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mayo / miscellaneous / news report Monday April 04, 2011 - 00:58 by RSC
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Yesterday afternoon, Shell security personnel watched helplessly from their compound as Shell to Sea supporters overturned bog tracks that were laid to enable heavy machinery to build the next stage of the Corrib gas pipeline. Since Tuesday Shell has been trying to work on this most controversial part of their project, despite the fact that a judicial review of the Bord Pleanala permission for it is due this week. The campaigners from all over the country displaced more than 30ft of bog tracks. ENDS FOR VERIFICATION AND COMMENT – CONTACT: Rossport Solidarity Camp – 085 114 1170 ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Saturday April 02, 2011 - 19:17 by Rossport Solidarity Camp
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2nd National Day of Action at Aughoose sees bogmat track removed under watching eyes of security guards ... read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / news report Tuesday March 29, 2011 - 21:22 by getouttamyhead
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To the great dismay of the very many people internationally who are working selflessly, to improve public health by urging governmental reconsideration of current obsolete national standards of permissible exposure to microwave radiation it appears that witnesses, including Prof. Olle Johansson, Sweden, Dr.. Annie Sasco, France, and Dr. Dimitris Panagopoulos, Greece have suffered academic persecution at least in part for having rendered great public service by testifying before the Canadian Parliament. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday March 29, 2011 - 11:46 by Liam
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Shell have restarted work in Mayo, starting construction on fencing around the compound, apparently a protest was violently broken up this morning. Maura Harrington is also in court today. Shell choose their day to start construction carefully, when several campaigners were on their way to support Maura Harrington who has been summonsed for sentencing for charges that are now over a year old. This action is widely seen as blackmail by the State in an effort to end Mrs Harringtons resistance to the pipeline. The timing of Shell's action's today suggests they are being provided details of when court cases are happening, there have already been many arrests that have been timed to remove campaigners from the area at other key phases in the construction, most notably the 2008 and 2009 arrests of Pat O'Donnell while he worked at sea in order to allow the pipe lying ship the Solitaire to lie pipes across his fishing grounds. From http://www.wsm.ie/c/shell-compound-construction-erris-gardai-injure-protesters ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday March 26, 2011 - 17:00 by Ukuncut
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(Guardian updates) 4.29pm: Ukuncut say that hundreds are now occupying their target, Fortnum and Masons, which they revealed half an hour ago on Twitter. 3.36pm: Here's a mid-afternoon round-up of the huge protest in London against the government's public sector spending cuts. •Around 500,000 people have joined the TUC's rally against the government's public sector spending cuts in central London. •The main group of the marchers demonstrated peacefully and walked along the pre-planned route from Embankment to Hyde Park. •Anti cuts and tax avoidance protesters closed down more than 13 shops on Oxford Street whilst many more shut their doors •The protest has been largely without violent incident but a breakaway group of protesters attacked shops and banks in the Oxford Street area. A scuffle broke out between a handful of activists and police in New Bond Street. Press release: UK Uncut ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 26, 2011 - 13:02 by Justin Morahan
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SUMMARY: If the State, in the name of the Irish people, prosecutes you wrongfully or maliciously, and the State loses, you can sue for damages. When you are good and ready to go ahead, the State can send you a letter ordering you to appear in another court where they will ask another judge to strike out your case. The reasons given are usually that your case is "vexatious" or "unlikely to succeed". Or if you fall ill and under doctor's orders, the reason could be "for want of prosecution". Kevin Tracey's six cases were struck out by the President of the High Court on 4 March last. His doctor's and hospital consultant's certificates were deemed by the Judge to be inadequate. He is allowed to "appeal" to the Supreme Court but as a lay litigant who is still under doctor's orders, the odds are stacked against him to carry through or win such an appeal. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday March 26, 2011 - 07:40 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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How can you incite people to resist the exploitative war making state, when you haven't looked after the ones who you incited last time and are presently being tortured and facing possible execution or a probable life time in jail??????? Good fkn question, I reckon? End the War! Free Julian Assange and Bradley Manning! Cut the Crap! Miliband really?? As we say in OZ, "Labor Party, same shit different flies!" ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday March 23, 2011 - 09:48 by Galway Alliance Against War
The Galway Alliance Against War has issued an open letter posing serious questions to the Labour Party, its party president, Michael D. Higgins and its leader and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eamon Gilmore, in relation to their attitude to Ireland facilitating the US war machine in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday March 21, 2011 - 23:55 by the leveller
