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  1. United States: Trump declares war on birth control

    a chance during his presidential campaign to rail against reproductive freedom, including women鈥檚 rights to ... up against so-called religious freedom, there is a pattern of patients losing out. Trump鈥檚 early ... has noted a 900% rise in patients seeking an IUD since the election. Even if his administration fails ...

  2. The burqa debate: for a more nuanced approach

    women. In the West, as elsewhere, society draws a line across freedom of choice: circumcision permitted, ...

  3. Refugee group calls for boycott of Sydney Biennale

    event was released by refugee organisation RISE on February 17. *** Dear Artists, RISE: Refugees, ... asylum seekers. RISE consists of over 30 different refugee communities in Australia and exists to enable ... enhancing opportunities, and campaigning for refugee rights. RISE supports a complete boycott of the 19th ...

  4. Philippines: Protests over energy costs, workers' rights

    issues. On October 11, there was a national day of action against rising energy costs. There were protests ... Sanlakas, the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) and other progressive organisations. The Philippines has ... a strike on September 18 to protest the rising price of fuel. Jeepneys are a major form of transport in ...

  5. Eastern Europe and the new right

    Free to Hate: The rise of the new right in post-communist Eastern Europe By Paul Hockenos ... the rise of nationalism, chauvinism and ethnic hatreds in Eastern Europe. Ghosts from the past ... Paul Hockenos charts the rise of the new east European right. His message is blunt: "parties with ...

  6. Thailand: The West no allies of democracy

    strongly urge the government to lift restrictions on civil liberties, including restrictions on freedom of ... period, however, there were serious limitations to fundamental freedoms, including restrictions on debate ... and campaigning鈥 鈥淚t is essential that the current restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly ...

  7. Glenn Greenwald: Abbott exploits terrorism to seize new powers

    event to demand 鈥渂road new security powers to combat what it says is a rising threat from militant ... balance between freedom and security may have to shift. 鈥淭here may be more restrictions on some so that ... there can be more protections for others. After all, the most basic freedom of all is the freedom to ...

  8. 'We are the majority'

    things that we want. They want peace, security and freedom. Just like we do. That was her argument for ... freedom for more than a century. These rich and powerful governments have occupied and carved up this part ... brazenness to tell us that the US and its allies are in Iraq to bring freedom, security and peace to the ...

  9. Protests mark US Independence Day

    Iraqis!" and "Hell no! We won't fight for Texaco!" A huge lead banner demanded freedom for ... said: "They called their war 'operation freedom'. But what freedom has their occupation ... given Iraqis? The real 'operation freedom' is starting now. It is the movement of resistance ...

  10. Finance Sector Union the system is broken

    Today Australian鈥檚 are less secure in their work, living costs are rising, it鈥檚 harder than ever to get ... a pay rise and protections and rights for working people are just not strong enough. While working ... and Code is a government hell bent on taking away our freedom of association 鈥 the right to be in ...

  11. GLW forum discusses Hamas victory

    East. The Palestinian people's struggle for freedom represents the centre of this struggle. Shaik ... asked the audience, "Will we rise to the challenge of joining them?" From 91自拍论坛 Weekly, ...

  12. Philippines: Dealing with the oil crisis

    country. What is causing this unprecedented rise in global oil prices? The key factor seems to be that the ... demand for oil is rising much faster than its supply, and this is due fundamentally to the fact that the ... four to six weeks before a rise in the price of crude is reflected in the pump price. In the ...

  13. Fighting fund: FF: We are all Bradley Manning

    dinner included tables of freedom fighters from all around the world: from Latin America to Asia. There ... own country of origin, Malaysia. Even the food we were served that night was prepared by freedom ... ancient Greek slaves leniency if they agree to turn in their leader Spartacus. But when Spartacus rises to ...

  14. Don't erode our democracy, say Australians for Palestine

    millions of people rise to protest in the Middle East calling for their civil rights and risking losing ... democracy and roll back our rights to freedom of political thought, affiliation and freedom of protest. This ...

  15. Letters to the editor

    oppressive/sexist traditions and demanding their freedom of choice, and deciding all women who wear the burqa need ... burqa. As a socialist and a feminist, I choose to support women struggling for their own freedom 鈥 not ... a feminist perspective and yet totally abstract the discussion from the current political context 鈥 a rise in ...

  16. Afghanistan: not a just war

    knows that as the toll of dead Australian soldiers rises 鈥 it is now 10 鈥 the anti-war mood could easily ... sharpen. The Rudd government's commitment to "Operation Enduring Freedom" represents ... and prosperity", RAWA said last October. "Our freedom is only achievable at the hands of our ...

  17. Egypt鈥檚 role in Gaza blockade

    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak responded swiftly to the Israeli navy's assault on the Freedom ... shortages in basic supplies, a near-complete halt in industrial production, and a sharp rise in health and ... Egyptian government blocked most of the 1400 participants in the Gaza Freedom March from entering Gaza via ...

  18. DEWR fined for discriminating against union members

    freedom of association provisions under the Workplace Relations Act (WRA) by refusing employees leave on ... delighted with this decision. It confirms that public sector employees are entitled to freedom of political ... [individual contracts] for pay rises and conditions have been lost as collective agreements expire. With the ...

  19. Write On: letters to the edtior

    fuel companies. Combatting rising fuel prices by cutting fuel taxes is only going to delay the problem, ... Christy Moore in GLW #752. Christy has been singing songs of freedom for many a year now and in ... particular, highlighting the cause of Irish freedom to a worldwide audience, something I sadly think your fine ...

  20. Sparking up the revolution

    exploitation of black people with the current oppression of the bulk of humanity. Free trade is the freedom ... song of a "caged bird", according to Marxman, and they reject the freedom to be a slave: ... Marxman declare, "We shall rise again". With Marxman, content matches style. Their music ...

  21. Raqqa largely liberated, Rojava revolution holds commune elections

    the latter's rise. It also led to Erdogan abandoning his initial aim of overthrowing Assad. ... groups and the rise of anti-Western Islamism within them has led to a significant decrease in US aid. ... Novosti that the SDF would continue fighting for freedom regardless of whether the alliance with the West ...

  22. Young socialists discuss imperialism, solidarity at conference

    the Resistance: Young Socialist Alliance conference discussed the recent invasion of Iraq, the rise of ... learning to 鈥渕ake decisions from the bottom to the top 鈥 based on freedoms of political, social, economic, ...

  23. Les Murray defends heroic 'people smugglers'

    13 forum 鈥淪muggled to Freedom鈥 to hear SBS sports commentator Les Murray tell his family鈥檚 story of ... sentencing trends for people smuggling were escalating, due in part to a rise in the number of boats, but ...

  24. It鈥檚 official: 91自拍论坛 TV is here

    elite caused the crisis, detailed the dramatic rise of the radical left party SYRIZA and warned of the ... Aboriginal activist Ray Jackson toasted the launch of new progressive community media, and band The Freedom ...

  25. Howard shoe-thrower defiant

    a long-time activist committed to non-violent direct action. He is a member of climate action group Rising ... 鈥 a grisly reminder of the reality behind Howard鈥檚 claim that his war brought freedom and democracy to Iraq. ...

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