GLW issue 619, published 2005-03-16.

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CHINA: Sweeping privatisations spark criticism

Eva Cheng Widespread public disgust at the sweeping privatisation process pushed by the Chinese government since 1997 has begun to surface in the Chinese mass media. Last August, Taiwan-born, US-educated and Hong Kong-based academic Larry Lang

BRITAIN: Protesters shut Coke for 5 hours

On March 4, an international day of protest against Coca-Cola's human rights abuses in Colombia, human rights campaigners blockaded the company's Bristol distribution centre for five hours, preventing 30 lorries from entering or leaving the site. The

SHOCKFACTS: Land mines

More than 110 million active mines are scattered in 70 countries and an equal number are stockpiled waiting to be planted. Every month more than 2000 people are killed or maimed by mine explosions — mostly civilians, after hostilities have

Diabetic detainee risks losing sight

Sarah Stephen On the same day as the immigration department made news headlines around the world for threatening to deport 104-year-old Chinese woman Cui Yu Hu, the corporate media ignored news of a case of grotesque medical negligence. Greens
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