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1. The winds of change still blow

   Rising against British rule in 1916 and the general elections in 1918, after which Sinn Fein, which won ... what freedom for Ireland really means. For Teddy it means an end to the British occupation; but for ... Land and Freedom, the characters we've met offer their views. They speak with the sense of knowing ...

2. Forty years of Kinetic Energy's creative friction

   the Company to St Luke's Hall in Enmore in 2002 to rise from the ashes. Never shy of ... will include three social justice plays (The Freedom Ride, Refuge and Home), as well as a series of ...

3. The struggle against racism in Australia

   26 with a screening of Murundak: Songs of Freedom. In Australia’s north, where colonisation happened ... rates in the world. This is rising as a result of federal and territory government policies in the NT. ...

4. SOUTH AFRICA: iGoli 2002 — is the future private?

   waited for the fruits that freedom had promised. Thus the initial clamour that greeted the advent of the ... like water and electricity will rise. In meetings in his Pimville constituency in Soweto, he is telling ...

5. The Socialist Alliance: putting some fire into politics

   nothing to do with democracy or individual freedoms." That was how NSW Premier Bob Carr described the ... anger is rising with the farce of "you-voted-for-us-so-just-cop-it-sweet", of profits before ...

6. IRAQ: The crimes of a US ally

   for his many crimes. But what about his co-conspirators? Will those who helped Hussein rise to power, ... Kuwaiti oil tankers. The US intervention "had little to do with defending 'freedom of the ... talk about standing up for freedom. But Kuwait and Saudi Arabia aren't exactly democracies." ...

7. Iran: Socialist feminists show solidarity with women’s struggle

   enough”. In the words of a seasoned socialist feminist inside Iran however: “Today, Iranian women need freedom ... “Once the expansion of the demonstrations leads to the realisation of these freedoms…  the struggle can ... against their regime.    We too are suffering from rising authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and ...

8. Egypt: Food prices crisis helped fuel revolt

   freedom. Egypt is far from an isolated case when it comes to food shortages. Since 2008, rising food prices ... wheat to satisfy rising food demands and maintain social order. This system seemed to work until Russia, ... self-sufficiency will rise in the future. Though it was a critical strategy to maintain political order, Egyptians ...

9. MALAYSIA: Resistance grows to Mahathir's reign of fear

   increasingly to a notorious repressive law, in a desperate attempt to crush rising internal dissent. Enacted in ... "walk for freedom" from Kuala Lumpur's city centre to University Malaya in protest against the ... judiciary manipulation, of the public outrage, of rising people's consciousness and worse, it was ...

10. Middle East: Protests shake up status quo

    Democracy Ash Pemberton With revolts taking place in 15 countries across the Arab world, those with stakes in maintaining the status quo — especially the United States — are getting worried. From Morocco all the way to Iran, people are standing up for the ...

11. Letters to the Editor

    book, The Shock Doctrine, The Rise Of Disaster Capitalism (GLW #728), was great, but I think it was far ... True, Cuban society is repressive of freedoms we take for granted, but the data suggest that changes are ...

12. Could Israel’s Gaza massacre be a turning point?

    latest crimes must be a catalyst to strengthen the struggle for Palestinian freedom. There were more ... rise as medical assistance is denied entry to Gaza and injured Palestinians are denied permission to ... the infamous Qalandiya checkpoint in Jerusalem. Restrictions on Palestinians’ freedom of movement are ...

13. Venezuela: Activists demand new constitution enshrine abortion, sexual rights

    contraception for women and men; the right of women to live a life free of violence; and the freedom to form any ... sector has also fuelled a rise in the number of infant and maternal mortalities in recent years. Araña ...

14. Israel frees Palestinian activist after hunger strike but imprisons 1000 children

    a 56-day hunger strike last month in exchange for his freedom. In the last days of his strike, the activist ... and hope for the freedom of all prisoners, God willing,” he said, Al Jazeera reported. “The occupation ... especially in occupied Jerusalem, is rising significantly … The vast majority of these arrests occurred in ...

15. ALP, ISO oppose solidarity conference

    Indonesia, students, workers and peasants are mobilising daily against rising prices and job losses imposed ... and other young freedom fighters, Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) has ... these freedom fighters. For the ISO, and some others on the student left, the importance of solidarity ...

16. National workers' organisation formed

    rise, lowering of prices, end all sackings, a 32-hour week with no loss in pay, an end to contract ... labour, freedom of organisation, heavy penalties for offending employers, freedom for Dita Sari and all ...

17. Italy: Urgent action needed against neo-fascist threat

    “new fascists”, because they don’t grant freedom of thought and speech to opponents. The main ... anything concrete to stop the rise of neo-fascist groups. In fact, they have helped legitimise them. ... business people supported the rise of fascism in Italy. They funded Mussolini’s Fascist Party, since they ...

18. AFGHANISTAN: More evidence of US crimes

    deliberately attacking non-military targets, the number of US atrocities has been rising. The most widely ... Enduring Freedom: Why a Higher Rate of Civilian Bombing Casualties. The report said: "Despite the ... adulation of Operation Enduring Freedom as a 'finely tuned' or 'bulls-eye' war, the ...

19. Spanish law on trial as Catalan leaders face jail

    move to calm the rising storm. On November 7, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that his ... with being members of terrorist organisation Basque Homeland and Freedom (ETA). According to the ECHR ...

20. AUSTRIA: Government on an anti-worker offensive

    the extreme right-wing, racist Freedom Party (FP) — is showing its true colours. The FP managed to ... attacked freedom of speech and the press. Haider, former head of the FP and premier of the Austrian state ... effect across Europe. Some member states also fear destabilisation from a rise of extreme right-wing ...

21. Can de Klerk avoid 'Third Force' spotlight?

    Freedom Party (IFP) leader Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi. The 11 are charged with the vicious massacre of 13 ... Freedom Front. The charges come from the investigations of a special team — dubbed the ... Klerk's rise to power. It is these structures that many believe were the guiding force behind the covert ...

22. What will an Obama presidency mean?

    * * * * * * "Without 91������̳ Weekly, freedom of the press and public truth-telling in Australia would be gravelly ... — will have a justifiable sense of pride at Obama's rise. And for those who believe that the white ...

23. Letter from the US: NY cops 'came ready for war'

    NY cops 'came ready for war' By Barry Sheppard In a flagrant denial of freedom of speech ... their immediate oppressors, who also happen to be Jewish. This can give rise to anti-Jewish prejudice. ...

24. Palestine: Besieged Gazans furious at attack

    Middle East Rami Almeghari As news was released of Israel's attack on the Freedom Flotilla ... and rising casualties among the passengers, the mood at Gaza's modest seaport grew sombre. ... Palestinian from Gaza City who was among those waiting for the flotilla's arrival. The Freedom Flotilla ...

25. A tribute to Bobby Sands

    they had their first baby, Gerard. The joy of freedom, however, came to a sudden and untimely end. In ... and attacked my dignity, but I have the spirit of freedom that cannot be quenched by even the most ... Irish. Translated, it read: "If they aren't able to destroy the desire for freedom, they ...

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