BY ERIC RUDER
CHICAGO — If the US government's "war on terrorism" had anything to do with stopping terrorism, the White House would be next in line. On January 11, President George Bush named Otto Reich as his assistant secretary of state for
477
BY JON LAND
As East Timor's Constituent Assembly draws closer to finalising the nation's constitution there is increasing debate over whether fresh elections should be held for the proposed Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister Mari Alkatiri is
BY JOHN McGILL
ADELAIDE — The Socialist Alliance will be contesting the seat of Adelaide in the February 9 South Australian election, providing a anti-privatisation, anti-nuclear and pro-refugee alternative to the Liberal and Labor parties.
The
BY ALISON DELLIT
In a month or so, federal cabinet will introduce laws into parliament which will criminalise political dissent and provide Australia's secret police services with more powers to harass protesters.
Cabinet is proposing to allow
Bloody Sunday commemoration
MELBOURNE — On January 30, SKATV will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday shootings in Ireland.
On Sunday 30th January 1972, British soldiers shot dead 13 unarmed civilians as they participated
BY ZANNY BEGG
As of January 20, the death toll of the hunger strike in Turkey's prisons reached 45 with two more prisoners dying in the first weeks of the New Year. More then 300 prisoners — mainly jailed for political offences — and their
Individual
Sleep deprivation, often seated in painful positions.
Painful handcuffing.
Beating, including targeting of genitals.
Prolonged incommunicado detention (described by the UN special rapporteur on torture as "itself a practice
BY MATT NICHTER
CHICAGO — With layoffs mounting, the unfolding economic recession is threatening the livelihoods of millions of working people.
Those saddled with debt — mortgages, car payments, college loans or big credit card balances —
BY NORM DIXON The International Socialist Organisation of Zimbabwe has strongly condemned moves by President Robert Mugabe's government to introduce "draconian semi-fascist laws" and the violent campaign launched by the ruling Zimbabwe African
BY SARAH STEPHEN
More than 200 Afghan asylum seekers held at the Woomera detention centre began a hunger strike, possibly as early as January 14. Reported by the mainstream press for the first time on January 19, as many as 70 of the hunger
BY SAM WAINWRIGHT
SYDNEY — Before being forced to leave Australia, a group of six Korean building workers have won back-pay totalling nearly $100,000 owed to them by a sub-contractor installing paving for Burwood Council in Sydney's
Dozens of refugee rights supporters are travelling around Australia in a brightly painted 51-seater bus, visiting refugee detention centres and speaking at public events in numerous towns.
The tour aims to show solidarity with detainees through
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