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international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday March 18, 2018 - 18:56 by séamas carraher
Turkey is conducting a policy of “demographic change” in the Afrin area despite denials by the regime in Ankara. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday January 19, 2018 - 11:33 by séamas carraher
For the second year running CPJ, (the Committee to Protect Journalists) finds Turkey tops the list in its diligence in oppressing journalists and writers, only matched by China and Egypt... ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 18, 2018 - 16:27 by séamas carraher
On a day this week, January 9th, 2013, Sakine Cansiz (Sara), Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) Paris Representative Fidan Doğan (Rojbin), and Leyla Şaylemez were shot dead in their Paris office ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday January 12, 2018 - 11:18 by séamas carraher
In the first days of 2018, the Peoples’ Democratic Party released the list of HDP deputies jailed in Turkey in the last number of days ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 10, 2018 - 20:57 by séamas carraher
Following Turkish President (and Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s threats last summer to impose prison uniforms on Turkish political prisoners (following the appearance in court of a post-coup soldier wearing a tee-shirt with the word “HERO” on it) the year has ended with the passing of Emergency Decree 696... ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 04, 2018 - 20:10 by séamas carraher
“For 79 days, the people of Cizre witnessed an exceptional massacre in history. For the sake of a humane and free life, they lost their daughters and sons during the resistance. Yet they have not surrendered, and have not asked for mercy.” (The Cizre Report, April 17, 2016, Peoples’ Democratic Party [HDP]) ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / crime and justice Wednesday December 13, 2017 - 00:26 by Michael Steinbertg
Last August (1990) I was among a delegation from Irish Northern Aid (Noraid), which visited current prisoners in Long Kesh. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday November 19, 2017 - 06:27 by Laban ng Masa (LnM)
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Filipino left coalition condemns Trump's visit, demands end of support for Duterte's human rights abuses ... read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech Wednesday November 15, 2017 - 18:51 by Vax Now !
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Responding to a recent measles outbreak in which 17 adults and children have been infected with the highly infectious disease , Dr Deirdre Mulholland, Director of Public Health for HSE East, has urged people to get themselves and their dependants vaccinated , saying, “the best protection is to be fully vaccinated with 2 doses of MMR vaccine." The majority of the patients currently being treated are from north Dublin; five are from Meath, the HSE said today. A spokeswoman for the Measles Outbreak Control Team said that alerts regarding the disease have been sent to all Emergency Departments and GPs in Dublin, and Meath. ... read full story / add a comment
international / economics and finance Sunday October 22, 2017 - 23:49 by Kate Zeller
More than 130 faith communities across the United States are praying and acting for hurricane victims during religious services this weekend. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday October 01, 2017 - 10:17 by iosaf mac diarmada
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A little over a week ago the Spanish state attempted to take control of the Mossos d'Esquadra the Catalan national police force whose men and women have sworn an oath of fealty to Catalonia and answer to the Catalan government "la Generalitat". The Mossos sidestepped all such attempts. The Spanish ministry of the Interior ordered the Mossos to cordon off with "do not cross police" tape and guards all potential 6000+ electoral centres. A civil rights movement emerged intent on protecting those centres. Friday afternoon parents and teachers as well as children stayed on.at At 06h23 this morning I went to the school in my area, known to some as the "Forat". A neighbourhood which has a long and sometimes difficult history of confrontation policing (lives lost or ruined), and is considered by some the anarchist heart of the city. I joined the civil rights movement there. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday September 30, 2017 - 14:44 by iosaf mac diarmada
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October 1st, tomorrow at time of writing shall see the "illegal referendum on Catalan independence and conversion to a republic". On September 20th the central Spanish state launched an extraordinary campaign of intimidation and criminalisation. Ministers of the regional government were arrested. Printers were searched and ballot papers confiscated. Websites were closed down. 3 cruise liners hired by the Spanish state provide accommodation to police and paramilitary police drafted in to prevent voting, counting and disemination of information related to the referendum. I shall later provide more information drawing on the wealth of archived articles on this node of indymedia which I hope and always hoped would explain the route from the fringe to centre of the process of Catalan self-determination. For the moment, the final opinion poll published today shows the intent of 63% of the enfranchised wish to vote & of those 83% will vote yes. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday September 25, 2017 - 23:01 by ipsc
