By Ahmed Ben Bella, George Galloway & John Rees
At least 13 Egyptian activists against the war on Iraq have been arrested. Ten remain in custody; 11 of the 13 arrested have been tortured.
We have received a plea for solidarity from a broad range
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On March 1, the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will fill the
streets of inner-city Sydney in a confident assertion of all people's right
to choose and live their sexual orientation, and to mark the political
struggles that have won
International Women's Day protests, along with the March 5 international
student strike, are shaping up to be the next globally coordinated actions
against war on Iraq. The strike and IWD events are scheduled for the first
week of March —
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE
HOBART — The state Labor government of Premier Jim Bacon decided on February 3 to introduce new laws to allow the $30 million Meander Dam project to go ahead. Previously, the Resource Management and Planning Appeals Tribunal
BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE
HOBART — The Unions Tasmania Council, the peak union body in the state, issued a statement from its meeting on February 13 opposing a unilateral US war on Iraq.
However, the statement supports UN calls on Iraq to "surrender
Keep protesting!
Please do not let up on our protest against war with Iraq. If Howard thinks those protesting at the weekend {February 14-16] are in the minority. Let's have another and another until he takes notice.
The hide of the man!
Peter
BY IGGY KIM
The Indonesian government has again violated the December 10 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA). The agreement was supposed to bring an end to violence in Aceh.
Indonesian authorities have arrested Acehnese civil rights
BY SUE BOLTON
MELBOURNE — Armed federal police and immigration officers carried out a Rambo-style raid on an inner-city building site on February 20.
The police and immigration officers stormed the Bayview building site in Port Melbourne at
BY NICOLA DZIADKIEWICZ
MELBOURNE — Colour My World is an art exhibition being held to support asylum seekers who are without work rights, Medicare or social security benefits.
Hundreds of displaced and distressed people, who have been granted a
BY GILLIAN DAVY
MELBOURNE — RMIT University has made a landmark commitment to support refugees and asylum seekers, with a range of bold initiatives being implemented this year. RMIT plans to urge other Australian universities, through the
BY JEFF SHANTZ
TORONTO — February 15 marked the Canadian anti-war movement's impressive growth. In Toronto, Canada's largest city, between 30,000 and 50,000 people braved bitter cold and icy winds to assert their unconditional opposition to war
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