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  • The women's struggle in Burma

    Women played an active role in Burma's struggle for independence — from British colonial rule and Japanese occupation — and remained an organised force under the post-independence government, 1948-58. Ne Win's seizure of power in 1958 and his

  • Indonesian prisoners announce hunger strike

    Starting on March 3, the 14 People's Democratic Party (PRD) prisoners who are now on trial on subversion charges, which carry the death penalty, will launch a hunger strike protest against unfair actions by the judges and

  • 'Labor power' Philippine-style tests multinational

    MANILA — Workers at Telefunken Microelectronics Philippines (Temic) started to stage their own version of "people power" during the four-day anniversary of the EDSA revolution from February 22. The EDSA revolution is the popular

  • Swaziland union leaders freed

    Swaziland union leaders freed@box text intro = As the pro-democracy general strike in Swaziland is set to enter its second month, workers celebrated the release of four senior leaders of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions on

  • Protests hit opening of Niketown

    SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of demonstrators chanted "Just don't do it!" at the opening of a Nike super-store in the main shopping area here on February 22. Nineteen protesters were arrested for blocking the door to the three-story

  • Weeds could develop resistance to Roundup

    Weeds could develop resistance to Roundup The evolution of pesticide resistance plays a key role in keeping farmers on the so-called "pesticide treadmill" — a cycle in which farmers feel compelled to move on to other chemicals as older pesticides

  • West Papuans in mercenaries' sights?

    West Papuans in mercenaries' sights? @box text intro = PNG Prime Minister Chan has hinted that mercenaries may also be deployed against Free West Papua (OPM) rebels fighting Indonesian occupation of West Papua (Irian Jaya). Speaking at a press

  • Continued human rights abuses in Tibet

    Throughout 1996, the Chinese government continued to commit widespread human rights abuses in Tibet. These included instances of death in detention, torture, arbitrary arrests, detention without public trial, long detention of

  • End the war on Bougainville

    As a representative of the Bougainville Interim Government, I have made many appeals to the Australian and Papua New Guinea governments in the past to end the war on Bougainville and all the suffering and death that it has caused.

  • Scottish Socialist Alliance plans campaigns

    Last year Scottish Militant Labour combined with other forces on the left to create a new, broader vehicle for socialism in Scotland — the Scottish Socialist Alliance. National secretary of the alliance ALLAN GREEN explains why socialists in

  • No change on East Timor as oil starts to flow

    A number of major oil projects in the Timor Sea have recently been approved by the Howard government. On February 14, BHP Petroleum and partners (Petroz, Santos and Inpex Sahul Ltd.) received permission to develop the Elang-Kakatua oil

  • Appeal for Irish prisoner

    Amnesty International issued an urgent action demand last week on the case of Irish prisoner Roisin McAliskey. McAliskey, seven months pregnant and in bad health, is being held in a British prison awaiting extradition proceedings by