The test broadcast phase for the new Latin America-wide satellite television channel Telesur ended on October 31 with the launch of a continuous live signal from its studios in Caracas.
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On November 4, riots continued for the ninth consecutive night as young people, many with African and Arab backgrounds, set fire to cars and buildings in Paris's poor, migrant-populated suburbs. The riots were sparked on October 27 when two teenagers of African origin were accidentally electrocuted as they fled police.
Federico Fuentes, Caracas
Since the 1998 election of President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's people and government have embarked on an ambitious struggle to transform their society — in which a majority of the population is poor — to one that
Swadesh Bhattacharya
Even as India was getting ready for the festivities of Deewali and Eid, October 29 turned out to be India's saddest Saturday in recent memory. Tragedy struck in the wee hours when many bogies of a Secunderabad-bound passenger
A Workers Charter political movement was launched at an Auckland conference, attended by more than 100 activists, on October 22. A draft charter (see <http://workerscharter.org.nz>) was endorsed and will now be taken around the country for
Susan Price & Margarita Windisch, Caracas
Venezuelans celebrated across the country on October 28 to mark the official declaration that the Bolivarian republic has now become officially free of illiteracy. The day also marked the birthday of Simon
DARWIN — On October 27, around 40 inmates in the Berrimah prison staged a sit-in protest to demand improved conditions. The demands of the prisoners included provision of a second telephone (there is currently only one phone for 120 people in M
Graham Matthews, Sydney
Along with the Howard government's Work Choices Bill, draft laws have been introduced into the federal parliament to restrict the rights of industrial subcontractors, particularly in the transport and building industries.
Anti-war and civil rights activists rallied around the country on November 5-6 to give expression to public opposition to the occupation of Iraq and the federal government's new "anti-terror" laws.
In Brisbane, the November 5 rally marched to
Sue Bolton
It is no exaggeration to say that the federal Coalition government's package of vicious laws — attacking workers and unions, welfare support and democratic rights — is the most serious assault on the rights of working-class people in
Jon Lamb
The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR) in East Timor has completed its report documenting human rights violations that took place under 24-year-long Indonesian military (TNI) occupation. The 2000-page report, which
David Scrimgeour
In the contemporary Australian political climate, many of the democratic gains of the 20th century are being undermined — even Indigenous land rights.
The struggle for Indigenous land rights has resulted in a wide recognition
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