIL (National Resistance of Free East Timor Students), who is currently in Australia, "The May 13 demonstrations demanding Australia cut military ties with
Solidarity night in Brisbane By Nick Everett BRISBANE — Sixty people attended an evening entitled "Solidarity with the fight for workers rights and justice and democracy: Indonesia and East Timor" at the Resistance Centre in New Farm on
By Max Lane SYDNEY — "I hope people will be active and participate in the May 13 protests around Australia", Elino Santos told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly on May 3. For Santos, being "active and participating" has been a way of life in East Timor. From
A 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ seller in Sydney reports she was given an anonymous donation last week. While she was selling to another buyer near Town Hall in the centre of the city, the unknown man slipped a $50 note into her hand, took a paper and quickly
By Wang Dan On July 14, 1994, all the major newspapers in Beijing published the "Detailed Implementations Regulations for the State Security Law." This law had been passed by the 13th session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National
ADELAIDE — Streets were filled with the sound of honking horns at 4:30pm on May 4 as drivers supported the Resistance "Honk for East Timor" which linked up with the activists from the No Fees Tent City. With Resistance placards demanding that the
Caribbean warmth in Birmingham Jamaica by Night Andy Hamilton World Circuit through Larrikin Entertainment Reviewed by Norm Dixon Hailing from Port Maria, a little fishing village on Jamaica's north coast, and a resident of industrial
Police called in ALP preselection brawl By Shane Bentley NEWCASTLE — Police have been asked to investigate allegations of fraud after an ALP preselection battle for the federal seat of Newcastle. The sitting member, Allan Morris, called
Book documents abuses on Bougainville By Roberto Jorquera SYDNEY — Sixty-five Bougainville solidarity activists gathered at the state parliament theatrette on May 1 for the launch of Human Rights Abuses Against the People of Bougainville
By Chow Wei Cheng Four years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the economic crisis that followed in Cuba, the Cuban economy is starting to grow again. Cuba's real GDP grew 0.7% in 1994, marking what is believed to be the beginning of a