As 250 million Indonesians face up to the 50th anniversary of one of the most crushing episodes of our nation’s history – the massacre of … It is 50 years since the Indonesian massacre of 1965Read more
Dictatorship
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The Petro Dictatorship
With the recent judgement of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that the jailing of former President Nasheed of the Maldives is indeed illegal … The Petro DictatorshipRead more
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Indonesia’s Forgotten Genocide
October marked 50 years since the Indonesian military launched one of the twentieth century’s worst mass murders. Yet the anniversary passed almost unnoticed. The massacre … Indonesia’s Forgotten GenocideRead more
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C.I.A. Death Squad
by Allan Nairn from the Nation magazine, April 17, 1995 The U.S. government has systematic links to Guatemalan Army death squad operations that go far … C.I.A. Death SquadRead more
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The Real House of Saud
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Thousands Mobilize in France Against ‘Headlong Rush into Authoritarianism’
Thousands of people in Paris and other French cities hit the streets on Saturday to protest the controversial state of emergency that one organization says … Thousands Mobilize in France Against ‘Headlong Rush into Authoritarianism’Read more
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Ex-Military Leaders Indicted for Crimes Against Humanity
In Guatemala, police have arrested and indicted 18 ex-military leaders on charges of committing crimes against humanity during the decades-long, U.S.-backed dirty war against Guatemala’s … Ex-Military Leaders Indicted for Crimes Against HumanityRead more
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Maldives President Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Opposition Rally
The president of the Maldives has declared a state of emergency, giving sweeping powers to security forces ahead of an opposition rally planned by the … Maldives President Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Opposition RallyRead more
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Remembering Pinochet’s Rise to Power and End of Chile’s Democracy
Sept. 11 of course marks the terrible anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City by … Remembering Pinochet’s Rise to Power and End of Chile’s DemocracyRead more
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Indian Death squads: Another writer gets threat letter after scholar MM Kalburgi’s murder
Over a week after the murder of noted Kannada scholar MM Kalburgi, another rationalist free-thinker and writer KS Bhagwan has received a threat letter. “I … Indian Death squads: Another writer gets threat letter after scholar MM Kalburgi’s murderRead more