In possible signs of a renewed attack on file sharing, on May 25 FBI agents simultaneously executed 10 search warrants across nine states to shut down Elitetorrents.org, a free members-only BitTorrent aggregate site hosted in the Netherlands.
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Kim Bullimore
On May 15, the Israeli government voted to extend racist amendments to Israel's citizenship laws, preventing the reunification of up to 21,000 Israeli and Palestinian families.
The amendment to the Law of Citizenship and Entry
After it became one of the few governments deporting Zimbabwean asylum seekers this year, London has significantly embarrassed in the last few months by such deportees creating ugly scenes at international airports. The tactic has proved effective in
I Hate AustraliaAdam GeczyCanberra Contemporary Art SpaceUntil June 4<http://www.ccas.com.au>
REVIEW BY MICHAEL ASCROFT
In I Hate Australia's exhibition essay, Geczy gives his justifications for delivering such a deliberately
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
Craig Johnston is a "magnificent man ... who should be part of the struggle that needs to be fought. We have a massive job ahead of us, and it is fortuitous that on this day, the day that the Coalition announces an
Jon Lamb, Darwin
Media hype over agreement between the East Timor and Australian governments on the disputed maritime boundary between the two countries has been clouded by a series of contradictory claims since the conclusion of the most recent
Sarah Stephen
The May 31 Australian's editorial, titled "Rau and Alvarez cases not race-based", launched a vicious attack on "opportunists who want to exploit these two dreadful incidents as examples of a racist government's racist policies".
The
Throughout May, 10,000 Ugandans will be recruited to work as "security personnel" in Iraq, and US military bases worldwide. The recruitment effort is spearheaded by World Wide Special Operations, who work with multinationals and governments to
CHICAGO — The US right-wing is out to further restrict a woman's right to choose abortion — and Democratic leaders who claim to be pro-choice are surrendering even more ground.
On April 28, the House of Representatives passed the Child
Refugees
Congratulations to the Liberal and National Party members who are speaking out for refugees and asylum seekers. Abuses of powerless people occur when they are isolated from any help and placed in the care of a "prison type" system.
It
Kerryn Williams, Sydney
TAFE workers will join university staff around Australia on June 1 to protest the federal Coalition government's attacks on the tertiary education sector.
In NSW, TAFE employees will stop work to participate in city
Alison Dellit & Federico Fuentes
Monday May 23
On Monday May 23, around 10,000 coca growers, marched into El Alto, the capital of Bolivia, ending a 200-kilometre, four-day march led by the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), and its leader Evo
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