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  • Communist Party of Nepal debates strategy

    KATHMANDU — The deep level of mass support for the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) was reflected by the size of the opening rally for its sixth congress on January 25. More than 100,000 gathered in Nepalgunj, in

  • Irish peace talks in crisis — again

    While all attention is focused on Sinn Féin's battle to remain in the northern Ireland peace talks, one vital factor is being overlooked. No progress is being made. Only one item has been on the agenda: Sinn Féin's

  • Hong Kong democracy activist fined

    Hong Kong democracy activist finedVeteran pro-democracy activist Leung Kwok-Hung was fined by a Hong Kong magistrate on February 17 and given a "good behaviour" order for six months for protesting last July 16 against the

  • Letter from the US: Anti-war anger in the heartland

    Anti-war anger in the heartland"One, two, three four! We don't want your racist war!", was the shout that greeted US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as she took the podium to defend Washington's policy before what was

  • Oppose the bombing of Iraq

    Oppose the bombing of Iraq "Liverpool dockers call on fellow trade unionists to oppose the drive towards a new war in the Gulf, being orchestrated by the US and British governments despite widespread opposition in the Arab world and

  • Asia's crisis unravels years of 'development'

    "We have worked for 30 or 40 years to develop our countries to this level, but along comes a man with a few billion dollars and who, in a period of just two weeks, has undone most of the work we have done", Malaysian Prime Minister

  • Lift the sanctions against Iraq!

    RAMALLAH — The sanctions against Iraq are supposed to stop Saddam Hussein from arming himself with chemical and biological weapons, but a cursory glance at the list of items under embargo reveals this claim as ridiculous. Many of

  • Philippines left confronts the economic crisis

    Philippines left confronts the economic crisis MANILA — FRANCISCO NEMENZO, a founding member of BISIG (Union for Socialist Ideas and Action) and the newly-established AKBAYAN! (Citizens' Action Party) spoke to Green Left Weekly's REIHANA MOHIDEEN

  • US firms up weapons markets in Asia

    US firms up weapons markets in AsiaUnited States defence secretary William Cohen conducted a 12-day tour of Asia in January, ostensibly to convey his government's commitment to stability and security in the region. A less openly

  • East Timorese seek asylum in embassies

    East Timorese seek asylum in embassiesSix East Timorese youths entered the Spanish embassy in Jakarta on February 11, requesting asylum and travel to Portugal. They are the third group of East Timorese to seek asylum in foreign

  • Blair Labour's 'reforms'

    [Printed here are excerpts from three articles in Socialist Appeal analysing the British Labour government's social policies.] 'Welfare to work'? The Labour government intends to introduce workfare for the long-term unemployed. Workfare is an

  • Alarming increase in Amazon deforestation

    According to figures released by the National Institute of Space Surveys on January 26, deforestation in the Amazonian region has increased alarmingly in recent years. Around 2,905,900 hectares of forest were cut down in 1994-95, double the annual