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international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday February 06, 2011 - 15:31 by LCW   text 3 comments (last - thursday february 10, 2011 - 05:46)   image 5 images
4 Feb 2011
Aussies go to High Commission to Demand Defence of Julian Assange's civil rights ... read full story / add a comment
The hunger stirkers in Thessaloniki
international / racism & migration related issues Sunday February 06, 2011 - 12:14 by Open solidarity initiative of Thessaloniki   text 1 comment (last - monday february 07, 2011 - 14:29)   image 4 images
EITHER WITH THE STRUGGLES OF MIGRANTS OR WITH THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE BOSSES!
Support the 300 migrant hunger strikers in Greece!
Call for a Common Day of Action – 11th February 2011 ... read full story / add a comment
"Indignez-vous!" just released in English as "Time for Outrage"
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 05, 2011 - 20:09 by James Dick   text 4 comments (last - thursday february 17, 2011 - 05:04)   image 2 images
A Tale of Two Books: From France, 2 little books with big impact! One little book, "Time for Outrage" or "Indignez-vous!", believes violence is bad and not what wins out in the end. The other little book, "The Coming Insurrection", claims we must tear everything up and start all over again, because the first way hasn't worked for a long time. ... read full story / add a comment
Diamonds accont for betwwee 1/3 and 1/4 of Israel's exports
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 05, 2011 - 00:57 by Sean Clinton   text 1 comment (last - wednesday february 09, 2011 - 15:45)   image 1 image
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.

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Some children died of Marasmus, a form of malnutrition - CLICK graphic to read
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday February 03, 2011 - 17:13 by Bethany Survivors   text 4 comments (last - thursday february 03, 2011 - 22:11)   image 4 images   audio 3 audio files
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
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national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday January 30, 2011 - 22:33 by Trade Union TV   text 1 comment (last - wednesday february 02, 2011 - 14:22)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
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   video 1 video file
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
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 29, 2011 - 03:18 by TD   text 15 comments (last - thursday february 03, 2011 - 13:14)   image 12 images   video 5 video files   audio 1 audio file
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
Street Art by CANVAS on Northumberland Road
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 12:04 by IPSC Media Team   text 1 comment (last - wednesday january 26, 2011 - 21:19)   image 3 images
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.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 25, 2011 - 20:19 by gar   text 42 comments (last - friday february 11, 2011 - 18:23)   image 18 images   video 7 video files   audio 1 audio file
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   text 2 comments (last - wednesday february 02, 2011 - 19:34)
Chris Cole
Prisoner Number: A81 47 AZ
HMP Wandsworth
Heathfield Rd.
London
SW18 3HS
ENGLAND
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mayo / environment Monday January 24, 2011 - 18:39 by Rossport Solidarity Camp   image 1 image
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   text 38 comments (last - tuesday december 15, 2015 - 08:31)
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
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national / anti-capitalism Thursday January 20, 2011 - 11:54 by éirígí PRO   text 2 comments (last - thursday january 20, 2011 - 21:54)   image 3 images
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   text 12 comments (last - wednesday january 26, 2011 - 10:55)
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
mayo / eu Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 17:49 by Rossport Solidarity camp
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   text 4 comments (last - wednesday january 19, 2011 - 05:49)
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   text 15 comments (last - wednesday january 19, 2011 - 09:07)   image 26 images   video 1 video file
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
It could be the end for hare Coursing???
dublin / animal rights Friday January 14, 2011 - 19:36 by Bernie Wright   text 24 comments (last - wednesday february 09, 2011 - 20:45)   image 1 image
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 .
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