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By Sarah Peart "When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty." This is the theme of the 27th national conference of the socialist youth organisation Resistance, being held in Melbourne from July 11-13. "This theme really captures what
FSLN sends greetings to PRD The following resolution was passed by the FSLN's highest decision-making body. The motion was moved by Dorotea Wilson, who recently toured Australia. "The Second Congress of the FSLN, held in Managua, Nicaragua, on the
Taking on the bovver boys Cleary, IndependentBy Phil ClearyHarperCollins, 1998. 298 pp, $19.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon Phil Cleary, a product of a Christian Brothers schooling, could have been expected to know all about human sin and divine
Five days of solidarity Activists throughout Australia held actions in solidarity with the movements for democracy in Indonesia and freedom in East Timor. The marches, rallies, speak-outs and forums were part of five days of solidarity
Maureen You ask me not to clench my fiststo hold my anger down.You ask me not to purse my lipsnor swear nor wear a frown.You tell me — let my anger gothat I should reconcile that it is me that I must knowto feel at one, and smile. It's not what
By Yael GIPPSLAND — The Goolengook forest, situated in East Gippsland, north-east Victoria is threatened by unsustainable logging practices. The only government study of Goolengook forest, conducted in 1991, recommended that, to maintain
By Allan Nairn This [northern] spring, just before Jakarta erupted in riots, more than a dozen activists from Indonesia's pro-democracy movement suddenly "disappeared" from the capital and outlying towns. Amid a public outcry, the Indonesian Armed
By Eva Cheng Pro-democracy forces won an impressive victory in Hong Kong's May 24 legislative council election, its first since the former British colony reintegrated with China almost a year ago. Beijing restricted the number of popularly elected
By Gemma Doherty SYDNEY — Doctors, nurses and counsellors in the NSW public health system have been ordered by NSW Health to report people under the age of 16 who admit they are having sex. Health workers will be compelled to notify the
Ramos Horta: support a referendum for East Timor By Tuntuni Battacharyya On May 25, 300 people gathered to hear Jose Ramos Horta speak at a meeting organised by the Amnesty club of the University of NSW. Horta described the invasion of East Timor
'We must not be deceived by Habibie's tricks' Following is a slightly abridged version of a statement issued by the banned PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY in Indonesia on developments in their country. It was translated for Green Left Weekly by
By Jon Land Indonesian soldiers continue to carry out brutal acts of torture, murder and arbitrary detention throughout East Timor. Many of the worst incidents have occurred in the town of Baucau and surrounding districts. The East Timor Human