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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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  • 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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  • Whats really behind the trials in Cuba

    Whats really behind the trials in Cuba

    April 17, 2003

    At an April 9 press conference in Havana, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque presented a detailed discussion of the recent trials of Cubans charged with acting in the interest of a foreign state to harm...

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  • A year after failed coup: Venezuelas people gain new hope

    A year after failed coup: Venezuelas people gain new hope

    April 11, 2003

    One year ago, the Venezuelan people defeated a U.S.-supported right-wing coup against popularly-elected President Hugo Chavez Frias. As the anniversary of the coup attempt approaches, a very different picture is emerging for the country’s workers and...

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  • U.S. policies in Latin America protested

    U.S. policies in Latin America protested

    April 11, 2003

    Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Washington, D.C., April 10-15 for the “Mobilization against military and economic intervention in Latin America and across the globe.”

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