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UNITED STATES: 'Cuban Five' held in 'deplorable' conditions

BY GLORIA LA RIVA Olga Salanueva is the wife of Rene Gonzalez, one of five Cubans imprisoned by the US for trying to stop terrorism against their country. She hasn't heard a word from her husband since he and his four comrades were locked down on

PHILIPPINES: Workers oppose wars in Iraq, Mindanao

MANILA — "War against poverty, not war against Iraq and Mindanao!" chanted 12,000 workers — members of the workers' party, Partido ng Manggagawa, and the socialist labour group, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) — as they marched down

NSW Labor Council fails to split peace movement

BY PIP HINMAN SYDNEY — A concerted campaign by the NSW Labor Council has not yet succeeded in splitting the peace movement in Sydney. The campaign, which was applauded by the pro-war Murdoch press, shifted into high gear in the lead-up to

SPAIN: Millions of students strike

On March 26, the Sindicato de Estudiantes (Spanish School Student's Union), together with other student organisations, called a highly successful student general strike against the war in Iraq. More than 90% of high school and university students

Anti-war activist notebook

Preston anti-war protest BY KATYA GOODALL MELBOURNE — On April 5, 80 people gathered at the Preston Town Hall for an anti-war rally called by the Darebin Anti-War Group. After hearing from Alex Bhatal from the Greens, Reihana Mohideen from the

SOUTH AFRICA: Human shields lead anti-war march

JOHANNESBURG — On April 5, more than 12,000 people marched behind about 15 "human shields", who have recently returned from Iraq, to oppose the US-led invasion of Iraq. The protest, organised by the Anti-War Coalition (AWC), marched through the

We are peaceful, the WAR is violent!

This open letter to Bob Carr was issued by Books Not Bombs on April 2. You call us violent demonstrators but we are for peace. We want the bloody, unjust and illegal war in Iraq to stop. We want the bombing to stop. We want the troops to be

Unley High protests

BY LEIGH HUGHES ADELAIDE — Everywhere you go, there are indications that young people oppose this war on Iraq. Anti-war badges pinned to school uniforms, discussions about Iraq on the 3.30pm buses, huge Books Not Bombs meetings and massive

Scottish socialism on the rise

Scotland: Socialism in the Making A film by Jill Hickson Actively Radical TV Screening 9pm, Sunday, April 16, on Channel 31, Sydney. REVIEW BY LEAH GANLEY Scotland: Socialism in the Making is a short film about the Scottish Socialist

Gov't plans to victimise building workers

BY SUE BOLTON The building industry royal commission's final 23-volume report (except for one volume which is being kept secret) was made public on March 26-27. By the time of federal workplace relations minister Tony Abbott's speech to the

Loose Cannons

Know who they're fighting for "My first reaction when I saw it was this was not a political statement in any way by the men and women of 101st. I think the 101st was being pretty creative and naming things after what reminds them of home. And I

Kids go to school: a good news story?

COMMENT BY LYNNETTE LITTLE PORT AUGUSTA — Recently, teenagers at the Baxter detention centre started classes at Port Augusta's high school. I want to write a positive story, as there are so many tragic events in the world at the moment. I have