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  1. The Berlin Wall 30 years on

    wall was widely seen as a victory for freedom. But things are not that simple. In the three decades ... capitalism's 鈥rise from the ashes鈥. This led to the so-called 鈥渆conomic miracle鈥- West Germany's rise to ... features. It had full employment. This gave workers a degree of freedom in the workplace, since they did not ...

  2. Behind the 'China Panic' in Australia

    democracy, our legal system, our freedom of speech and association 鈥 they are really at stake now". ... cause of human freedom in China by lining up with its enemies here in Australia, or by driving away ... The rise of China has led to a "tech war" between the US and China聽as "the United ...

  3. Wealth, power and corruption in China

    rising discontent amongst ordinary people about corruption and growing inequality. This led to numerous ... also stepped up the repression of dissent. Shum notes that freedom of speech and judicial independence ...

  4. Black Wave tracks conflicts across the Islamic world

    freedoms, more tolerance, more light". They include women in Saudi Arabia who campaigned for the right ... 1279 Tensions rise between Iran and Afghanistan Saudi Arabia 鈥 the West's favourite dictatorship ...

  5. Sri Lanka: Tamils demand genocide investigation

    killings, torture and violations of the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly鈥. ... It expresses alarm at 鈥渢he rapid rise in violence and discrimination on the basis of religion or ...

  6. Sri Lankan socialist: Regime stepping up anti-people policies

    and power stations. Cuts to fuel subsidies recently caused fuel prices to rise by 30%. This led to ... Lanka Freedom Party have reached agreements with Tamil leaders, only to abandon them under pressure from ...

  7. Sri Lanka: Socialists must support Tamil rights, self-determination

    through 91自拍论坛 Weekly. We have campaigned for freedom for Tamil refugees in Australia's detention ... gave rise to the armed struggle. Ongoing struggle Today, the Tamil areas in the north and east of the ... need to be raised include freedom for political prisoners, the dismantling of military bases in the ...

  8. Class conflict in the shadow of World War I

    Australian soldiers died to 鈥渄efend our freedom鈥. But in reality, the war was a struggle among imperialist ... conscription, there was a rise in union struggles around pay and conditions. Food prices rose 33.57% between ... strikes won 鈥 Broken Hill miners won a 35-hour week and a pay rise 鈥 but others were defeated. The strike ...

  9. Sri Lanka: Tamils dispossession worsens

    parties, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the United National Party, competed to be the most racist. In ... estimated 3000 Tamils in 1983. The result of these policies was rising support among Tamils for an ...