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Video evidence of war crimes committed by Sri Lankan military — executions of Tamil men

The article below is a August 27 statement by the Australian Tamil Congress. Media contact: Dr. Sam Pari – 0433 428 967

Tamils' walk highlights death camps

Last week, Seran Sribalan and Vishna Sivaraj finished a grueling 300 kilometre walk from Sydney to Canberra in a bid to focus attention on the plight of Tamils still trapped in concentration camps in Sri Lanka's north and east.

Hugo Chavez: Venezuela has a right to defend itself

This article is from the Australian-Venezuela Solidarity Network broadsheet, published as a supplement in Green Left Weekly 808.

Military coups and US bases: The threat to Latin American democracy

This article is from the Australian-Venezuela Solidarity Network broadsheet, published as a supplement in Green Left Weekly 808.

Venezuelan environmentalist: 'Tomorrow is too late'

This article is from the Australian-Venezuela Solidarity Network broadsheet, published as a supplement in Green Left Weekly 808.

Venezuela: providing hope, solidarity and participation

This article is from the Australian-Venezuela Solidarity Network broadsheet, published as a supplement in Green Left Weekly 808. Daniel Sanchez and Yoly Fernandez will be addressing public forums around Australia in their ``People’s power speaking tour’’ during August and September. Visit the AVSN site for details.

Green Left Weekly taking a one-week break

The current issue of Green Left Weekly, #808, is a two-week issue. The next edition will be dated September 9.

Justice finally served in Lockerbie frame-up

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi was found guilty on January 31, 2001, of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing in Scotland that killed 270 civilians.

Gold Coast's largest ever strike

GOLD COAST — Hotels and tourist operators on the Gold Coast have been using the recession as an excuse to apply the thumbscrews to hospitality workers. The industry is cutting wages and hours, forcing redundancies and pressuring those who manage to keep their jobs to work even harder to cover for their lost workmates. Now it appears Gold Coast City Council intends to do the same.

Peace group steps up 'troops out' campaign

The Sydney Stop the War Coalition (StWC) used the day of the sham presidential elections in Afghanistan to again call on the Rudd government to get the Australian troops out of the country. The war on Afghanistan was not a “good war”, the peace group said on August 20.

Australian Tamil Congress launched

More than 500 people attended the launch of the Victorian chapter of the Australian Tamil Congress (ATC) on August 15.

Malaysia: People's power defeats evictions — for now

The following article is abridged from an August 13 statement by the Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM). The full article can be found at www.links.org.au.