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  • Professor arrested for defending freedom of speech

    Professor arrested for defending freedom of speech

    April 17, 2003

    BOSTON – Little did University of Massachusetts (UMass) professor Tony Van Der Meer know that he would be arrested by the campus police as he attempted to defend a student’s right to free speech. At a...

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  • Youth and students speak out against war

    Youth and students speak out against war

    April 17, 2003

    When asked why students are protesting the war on Iraq, Jessica Marshall of the Young Communist League (YCL) and National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, said it’s because politicians are “not sending the sons and daughters...

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  • International notes

    International notes

    April 17, 2003

    May Day: Unions around the world demand ‘respect’ Unions from all five continents are planning actions around the common theme of respect for workers’ rights, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions said this week. The...

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  • Iraqi war fuels increased Israeli brutality

    Iraqi war fuels increased Israeli brutality

    April 17, 2003

    TEL AVIV – The U.S. war in Iraq is fueling even more brutality towards the Palestinians by the far-right Israeli government. On April 13, the Israeli army stepped up its attacks on Palestinians when F-16 fighter...

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  • U.S. military attempts to silence journalists

    U.S. military attempts to silence journalists

    April 17, 2003

    While the White House claims the war in Iraq is for democracy and liberation, U.S. forces have been accused of intentionally attacking a major pillar of democracy – the press. U.S. military forces launched what witnesses...

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