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international / gender and sexuality Friday March 07, 2008 - 14:33 by pat c
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Here is an Amnesty International article on Parvin Ardalan and how she was prevented from leaving Iran. Iranian feminist and journalist Parvin Ardalan was prevented from leaving Iran on Sunday to travel to Sweden where she was to receive the 2007 Olof Palme Prize in Stockholm. She said that after she boarded a plane at Tehran airport she was told that she was not permitted to leave the country. "They took my passport and said I could get it back after 72 hours," she said. "The only reason for this move is to prevent me from taking part in the ceremony." ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday March 07, 2008 - 12:20 by Sean Crudden
Does psychiatric back-up improve the effectiveness of an army? Will it help to mitigate the effects of war? Is all war madness? Are psychiatrists and mental health professionals colluding in a chaotic and destructive adventure? ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Thursday March 06, 2008 - 00:44 by Pollytix
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'The problem for the senior vice-president of technology at Phorm, an Aim-listed company which recently tied up a deal with the UK's three biggest internet service providers - BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk, who between them have more than 10 million customers - is that it's not the privacy groups who he really needs to convince. It's the millions of people whose services will be affected by Phorm's scheme, because some are up in arms over what they see as an invasion of their privacy through Phorm's intention to categorise all of their web-surfing habits in order to target online ads at them.' ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Tuesday March 04, 2008 - 11:40 by Drew
The latest edition of THE RED STAR, Nepal's National Magazine is now available on line. There are articles on the upcoming election, Indian Expansionism, ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday March 04, 2008 - 09:13 by OZ
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Satirical clip (very funny) on Peter Garrett former lead singer of radical rock group "Midnight Oil now Australian government minister does yet another backflip on U.S. bases, uranium etc etc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIsJCR6w1Vg ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday March 03, 2008 - 15:57 by pat c
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The lead articles in this issue are about Mahmoud Saleh; and the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company workers. Full text at link. Mahmoud Salehi Mahmoud Salehi, the founding member of the Committee of the Trade Association of Bakery Workers, Saqez - Kurdistan, and founding member and spokesperson of The Coordinating Committee to Form Workers Organisations is still being held in prison despite a serious deterioration in his health. Haft Tapeh Workers The workers of state-owned Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company have issued a statement detailing their on-going struggle and resolution to form their own independent labour organisation. ... read full story / add a comment |
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