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... and ain't i a woman?: Women, courts and media

Women, courts and media In June the British Court of Appeal quashed the life sentences for murder of two sisters. In July 1992 Michelle Taylor, 22, and her younger sister, Lisa, were convicted of murdering Michelle's former lover's wife,

Dutch youth lead fight against cutbacks

Young people in the Netherlands have been at the forefront of resistance to the government's austerity program. In Amsterdam two leaders of the Dutch radical youth group Rebel, Barend de Voogd and Wilco Altena, talked with Green Left Weekly's

Worker dried in sun

Worker dried in sun Three hundred workers in a garment factory in Jakarta protested recently after the factory management forced a worker to stand several hours in midday sun as punishment. The worker, Muhana, a woman in her 20s, had

The dancer who survived

The dancer who survived The Tenth Dancer A film by Sally Ingleton Reviewed by Bronwen Beechey Most of us are aware of the recent history of Cambodia, and the appalling devastation wreaked on that country by the Pol Pot regime. One

Suharto: A softer line on East Timor?

By Max Lane Supporters and observers of the independence struggle in East Timor have for some time been watching for signs of differences between the Indonesian regime's two main factions: the Suharto clique and the armed forces (ABRI)

Opposition to Mt Wellington plan

Opposition to Mt Wellington plan By Sarah Stephen HOBART — A proposal to construct a cable car, revolving restaurant and artificial ski field on Mt Wellington — the beautiful, largely untouched, backdrop to the city — has state

SA public sector workers face the knife

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Public sector workers have been the first victims of the state Labor government's attempts to solve its economic problems. The government announced in its April economic statement that 3000 jobs would be cut

Bosnia: who are the guilty parties?

Comment by Michael Karadjis Two million Bosnians have been driven from their homes, and hundreds of thousands are dead. Ninety per cent of Bosnia is under occupation by militias sponsored by Serbia and Croatia which openly aim to split the

Write on

Institute of Criminology I refer to your column headed "Another reason to ditch the G-G" (Green Left, June 23). In this column Karen Fredericks made the following claims — "The Institute of Criminology is bitterly regretting its

Rally for peace in Bosnia

Rally for peace in Bosnia Story and photo by Jon Lamb SYDNEY — More than 800 people rallied and marched here on July 17 to protest against the continuing acts of violence and aggression towards women and children in

British inquiry threatens rights of defendants

By Nick Fredman LONDON — Key recommendations of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice are not only inadequate, but positively harmful to the rights of the accused, according to supporters of civil liberties here. The royal

Seeing Voices

Seeing Voices Seeing Voices: A journey into the world of the deaf By Oliver Sacks Picador. 181 pp. $13.00 Reviewed by Dave Riley This book is not as esoteric as the subject may seem, nor is it a voyeuristic peak at the disabled.