By Dave Riley
On May 22, the Belfast agreement, which sets up a new power-sharing assembly in the Six Counties, won overwhelming endorsement from the people of Ireland. In the north, 71.1% backed the agreement, while in the south, constitutional
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By Gemma Doherty
SYDNEY — Doctors, nurses and counsellors in the NSW public health system have been ordered by NSW Health to report people under the age of 16 who admit they are having sex. Health workers will be compelled to notify the
Writing from the Greater Jakarta Police Station, ANDI ARIEF, a member of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) and chairperson of Indonesian Students Solidarity for Democracy (SMID), describes his abduction and interrogation by Indonesian security
By Eva Cheng
South Korean workers are planning to launch a second and bigger round of general strikes on June 10, despite the government's declaration that the May 27-28 strike by 120,000 workers was illegal and its threat on May 29 to charge 143
Indonesia: free all political prisoners!
By Max Lane
JAKARTA — The February to May student uprising and the wave of riots in Jakarta on May 14-15 which forced the resignation of President Suharto began a process that stands on the verge of
By Allan Nairn
This [northern] spring, just before Jakarta erupted in riots, more than a dozen activists from Indonesia's pro-democracy movement suddenly "disappeared" from the capital and outlying towns. Amid a public outcry, the Indonesian Armed
Rio Tinto under the microscope
By Karen Burns
NEWCASTLE — About 25 people attended a workshop on May 16 to discuss the activities of the mining company Rio Tinto. Speakers included Moses Havini from the Bougainville Interim Government;
Bias and the media
The recent ranting of the minister for communication, Senator Alston, alleging biased ABC reporting of the waterside dispute is very revealing. His allegation is as false and hypocritical as his Liberal colleagues' claim that the
With the removal of Suharto, the Indonesian democracy movement has achieved a huge victory, but it continues to struggle for real democracy. As part of promoting solidarity with the democracy movement, Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East
The time has come for the Coalition government to withdraw all support for the corrupt New Order regime in Indonesia. Suharto may have gone, but the foundations of the Suharto dictatorship remain — foundations like the constitutional right of the
By Farooq Sulehria
LAHORE, Pakistan — Local body elections took place in Punjab province on May 20. They were one of the bloodiest elections in the history of Pakistan, with 40 people killed and hundreds injured during riots around Punjab. The
Maureen
You ask me not to clench my fiststo hold my anger down.You ask me not to purse my lipsnor swear nor wear a frown.You tell me — let my anger gothat I should reconcile that it is me that I must knowto feel at one, and smile.
It's not what
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