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  • Iraq accuses UNSCOM of cover-up

    The Iraqi government on July 31 lodged a protest with the United Nations against the destruction of seven samples of VX nerve gas found at the UN Special Commission on Iraq's (UNSCOM) Baghdad headquarters. UNSCOM ignored an Iraqi

  • European elections provide some shocks

    European elections provide some shocks By François Vercammen The June elections to the European Parliament sent a major shock wave through the political system. In Italy, the presidents of four parties have resigned. Social democrats in

  • Pacific islanders protest plutonium shipments

    Pacific islanders are organising to stop the passage of plutonium reactor fuel from Europe to Japan through South Pacific waters. Two ships carrying mixed uranium-plutonium (MOX) fuel will pass through the Tasman Sea in late August or

  • Herri Batasuna: for independence and socialism

    Herri Batasuna: for independence and socialism Green Left Weekly's CHOW WEI CHENG spoke to MIRIAN CAMPOS, from the international department of the left-wing Basque nationalist party Herri Batasuna, about recent developments in the Basque country

  • South African workers confront 'comrade ministers'

    South African workers confront 'comrade ministers'South African worker militants struggling against the African National Congress (ANC) government's austere economic policies, privatisations and job losses are discovering an

  • Death warrant for Mumia Abu-Jamal?

    It is possible that Governor Tom Ridge will sign a new death warrant for Mumia Abu-Jamal soon, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. The move is motivated by the state's desire to force Abu-Jamal's legal team to file for a writ of habeas corpus

  • Panthers still caged in Angola

    Panthers still caged in Angola By Mumia Abu-Jamal " For people of colour, doing time is only one among many terms of imprisonment legitimised by the concept of race." — John Edgar Wideman, Behind the Razor Wire: Portrait of a Contemporary

  • National student league formed in Indonesia

    National student league formed in IndonesiaJAKARTA — On July 9-12, delegates representing 19 student activist committees met to form a new national student organisation, the National Student League for Democracy (LMND).

  • Indonesian peasants form people's councils

    Indonesian peasants form people's councilsJAKARTA — Peasants and rural workers, who make up around 60% of Indonesia's population, are potentially a significant force in the nation's democracy movement. Since

  • Vote in East Timor delayed again

    Vote in East Timor delayed againOn July 28, a spokesperson for United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan announced that the referendum on independence for East Timor will be delayed yet again. August 30 has been scheduled as the

  • The left after the ANC election victory

    The left after the ANC election victory By Dale T. McKinley JOHANNESBURG — The African National Congress (ANC) still commands overwhelming support amongst the South Africa's poor and working class, who are the vast majority of the population.

  • Dhyta Caturani: 'Nothing has changed' in Indonesia

    Dhyta Caturani: 'Nothing has changed' JAKARTA — People's Democratic Party (PRD) leader DHYTA CATURANI was seriously injured by a plastic bullet shot into her back at point blank range by police at a July 1 protest outside the electoral commission