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international / crime and justice Friday May 18, 2007 - 14:54 by Edward Horgan
 17 comments (last - friday june 01, 2007 - 09:50)
Please come to Shannon tomorrow 19 May 2007, or any other day of your choice, to protest against the human rights abuses being facilitated on a daily basis at Shannon airport. In January 2006, I formally requested the Irish Human Rights Commission to investigate the use of Shannon airport for the purposes of facilitating the US Rendition for Torture programme and the transit of US troops to unlawful wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. On 17 May 2007, 17 months later, I received a reply from the IHRC saying that they had decided not to investigate any of the issues I had raised with then. The IHRC has just decided that it "was not EXPEDIENT to investigate torture and for the abuse of Shannon airport to facilitate the US war against the peoples of Iraq and Afghanistan. I call on all the Human Rights Commissioners to resign from the Commission because of your failure to investigate the abuses of Shannon airport and Irish territory for the purposes of committing and facilitating gross human rights abuses. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Friday May 18, 2007 - 10:09 by Joe
31 comments (last - friday june 01, 2007 - 22:19)  24 images
Dublin Shell to Sea escalated its campaign against Shell’s command centre at Corrib house on Leeson Street with a blockade of all three entrances. After two hours only four Shell employees had been pushed through the blockade by the large force of Gardai on hand. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 18, 2007 - 01:14 by alternativa antimilitarista - moc valčncia
2 comments (last - monday june 11, 2007 - 00:06) 1 image
In the 5th Citizens Inspection, on the 12th May, at 11.30a.m. a team of 7
citizen inspectors entered the main facilities of the NATO Response Force base
despite security vigilance measures, demand its closure and conversion into a
social and ecologically friendly space, as part of a week of actions against
military installations. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday May 17, 2007 - 21:39 by Shell to Sea
8 comments (last - tuesday may 22, 2007 - 15:25) 13 images
Syttende mai (May 17th) is celebrated by Norwegians in Dublin to mark the anniversary of the signing of the country’s first constitution, and independence from Sweden. Of all the countries in the in the world, Norway has one of the highest standards of living. To a great extent, this is because of the country’s natural resources, which are carefully managed through the state company Statoil. Statoil owns a chunk of the Corrib gas field and is working on getting more gas from under the sea off the west coast, so Ireland's natural resources are also playing their part in raising the living standards of the Norwegian people. Once again this year, activists from Shell to Sea joined in the festivities, distributing flags and leaflets to the Norwegian people and raising awareness of the fact that the Irish establishment are not doing such a good job of looking after our natural resources. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-war / imperialism Thursday May 17, 2007 - 16:59 by TD
9 comments (last - thursday may 24, 2007 - 17:23) 7 images
Outraged but not surprised at, what amounts to a mainstream media/political parties cosy conspirancy not to make Ireland's aiding and abetting of the attack on Iraq an electoral issue, two anti-war activists, early today, took to Galway's streets to say our piece through paint brushes and the ad-busting of Ahern's election placards. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Thursday May 17, 2007 - 14:36 by Bob and Eve
1 comment (last - thursday may 17, 2007 - 17:11)
Account of the Shell AGM in the Hague by Shell to Sea shareholders. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / racism & migration related issues Thursday May 17, 2007 - 12:51 by Galway Shell To Sea
3 comments (last - thursday may 17, 2007 - 15:39) 1 image
The Galway Shell to Sea network has launched an ‘ASK FRANK FAHEY
CAMPAIGN' that seeks to promote a healthy and active democracy by
asking key questions of public representatives, and in
Particular Mr. Frank Fahey. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 16, 2007 - 15:15 by Cearbhuil Ni FHionnghusa
1 comment (last - friday may 18, 2007 - 06:52) 2 images
The San Jose Peace Community is an alternative to the horrific civil war that Colombia lives on a daily basis. Please contact Alan Cummins at The Department of Foreign Affairs, America Section. [email protected] Let him know that the Irish People support the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday May 16, 2007 - 06:09 by Seán Ryan
4 comments (last - wednesday may 16, 2007 - 21:41)
The meeting went ahead on Monday 14th May with about 30 in attendance. Only one politician showed up - Patricia McKenna of the Green Party. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 15, 2007 - 18:26 by TD
36 comments (last - wednesday june 16, 2010 - 16:36) 12 images
In May 1948, Zionist immigrants who comprised 35% of the population and owned less than 7% of the land, in defiance of the Palestinian people, persuaded the UN to support the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, what followed was a catastrophe, Palestine's. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Tuesday May 15, 2007 - 18:21 by Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign urging election candidates to support a law to reduce Ireland's climate pollution. A new website, http://www.actforclimate.ie/, enables the public to email their local candidates asking them where they stand on climate change and will they support a climate protection law if elected to the Dail. In the short time since the site went live, voters in 38 of the state's 43 constituencies have contacted their candidates to say that climate change is an important issue to them. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday May 15, 2007 - 17:54 by mark c.
