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offsite link Why is it Illegal to Burn a Koran But Fine for Pro-Hamas Protesters to Destroy a Union Flag? Mon Feb 24, 2025 15:21 | C.J. Strachan
Why is it illegal to burn a Koran but fine for pro-Hamas protesters to destroy a Union Flag? Why is one a "public order offence" and the other not? Because in two-tier Britain the one rule is that you can't upset Muslims.
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offsite link Meltdown in the Scholarly Kitchen Mon Feb 24, 2025 13:00 | Dr Roger Watson
"Censorship!" cry the censorious Left as the Trump administration clamps down on wokery in publicly-funded research. Dr Roger Watson fact-checks the latest dubious claims from the DEI industry about book and word "bans".
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offsite link Merz Warns of End of NATO as Incoming Chancellor Set to Defy Washington by Forming Coalition With Ge... Mon Feb 24, 2025 11:38 | Will Jones
Friedrich Merz has warned of the end of NATO as the incoming German Chancellor is set to defy Washington by teaming up with the losing Left-wing parties, including the extreme Greens, and freezing out surging AfD.
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offsite link Trump?s Cuts to USAID May Force Stonewall to Make Half its Staff Redundant, LGBT Organisation Claims... Mon Feb 24, 2025 09:00 | Toby Young
Trump's freeze on foreign aid has left Stonewall in the lurch, with US funding for its LGBTQ+ projects drying up, and up to half of its "shell-shocked" staff facing the chop.
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offsite link Energy Geopolitics in a Putin-Trump World Mon Feb 24, 2025 07:00 | Tilak Doshi
In a world reshaped by Putin and Trump, the Daily Sceptic's Energy Editor explains how a thaw between Russia and the US could change the global energy game, sidelining Europe and lifting the Global South.
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national / environment Saturday March 09, 2002 03:37 by IMC Editorial Group
Sellafield The continuing dangers of Britain's nuclear folly, Sellafield, were brought home to Dubliners on a sunny Saturday afternoon by a 'Nuclear Meltdown Drill' organised by Globalise Resistance. The scenario was simple - imagine that a major nuclear accident has happened, and that it's time to put the much-discussed emergency plan into effect. The event started outside the Central Bank, where the model of Sellafield started to self-destruct, followed by an evacuation through Grafton Street, the heat of the city's shopping district, followed by a mass 'die-in' on the street and a protest outside the Dáil (parliament).

The event, which had been in planning for over a month, was covered by a large group of Indymedia reporters, who produced a selection of images, audio, and video.

national / miscellaneous Sunday February 17, 2002 01:06 by IMC Editorial Group
In one sentence: should a suicidal pregnant woman be prevented from obtaining an abortion in Ireland? is the question being put to the Irish people on March 6th. The question "should abortion be available in Ireland?" is not being asked in this, the fifth referendum on the subject in 20 years. Some pro-life groups have called for a no vote (Mother and Child), some for a yes vote (Pro Life Campaign), while most pro-choice groups have condemned the referendum and called for a no-vote. (Irish Family Planning Association, Alliance for a No Vote)

Pro-choice group Alliance for a No Vote (ANV) claim the referendum will criminalise the thousands of Irish women who travel to Britain each year for an abortion. At a recent ANV meeting (report) speakers denounced the referendum for its abuse of women's rights, and its failure to address the 'more money, more choice' issue. Photos, Video.

On Saturday (F16) around 250 people rallied for choice in Dublin.

Picture Credit: Workers Solidarity Movement (see their report and photos of the X case march)

dublin / miscellaneous Friday February 15, 2002 21:11 by IMC Editorial Group
The Students Union of the National College of Art and Design presents a series of five free public talks and screenings focusing on various aspects of Art, New Technology, Politics and Activism.

All talks/screenings are free and open to members of the public.

The talks and screenings will take place on Thursday evenings beginning at 6.30pm in the main Lecture Theatre in NCAD, Thomas Street, Dublin.

The line-up is as follows:

Thursday Feb 21st
Conor McGarrigle on Net Art, Surveillance and his 'Spook' Project.

Thursday Feb 28th
Ken Fero presents a rare irish screening of Injustice, a controversial documentary on deaths in Police custody in the UK.

Thursday Mar 7th
Greg Palast on GW Bush, Enron, Argentina and his new book - The Best Democracy Money can Buy.

Thursday Mar 14th
Fiona Raby on the fusion of information space and urban territory.

Thursday Mar 21st
Reclaim the Streets (London) on changing the world with cunning direct action, crowd empowerment, fun, humour and raving.

For further information or to arrange Interviews in advance with any of the Speakers contact Annette at the NCAD Students Union at 01-6711553. Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

international / environment Thursday February 14, 2002 21:51 by IMC Editorial Group

Eleven people were arrested during a blockade of Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant on February 14. Over 150 Irish demonstrators blockaded the roads to the plant for nearly five hours.

The group included people who had spent the previous three days blockading Trident nuclear submarine base in Faslane, Scotland. (report from day 2; day 3)

The protest began at 6am, it was split in two as Sellafield has two main access roads and a blockade began in each of these areas. At the first access point six demonstrators chained themselves across the road in a snake formation. When the police arrived they were largely outnumbered and the specially trained protest unit "SGI" was not available. They pushed peaceful protesters with excessive force and kicked and threatened people in the lock-on. By 7.30am the blockade had created tailbacks of six or seven miles. The protest lasted until noon. Those arrested were released by 6pm under caution - none were charged.

Sellafield Blockade: why it happened.

Audio Interviews with Sellafield protestors.

international / environment Friday December 21, 2001 21:47 by IMC Editorial Group
80 Irish activists blocked the main entrance to Sellafield nuclear power plant on the first day of MOX operation, delaying the transit of trucks carrying the highly radioactive nuclear waste product, plutonium. Despite heavy police presence no arrests were made. MOX was given the go ahead by BNFL safety inspectors while the UK government sought to bury the MOX news under blanket media war coverage. The blockade comes in the wake of a BNFL-confirmed fuel rod handling accident in Chapelcross reactor earlier in the year.
See full report of the december 20th blockade, and an earlier protest in November.

Meanwhile Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace were absent due to their taking the UK government to the High court. The Irish government also served legal documents on the UK government, claiming they have contravened the UN Law of the Sea. In Norway people and government alike have called for decommissioning and placed a sculpture on the beach overlooking the discharge pipe - see photo.

Sign the online petition to close Sellafield.

What is MOX? see Greenpeace's detailed analysis of the Nuclear industry

Download .mpg videos of the December 20th blockade

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