BY HELEN BRANSGROVE
SYDNEY — Sixty people marched on the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre on October 14 to protest against the mandatory jailing in grim, high-security prisons of men, women and children seeking refuge from persecution.
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HAVANA — Almost half the population of Havana — 800,000 people — led by President Fidel Castro, marched on October 18 to protest against the false impression being created by the United States that it has relaxed its blockade against Cuba.
At
BY FEDERICO FUENTES
SYDNEY — Students and staff at the University of Western Sydney rallied outside a board of trustees meeting on October 18 to protest against the UWS administration's refusal to guarantee that the amalgamation of the
BY NICK FREDMAN
LISMORE — Sizeable meetings and lively discussions have been held across northern NSW about the meaning of the S11 protests against the World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne, reflecting both the many people from the area who
BY MARG PERROTT
WOLLONGONG — The Joy Mining picket will end this week when the 60 workers return to work after 29 weeks "on the grass", having beaten an attempt by the company to break their union and their spirit.
The workers won all their
RAMALLAH The events of the last 20 days in Palestine are without doubt
the most significant since the signing of the Oslo Accords in September
1993. They have brought to the fore the tensions inherent in any solution
to the Palestinian
LAHORE — On the first anniversary of the military's takeover of the country, national attention was focused on the Lahore Press Club, where over 700 political activists packed into a conference to denounce Pakistan's military rulers and demand the
Thank you
"Enough is enough Brandon Jones." — Warden Fred Head
The words above were said to me on September 29 at approximately 9.50am. Mr Head made it clear to me that he has been getting your letters regarding my complaints about the mail
BY PETER BOYLE
Since the anti-World Trade Organisation protests in Seattle last November, a growing popular movement against corporate globalisation has taken to the streets several times around the world: Washington in April, Philadelphia and Los
BY CHRIS SLEE
MELBOURNE — Victorian tip-truck owner-drivers are on strike for better cartage rates. They have forced the state's plant hire companies to agree to improved rates, but are still in dispute with quarry owners.
Most of the drivers
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