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national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Tuesday July 10, 2007 21:11 by ipsiphi
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In the last while attention on this site has been brought yet again to the suicide crises & adjacent mental health issues amongst our young. We've read much & been directed to yet other sites and resources who like most of us want to do our bit to tackle the problem. There seems to be growing concensus that the nasty hard approach just isn't working. Yet we've still got some work to do in appraising what that means & how it ought influence contemporary anarchist & friends activism, conversation, chit-chat & attitude. It goes without saying the judicial, penal & educational policies and frameworks of both the Irish state & Irish society have a role to play. But lest we get diverted into learning a list of "warning signs" & "indicators" of those dealing with the various psychological or emotional challenges which may lead to suicide I thought to bring it back to primary school. S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g. read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice / news report Tuesday July 10, 2007 20:52 by A Gardner
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Despite support from Amnesty International and other human rights groups, Anthony Troy Davis,38 is due to be executed within the week by the state of Georgia for the murder in 1991 of Officer Mark Allen McPhail. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday July 10, 2007 02:23 by w.
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A recent independent report oby a delegation of international human rights and environmental activists has slammed the actions of the Gardai in Mayo for suppressing peaceful protest and creating civil unrest. The report, issued by the Global Community Monitor (GCM), was compiled from evidence gathered at a public hearing as well as through interviews, emails and video footage. It does not, however, take a position in relation to the construction of Shell’s pipeline. read full story / add a comment |
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