Word: antigovernmental
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As a result of the talks' collapse, Rabin became something of an instant hero, largely because, as a political columnist for the newspaper Yediot Aharanot explained it, "he has proved he is not America's man." The Knesset overwhelmingly approved a resolution upholding the Premier's actions...
Much to the surprise of the junta, antigovernment students took to the streets in support of the striking police. Throwing rocks and burning cars in their path, hundreds of students proceeded to the Plaza San Martin, where they fire-bombed and destroyed a military officers' club. Other targets included...
The fighting began when Thant's body was being escorted to a modest private burial service in a small family mausoleum in Rangoon's Kyandaw Cemetery. Probably because Thant had been a political ally of Premier U Nu, who was overthrown in a 1962 coup by President Ne...
Most notable among those sentenced to death is Kim Chi Ha, 33, South Korea's best-known poet. Since the 1970 publication of his poem Five Bandits, a satirical portrait of official corruption, Kim has been one of Park's prime targets. He was arrested and brought to...
Park's harsh repression is causing international reverberations. Among those already convicted are two Japanese citizens, Yoshiharu Hayakawa and Masaki Tachikawa, who have been living in South Korea. Hayakawa, 37, a language instructor, and Tachikawa, 28, a freelance journalist, were sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for allegedly acting...