Iraq correspondent for the British Guardian Rory Carroll was kidnapped by Shia gunmen in Baghdad on October 19 after conducting an interview with a victim of Saddam Hussein's regime in Sadr City. Carroll, who has been in Iraq since January, was
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Dale Mills
The secrecy surrounding the proposed national anti-"terror" legislation stands in stark contrast to previous ASIO and "anti-terror" laws that have been subject to scrutiny by parliamentary committees and public hearings.
The September
NEWCASTLE — A Railfest picnic in the Foreshore Park on October 2 attracted more than 1000 people over the day. The picnic was organised by Save Our Rail, which is campaigning to stop the planned closure of the Broadmeadow to Newcastle rail line.
Rizwan Atta, Lahore
Although no-one knows the exact figure, the 7.6 magnitude earthquake on October 8 killed an estimated 53,000 people. On October 13, the World Health Organisation's regional director Hussein Gezairy said the earthquake was a
Simon Cunich, Sydney
On October 18, an otherwise normal day in Newtown turned into an exercise in intimidation by the state as scores of police, some on horse-back, some with attack dogs in paddy waggons, stationed themselves outside the Newtown
Since September 29, up to 1200 Sudanese refugees have been holding a sit-in near the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) regional office in Cairo, demanding protection from forced repatriation and protesting poor conditions and human-rights
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Imagine life beginning as a young, idealistic poet in Iran, uncovering government corruption and trying to expose it,
Liam Mitchell
The federal government's spin doctoring has gone into overdrive with the announcement of more details of its latest planned attack on workers. Prime Minister John Howard has been effusive about the possibilities opened up for workers
Sam Wainwright, Fremantle
The development of a uranium mining industry in Western Australia would happen "over my dead body", said veteran anti-nuclear campaigner Jo Vallentine on October 9. She was chairing a public meeting of 200 people at the
Pip Hinman, Sydney
"It seems that the Howard government is happy to recognise same-sex partnerships to deny us our civil rights, but when it comes to extending rights, they exclude us", Community Action Against Homophobia (CAAH) spokesperson Rachel
Louay Alzaher
Last month, "civilised" Britain troops revenged themselves on the police headquarters of Basra city, because the police had arrested two British commandos, disguised in traditional Iraqi dress, who had fired on Iraqi police, killing
In Hidalgo, Mexico, a group of young, mostly female workers as young as 13 years of age have been illegally locked out for protesting their unsafe, unjust working conditions (including child labour violations, forced pregnancy testing and appalling
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