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national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday May 14, 2003 22:40 by Kathy Tzilivakis
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They are descendants of the ancient Assyrians - builders of the earliest civilisation - and are determined to keep their culture alive, though thousands are undocumented and marginalised A DREAM lost in limbo: After 14 years, one man - an Assyrian from northern Iraq - has all but given up hope that he and his family will one day call Greece their home. "It's a shame," says the man, who wants to be called Petros, although that is not his real name. "We've been in Greece for many years. We don't make any trouble, we live a quiet life. Two of my children were born here. My oldest daughter was very young when we came to Greece. This is the only home they know." Like several thousand other Assyrians (from Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey) in Greece, Petros has no papers, no residence permit. And like countless others who fled Iraq read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / news report Wednesday May 14, 2003 20:47 by 4wolfatad
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Brief Summary: We will be having a one day ISF planing event on Sat. May 24th 2003, we will officially launch the ISF on Sat. June 21st 2003, we will be having an ISF around the time of the World Economic Forum competitiveness summit in October and another ISF sometime during the Irish presidency of the EU in 2004. Please see the invite letter and minutes of previous dialogues on our website www.IrishSocialForum.org Please see the end of these minutes for weblinks to more World, European and Irish Social Forum info. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday May 14, 2003 16:44 by Justin Moran
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1. RTE report about what Ahern said on fees in the Dáil today. 2. Statement from Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Education Seán Crowe read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday May 14, 2003 13:14 by Ali H.
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In an interview today Ariel Sharon dismissed American pressure to give up illegal settlements in exchange for peace, saying that every US administration up until now had been against them also but it hadn't stood in the way of US aid and support to date. He also said that the Israeli version of the Berlin wall will be re-routed to annex settlements such as Beit El into Israel. Rather than show willingness to negotiate he chose instead to rachet up the tension saying that the Palestinians will have no right of return as a precondition to any agreement. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday May 14, 2003 13:06 by Avi H.
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Islamic Terrorism Shows it is no Respecter of Nationality read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday May 14, 2003 11:28 by Green Party Press Release
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Speaking to members of the Trade Justice Campaign at their public lobby of the Dáil today, Eamon Ryan TD, said that the Green Party fully supported calls by the group of NGOs for a radical reassessment of the way the World Trade Organisation (WTO) works." read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday May 14, 2003 11:12 by Ailin
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Statement by Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, President of Republican Sinn Féin May 14, 2003 The more things change, the more they remain the same. Yesterday morning (May 13) the homes of four Republican Sinn Féin activists in Armagh city were raided by RUC, renamed the PSNI. read full story / add a comment |
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