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The Crimes Of Texcoco & Atenco Remain Unanswered
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 3:22 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
At 11am Monday morning, the National Ombudsman of Mexico, José Luis Soberanes Fernández, held a press conference to deliver the recommendations contained in his report into “The facts that occurred in the municipalities of Texcoco and San Salvador Atenco ... More >>
Webb-Pullman: Oaxaca - Another Day, Another Death
Monday, 16 October 2006, 12:38 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Yesterday in Oaxaca, delegates to the APPO National and International Forum were outraged when news came that one of their members had just died, after being shot in the head by police in the early hours of that morning. More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: Adios Ruiz, Bienvenidos AEPO
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 11:21 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Eight thousand members of the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) arrived in Mexico City Monday, having left their home on 21 September to march almost 500 kilometres to Mexico City to demand the ouster of their Governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: Spies, Lies and Visa Red Tape
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 1:23 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Wow! The US doesn’t only do it in Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Afghanistan, Europe, Asia and North Africa – they practice cruel and inhuman imprisonment right there at home as well!! And despite the daily diet of anti-terrorist rhetoric their mainstream ... More >>
Scoop Images: Fidel Celebrates his 80th Birthday!
Monday, 14 August 2006, 11:02 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Today, 13 August 2006, is the 80th birthday of President Fidel Castro, and despite rumours of his untimely death, these photos show that today he is not only alive and well on the road to recovery, but also still full of the fighting spirit he is ... More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: Díaz of Your Lies
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 5:22 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Maybe there is power in prayer after all – Fidel still lives! In recent days the Catholic Church held services praying for his recuperation, and the Cathedral of Santísima Trinidad in Havana was the scene of a huge gathering of all the Christian ... More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: Viva Fidel!
Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 9:21 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
If there was ever any doubt of the extent of the moral and ethical bankruptcy of the Unites States of America’s hard-line Cuban community, spawn of Batista and his henchmen honed to pornographic precision by the CIA, the mean-spirited displays ... More >>
Mexico vs Human Rights Council – Nil All?
Friday, 30 June 2006, 2:17 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
As the first meeting of the new Human Rights Council begins writing a new chapter of the book, as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbor described at its opening on 19 June, to “promote liberty through democracy, justice, and an ... More >>
Atenco - Women of Mexican Dissent the New Target
Monday, 22 May 2006, 1:37 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
I have spent the last week translating statements given to human rights organisations by 19 women brutally detained, beaten, sexually assaulted and/or raped in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico, and who are now in prison, invariably charged with blocking public ... More >>
Photo Essay: May Day In Cuba
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 12:17 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Over the rise, and into the Plaza de la Revolucion …to where it all happens on 01 May …under Che's approving gaze... … when it's not obscured by the flags of workers from so many countries. More >>
The Circus is Back in Town
Monday, 30 January 2006, 11:31 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen, to the latest sideshow in the Bush three-ring circus Ring One in Afghanistan was a blast, Ring Two in Iraq really knocked your socks off - I hear you asking how they can possibly follow up those spectacular ... More >>
Wananga - More Hot Suppers Before Bedtime
Friday, 30 December 2005, 3:07 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Well, the Auditor-General’s (A-G) sailings carried him in and out of days...and weeks...and months...and all the way over a year, until he finally washed up in the white-water – if you buy the Wetere interpretation of his concluding comments. More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: Holidays on the Taxes of Evil
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 1:52 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Thanksgiving is almost upon us, when North Americans contemplate their previous year’s good fortune, and begin planning for their ‘holiday season.’ Knowing how much they have on their plate at this time of year, poor things, I thought I might lighten ... More >>
Kickback, Brown-nose and Rooting-in-the-trough
Thursday, 23 June 2005, 1:19 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Havana, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Flip, Flop, Flip - Rumsfeld, George W, and Cheney just can't get this Gitmo thing right. A couple of weeks ago, it was the best thing for getting the low-down on terrorism since sliced head, I mean bread. More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: Party Games For Terrorists
Friday, 3 June 2005, 11:16 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
A terrorist’s life is tough. None of this nine to five, have a nice day at the office dear. Oh no, it really is gruelling. Take the October 1997 assassination plot against Fidel Castro, when the crew of ‘La Esperanza’ cabin cruiser had to sail 900 miles ... More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: UDHR Report Card For US, Pt. 1
Friday, 22 April 2005, 2:32 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
How does the United States measure up against the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? This, the first of a two part series, assesses US performance in relation to Articles 1 to 15 of the UDHR. More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: Talking Turkey at UNCHR
Monday, 18 April 2005, 12:51 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Havana, Apr 14 - Like a new annual tradition, the US has again trundled out the tired old turkey of alleged Cuban human rights abuses for another roasting in Geneva. But rather than the generous basting they hoped for, the US had to be satisfied with ... More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: Where the Wild Wananga Are
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 12:56 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Oh, no – I must be in my second childhood! Or Maurice Sendak has taken over the education sector... .which might not be such a bad thing, given recent events. More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: If the Cross Fits, Bear it!!!
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 12:44 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Several press agencies have reported in recent days that in retaliation to its provocative neon '75' Christmas decoration, the US Interests Section in Havana awoke on Friday to the sight of two huge billboards opposite its entrance emblazoned with a swastika, ... More >>
Cuba Reclaims The Right To Self Determination
Friday, 14 May 2004, 12:12 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
An open letter to Kofi Annan - NOTE: There is a march today NZ time (Friday 14 May) along the Malecon past the US interests Section in Havana, expected to have over a million protesting at the measures. More >>
