Links related to "Conflicts By Region"
Lurching towards war on the Korean peninsular
Link Added 08/05/2013
Article from the Foreign policy in focus website analysing the position of the uS government in relation to North Korea and urging a return to the negotiating table.
Health and humanitarian consequences of the Gaza blockade
Link Added 27/11/2012
A fact sheet from the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory outlining the humanitarian consequences of Israel's five year blockade of the Gaza strip.
For an update on the situation in Gaza click here.
Post traumatic stress disorder: 7.30 Report
Link Added 25/09/2012
7.30 Report 11 April 2012. The number of cases of post-traumatic stress disorder has skyrocketed since the start of the century, the result of brutal campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chris Uhlmann interviews two soldiers suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.
Interview with Major General John Cantwell
Link Added 25/09/2012
Lateline 24 September 2012. The former commander of Australian forces in Afghanistan, Major General (ret) John Cantwell discusses his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder and the prevalence of the disorder in the armed forces.
West Papua: 7.30 report
Link Added 29/08/2012
Get a rare look inside West Papua, meet its resistance leaders and hear accusations of killings and beatings by Indonesian government security forces. Broadcast on the 7.30 Report 27/08/2012.
Afghans for peace
Link Added 18/07/2012
"Afghans for Peace (AFP) is an alliance of Afghans from various ethnic, religious, socio-economic, cultural, and political backgrounds with a united vision for a democratic, all inclusive, just and peaceful Afghanistan. AFP consists of students, professionals, community leaders, and socio-politically aware activists".
CHART: Clearing House for Archival Records on Timor
Link Added 27/03/2012
Clearing House for Archival Records on Timor (CHART) Inc. is an Australian organisation created to ensure long-term preservation and access to documentary records on East Timor history for the period 1974-1999.
Agent Orange Justice
Link Added 15/11/2011
Agent Orange Justice is the Australian arm of an international campaign whose objective is to force the United States government and US chemical companies take responsibility for the ongoing problems caused by the use of chemical weapons, includin dioxin, in Vietnam between 1961 and 1971.
IPAHR's West Papua blog
Link Added 08/11/2011
The blog for IPAHR, the Institute for Papuan Advocacy and Human Rights, which promotes "human rights, political rights and the right of self determination for the indigenous peoples of West Papua".
AWPA newsletters 2000-2008
Link Added 02/11/2011
Archived newletters of the Australian West Papua Association (Sydney).
West Papua: land of peace or killing field
Link Added 02/11/2011
Paper given by Carmel Budiardjo of Tapol giving a brief overview of the conflict. This paper was presented at the fifth international solidarity meeting for West Papua, held in Manila in 2005.
Australian Palestine Advocacy Network
Link Added 04/10/2011
APAN, the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network is a new national coalition supporting Palestinians in their quest for peace and justice which will work towards a more balanced public discourse regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Australian West Papua Association (Sydney)
Link Added 23/08/2011
AWPA is a group which supports West Papuan human rights.
Afghanistan blog
Link Added 25/10/2010
The blog of an Australian Aid worker working in Afghanistan in 2010.
Gaza reading list 2010
Link Added 14/04/2010
This bibliography of readings on Gaza has been compiled by MAPW member Dr.Alex Bell, who visited Gaza in 2009.
Pacific Protection as Empire Expansion
Link Added 14/05/2009
Pacific Islands and Empire -Marine Protection as Empire Expansion
This article discusses how President Obama is closing down U.S. bases that were established in the Pacific by former President Bush.
Washington and the Long War
Link Added 14/05/2009
Rebranding the Long War, part 1
by Pepe Escobar
Escobar details the current situation in Afghanistan, discussing the Americani involvement as well as who's in power in Kabul.
International Crisis Group report on Sri Lanka
Link Added 14/05/2009
Development Assistance and Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons from the Eastern Province
A report from the International Crisis Group on Sri Lanka, looking at the development and reconstruction in the Eastern Province.
Afghan civilian deaths rise: New York Times, February 2009
Link Added 23/04/2009
The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan rose by nearly 40% according to a survey released by the United Nations. New York Times report on the survey.
Afghanistan: civilian deaths from airstrikes: 2008 report
Link Added 23/04/2009
Article from Human Rights Watch reviewing the civilian deaith toll from US and NATO airstrikes: September 2008.
