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UNITED STATES: 'Hurricane' speaks out for Mumia The International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal held a press conference on March 25 in Pittsburgh. A featured speaker was Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the former middleweight boxer who

INDONESIA: General faces US lawsuit Activists in the United States have launched a lawsuit against General Johnny Lumintang, the former deputy chief of staff of the Indonesian army. On March 31, Lumintang was served with a subpoena at Washington's

BOUGAINVILLE: Help needed now Bougainville's struggle for self-determination has reached a critical point. A full political settlement hangs on just one crucial concession from the government of Papua New Guinea. The alternative is renewed war. The

ENGLAND: British Nuclear fooled again The problems facing British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL) continue to mount. On April 2 it was revealed that four workers at BNFL's Sellafield plant in north-west England were sacked for forging entry passes. The

Top food manufacturers shifting from GMOs Federal agriculture minister Warren Truss argues that Australia should continue with trials of genetically modified crops in order to avoid "missing the boat on the new science". However, in Europe, many

Toxic hot spots in Europe Central and eastern Europe could be polluted again by toxic mine wastes, following several spills of cyanide and heavy metals spills from Romanian mines in recent months. A "Rivers of Life, Rivers of Death" conference was

DILI — Sixty East Timorese workers at the aid agency World Vision walked off the job and demonstrated on April 3, demanding an explanation from management for the sacking of eight security guards. World Vision management claimed the organisation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Protests are to be held here outside meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on April 16 and the World Bank on April 17 as part of a campaign to demand a world economy managed for people, not corporate profit. Other

Alternative economic program The People's Democratic Party (PRD) says that the government does have alternatives to slavishly following the International Monetary Fund's austerity prescription for Indonesia's ailing economy. Its alternative

Monsanto, Fox TV and censorship Two US former investigative journalists toured Australia in March to raise awareness of a lawsuit they have filed against Rupert Murdoch's Fox television network. Jane Akre and Steve Wilson allege they were unfairly

Colombia: US poised to boost intervention The United States House of Representatives passed a bill on March 30 which approves US$1.7 billion in military aid to Colombia. The package, which includes the setting up of two new Colombian military

Ireland: New evidence suggests Bloody Sunday deliberateLONDON — The recent release of a secret 1972 memorandum, recommending the shooting of ringleaders to deter insurrection in Derry, Northern Ireland, suggests that the British