3 comments (last - saturday february 16, 2008 - 16:50) 6 images
Yesterday's police attack on the hippie enklave Christiania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania inmidst Copenhagen has to be seen in connection with the attack on Ungdomshuset http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungdomshuset the 1st of march which lead to a week of riots all over Copenhagen http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/03/354943.shtml Again the police is now attacking a free space in Copenhagen that has been under attack from both police and government several times the last couple of years. The police entered Christiania yesterday to evict and demolish a house, that partly burned down a couple of years ago. The eviction lead to riots and street fighting in the area. Timeline is translated from modkraft.dk ... read full story / add a comment
galway / environment Tuesday May 15, 2007 - 12:22 by Galway Water Crisis
1 comment (last - thursday may 17, 2007 - 21:29)
A motion was put forward at last night's city council meeting to allow Galway City officials to address the public at a seminar being organised by Galway Water Crisis. City Manager, Jo McGrath stated that he would not attend such a seminar nor would he allow his staff to attend. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Tuesday May 15, 2007 - 12:00 by DM
2 comments (last - wednesday september 26, 2007 - 18:44) 1 image
galway / environment Tuesday May 15, 2007 - 10:38 by Galway S2S
3 comments (last - thursday may 17, 2007 - 15:05)
Yesterdays meeting of Galway City Council did not dwell on Ireland’s Eurovision defeat, instead the Council chose to recognise a recent Irish triumph. Members of the council congratulated Willie Corduff of the Rossport Five on his receipt of the Goldman Prize for the Environment. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday May 14, 2007 - 23:33 by paul o toole
3 comments (last - tuesday may 15, 2007 - 19:47)
Shannon, the great Corrib gas giveaway and civil rights. 'CRAP' according to one Northside politician ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-war / imperialism Monday May 14, 2007 - 22:35 by FNB Galway
6 comments (last - wednesday may 23, 2007 - 15:16) 4 images
Free vegetarian food served in Eyre Square as a peaceful protest against militarism and capitalism. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 14, 2007 - 21:11 by Mick Butler
25 comments (last - saturday may 19, 2007 - 19:00)
A new advertisement highlighting the urgent needs of autistic children has been banned by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) for being critical of Government policy. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Monday May 14, 2007 - 16:32 by Anti-war
26 comments (last - wednesday may 23, 2007 - 20:26) 2 images
Trevor Sergeant, leader of the Green Party in Ireland, has refused to take a firm stand on the issue of US troops utilising Shannon Airport during an interview with Pat Kenny (RTE, Monday 14th May 2007). ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Monday May 14, 2007 - 14:25 by The Eskimo
5 comments (last - wednesday may 16, 2007 - 10:35)
wish to express our views regarding the current Corrib Gas Project. I want everyone with a view on the matter to write a brief note to The Minister for Marine and Natural Resources, Dail Eireann, and for the letter to arrive on the 29th of June, 2007 ... read full story / add a comment |
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