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Led by Washington, most advanced capitalist countries imposed economic sanctions on China after the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. The sanctions are still partially enforced, though now confined to "sensitive" technologies. But the big

MOSCOW — Anti-nuclear campaigners may be on the road to victory in a battle to prevent the completion of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, under construction in southern Russia. Local authorities in six administrative districts

Gay groups protest in Ecuador On August 27, a coalition of gay groups and human rights organisations held the first public demonstration for gay rights in Quito, Ecuador. The two-hour protest was organised by gay associations to promote a

Over the last few weeks, fires have again swept through Kalimantan and other parts of Indonesia, destroying thousands of hectares of rainforest and blanketing Singapore and Malaysia in a dense cloud of smoke and ash. Despite

Chilean-Australian refugee arrested returning to ChileNelson Rivera, a Chilean refugee resident in Sydney for eight years, has been sentenced to 400 days in prison after returning to Chile to visit his ill mother. He was

On August 22 in the village of Beixiang, Guangdong province, more than 1000 angry farmers assaulted the local party secretary, destroyed several police vehicles and rampaged through the local government offices after officials

Chinese dissidents denied rightsJailed dissident Wang Dan is suffering from severe pain, which doctors suspect is caused by a brain tumour, but officials have turned down Wang's repeated requests for a test. Wang is in weak

Number of executions doublesThe number of people executed in China last year to at least 4367, according to Amnesty International. Most were killed with a single gun shot to the back of the head, after staged mass rallies and

Taxi drivers jailed for carrying foreigners GERMANY — It sounds like a bitter joke on the racist German juridical system, but it actually happened. Two taxi-drivers have been sentenced to 16 month's and 22 months' jail for transporting

Government seeks to discredit Teamsters' presidentRon Carey, president of the Teamsters' Union, which just won a historic strike against United Parcel Service, has won increased respect among teamsters and the

RAMALLAH — Fighting has escalated in the last week in areas of southern Lebanon occupied by the Israeli army. Since August 20, Israel has launched four air strikes against forces fighting the occupation. This brings the number

MARIA NAVARETTE, better known as MARIA CHICHILCO, representing the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), has just finished a national speaking tour organised by the Salvadoran community and the Committees in Solidarity with Latin