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Sudan rebels on the move again

Sudan rebels on the move again By Norm Dixon After a brief lull, rebels opposed to the Arab-chauvinist regime in Khartoum have resumed their offensive in the south of Sudan. In early March, Sudan Peoples Liberation Army fighters liberated

Life of Riley: Them and us

Them and usThem and us My political opinions are well known. I have seen them many a time inscribed on walls and heard them shouted with much bravado during street marches. I, who have for many years presided over the destinies

Jail terms called for in PRD trials

By James Balowski The subversion trials of 14 Peoples Democratic Party (PRD) activists are now dragging into their fourth month and the Indonesian government is moving quickly to bring them to a "conclusion". On March 26, the Jakarta daily

Those who were and weren't too polite

Suffrage Days: Stories From The Women's Suffrage MovementBy Sandra Stanley HoltonRoutledge, 1996. 309 pp., $39.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon The movement for the women's vote early in this century, argues Sandra Holton in Suffrage Days, is

'Odd couple' in South African water privatisation plan

'Odd couple' in South African water privatisation plan By Norm Dixon The Congress of South African Trade Unions has hit out at moves to privatise parts of South Africa's water supply, saying it would "never be acceptable". A surprising

Kinshasa paralysed by general strike

Kinshasa paralysed by general strike By Norm Dixon Millions heeded the call by the moderate opposition to turn the Zaire capital into a ville morte (dead city) on April 14 and 15. Workers, shopkeepers, market vendors, students and even the

US expands war machine around starving North Korea

By Eva Cheng Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on April 17 rounded up enough votes in parliament to pass legislation forcing the landowners in Okinawa to renew leases of the 12 US bases when they expire on May 14. More than 3000 landowners

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm, and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne

WA parliamentary gallery occupied

WA parliamentary gallery occupied By Michael Bramwell PERTH — For a few hours on the night of April 15, parliament for once reflected its title as "the house of the people", when 120 trade unionists armed with banners, balloons and their

London march for social justice

London march for social justice By Sam Wainwright LONDON Around 10,000 people marched here on April 12 to call for social justice and to expose the anti-working class pro-big business policies of John Major's Conservatives, the Liberal

Action updates

Latin American Action launched BRISBANE — Australian Aid for El Salvador organised a public meeting on April 12 to acknowledge the success of the FMLN in the March 16 general election in El Salvador and to launch a new organisation.

Indian United Front government falls

Indian United Front government falls By Sujatha Fernandes Indian parliamentary politics has again entered a situation of uncertainty after the Congress party withdrew its support for Prime Minister Deve Gowda and his United Front