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Also convicted of treason was the Rev. Thomas Manthatha, an activist in an area called the Vaal Triangle south of Johannesburg where the first wave of unrest erupted in September...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Apartheid Fighters Convicted of Treason | 11/19/1988 | See Source »

...appointment of either would be considered bad news by the Palestinian Arabs, who fear an even harsher crackdown against the intifadeh. Aside from favoring more arrests and deportations, reliable sources say, both men will propose to close the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, a hotbed of unrest, and disperse its 60,000 residents throughout the Strip in newly built housing. They would also push for legislation denying Palestinians in the occupied territories the right to appeal to the Israeli High Court of Justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Move to The Right | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

...year -- but because the government's move was so obviously aimed at Solidarity, it threatened to set off a fresh round of political turmoil. The maneuver raised further doubts about whether the government would stick to the offer it made in August to Solidarity in exchange for ending labor unrest: "round-table" meetings during which the legalization of Solidarity could be discussed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland Hail Maggie, the Mentor | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

...subsequent isolation of Syria have checked at least temporarily the most radical and destabilizing players in that area. In Central America the Soviets have indeed established a strategic toehold, but this is unlikely to spell immediate danger for the region because of Nicaragua's economic chaos and social unrest. In fact, for the first time in a generation, one can say that there is not a single international crisis facing the U.S. In such a becalmed environment, what can the two candidates debate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After The Cold War Is Won | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...composer says that the first presentation of the work met with a combination of surprise and unrest from the piece's audience in Woodstock...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Stop Making Sense | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

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