BY DALE T. McKINLEY
JOHANNESBURG — Prior to South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994, the labour movement here did not give much thought to the specific political, social and economic role that it might play in the new dispensation. If
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BY SEAN HEALY
Special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on April 21
raided the premises of the Seattle
Independent Media Center, after security plans for the Summit of the
Americas were posted on its web site.
FBI agents
Iraqi women
Iraqi women suffer gender discrimination and oppression due to the implications of Iraqi family law and the policies of the Iraqi government. The UN's economic sanctions have also jeopardised living conditions and intensified women's
BY JENNY LONG
SYDNEY — More than 1500 workers, led by Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union members, and supported by unions affiliated to the NSW Labor Council, marched to state parliament on April 27 to protest against the state Labor
BY VANYA TANAJA
DILI — Thousands of small traders at the Dili market (Mercado Lama) are being pressured to move to two refurbished markets in Comoro and Becora, on the western and eastern outskirts of the city respectively.
The traders have
In case you missed it, April 25 was Anzac Day. And in case you didn't get the message of the day, it was printed on the Australian flags that lined the march routes: "Their Sacrifice. Our Heritage."
Anzac Day is not about commemorating the
BY SARAH STEPHEN& RUPEN SAVOULIAN
PERTH — Thirty-five people held a spirited protest outside the immigration detention centre at Perth airport on April 21. The protest was organised by the Refugee Rights Action Network (RRAN). The protesters
Nike forced to close
MELBOURNE — Corporate giant Nike's city superstore was forced to cease trading for more than an hour on April 27 after 100 protesters blockaded it for fifth Friday night in a row.
Blockaders demanded an end to Nike's
A survey conducted in Russia to mark Bolshevik Revolution leader Lenin's 131st birthday on April 22 found that 66.7% of those questioned regarded Lenin's role in Russian history as positive, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
Some 29% said his
BY KENNY BRUNO
SAN FRANCISCO — The winner of the Winter Greenwash Award is Philip Morris, the largest US-based tobacco corporation, for its "Working to make a difference" television ad campaign.
The commercials tell us moving stories of real
BY PETER BOYLEÂ
With the successful M1 mobilisations under its belt, the movement
against corporate globalisation will soon discuss its next major focus.
A month ago we floated the idea of a Canberra convergence against the
new
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