December 1, West Papuan Independence Day, was commemorated by solidarity activists across the world. Indonesia has banned the display of West Papua's "Morning Star" flag in West Papua, and the province's governor, Jaap Salossa, banned all celebration
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Linda Waldron, Delhi
The Fourth National Conference of the All India Progressive Women's Association was held in Delhi on November 24-25. The conference opened with two minutes' silence to honour Manju Singh, an AIPWA activist from Bihar gunned
Doug Lorimer
November was the deadliest month for the US occupation forces in Iraq since the war began in March 2003, with twice as many US soldiers dying as in October. At least 135 US troops died in November — the same number as last April,
Six indigenous activists ended a hunger strike on December 3, after attempting to draw attention to US and British attempts to stall the adoption of a United Nations declaration on indigenous peoples' rights. 2004 marks the end of the UN's Decade of
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
"Militancy hurting Victoria: PM", the November 27 Melbourne Age screamed across its front page. The headline was followed by the kicker, "Howard says investors scared off by unions".
While the federal Coalition government
Stuart Munckton
If there is one thing that US imperialism cannot stand, it is the threat of a good example.
The US has a long and bloodstained history of using brutal force to make sure Latin America stays open to exploitation by US corporations.
Rafael Eitan
Former Israeli Chief-of-Staff Rafael Eitan was swept to his death on November 23 by a giant wave as he stood on a breakwater.
The Sydney Morning Herald claim that "Eitan earned notoriety for outspoken comments about Arabs and opposed
On December 1, the British High Court ruled that the Telegraph had defamed former Labour MP George Galloway when it claimed that documents had been found in Baghdad alleging Galloway was in the pay of Saddam Hussein. The paper was ordered to pay
Peter Boyle
"Labor gets with the program", rejoiced the December 1 editorial in Rupert Murdoch's Australian. "With two key backflips yesterday, Labor finally appears to be coming around to the understanding that it needs to demonstrate its economic
Alison Dellit
Students from more than 60 colleges, universities, and high schools worldwide organised events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, and to demand that Dow Chemical resolve its legal and moral responsibilities for the
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When Hugo Chavez was
Pip Hinman
After two weeks of negotiations with the ALP, Greens Senator Kerry Nettle moved a motion on November 30 condemning the US-led assault on Fallujah and calling on the Coalition government to bring Australia's troops home. The vote was two
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