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Its only wrong if someone outside of the USA uncovers the truth! ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday March 21, 2011 - 21:50 by Ciaron O'Reilly,
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The Catholic Worker (CW) in England primarily consists of three live in communities and extended communites around these efforts wth "acts of mercy" to the homeless and nonviolent resistance resistance to the warmakng state. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 19, 2011 - 18:48 by John Cornford
Its not just in Libya that civilians are being slaughtered, its also happening in Iran. At least 150 prisoners are dead or injured after bloody clashes erupted in Karaj’s Ghezel Hesar prison on the night of March 15th. Thousands of prisoners from units 2 and 3 launched a protest after hearing the news of plans to execute ten inmates. Approximately 3,000 prisoners attempted to break the doors of their cells while chanting, “Executions must stop.” Security forces attacked the prison cells, resulting in bloody clashes and the transfer of some prisoners from their cells. Reports indicate that prison guards used live ammunitions to control the protesters. Consequently, nearly eighty prisoners were seriously injured or killed, but the number of those shot is at 150 or higher. A handful of officers along with the deputy warden of the prison, Mr. Safakhil suffered leg injuries during the clashes. The prisoners who protested are either serving a heavy sentence or facing imminent execution. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday March 17, 2011 - 23:39 by T
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The UN tonight has just passed a resolution on a no-fly zone over Libya. The resolution was pushed by France and there were 10 votes in favour and five abstentions. Tonight Gaddafi is saying he will enter the last stronghold of the rebels the city of Benghazi to the East of Tripoli. It is being reported that he says his forces will show no mercy for the enemy. The question now is how fast will the no-fly zonet be implemented and how fast will Gaddafi move? ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday March 14, 2011 - 19:38 by gar
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Mr. Gates' visit—intended as a show of support for Bahrain's beleaguered royal king—was instantly complicated by the protests, in which police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up tens of thousands of protesters. Hundreds were injured. During his visit to the Gulf monarchy, the defense secretary is expected to take on an unusual diplomatic role, delivering a message of support to the ruling family while encouraging leaders to engage in dialogue with the opposition. Now with the invasion of Saudi Arabia the occupation forces are asked to play the role of suppression against the uprising challenging al khalifa ... read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections / news report Friday March 11, 2011 - 15:19 by Michael Gallagher
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More photos on issues about workers, anti racism, Shell to Sea and anti war etc @: http://.facebook.com/people/Michael-Gallagher/1019818043 http://.myspace.com/libertypix Thanks for looking. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 10, 2011 - 02:07 by Diarmuid Breatnach
Over the years of war between Kurdish separatist guerrillas and the Turkish army and police, during the 1980s and 1990s, thousands of Kurds disappeared and were unaccounted for. Now their bodies are turning up in dozens of mass graves in the Kurdish region and in Turkey proper. Kurdish and other human rights groups are pointing the finger at the Turkish armed forces and at the government of the day. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / gender and sexuality / news report Tuesday March 08, 2011 - 11:03 by Andrew
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Around 80 people took part in Sunday's annual Feminist Walking Tour to mark International Women's Day. The tour was organised by Choice Ireland, Lashback and RAG and for the first time was confined to the south side of the city, starting at Stephen's Green and ending up in Temple Bar. The audio from the individual stops on the tour is below. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday March 03, 2011 - 08:15 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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GUARDIAN - Bradley Manning may face death penalty http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/03/bradley-man...nalty ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday March 02, 2011 - 19:12 by John Cornford
2 comments (last - tuesday december 27, 2011 - 05:34)
The Iranian regime has sentenced Houtan Kian, (the lawyer of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani), to death by hanging. Houtan Kian was arrested in October 2010 along with Sajjad Ghaderzadeh, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s son, and two German journalists during an interview. The other three have been released, Houtan Kian faces imminent execution. Moreover Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s death sentence has been confirmed. Upon hearing the news, it is reported that Sakineh attempted suicide but survived. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / miscellaneous / news report Thursday February 24, 2011 - 17:12 by Shell to Sea
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Shell to Sea blitz O'Connell Street with banners and leaflets on final day of 2011 election campaign ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / news report Wednesday February 23, 2011 - 12:43 by Dave Donnellan
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In a vote on Tuesday in Brussels minister Brendan Smith initiated a major change in Irish policy on GM products. It's not clear what led to the change. ... read full story / add a comment |
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