Anti-war and peace activists will shine a spotlight on the Talisman Sabre war games on July 29 at a “Calling for a Peaceful Pacific” conference. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Indonesian security forces violently cracked down on a peaceful West Papuan National Congress (KNPB) demonstration on July 12, called to show support for West Papua's application to become a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), reports Susan Price.
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Ten activists — members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) — were arrested by Indonesian authorities on July 11 in Jayapura, while handing out leaflets to promote a protest, reports Susan Price.
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Ecosocialism 2023: A World Beyond Capitalism conference, hosted by Green Left and co-sponsored by Socialist Alliance, provided a platform for the voices of peace, justice and ecological sustainability from across the region. Sue Bull reports.
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Members of the Korean community and supporters gathered outside the Japanese Consulate to protest the plan to release radioactive waste from the Fukushima nuclear reactor into the Pacific Ocean. Coral Wynter reports.
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Dr Liz Boulton, a former Australian Defence Force major, said climate targets would not be met while the military-industrial establishment continues to pursue their ‘forever wars’. John Quelch reports.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington DC on June 21, reports Malik Miah, receiving a royal welcome despite his right-wing, anti-Muslim and anti-democratic policies.
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Janaka Biyanwila reviews Sand (Munnel in Tamil), directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram, which screened at the Sydney Film Festival.
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Green Left journalist Isaac Nellist is joined by refugee rights activist Chloe DS as they go through the latest news from Australia and around the world.
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As Sri Lanka approaches the anniversary of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in July last year, following a popular uprising, the social struggle continues, reports Janaka Biyanwila.
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Portraits of Protest: The Kangaroo Point 120 is an exhibition featuring photos from the 2020 campaign to free 120 refugees imprisoned in the Kangaroo Point Motel in central Meanjin/Brisbane, reports Alex Bainbridge.
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Clifton D' Rozario, a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, and guest speaker at the upcoming Ecosocialism 2023 conference, discusses the rise of Narendra Modi and how the left is fighting back against his fascist regime.