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international / crime and justice Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 16:59 by iosaf
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9 states globally have enacted laws which allow their courts put to trial those accused of genocide. Accordingly June 2003 Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón jailed Ricardo Miguel Cavallo, (also known as Miguel Angel Cavallo), a former Argentine naval officer, extradited from Mexico to Spain pending his trial on charges of genocide and terrorism relating to the years of Argentina's military dictatorship (1976 to 1983) in which over 9,000 Argentinians and as many as 30,000 disappeared. Today the Spanish courts ruled that Cavallo may better tried in Argentina. As a result, as of this morning the Argentinian state has 40 days to get their extradition process & papers in order. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 02:10 by Saoirse
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Ógra Shinn Féin mobilised across Ireland on Saturday 16 December demanding the release of IRA prisoners in Ireland and anti Imperialist prisoners across the world. There were protests, solidarity collections, candlelit vigils, banners made and thousands of leaflets distributed to a very supportive public. There was also a public meeting held in the English midlands by Socialist Labour Party highlighting the campaign. The message went out loud and clear from the day of action - A.R.I.S.E and free the prisoners! For the remainder of the month of December there will be further actions in solidarity with the prisoners. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / environment Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 00:06 by Terry
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‘The Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ is an annual award and exhibition organised by the Natural History Museum in London, and the BBC Wildlife Magazine. The exhibition goes on an extensive tour of the U.K., as well as touring Spain, Portugal, Poland, Australia, the U.S., the Netherlands, and Abu Dhabi. Shell have a two year sponsorship deal with the Natural History Museum, which means that ’The Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ is the ’Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ until at least late 2008. There has been some campaigning in London to put pressure on the Natural History Museum not to take sponsorship from Shell. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / environment Sunday December 17, 2006 - 20:48 by Conamara
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Shell to sea protest Spideal Connemara ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday December 16, 2006 - 08:01 by Nicholas Powers
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First hand account of the marches and rallies for Sean Bell, a young man murdered by the New York police. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Saturday December 16, 2006 - 01:41 by Terry
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Given as Shell’s site in Ballinaboy contains 400 acres, ten times more than the size of the refinery they are building at the moment, Shell to Sea activists have long suspected it is to be the first of many. A report published by the Petroleum Affairs Division of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, earlier this year envisages the construction of more refineries and more pipelines in Erris, in addition to the Corrib gas development, involving companies other than just Shell, and with state encouragement. A backgrounder on oil and gas in the west of Ireland can be read here: https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/10/352997.html ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 16, 2006 - 01:31 by LM
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Having successfully seen off the challenges to the web sites and John Gill, the VLPS is moving forward with greater vigour and determination than ever. Action plans have been made and 2007 will be the year that the people of ireland wiil take back control of their country from the priviledged and over arrogant legal profession. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 15, 2006 - 22:03 by o0o
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Our numbers swelled by the near end of the NUI Galway Xmas exams, Galway, Shell to Sea picketed the Statoil Service Station, Newcastle Rd for 90 minutes this evening.. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 14, 2006 - 23:01 by Saoirse
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Sinn Féin held a protest outside Leinster house today demanding the release of IRA prisoners. The protest was made up of Sinn Féin and Ógra Shinn Féin activists. Some of Sinn Féin's TD's where also present showing their support for the campaign. 8 years following the GFA and 1 year following the IRA's decision to call an end to its armed campaign, there is no reason why IRA prisoners should still be in jail. ... read full story / add a comment
international / housing Thursday December 14, 2006 - 22:45 by Cablefish & Presz
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Coverage of Thursday’s events. The most recent news first. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / gender and sexuality Thursday December 14, 2006 - 13:51 by Labour Youth
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History is been made to day with a Labour Party Bill which is proposing full equality for same sex couples. Today the Bill which has been launched by the Labour Party will pass its first stage in the Dáil - this will be the first bill ever published in Ireland removing all discrimination from same sex couples. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 13, 2006 - 22:48 by Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee
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A Basque solidarity rally was hold in Dublin last Sunday.It lasted about 1.5 hours, near Stephen's Green end of Grafton St, Sunday 10th. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / consumer issues Wednesday December 13, 2006 - 12:37 by Vlad Putin
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getting all that gas off Shell ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism Wednesday December 13, 2006 - 12:33 by Cormac Ryan PRO éirígí
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éirígí activists staged two successful pickets over the past number of days. The pickets were designed to show both solidarity with the community of Erris, Co Mayo as they battle against Shells plans to build an unsafe refinery and pipeline and also to focus public attention on those responsible for the entire Corrib gas debacle. The two éirígí protests were thus focused on the two main culprits; Shell and the head of the government responsible for the giveaway of Ireland's gas reserves, Bertie Ahern. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / environment Wednesday December 13, 2006 - 05:01 by Mark O'Connor
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Concerned Citizens of Highfield in Limerick turn out to defend their natural heritage. Locally known as Chicken tree 1 + 2, are the old Monterey Cypress trees, the Giant Redwood and Turkey oak tree face possibly being felled. Felling of younger trees occurred Friday and Monday on site, an act which is understood to be directly in breach of condition 6 of this developments Bord Planala planning permission (see condition 6 in full below). Following today's pressure from these local residents and subsequent mediation with the developer and the council, a commitment have been given by the developer that all felling will cease until documents are sent to council. The residents expect the developer to honour this commitment. More updates to follow. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 12, 2006 - 16:55 by Dublin Shell to Sea
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Shell Exploitation and Production Ireland posted an operating loss of nearly fifty million euro last week. With costs associated with their scheme to install a polluting refinery and experimental pipeline in North West Mayo spiralling, the troubled company was shown to be completely dependent on the goodwill and patience of its shareholders. Among the figures making up the loss, it was noticed that SEPIL paid their 45 staff the amazing seven million, two hundred thousand euro. This means that the company -which regularly claims it employs seven hundred people- pays it workers an AVERAGE of €160,000 per year (or €3,076 per week). Of course the company doesn’t divide up it wage bill equally, and some of the front men probably don’t get paid much more than the average indymedia reporter, which means someone in Corrib House is doing very well indeed out of losing €49.1 million. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Monday December 11, 2006 - 19:31 by walter
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Coillte in breach of FSC certificate ... read full story / add a comment
national / health / disability issues Monday December 11, 2006 - 14:20 by Miriam Cotton
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There is a strong possibility that the judgment will be handed down in the High Court on Wednesday, December 13, 2006. This case is of huge significance to all people with a disability, their family and friends and the professionals who serve them. Such is the importance of this case that our government spared no expense to fight Sean O'Cuanachain who has autism and his parents. The State employed two full legal teams, one for the Minister of Education, Mary Hanafin and the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney and one for the HSE to win the right to deny Sean the education that was clearly benefiting him. The case was heard for an unprecedented 68 days from January to July 2006 at the expense of many million euros. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / history and heritage Monday December 11, 2006 - 13:05 by Secretary
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Another very positive meeting of the Save Tara campaign was held on Sunday. Facilitating was an experienced community worker and facilitator from Galway, who has worked closely with the Zapatistas in Mexico and in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday December 11, 2006 - 03:33 by JD
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Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin, lecturer in contemporary Jewish history, Soviet history and the history of science at the University of Montreal since 1973 and practising Orthodox Jew, tonight laid bare the provenance of Zionism in Russia and voiced his opposition to it, full blown, in Israel When Zionism, we were told, began to take root at the turn of the 20th century, most rabbinic authorities saw it as a dangerous tool to tear the Jews away from Torah and its commandments. ... read full story / add a comment |
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