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  • Arthur Scargill on labour's lost opportunity

    A year ago the British government of John Major announced a massive coal mine closure plan that within months would have closed 30 pits with the loss of 30,000 jobs. The announcement produced an outcry from the broader community which culminated in a

  • When Ploughshares met the US Air Force

    By Bergen O'Brien and Reihana Mohideen On January 1, 1991, Sue Franknel and Bill Strait (US citizens), Moana Cole from New Zealand and Ciaron O'Reilly from Brisbane — calling themselves "Anzus Ploughshares" — seriously compromised the

  • Strikers slam Anglo American's apartheid

    JOHANNESBURG — "Anglo American are telling the outside world that there is no apartheid in their company, and that they are opposed to the apartheid system. That is not true. There is a lot of apartheid in this company."

  • Egyptian trials a travesty, says Amnesty

    Egyptian trials a travesty, says Amnesty Mass trials of civilians in military courts in Egypt are grossly unfair, and many of those being tried have reportedly been tortured to extract confessions, said Amnesty International on September

  • Plot to assassinate ANC youth leader

    Plot to assassinate ANC youth leaderSouth African police have uncovered a plot by white right-wingers to murder the president of the African National Congress Youth League, Peter Mokaba. The police, however, have refused to

  • US prepares to 'finish the job' in Somalia

    The United States is deploying further troops and armour to Somalia after 12 US troops were killed, and at least one captured, in its October 3-4 attack on Hawiye clan leader, Mohammed Aideed. The attack killed an estimated 500

  • Sham elections set in Swaziland

    The government of Swaziland is reported to be using drought relief aid to lure voters to register under a widely rejected system of elections. Swaziland has had a democracy drought for 20 years after the traditionalist

  • The war against the majority

    The war against the majority This statement was issued by the "North-South Dialogue" sponsored by the World Federation of Democratic Youth in New Delhi, September 22-23. Although the cold war between the USA and the USSR may have finished,

  • Solidarity theme of North-South dialogue

    Solidarity theme of North-South dialogueNEW DELHI — A round-table discussion on "North-South dialogue: youth perspectives" was held here September 22-23. Organised by the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), the

  • PNG agrees to Bougainville peace talks

    PNG agrees to Bougainville peace talksA military stalemate on Bougainville and mounting international pressure have forced the Papua New Guinea government to announce that it will open Bougainville to independent observers

  • Sri Lankan workers fight 'free market' policies

    Sri Lankan workers are suffering badly under the free market policies of the United National Party government, which has ruled the country since 1977. Anton Marcus, joint secretary of the Industrial, Transport and General Workers

  • Workers convoy for the people of Bosnia

    A convoy of trucks from Britain carrying tonnes of goods and spreading a message of international solidarity has passed through Slovenia on its way to Tuzla in Bosnia. The convoy left the Timex factory in Dundee on August 9. The trucks were sent