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Compulsory military service will be declared if an amnesty fails to bring back about 15,000 army deserters, Anuruddha Ratwatte, Sri Lanka's deputy defence minister, announced in early May. The government is threatening to impose

UPNG students boycott classesAngry University of Papua New Guinea students on May 22 launched a class boycott and a blockade of the Port Moresby campus in response to a proposed restructure of the university. Students claim the

On May 22, the Belfast agreement, which sets up a new power-sharing assembly in the Six Counties, won overwhelming endorsement from the people of Ireland. In the north, 71.1% backed the agreement, while in the south, constitutional

With the removal of Suharto, the Indonesian democracy movement has achieved a huge victory, but it continues to struggle for real democracy. As part of promoting solidarity with the democracy movement, Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East

South Korean workers are planning to launch a second and bigger round of general strikes on June 10, despite the government's declaration that the May 27-28 strike by 120,000 workers was illegal and its threat on May 29 to charge 143

Military assault and riots in Solo By Terry A. Nelson In recent months, anyone travelling through Indonesia would unavoidably be drawn into the events that have come into the international spotlight news after a long struggle of the

Indonesian soldiers continue to carry out brutal acts of torture, murder and arbitrary detention throughout East Timor. Many of the worst incidents have occurred in the town of Baucau and surrounding districts. The East Timor Human

This [northern] spring, just before Jakarta erupted in riots, more than a dozen activists from Indonesia's pro-democracy movement suddenly "disappeared" from the capital and outlying towns. Amid a public outcry, the Indonesian Armed

FSLN sends greetings to PRD The following resolution was passed by the FSLN's highest decision-making body. The motion was moved by Dorotea Wilson, who recently toured Australia. "The Second Congress of the FSLN, held in Managua, Nicaragua, on the

Last year, the board of regents of California's university system voted to end affirmative action to help minorities gain admission. It claimed that affirmative action discriminated against whites. The results have been

'We must not be deceived by Habibie's tricks' Following is a slightly abridged version of a statement issued by the banned PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY in Indonesia on developments in their country. It was translated for Green Left Weekly by

Writing from the Greater Jakarta Police Station, ANDI ARIEF, a member of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) and chairperson of Indonesian Students Solidarity for Democracy (SMID), describes his abduction and interrogation by Indonesian security