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Green Left Weekly issue #759, 23 July 2008
John Pilger: Britain and the cause of fear and ignorance

The British lawyer Gareth Peirce, celebrated for defending victims of miscarriages of justice, wrote recently in relation to the conflict in Northern Ireland. » Venezuela: Encouraging steps forward for union movement

VENEZUELA “As a product of four weeks of meetings between the different currents in the National Union of Workers (UNT), together with important union federations, we have democratically decided, in consultation with the grassroots, that [on September 19-21] we will hold a national congress. » Bolivia: MAS, opposition prepare for recall referendums

With the victory of an unlikely opposition candidate in the June 29 election for prefect (governor) of Chuquisaca, the number of opposition-controlled prefectures increased to seven out of nine. » Britain: New excuses to deny Chagos refugees justice

The British government has lost three court cases in its own judicial system over the right of the original inhabitants of the Mauritian islands of Chagos (which includes the strategic US military base on Diego Garcia), to return. The case is currently before the House of Lords Judicial Committee &#... » Canadian MPs demand justice for Cuban Five

Reprinted from Granma International, July 11. For more information on the case of the five Cuban anti-terrorists jailed in the US for their role in infiltrating Miami-based anti-Cuban terrorist groups, or to find out how to get involved in the campaign to free them, visit http://freethefive.org. » El Salvador: US admits interference in 2004 vote

EL SALVADOR Below is a July 10 statement from the Committees in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES). For more information, visit http://cispes.org. » Peru: Social rebellion spreads nationwide

PERU The Peruvian capital of Lima, faced with rapidly rising costs of living, was the epicentre of the protests on July calling for fulfilment of social and wage agreements signed by the government on July 9. Although only one violent incident occurred, some 200 demonstrators were arrested. » Venezuela increases Caribbean cheap oil deal

“Member countries of Petrocaribe, the Caribbean energy integration organisation that Venezuela initiated in 2005, agreed Sunday to adjust the terms of financing for the purchase of Venezuelan oil in order to lower the impact of soaring oil prices on Caribbean countries”, according to a Jul... » West Papuan students need justice

WEST PAPUA Below is an open letter from Herman Wainggai of the Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) to Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. » Zimbabwe: Union solidarity against dictatorship

ZIMBABWE According to a July 15 statement by Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) spokesperson Patrick Craven, a meeting of southern African trade union representatives that day had issued a call for unions to place industrial bans on goods destined for Zimbabwe in solidarity with the struggle for... » New report: Why troops should leave Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN ALP defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon has used his first visit to the US to call for an escalation of the war in Afghanistan. » Argentinean government thrown into crisis

ARGENTINA Only six months into her term as president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner faces a massive crisis following the decision by Vice-President Julio Cobos to vote against Fernandez’s proposed tax increases on food exports, breaking the senate vote deadlock in favour of the opposition. » East TImor: Report blames Indonesian military for atrocities

EAST TIMOR The East Timor and Indonesian Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF), created by the Timorese and Indonesian governments, submitted its final report on July 14. The report concluded that Indonesian military and civilian officials organised, funded and directed the violence, including torture, rap... » Ireland: Britain’s spying slammed by EU

The British government has been slammed by the European Court of Human Rights for secretly and illegally monitoring every single telephone call, fax message and e-mail between Ireland and Britain for years. » Ireland: Doubt thrown on British Army claim

IRELAND The family of Aidan McAnespie, shot dead by a British soldier after he passed through a checkpoint on the Monaghan/Tyrone border between the Republic of Ireland and the six counties of British-occupied Northern Ireland 20 years ago on his way to a football match, say a new report into his death hera... » Italy sends wrong message with Tamil arrests

The below statement was released by Tamil youth living in Australia. » Italy: Free Tamil human rights campaigners

The following statement was released by a number of European socialist groups affiliated to the Fourth International. For the list of organisations, visit http://internationalviewpoint.org. » Nicaragua: Opposition seeks unity to topple Ortega

On June 11, the axe of Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) came down on the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) and the Conservative Party of Nicaragua (PCN). » Pakistan: The struggle for democracy

PAKISTAN Pakistan is once again a focal point of an imperialist agenda and the so-called war against terrorism. »


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