Jim McIlroy& Coral Wynter, Barquisimeto
Some 800-1000 members of revolutionary organisations from around Venezuela gathered in the regional centre of Barquisimeto in the state of Lara on July 1-2 for the First National Conference of Revolutionaries
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Rupen Savoulian
Afghanistan faces its worst military crisis since the fall of the Taliban in October 2001. There has been a surge of fighting particularly, but not only, in the southern provinces. The US-sponsored government of President Hamid
Ana Hanson, Eden
Six hundred activists from around Australia gathered at the South East Fibre Exports woodchip mill, south of Eden in NSW, on July 2 to protest against the logging of native forests. Ninety per cent of wood logged in the Eden area
Emma Brown & Marcus Greville, Melbourne
Alex Tilman, a representative of Fretlin, the largest political party in East Timor, and Vannessa Hearman, an Asia-Pacific journalist and solidarity activist, addressed a July 13 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly-organised
Venezuelanalysis.com reported on July 11 that the government of socialist President Hugo Chavez has set aside $10 million to compensate the families of campesino (peasant) leaders assassinated in the period since Venezuela's land reform program began
Doug Lorimer
"Hundreds of US Marines stormed through dimly lit hallways of the largest hospital in western Iraq on [July 5], taking control of a facility allegedly used by insurgents", Associated Press reported from Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's
Stuart Harrison
A US$80 million fund has been approved by US President George Bush to help the United States achieve "regime change" in Cuba.
The second report from the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba, released on July 5, outlines
Michael Fox, Caracas
Thousands of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people marched in this year's GLBT Pride parade in Caracas on July 2. This marks the sixth year in a row that Venezuela has held a gay pride parade.
The colorful and
Most of Papua New Guinea's 37,000 teachers have embarked on an indefinite strike over a pay dispute. According to the July 11 Post-Courier, Papua New Guinea Teachers Association president Tommy Hecko said that some 25,000 teachers are not receiving
SYDNEY — Mal Peters from the WA CFMEU, who was fined $28,000 for participating in a strike on the Perth to Mandura rail line construction project, and his partner Bernadette, will speak about what led to the workers taking the strike action that
According to a July 11 statement issued by the Trade Union Solidarity Action Committee of St Petersburg and Leningrad region, activists planning protests against the July 15-17 G8 summit in St Petersburg are facing a wave of violence and repression.
Clive Haggar, Canberra
The industrial and funding dispute between the ACT government and teachers is getting worse. After two successful stop-work meetings and rallies, ACT teachers are gearing up for more action, despite the legal hurdles imposed
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