BY JORGE JORQUERA
HAVANA — In front of us in the throng marched a man holding a flag emblazoned with Che Guevara's face and the slogan Hasta la victoria siempre (To victory ever onwards). His arm did not bend once to rest as we passed the Office
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BY SIMON WHITTLE
The Sex Pistols re-released their anti-monarchist anthem God Save
the Queen at the end of May, 25 years after the national uproar the record
received on its original release back in 1977. It was again timed to clash
with
BY CHRIS LATHAM
PERTH — On June 1, Iranian asylum seeker Nader Sayadi Estahbanati was deported from Esperance in WA on the Iranian freighter Mazardaran.
In 2000, Estahbanati and two friends stowed away on the Mazardaran to flee persecution in
BY SARAH PEART
& MATT PRESTON
GLASGOW Joining Kylie Minogue and XXXX beer in the list of embarrassing
Australian exports to Britain is Canberra's racist policies towards asylum
seekers. Judging by the British Labour government's
BY SARAH STEPHEN
I participated in a work brigade in East Timor from May 13 to 26, organised by Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor/Action in Solidarity with Asia and the Pacific (ASIET/ASAP).
Seven people made the trip to Dili to
BY NICK EVERETT
SYDNEY — A June 1 public meeting entitled "How the West views the East" proved to be a popular focal point of political discussion and debate at the Sydney Writers' Festival. The meeting featured Tariq Ali, Egyptian writers and
BY PETER ROSSET
Why do more than 800 million people still go hungry in a world marked by incredible affluence? Representatives from 180 countries gathered in Rome for the World Food Summit from June 10 to 13 to address just that question.
At the
BY JIM GREEN
Prime Minister John Howard announced in parliament on June 5 — World Environment Day — that the Australian government will not ratify the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions.
The announcement followed ratification of the
"When people are put in detention, they have part of their lives stolen. I lost nine months of my life, during which I had no human rights, no access information or facilities, and no ability to control my life. It is like being taken out of the
World Refugee Day on June 20 is an opportunity to reflect on how much progress the refugees' rights movement in Australia has made in a relatively short period. The last six months of organising, which includes the consolidation of a huge movement
BY PAUL MILLER
MELBOURNE — On June 1, 100 Footscray residents protested outside the Footscray swimming pool against its closure. The rally was organised by the Footscray Community Association.
The Maribyrnong City Council has recently decided
Recently, I had some direct experience of how the capitalist system exploits young workers. I was employed at the Dimmey's discount department store that just opened in Hobart's Elizabeth Mall. Like the other 14 workers, I was told that I was a
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