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Green Left Weekly issue #764, 27 August 2008
Bolivia: Right-wing rebellion spurs left offensive

Violent attacks on police officers, roadblocks, civic stoppages enforced by armed fascist youth groups and threats to cut off meat supplies and take over gas fields have all been part of what left-wing Bolivian President Evo Morales has denounced as an attempted “civil coup” by “desperate peop... » Colombian regime launches new crackdown

Taking advantage of the political capital it gained with the Colombian military rescue of high-profile Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) prisoner Ingrid Betancourt on July 2, the government of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has launched a major crackdown on political opponents and soci... » Peru: APEC, ‘free trade’ and Australia’s mining agenda

On November 22 this year, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting will convene in Lima, Peru. » Nationalism, revolution and war in the Caucasus

Since the European Union-brokered ceasefire brought the shooting war between Georgia and Russia to an end on August 12, there has been a war of words between Russia and the West. » Africa forced to clean up after a party it didn’t go to

“We are the creditors!” insist a new layer of African social activists, victimised by the ongoing Third World debt crisis but now gathered to fight back. » Cuban unionist: The workers key participants in revolution

Gilda Chacon is the Asia, Oceania, Africa and Middle East representative of the Cuban Confederation of Trade Unions (CTC) and an elected delegate of the People’s Power Municipal Assembly. Green Left Weekly’s Annolies Truman interviewed her during her August 17 – 20 visit to Perth to l... » Paraguay: Lugo sworn in, Chavez pledges aid

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has promised new Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo “all the oil he needs” during a public event in Uruguay after Lugo was inaugurated on August 15. » Sri Lanka: Let the Tamils govern themselves

The Sri Lankan government’s war against the Tamil people is intensifying. » Struggle against pulp mill continues

Approximately 10,000 people rallied at Launceston City Park on August 23 in opposition to Gunns’ proposed pulp mill. » Venezuela: Boss's campaign of terror against unionists

The owner of Fundimeca, an air conditioning factory in Valencia, Carabobo, is waging an intense campaign of terror and intimidation against the factory’s work force. » Climate change: the case for immediate action

Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency action By David Spratt & Philip Sutton Scribe Publications, 2008 320 pages, $27.95 » Ireland: Police know loyalist guns’ location

The admission by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) that it knows the location of loyalist paramilitary weapons dumps, is no surprise considering the involvement of police in the six counties that make up Northern Ireland with loyalist killer gangs over the years, according to Sinn Fein&#... » New Nepalese government finally formed

For four months following the historic elections for a constituent assembly — which formally ended the monarchy and established a republic — the small Himalayan nation was in a state of limbo as right-wing forces disrupted attempts to establish a national consensus government. » Pakistan: Dictator gone, but not his policies

Thousands across Pakistan celebrated the humiliating departure of dictator Pervez Musharraf on August 18. » South African social justice research centre defies attack

Durban’s University of KwaZulu-Natal vice-chancellor Malegapuru Makgoba is expected to deliver an edict that the UKZN’s Centre for Civil Society (CCS) will close on December 31. » Tibet: China accused of shooting protesters

The Dalai Lama has accused Chinese authorities in Tibet of opening fire on unarmed protesters, and alleged that at least 400 people had been killed since March, according to an August 22 AFP report. » Venezuela: Pro-revolution candidates register, backed by thousands

Over August 9-11, almost all of the candidates of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) registered for the upcoming November 23 state and regional elections in the National Electoral Council (CNE) office, many accompanied by large marches of their supporters. » Venezuela: Solidarity sign-on letter with unionists and Fundimeca workers

Attn: The Public Prosecutors Office No.5 of the city of Valencia, Control Tribunal 7 of the city of Valencia, State of Carabobo, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela » Venezuela: Unemployment drops, growth continues

Unemployment in Venezuela dropped from 8.8% in July 2007 to 7.2% in July 2008, the National Statistics Institute (INE) announced on August 14. »


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