A rally was held in Geelong on October 12 to protest sexism from the city's mayor Darryn Lyons. Lyons was photographed at a local Octoberfest event on October 10 wearing a tshirt featuring an image of a naked Madonna hitchhiking, taken from her 1992 book Sex, paired with the caption 鈥淕as, grass or ass, no one rides for free鈥.
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Indonesian police shot two senior high school students in Gorong Gorong, Timika, West Papua on September 28, the the next day.
The IPAHR said 17-year-old Kaleb Bogau was shot in the chest and died on the scene. Efrando Sabarofek, also 17, was shot in the chest and leg and is in a critical condition in the Timika hospital.
Activists from France's Left Front. The Left Front is divided by strategic debates over how to confront Europe-wide austerity.
Five key figures of the European left have launched a new initiative 鈥渇or a Plan B in Europe鈥.
Photo: Jewish Voice for Peace Albuquerque Chapter.
For most of its existence since 1948, Israel has had the support of most Jews in the US. There have always, however, been some dissident voices, especially among Jewish members of socialist and communist groups.
Jeremy Corbyn's successful leadership campaign team launched a new group of the left on October 7 to transform Labour into a 鈥渕ass movement.鈥
Who won the September 27 elections for the Catalan parliament, called as a substitute for the Scottish-style independence referendum that the Spanish People's Party (PP) government refuses to allow? It depends who you ask.
On the night, most commentators on Madrid-based TV and radio called the result a defeat for the pro-independence camp: its two tickets 鈥 the mainstream nationalist Together for Yes and the anti-capitalist People's Unity Candidacies (CUP) - won only 47.74% of the vote against 52.26% for 鈥渢he rest鈥.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has unanimously adopted a resolution called 鈥淧romoting Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka鈥.
This resolution, of which the United States was the main sponsor, welcomed a proposal by the Sri Lankan government to establish a 鈥渏udicial mechanism鈥 to investigate 鈥渁buses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law鈥.
Every year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sends a group of economists to Australia to survey the domestic economy, comment on the effects of government policy and make some suggestions as to what might best be done in the coming year. It is known as an 鈥渁rticle IV consultation鈥.
The IMF executive board鈥檚 latest report was publicly released in early October. After commending Australia鈥檚 economic performance during the past two decades, the report noted some challenges ahead. Chief among them is the prospect of 鈥渟low growth鈥 in the coming year.
The statement below was released by ,鈥 鈥瑃he youth group of Australia's ,鈥 鈥琽n October鈥 鈥8.鈥
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Resistance:鈥 鈥琘oung Socialist Alliance condemns the killing of three Palestinian youth by Israeli security forces and settlers in the past鈥 鈥24鈥 鈥琱ours.鈥 鈥琓hey have joined the nearly鈥 鈥500鈥 鈥琍alestinians who have been injured by the Israeli occupation forces since clashes began several days ago.
Thousands of people rallied in Melbourne on October 11 as part of a national day of action for refugee rights
The day before, doctors at the Royal Children's Hospital announced that they would refuse to let children in hospital be discharged into detention.
A desperate Conservative Party launched a vicious attack on Labour and the tens of thousands who have protested against its October 4-7 conference in Manchester 鈥 highlighting the government's fear of growing mass opposition.
Wales Secretary Stephen Crabb accused protesters of spouting 鈥渧enom and bile鈥 because they dared to speak out against Tory cuts and oppose privatisation of public services and attacks on workers' rights.
Geelong Trades Hall Council president Jackie Kriz gave the following speech on October 12 at a rally protesting against Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons wearing a sexist tshirt.
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