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Conference to support Palestinians violently shut down in Germany

20 April 2024 Editor 0

By Adam Carlton Last week, German government worked overtime to prevent a conference organised by Jewish organisations from taking place. Outright lies were used to justify suppression of free speech, and it attracted little comment from […]

David McBride’s trial for whistleblowing Afghanistan war crimes has just begun

13 November 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Whistleblower David McBride will face the start of his trial today (Monday 13 November), and last week, a group of other high-profile whistleblowers signed an open letter to the federal government to […]

Video: Interview with Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride

10 November 2023 Editor 0

David McBride, the whistleblower on war crimes in Afghanistan perpetrated by Australian military personnel faces court on 13 November. He was charged over disclosures that revealed the murder of non-combatant civilians. He faces up to […]

Truth Is the Central Issue of Our Time

1 November 2023 Editor 0

Virginia Bryant is an award-winning artist/painter whose writings have been featured in daily newspapers and other publications. The flowing article Los Angeles Progressive 29 October 2023) she shows that there is also a vigorous campaign in […]

International human rights group condemns Philippine police execution union organiser Jude Fernandez

12 October 2023 Editor 0

The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) has sent the following, which seeks global condemnation condemns the extra judicial execution of a union organizer by the paramilitary Philippine National Police. Such killings […]

Video: Free Assange movement heats up as Australian lawmakers gather in DC for release of Wikileaks founder

26 September 2023 Editor 0

Interview with Gabrial Shipton Julian Assange’s brother reveals the movement to free Julian is growing, and this is being helped by the Australia cross-party delegation of members of the federal parliament, which has gone to […]

The threat posed by anti-terrorist laws exposed by disclosure

17 August 2023 Editor 0

Civil libertarians have always argued that Australia’s anti-terrorist laws pose a major threat to democratic rights. They provide government with the means to punish those who criticise what it does. There is concern that the introduction […]

Daniel Duggan’s imprisonment is a denial of justice and an affront to Australia’s sovereignty

26 July 2023 Editor 0

Contributed Too many Australians still don’t know who Daniel Duggan is, even if his case has significant repercussions and says a lot about how legal process is Australia is being transformed into something that we should […]

France erupts after police killing of a teenager

30 June 2023 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson Protests are rocking France again. This time it’s over the police shooting and killing of a 17-year-old at a traffic stop. Being of Algerian descent, he was not white, and like in […]

United Nations investigation highlights cruel treatment of prisoners still in Guantanamo

28 June 2023 Editor 0

Contributed A United Nations investigator, with a background in the Irish legal system has released a report that calls for proper treatment of prisoners still being held in the Guantanamo detention centre. Headed by Irish law […]

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