Lawyer for Cuban 5 seeks world support
BERLIN – In a whirlwind visit, U.S. civil rights lawyer Leonard Weinglass spoke to several audiences here about the case of the Cuban Five.
International notes
Palestine: IDF bars unionists from Workers Memorial Day / Canada: Hate crime law protects gays / Botswana: May Day highlights workers’ plight / Italy: Protest proposed airline layoffs
Cinco de Mayo its not just history
Opinion The celebration of Cinco de Mayo, commemorating the May 5, 1862, victory of the Mexican people’s army over French intervention in the battle of Puebla, has much significance for the U.S. people this election year.
Proud, happy Israeli whistleblower released
An unrepentant Mordechai Vanunu – the Israeli whistleblower who confirmed the existence of the country’s nuclear weapons program – left Ashkelon’s Shikma Prison April 21 after serving an 18-year sentence, 11 years of it in solitary confinement.
INDIA Right-wing govt facing setbacks
NEW DELHI – Exit polls following India’s third round of voting on April 26 suggest that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vaypayee’s ruling right-wing party, the BJP, may lose its majority in Parliament.
International notes
Guam: Indigenous people protest military build-up / South Africa: Vote shows growing unity / Haiti: Death squads tighten their grip / Nepal: Protests for democracy continue / Venezuela: Threats grow on border
Cuba guarantees paid leave for parents
HAVANA – Cuban law now protects mothers and fathers who want to share child-rearing after the breast-feeding period, without having to worry about irate bosses.
South Africa celebrates decade of democracy
On the eve of South Africa’s April 14 elections and the 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid on April 27, the African National Congress (ANC) government and its allies are evaluating the past decade and preparing for the challenges ahead.
Quebec mulls proportional vote system
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Quebec government will be the first provincial jurisdiction in Canada to advance legislation that would create a new mixed electoral system that includes proportional representation (PR).
International notes
Haiti: Executions continue / Colombia: Coke hunger strike ends / Europe: Massive protests vs. ‘welfare reform’ / Mexico: U.S. must review death row cases / Nigeria: Sue Chevron Texaco for rights abuses
