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April 2, 2004Haiti: Lavalas describes repression In a March 25 press conference, spokespersons for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s party, Fanmi Lavalas (FL), cited the killing or kidnapping of many FL supporters, the Haitian press agency AHP reported. They said...
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March 26, 2004Colombia: Coke workers on hunger strike On March 15 Coca-Cola union workers in Colombia began a hunger strike in front of Coke bottling plants in several cities, including Barrancabermeja, Bogota, Cali, Cartagena, and Medellin. “If we...
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March 19, 2004Iraq: Journalists charge U.S. intimidation Following the recent detention of several journalists from South Korea by U.S. occupation forces in Baghdad, the International Federation of Journalists March 15 accused the U.S. occupation authorities of trying to...
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Cuban 5 hearing raises hopes
March 19, 2004Supporters and the defense team for the five Cuban political prisoners in the United States expressed guarded optimism after their appeals hearing in Miami on March 10. Although the panel of three judges that heard the...
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March 12, 2004Palestine: Women suffer under Israeli occupation Living conditions facing Palestinian women in the West Bank and Gaza – including their access to health, education, food and employment – have sharply deteriorated over the past several years....
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