GLW issue 675, published 2006-07-19.

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ACEH: Human rights activists arrested

On July 10, Samsul Bahri, the chairperson of the Centre for Information on Aceh Referendum (SIRA) in the Tamiang region, and Saharuddin, SIRA chairperson in the Blang Pidie region, were arrested by security officers and taken to the police

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Teachers strike over back pay

Most of Papua New Guinea's 37,000 teachers have embarked on an indefinite strike over a pay dispute. According to the July 11 Post-Courier, Papua New Guinea Teachers Association president Tommy Hecko said that some 25,000 teachers are not receiving

Strengthen the links

The revolutionary history of Indonesia is one of youth and student struggle against imperialism. The great radical Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer relentlessly asserted the special role revolutionary youth can play in changing the world into

Is Iran the real nuclear threat?

John Hallam Since the first two times nuclear weapons were used to destroy cities 60 years ago, no further use has been made of them. Though it has nearly been broken a number of times, a "taboo" has existed against their use because the
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