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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday June 11, 2009 - 23:13 by Emma Clancy
The campaign against the extradition to Spain of Belfast-based Basque pro-independence activists Iñaki de Juana and Arturo ‘Beñat’ Villanueva was launched on Wednesday 10 June at a press conference in An Chultúrlann in west Belfast. Civil rights activist Fearghas Ó hÍr outlined the campaign on behalf of the committee and launched an online petition against the extraditions, which can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/dont-extradite-the-....html. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday June 11, 2009 - 21:36 by Jen Debender
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This letter was hand delivered to the workers of the 'safety boats' owned and operated by Belcross Enterprise Ltd who have been subcontracted by Shell to impose 'health and safety' in the area in Broadhaven Bay where dredging work is underway in preparation for the controversial Corrib gas pipeline. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Thursday June 11, 2009 - 21:09 by Joe Higgins.eu
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Joe Higgins MEP (Socialist Party) has publicly condemned the sinking of the Iona Isle fishing boat this morning near Rossport. This boat, owned by Pat O'Donnell, a prominent Shell to Sea activist in Mayo and fifth generation fisherman, was boarded by four masked men in the dead of night. They held Pat and his crewman hostage for an hour and a half, before leaving them stranded on a sinking boat. The fishermen only barely managed to inflate their lifeboat in time to escape alive before the boat sank. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday June 11, 2009 - 07:45 by Card
MasterCard Israel offers tour of Jerusalem organised by the Elad settlers ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday June 10, 2009 - 22:08 by Shannonwatch
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Every day more evidence comes to light in relation to Shannon's role in the illegal and immoral wars of the US. The latest information indicates that it may be part of a new weekly supply route for the US army in Afghanistan, using chartered planes. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / miscellaneous Tuesday June 09, 2009 - 15:14 by J.S
5 comments (last - thursday june 11, 2009 - 01:43) 1 image 3 video files
As many people know Willie Corduff (from Rossport 5 fame) was recently assaulted whilst undertaking a protest action against Shell's illegal work in Glengad. There has been much discussion, debate and spin, to the highest levels of national media and politics. In these short video interviews Willie tells the story in his own words. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday June 09, 2009 - 14:08 by Verso
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Chrsity Burke resigns from SF ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday June 09, 2009 - 01:07 by Cathar
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In the landmark case in New York Shell have agreed tp payout $15m dollars settlement to realtives of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the other Ogoni nine and others killed in Nigeria. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 08, 2009 - 23:56 by Paula Geraghty
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Siptu and Impact organised a breakthrough demonstration of community development workers and service users. Gardaí reported 2,000 attended. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Monday June 08, 2009 - 20:33 by from CWI wesbite
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Joe Higgins’ stunning victory in the Dublin Euro Constituency, getting 12.5% of the first preference vote, out polling Sinn Fein and defeating two sitting MEPs, was the final part in a weekend of drama and great election results for the Socialist Party in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 08, 2009 - 04:56 by Free Palestine!
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTIONS AGAINST HOUSE EVICTIONS AND DEMOLITIONS IN PALESTINE - Monday 13th July 2009 THE COMMUNITY OF SHEIKH JARRAH CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Sunday June 07, 2009 - 21:57 by Contaminated Crow
A recycling plant, a landfill, a shooting range, a business park, park and ride facilities, a visitor centre and community offices ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Sunday June 07, 2009 - 01:42 by tom thumb
5 comments (last - tuesday june 09, 2009 - 17:25)
This is a request for people to put pressure on Van Oord to help force them from Broadhaven Bay.Van Oord is the company contracted by Shell to carry out dredging work for the off-shore gas pipeline. Today (5/06/09), when activists from the Solidarity Camp occupied one of Van Oord’s two dredging machines, the “Razende Bol”, they were met by severe violence from Shell security aboard the ships. One protester was thrown overboard by two security guards. (See: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/92596 or youtube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC7xrRQHQ6k ). Following this incident the Van Oord ships stopped working and left the area. Despite official statements from Van Oord claiming that they left due to bad weather, a Shell security guard told people that their departure was due to protester action and that Van Oord were unwilling to work with the reckless Shell security endangering protesters and compromising workers safety. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday June 07, 2009 - 00:16 by Whistleblower
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Disgust at the revelation that public sector bodies are WASTING TAX-PAYERS MONEY on membership of IBEC - this has got to be a scandal! ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday June 06, 2009 - 12:15 by Video watcher
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What are the 8 Things to Remember if you are a Shannonwatch planespotter? ... read full story / add a comment 
international / politics / elections Friday June 05, 2009 - 23:31 by prurience
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The controversial ex-prime minister of the Czech Republic and rotating leader of the EU for most of this year, Mirek Topolanek has responded to the publication of five images taken by a Sardinian journalist's collection of many hundreds at the holiday villa of Italian billionaire, media mogul and prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. The publication of the photographs have provoked legal action from both Berlusconi and Topolanek despite their unprecendent sucess. "El Pais" has issued both English and Italian language editorials and garnered the complete support of the spanish union of journalists. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous Friday June 05, 2009 - 17:05 by Sean
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When the Warzone Centre/Giros closed in 2003 a lot of people in Belfast didn’t realise what they’d had until it was gone. Since then different individuals and groups have talked about maybe getting something going again. The will was certainly there but some sort of catalyst was needed and then towards the end of 2007 a few of us discussed resurrecting the Warzone label to bring some of the old bands into the digital age; to document those times but also,more poignantly, we hoped that it would maybe inspire people to get motivated. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / miscellaneous Friday June 05, 2009 - 12:04 by Jen Debender
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After the afternoon confrontation in Broadhaven Bay which resulted in one man’s arrest and a couple hours of halted work for the dredgers (http://www.indymedia.ie/article/92555), the Shell to Sea fleet of kayaks headed out on the water a second time around 6pm and two protesters managed to board one of the dredgers, climbing on to the neck of the crane, occupying it and halting work for 10 hours. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday June 04, 2009 - 23:22 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain
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The fight to protect the Tara landscape from the destruction caused by the Double Tolled M3 Motorway took a surprising turn earlier this month. Some 14 protesters, some of whom had been subject to strict bail conditions for the last two years, had cases against them dismissed at Trim District Court. This was a matter of major public concern but it passed silently and without any interest from the mainstream media. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / politics / elections Thursday June 04, 2009 - 22:29 by prurience
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Today Emma Bonino vice-president of the Italian Senate (since May 8th), former European Union commissioner for humanitarian affairs & currently leader of the "Italian radical party" went on hunger and thirst strike last night in the main offices of the state TV RAI to protest (1) the unfair allottment of state media time to the electoral parties (2) the utter farce which has been the EU elections in Italy. ... read full story / add a comment |
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