MADELEINE BLACKWELL, the director of Matebian Nia Lian (Voices of Souls), a play by the East Timorese Cultural Group currently being performed in Melbourne's Theatreworks, believes that the story of East Timor reveals ugly truths about the nature
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Exhaust fumes cleaner than London air?
LONDON — The following advertisement was displayed in the April 17 Guardian newspaper:
"This Saab refreshes the air other cars leave behind.
"Incredible but true.
"Proved by government
By Barry Sheppard
SAN FRANCISCO — The conviction of two of the four Los Angeles cops charged with violating Rodney King's civil rights by nearly beating him to death was hailed by President Clinton as proof that the "system" works and that
This is the text of Nelson Mandela's address at Chris Hani's funeral in Soweto on April 19. It is abridged slightly for reasons of space.
Chris Hani loved life, and lived it to the full. But he loved freedom more. Chris Hani loved our people,
By Irina Glushchenko
MOSCOW — When independent commercial firms reappeared on the Russian scene a few years back, they naturally enough brought advertising with them. Citizens weren't totally unused to this phenomenon; for years, state
Oliver Tambo
Oliver Tambo, the national chairperson of the African National Congress, died in Johannesburg on Saturday. The next issue of Green Left Weekly will carry a tribute to the life of this outstanding South African leader.
Leader assassinated
This article had already been written when it was learned that DUNF leader Lalith Athulathmudali had been assassinated on April 23. No further information was available at press time.
By the Central American University
The armed forces' rejection of the Truth Commission report [an international inquiry into human rights violations during El Salvador's civil war] has brought the nation to the brink of a constitutional
By Sean Malloy
New Zealand is in the process of shifting to a new electoral system. The new proportional system will mean a greater representation of alternative forces and the erosion of the established parties, argues Keith Locke.
By Catherine Brown
Anti-racist activists warned that the new right government of Prime Minister Edouard Balladur would step up attacks on immigrants. Within two weeks of its appointment, four young immigrants were shot by French police. Three
By Nick Johnson
PHNOM PENH — The decision by the Khmer Rouge leadership to close its headquarters and move out of this capital in mid-April is a further indication that the terrorist organisation will do everything possible to prevent the
JEREMY CRONIN is a member of the African National Congress' National Executive Committee and a central leader of the South African Communist Party. He is the editor of the African Communist, theoretical journal of the SACP. He was interviewed for
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