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national / animal rights / press release Wednesday March 26, 2008 09:29 by ALiberation
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Fur Free campaigners in Donegal Town will demand an end to Irish fur farms this Saturday. With a Hugh visual display of caged animals, Large Banners, Posters, and Leaflets, activists will highlight the horrible suffering found on fur farms. The fur industry is one of the cruelest industries in the world. Unfortunately, Minister Mary Coughlan has allowed County Donegal to become known as the fur farm capital of Ireland. Donegal has this reputation for three reasons; 1) County Donegal has more fur farms than any other county in Ireland; 2) The Irish Fur Breeders Association is in County Donegal; 3) The constituency of the Agriculture minister, Mary Coughlan is in Donegal. It is Minister Coughlan who gives the licences to the fur farmers each year. The Minister of Agriculture has the most say on whether or not fur farming will continue in Ireland read full story / add a comment
down / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday March 25, 2008 19:57 by East Down Ogra
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East Down Ogra Shinn Fein played a key role in Easter parades across the county, including Newcastle, Castlewellan and Downpatrick. The Ogra colour party lead the parade in Newcastle and Downpatrick and followed the senior colour party in the Castlewellan march. The colour party consisting of activists from Kilcoo, Newcastle and Ballynahinch proudly marched in commemoration of Irelands patriot dead and sought to show to the public that Irelands youth would continue to play a pivotal role in the struggle for re-unification. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday March 25, 2008 18:29 by Cael
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Republican POWs in Maghaberry wore Easter Lilies in honour of Ireland's Patriot Dead. In response to this action, they were charged under prison rules and have been placed in solitary confinement for 48-hours. During their time on the boards the PoWs are refusing food. read full story / add a comment
Two days of rally outside Sanandaj Prison and Court to protest Mahmoud Salehi’s continued detention!
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday March 25, 2008 18:08 by pat c
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For Immediate Publiction. Important Updates as of March 24, 2008 On March 23, 2008 in response to a call by the Committee in Defence of Mahmoud Salehi, workers and labour activists from the cities of Sanandaj, Karaj, Kamyaran, Rasht, Tehran, Oshnovieh, Saqez, Boukan gathered outside the central prison in Sanandaj to protest Mahmoud Salehi’s continued detention beyond his scheduled 23 March 2008. This rally took place from 8:00 AM to 12 PM and protesters vowed to continue their protests until Mahmoud Salehi is freed. The prison authorities who felt the pressure from the protesters explained that Mahmoud had not yet been released because the judicial offices have been closed due to the Iranian New Year holidays. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Tuesday March 25, 2008 14:04 by Bernie Wright.
THE CANADIAN SEAL HUNT'Ireland imports approximately 1,500 seal skins per annum;HELP THE ISS TO STOP THIS. ALLIANCE FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS 'Ireland imports approximately 1,500 seal skins per annum; our elected representatives in the European Parliament are opposed to the trade - it is now time for our Government and all national politicians to support such a ban.' We have been asked by Brendan Price of the Irish Seal Sanctuary to put out this appeal to our supporters .Below is the ISS press Release. We ask all of our supporters to lobby our Irish TDs to STOP IRELAND IMPORTING SAVE HIS SKIN, BAN THE TRADE read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Saturday March 22, 2008 20:31 by Laura Broxson
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-----------------------------PRESS RELEASE---------------------------------- N.A.R.A. receives communique from ALF on Fur Farm Raid Contact Spokesperson/Press Officer: Laura Broxson, 086 8729 444 read full story / add a comment |
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