Greece’s military regime entrenched as police state 1969 report
The Canberra Times recalls Greece’s 1967 coup and 30 months of rule by a military regime. It notes censorship, underground politics, and reports of torture of political prisoners. Sweden Denmark the Netherlands and Norway accuse Greece of violating rights, foreshadowing potential expulsion from the Council of Europe.
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Greece
Constantine
Italy
Sweden
Denmark
Netherlands
Norway
Council of Europe
Spain
Portugal
Greek government faces Council of Europe censure over torture findings
After a two year probe by the Commission on Human Rights, the Council of Europe found credible evidence of torture by Greece and rejected the government’s claims of a Communist coup. The report concluded arrests and suspensions were unjustified and a forged master plot aided the alleged conspiracy. The Greek delegate then withdrew Greece from the council, marking a historic rebuke of a democratic state by its peers.
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Commission On Human Rights
Council
Council of Europe
Greece
Art as a mirror in New Guinea student drawings
New Guinea schoolchildren artists reveal racial dynamics through drawings displayed at the Australian National University. The works, collected by Mrs Ruth Finney of the ANU New Guinea Research Unit, show how Europeans and New Guineans are perceived, with emphasis on equality and power relations, offering cautious yet hopeful insight.
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Ruth Finney
New Guinea
ANU
Australian National University
Finney
Outback
New York
New
Protest on Vietnam Coverage By The Canberra Times
Readers critique The Canberra Times for bias in its December 13 issue. They argue Page 1 praised a student’s exam results while Page 3 underreported antiwar protests at the American Embassy and the Prime Minister’s Lodge. They compare with Sydney and Melbourne papers noting arrests and violence.
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Canberra Times
Times
Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne
Editors held to account over press bias in Canberra
Letters argue journalists influence public opinion, decry Canberra Times as biased. Canberra Vietnam Moratorium Committee refuses to issue news releases, citing lack of objectivity. Authors William Taylor and others claim creed politics and religious control undermine education and media independence.
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Canberra Times
Canberra Vietnam
The
Times
Elizabeth Macdougall O'Connor
Ian Macdougall O'Connor
Wazel Steiger O'Connor
Michael Kahananu
Canberra
Vietnam
Australia
William Taylor
Canberra’s soul and the fight to save trees
Norma Allen from Braddon praises Elizabeth Read for her education letter and recounts how public passion across walks of life helped halt tree destruction in Commonwealth Avenue, affirming Canberra’s soul despite bureaucrats and fears.
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Elizabeth Read
Cnowa
Commonwealth Avenue
Canberra
Norma Allen
Advisory Council Responds On Ombudsman Idea For ACT
Readers suggested an ombudsman to assist with Fraser illness and ministerial inquiries. The ACT Advisory Council urges reliance on elected councillors who advise the Minister, noting councillors’ wide local knowledge and research ability. Mr J R Fraser sits in Federal Parliament.
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E. Wallace
Campbell
Fraser
ACT
SF Mets
J. R. Fraser
Press and Police Trust and the Times Bribery Allegations Debate
The piece argues that public reaction to Times allegations against Metropolitan Police detectives reveals a clash between established power and investigative journalism. It argues for minimal press restraint, notes dangers of trial by media versus TV, and stresses the press duty to inform and sell papers while maintaining fair standards.
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Times of London
Metropolitan Police
Printing House
Heath
Eitiil
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