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Harrison Healy, Nablus Over several days beginning on February 19, the Israeli army conducted a series of incursions in the Balata refugee camp, claiming it was trying to track down 16 Palestinian resistance fighters. According to camp residents,
SyrianaDirected and written by Stephen GaghanWith George Clooney, Matt Damon and Jeffrey WrightScreening nationally REVIEW BY LACHLAN MALLOCH Syriana is part of a new wave of political films coming from Hollywood that are more or less critical of
Eva Cheng On January 5, Bant Singh, a Dalit (low-caste) activist from the Mansa district of Punjab, was brutally attacked by seven thugs. It is believed that the attackers were sent by the local village head in revenge for Singh's five-year pursuit
Sarah Stephen, Sydney On March 2, the immigration department reached an out-of-court settlement with the parents of an 11-year-old Iranian boy, Shayan Badraie, over his experiences in the Woomera and Villawood detention centres in 2000 and 2002.
Doug Lorimer In the aftermath of the February 22 bombing of the Shiite Golden Mosque in Samarra - a predominantly Sunni city 125 kilometres north of Baghdad - by four men wearing Iraqi interior ministry commando uniforms, the Western corporate
Elizabeth Schulte, Chicago In the most sweeping anti-abortion measure in 10 years, South Dakota state senators voted on February 22 for a bill that will ban virtually all abortions. Under the bill — which states that human "life begins at the
The US-based Human Rights Watch has condemned a plan by the mayor of Moscow to ban the city's first ever gay pride march. Organisers have been anticipating 5000 participants for the May 27 parade. A spokesperson for the mayor told reporters on
DARWIN — A small group gathered outside the SkyCity Casino on February 28 to protest against a planned nuclear waste dump and the expansion of uranium mining, which were being discussed at an industry seminar inside. The protesters highlighted
Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has launched a new website in the lead-up to its 75th anniversary on March 26. The site will include information on the activities of the youth union, the Vietnam Union of Youth Associations and the Ho Chi
Paul Benedek, Brisbane "Mulrunji was arrested on November 19, 2004, [for drunkenness] and 75 minutes later he was dead in his cell", Murri leader Sam Watson told a meeting here on March 1. "This fit man had four broken ribs and his liver was split
Jess Moore, Wollongong The National Union of Students (NUS) has abandoned the campaign against the Howard government's "voluntary student unionism" (VSU) legislation. This is despite last December's NUS national conference voting to continue with
Peetee Lloyd, Hobart On March 1, 300 people opposed to the proposed Tamar pulp mill gathered at Hobart's Town Hall to hear about the effects of the proposal on our environment. Vica Bayley from the Wilderness Society, who hosted the forum, gave a