Dear friends, in case you missed this shocking news last week, while en route to occupied Palestine four Irish people were seized by Israeli authorities in Ben Gurion airport and deported. Below is a statement issued by the four deportees which includes a call for you to write to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney ([email protected]) voicing your concerns about this arbitrary expulsion of human rights activist to stop them from bearing witness to the effects of Israel’s apartheid regime ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 19, 2017 - 12:06 by Mack MThomais
Several foreign based volunteer networks are placing unsuspecting travellers in exploitative and manipulative situations and cashing in on free labour with no rights or security. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday September 10, 2017 - 13:43 by AKBAYAN (Citizens Action Party)
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Akbayan Partylist condemns President Rodrigo Duterte’s denial of his policy to kill under the War on Drugs. ... read full story / add a comment
national / housing Friday September 08, 2017 - 12:45 by Mac MacThomais
6 comments (last - friday november 03, 2017 - 08:05)
In the face of the worst housing crisis since rackrenting of the 19 th century why is Irish society so hung up on cement houses that resemble bunkers.There are numerous alternatives to cement and concrete and most western countries and developing world universities are exploring and investing in education for engineering and architectural studies called biotecture and geotecture knowledge transfer degrees ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday August 27, 2017 - 02:20 by 1 of indy
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The German minister of the Interior announced today (Fri 25th Aug) early in the morning that Indymedia Linksunten, a local German IMC, was declared illegal. This seems partially as a result of the media coverage the site gave to the recent G20 protests in Hamburg that embarrassed the government on the world stage and for the crime of airing the grievance of the populace that they don't like predatory capitalism. It comes also as the government faces into an election and that the entire political system shifts further to the right and all things Left are to be discredited such as free health or education, equality etc. Instead fear is the new norm these days and at the very same time when it is plain to see that practically all European governments are now simply vassals of the USA as evident in the way their foreign policies match in lockstep the dictates of the US war machine and the financial policies imposing austerity, privatisation and the stripping away of the social gains of the last century match those of the "Washington Neo-Liberal & Banking Parasitic" class. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Friday August 18, 2017 - 20:25 by iosaf mac diarmada
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Yesterday the city where I live was victim to terrorist attack which has long been anticipated and it would seem prepared for. The attack happened within 600 metres of my home. I pass on foot every day the street which yesterday became a trail of human blood dragged out by a young man turned mass murderer, to be claimed and vaunted later by so-called DAESH/ISIS and then it seems to be a trigger for another simliar attack on a tourist town. You will understand if I come to this text with attitude. I have pointed out many times the soft points in the city where I live & yesterday my wife and another our closest friend were both caught up in on ordeal which lasted hours. There are lessons to learn. These are thus my initial published thoughts on the terrorist attack I and my partner survived and endured 17th August 2017 & are party to the words I am writing and publishing now in various languages. There are lessons to learn & I feel it my duty to point out a few. Especially since a meme idea I promoted lots perhaps thought up if i can remember correctly is the go to for societal collective fetishized memorial glyph. I never wanted to see black ribbons again. But they do come back & they will. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Tuesday August 15, 2017 - 12:29 by anon
There will be an information event in the County Library, Tallaght from 3pm – 6pm on Tuesday 15th August 2017 where Council staff will be available to provide general guidance and answer queries relating to the proposed Dodder Greenway This has been posted at short notice because it is happening today. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Wednesday August 02, 2017 - 17:42 by Abby Wilhelm
Puerto Rico religious leaders are urging Congress to reduce child poverty on the island by granting equal access to US health care funding and child tax benefits. ... read full story / add a comment |
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