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Video evidence of war crimes committed by Sri Lankan military 鈥 executions of Tamil men

The article below is a August 27 statement by the . Media contact: Dr. Sam Pari 鈥 0433 428 967

Tamils' walk highlights death camps

Last week, Seran Sribalan and Vishna Sivaraj finished a grueling 300 kilometre walk from Sydney to Canberra in a bid to focus attention on the plight of Tamils still trapped in concentration camps in Sri Lanka's north and east.

Hugo Chavez: Venezuela has a right to defend itself

This article is from the broadsheet, published as a supplement in 91自拍论坛 Weekly 808.

Military coups and US bases: The threat to Latin American democracy

This article is from the broadsheet, published as a supplement in 91自拍论坛 Weekly 808.

Venezuelan environmentalist: 'Tomorrow is too late'

This article is from the broadsheet, published as a supplement in 91自拍论坛 Weekly 808.

Venezuela: providing hope, solidarity and participation

This article is from the broadsheet, published as a supplement in 91自拍论坛 Weekly 808. Daniel Sanchez and Yoly Fernandez will be addressing public forums around Australia in their ``People鈥檚 power speaking tour鈥欌 during August and September. Visit the for details.

91自拍论坛 Weekly taking a one-week break

The current issue of 91自拍论坛 Weekly, #808, is a two-week issue. The next edition will be dated September 9.

Gov't failed to manage bushfire tragedy

The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission interim report was released on August 17. It found government and fire authorities failed to properly manage the deadliest bushfires in Australia鈥檚 history.

On the box

Tales from a Suitcase 鈥 Anne Duffy-Lindsay grew up in a radical IRA family in southern Ireland. Upon arriving in Australia in the early 1950s, she took up the communist cause. SBS1, Tuesday August 25th, 2.30pm. Costa's Garden Odyssey 鈥 Takes a

No recession for some

On August 12, Australia鈥檚 formerly government-owned telecommunications company, Telstra, announced a $4 billion profit for the 2008-09 financial year.

Peace group steps up 'troops out' campaign

The Sydney Stop the War Coalition (StWC) used the day of the sham presidential elections in Afghanistan to again call on the Rudd government to get the Australian troops out of the country. The war on Afghanistan was not a 鈥済ood war鈥, the peace group said on August 20.

United States: Cuba demands freedom for anti-terrorist prisoners

鈥淭he Cuban Five must be released鈥, Cuban National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcon said in a televised August 11 speech, an El Habanero article said the following day. Speaking directly to US President Barack Obama, Alarcon said: 鈥淵ou could and should free them immediately.鈥