Around the World (May 22, 2008)

[Kamal_Farran]

AFGHANISTAN:
Reinstate Malalai Joya in Parliament
Suspension of Female MP One Year Ago Is Setback for Democracy
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/21/afghan18897.htm

AUSTRALIA:
NSW teachers strike but union prepares to deliver staffing changes
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/educ-m21.shtml

BRITAIN:
University students face worsening conditions, rising debt
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/stud-m21.shtml

BURMA:
Immediate Humanitarian Access Remains Priority
UN Secretary-General’s Visit Should Push Relief Before Reconstruction
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/21/burma18913.htm

CHINA:
Rising death toll, popular anger in China quake
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/quak-m21.shtml

COTE D'IVOIRE:
End Impunity for Pro-Government Student Group
Government Should Investigate, Punish Those Responsible for Crimes
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/21/cotedi18905.htm

GERMANY:
German parliamentary deputies award themselves hefty pay rise
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/germ-m21.shtml

IRAN:
Martial law in Shush city and widespread arrest of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane workers
http://www.marxist.com/iran-martial-law-in-shush-city.htm
Israeli press reports US pledge of war on Iran—is Bush preparing an October Surprise?
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/iran-m21.shtml

IRAQ:
Mass detentions in Mosul as troops move into Sadr City
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/iraq-m21.shtml

NORTH AMERICA:
US and Israel refuse to attend international conference on cluster bomb ban
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/bomb-m21.shtml
Senate committee passes pro-business housing bill amidst foreclosure crisis
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/hous-m21.shtml

SAUDI ARABIA:
Nour Miyati Denied Justice for Torture
Judge Ignores Evidence in Case of Extreme Abuse against Indonesian Domestic Worker
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/21/saudia18914.htm
Release Leading Human Rights Activist
Secret Police Arrest Professor at University
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/21/saudia18895.htm

SOUTH AFRICA:
Violent attacks on immigrants in South Africa
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/safr-m21.shtml

SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South African “xenophobia”: barbarism or socialism!
http://www.marxist.com/south-african-xenophobia-barbarism-or-socialism.htm

UN:
Sri Lanka’s Defeat a Victory for Human Rights Council
UN Vote Upholds Council Membership Standards on Rights
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/21/slanka18912.htm

US:
Respect Rights of Child Detainees in Iraq
Children in US Custody Held Without Due Process
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/20/iraq18886.htm