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international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 05, 2011 - 00:57 by Sean Clinton
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In a significant development for the growing global Boycott Israeli Blood Diamond campaign and the BDS movement in general, the UN supported Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) has taken down its Facebook page: The Kimberley Process - The Official Page of the Chair of the KP. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday February 03, 2011 - 17:13 by Bethany Survivors
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See previous stories on this issue: Bethany Home Children’s Graves discovered Former residents call for memorial - Wednesday 26th May, 12 noon, at MOUNT JEROME Cemetery http://www.indymedia.ie/article/96739 From Wicklow to Wakefield - a victim of Protestant prejudice and state neglect Derek Leinster survived to become a trade union convener, a father and a grandfather http://www.indymedia.ie/article/92984 New Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Michael Jackson, spoke on the Bethany Home today. He was interviewed on RTE’s Morning Ireland, 3 February 2010 by Joe Little, RTE’s religious and social Affairs Corespondent. LISTEN HERE: http://www.rte.ie/news/morningireland/player.html?20110...h,257 ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday January 30, 2011 - 22:33 by Trade Union TV
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Many took part in a rolling solidarity rally for the Egyptian revolution at the Egyptian Embassy, Clyde Road in Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday January 30, 2011 - 12:40 by Trade Union TV
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The Save Navan Hospital Campaign held a mass rally outside the Dáil 20th January 2011. Hundreds came from Navan to defend the local hospital service. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 29, 2011 - 03:18 by TD
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Yesterday, on the fourth and most violent day of protests in Egypt against Mubarak's 30-year iron fist rule in which at least 20 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured, Ireland's Egyptian community along with people with live conscience from other Muslim countries, activists from the Irish group Act for Palestine and the Irish Anti-War Movement vented their outrage at the ongoing murderous repression of their countrymen outside the Egyptian Embassy in Clyde Road, Ballsbridge. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 12:04 by IPSC Media Team
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On International Womens Day (March 8th) 2010 on a public street in Dublin a leading Irish Palestine solidarity activist was harrassed by a member of the Israeli embassy security team while photographing street art. In this bizarre incident, Freda Hughes, a prominent member of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was aggressively questioned about her name and movements by an Israeli embassy staff member and a member of An Garda Síochána while walking on Northumberland Road in Dublin 4. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 25, 2011 - 20:19 by gar
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Inspired by Tunisian demonstrators, thousands of Egyptian protesters on Tuesday gathered in Cairo and other major cities, calling for reforms and demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, The anti-government protesters, some hurling rocks and climbing atop an armoured police truck, were chanting slogans against Mubarak, who has ruled the country for three decades.Downtown Cairo came to a standstill with protesters chanting slogans against the police, the interior minister and the government, in scenes that the capital has not seen since the 1970s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRtMZH9Ddm4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6inkfE1Gq6c ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday January 25, 2011 - 06:45 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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Chris Cole Prisoner Number: A81 47 AZ HMP Wandsworth Heathfield Rd. London SW18 3HS ENGLAND ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Monday January 24, 2011 - 18:39 by Rossport Solidarity Camp
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After hearing the news that Shell would be allowed to continue building their gas pipeline in Co.Mayo Ireland, we decided to take action! ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 24, 2011 - 05:44 by Witness Against Torture
Flickr Slideshow and Video of Blockade of Department of Justice in Washington D.C. at conclusion of 11 day Fast to Close Guantanamo (11/1/11-22/1/11) on http://www.witnesstorture.org/ ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday January 21, 2011 - 08:22 by Brian Nugent
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This story is just attempting to highlight a very important and shocking interview on the bad economics and science behind wind farms in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Thursday January 20, 2011 - 11:54 by éirígí PRO
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The Twenty-Six County state has secured the first convictions in relation to the collapse of the private banking sector - in the form of two men who had the cheek to publicly oppose the bank bailout scheme. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 23:07 by patient
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The government statement service, has for the second time in 24 hours released the statement of a Taoiseach on the resignation of a Minister. It may be found here : http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2011/01/resignati...cat=3 ... read full story / add a comment
Wow what a weekend. Our winter skill share has just finished and I still have the taste of loads of different wild foods in my mouth and the ringing of the chainsaw in my ears. We all had a brilliant time, here's a few photos and a little bit of what we got up to. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday January 18, 2011 - 07:07 by Ciaron
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Over the past few weeks, I was privileged enough to hitch a ride on an email list that organised this January 17th solidarity demonstration with Bradley Manning. demanding his ongoing torture at Quantico U.S. Marine Corps Base cease and his immediate release! It reminded me how much I miss that "sure can do" American activist energy since my deportation following resistance there to Gulf War 1. These folks think of everything..got the t-shirt, the leaflets, the stickers and yes whistlles with Manning's face on it..."whistleblower" gittit? ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday January 17, 2011 - 10:37 by Ciaron
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VID (3 mins 14 secs) 100 folks vigil outside the White House at 7 pm Saturday Jan 15th. (Martin Luther King Day in the United States), the exact prime time for U.S television that the 20 year ongoing war on Iraq began Jan 15 1991. These 100 foks outside the White House were joined insimutaneous oppostion at U.S. embassies in Dublin, London, Wellington also at Menwithhi HI and in Brisbne and Christchurch. http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/150784/index.php ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / animal rights Friday January 14, 2011 - 19:36 by Bernie Wright
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On the 18th January, the Commercial Court is due to decide on the amount of damages to be awarded against the Irish Coursing Club in a case it lost to a property developer that sued the Club for breach of contract over the sale of a strip of land in Clonmel, County Tipperary. Limerick-based Greenband Investments won its case and the damages could amount to six million Euro or more. The AOHS and CACS will be at the Dail on that day from 1-2pm asking the Irish government NOT to bailout the ICC . ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday January 14, 2011 - 11:30 by Anonymous
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Today’s Daily Telegraph reports that shares of Dublin-based anti fraud software design company Norkom rose 32pc this morning to €2.04, following a statement by BAE that said Norkom's board had unanimously recommended a €2.10 per share bid from BAE for the company ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Friday January 14, 2011 - 03:47 by Follow-up Investigations
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On the 12th of December 2010 a police spy of the Landeskriminalamt (police authority of the federal state) was uncovered. He had infiltrated the left-wing scene in Heidelberg in southwest Germany. The cover name of the spy was “Simon Brenner”. His real name is Simon Bromma. According to his cover story, “Brenner” came from Bad Säckingen. In fact, Bromma is from Radolfzell at Lake Constance. The case "Simon Brenner": http://www.indymedia.ie/article/98497 ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 13, 2011 - 21:42 by Trade Union TV
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In a letter dated 22nd December 2010 to the Justice Minister, Dermot Ahern TD, the Irish Refugee Council called for an independent inquiry into the treatment of 34 Nigerian nationals, including 12 children, and 1 Irish citizen child, who were returned to Dublin from Athens following a technical fault on a Frontex* deportation plane. The Council also called for a halt to all deportations pending an independent review of deportation procedures. ... read full story / add a comment |
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