BY MAX LANE
JAKARTA — Natalia Scholastika was a student activist in Bandung, West Java, when the first arrest warrant against her was issued in 2001. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PRD), she had helped organise a protest by thousands
497
BY MAX LANE
JAKARTA — The persistence of the movement for a self-determination referendum in Aceh, the emergence of the Papuan People's Council and the troubles in Ambon have all raised concerns about whether Indonesian unity can be maintained.
The Socialist Alliance in Western Australia is running a campaign to gain state electoral registration. We seek a lawyer who is prepared to give free legal advice on matters relating to electoral regulations. Please phone Nikki on 08 9218 9608 or
Actively Radical TV — Includes the 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ news. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone 9565 5522. Visit <http://www.channel31.org> for program details.
Access News — Excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and
BY BRIGGS BOMBA
HARARE — Riot police and ruling party thugs on June 16 viciously attacked a peaceful commemoration of the 1976 Soweto uprising. More than 70 people were beaten and arrested. Munyaradzi Gwisai, Zimbabwe's only socialist member of
BY ROHAN PEARCE
Has the world gone mad? The months since the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have shown how brutal and callous the terribly misnamed "war on terrorism" is. Now we see the "Bush Doctrine" expanded to
BY ALISTAIR DICKINSON
SYDNEY — The redevelopment of the former Australian Defence Industries (ADI) site near St Marys, in Sydney's outer western suburbs, is one step closer with the NSW Labor government's approval of the construction of a private
BY FEDERICO FUENTES
Since the failed April 11-14 coup against Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez, it has become even clearer that the move to topple the oil-rich Latin American country's democratically elected government was inspired from
US President George Bush thinks that the United States should be free to carry out war crimes in the name of "fighting terrorism".
Its war on Afghanistan and its declaration of intent to invade Iraq again are blatant examples of Washington's
BY ANN-LOUISE COLGAN
Over the past two decades, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have undermined Africa's health by forcing governments to reduce the role of the state and cut government expenditure. These institutions have
BY REYNOLD RASSI
By midday, June 18, more than 8 million Cubans — out of a population of around 13 million — had signed in support of the constitutional modification bill, proposed by the leaders of the island's mass organisations.
The bill
TogetherDirected by Lukas MoodyssonShowing at Dendy cinemas
REVIEW BY MARIA VOUKELATOS
Elisabeth tires of her abusive alcoholic husband, so she packs her bags, takes her children and goes off to live with her brother, Goran. Elisabeth is a fairly
- Page 1
- Next page