At least 10,000 pro-democracy protesters defied heavily armed Nepalese security forces on May 23 to support a seven-party alliance's call for the complete restoration of democracy by jamming the central Kathmandu market of Ason. The protesters,
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Barry Healy, Perth
Unity among rank-and-file members of different unions has beaten back an attempt by contractors hired by Alcoa to prevent unions from organising on the job.
One of the activists involved told Green Left Weekly that the Alcoa
A huge crowd of people attended a protest march in
the Tongan capital, Nuku'alofa, on May 26. The march was
organised by the Human Rights and Democracy Movement, which claims 20,000 people took to the streets. The demonstration took aim at the
Socialist Alliance today welcomed one of its most prominent members, former Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) state Victorian secretary Craig Johnston, back to freedom and to the looming struggle against the federal Coalition government's
On May 26, hundreds of teachers and pupils from St John's Primary School in Rochdale marched down the town's streets to the local Catholic church. The students held homemade signs, one reading: "Why send our friends to their deaths?". Many carried
May 27 was an important day for the union movement in Australia. It was the day that a unionist who will play an major role in the campaign to defend unions from the onslaught of anti-union laws — Craig Johnston — was released from prison.
Norm Dixon
"Equality, liberty, humanity, feminism, ecology" are the watchwords of Lalit, the revolutionary socialist party active in the Indian Ocean state of Mauritius. "Lalit nurtures a love of and respect for ordinary people, and gives value to
In possible signs of a renewed attack on file sharing, on May 25 FBI agents simultaneously executed 10 search warrants across nine states to shut down Elitetorrents.org, a free members-only BitTorrent aggregate site hosted in the Netherlands.
After it became one of the few governments deporting Zimbabwean asylum seekers this year, London has significantly embarrassed in the last few months by such deportees creating ugly scenes at international airports. The tactic has proved effective in
I Hate AustraliaAdam GeczyCanberra Contemporary Art SpaceUntil June 4<http://www.ccas.com.au>
REVIEW BY MICHAEL ASCROFT
In I Hate Australia's exhibition essay, Geczy gives his justifications for delivering such a deliberately
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
Craig Johnston is a "magnificent man ... who should be part of the struggle that needs to be fought. We have a massive job ahead of us, and it is fortuitous that on this day, the day that the Coalition announces an
Kim Bullimore
On May 15, the Israeli government voted to extend racist amendments to Israel's citizenship laws, preventing the reunification of up to 21,000 Israeli and Palestinian families.
The amendment to the Law of Citizenship and Entry
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