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Milosevic's Manoeuvres

Catherine Samary — 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Serbian Socialist Party has dominated politics ever since the Communist league dissolved itself in 1990. Manipulation of the electoral law and the media are only part of the explanation.

- IV286 - March 1997 / Serbia

Trade union "Broad Lefts" increase co-ordination

Fred Leplat — 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Fred Leplat reports from a ground-breaking conference of left currents across the trade union movement.

- IV286 - March 1997 / Britain

Prosperity? No thanks!

Ufak Uras — 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Islamic fundamentalist Refah (Prosperity) party came to power in Turkey at the end of 1995, on an anti-Western and populist programme, following the collapse of a conservative coalition government. Once in power Refah has made massive concessions to their neo-liberal backers within the Turkish bourgeoisie, and the military bureaucracy that still controls Turkish politics behind the scenes.

- IV286 - March 1997 / Turkey

Abortion Still Restricted

Sergio, PSR — 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Proposals to liberalise access to abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy were defeated in the Portuguese Parliament on February 20th. The reform failed because 13 Socialist MPs voted against the liberalisation.

- IV286 - March 1997 / Portugal

"It seems surrealistic to talk about human rights"

Houssin Zahouan — 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Interview with Houssin Zahouan, general secretary of the Algerian League for Defence of Human Rights (LADDH).

- IV286 - March 1997 / Algeria