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Writers and supporters outside the Indonesian Embassy

CANBERRA — More than 40 writers and supporters gathered on the lawns outside the Indonesian Embassy on April 5, in support of fellow writers and protesters in East Timor and other countries suffering abuses of human rights. Among the writers

'Relax Bougainville blockade'

'Relax Bougainville blockade' The International Red Cross has urged the Papua New Guinea government to relax its blockade on medical supplies to Bougainville on humanitarian grounds. A senior Red Cross International officer based in Rabaul,

Youth conference critical of UNCED

Michelle Horvane, an activist from the Environmental Youth Alliance, was one of three Australian delegates to an international youth conference on "Environment and Development" held in Costa Rica March 22-29. The other Australian delegates were