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  • ACEH: Activist was jailed for 'crime' of solidarity

    Australia-based Scottish academic LESLEY McCULLOCH and US nurse Joy-Lee Sadler were arrested in Indonesian-occupied south Aceh on September 11. They were beaten, harassed and jailed for five months and four months respectively on

  • ITALY: Millions of people flood Rome

    ROME — At least 2 million people (organisers estimate 3 million) from all over Italy converged on Rome on February 15, one of the largest peace rallies held in the world on that day. An entire section of the historic

  • EGYPT: Anti-war activists arrested and tortured

    By Ahmed Ben Bella, George Galloway & John Rees At least 13 Egyptian activists against the war on Iraq have been arrested. Ten remain in custody; 11 of the 13 arrested have been tortured. We have received a plea for solidarity from a broad range

  • UNITED STATES: March 5 student strike gathers momentum

    CHICAGO — Under the slogan, "Books not bombs", students across the United States are gearing up for what may be one of the most important days of youth activism against the looming US war against Iraq. The March 5 national student

  • HONG KONG: Democratic rights under threat

    Despite mass protests last December, the Hong Kong government is pressing ahead with plans to pass a draconian new law which will seriously curb freedom of speech and association. In September — using the pretext of combating

  • BRITAIN: Blair in trouble as millions march

    According to Labour MPs, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has only a few weeks to turn around the dreadful political mess in which his support for US President George Bush's looming attack on Iraq has landed him. Blair

  • ANTARCTICA: Bush's war plans given cold shoulder

    On February 15, around 50 people gathered at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to participate the in global day of peace demonstrations. Meanwhile, reports Paolo Calisse, Amundsen-Scott Station, “We organised a rally here at the South Pole,

  • UNITED STATES: Anti-war protests gain strength, breadth

    SAN FRANCISCO — Sunday February 16 was the largest anti-war protest in this city's history, with the march organisers estimating that 250,000 people took part. Even the police department said about 200,000 marched — double that

  • GERMANY: Berlin demonstrated too — and how!

    BERLIN — Like those around the globe, the anti-war protest here on February 15 was colossal. The planning committee, facing unending problems, difficulties and occasional disagreements, hoped against hope to have 100,000

  • ACEH: Indonesia violates peace accord

    The Indonesian government has again violated the December 10 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA). The agreement was supposed to bring an end to violence in Aceh. Indonesian authorities have arrested Acehnese civil rights