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international / gender and sexuality / opinion/analysis Saturday March 12, 2011 16:10 by Yassamine Mather
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Yassamine Mather examines the reality of the continuing struggle against the regime's oppression. On March 8, for the second time in a week, demonstrators gathered in the streets of Tehran and other major cities in Iran to protest against the regime - despite its attempts at suppression, its armed security forces, its tear gas and its arrests. Thirty-two years ago, on March 8 1979, tens of thousands of Iranian women took part in the first major demonstration against the newly established Islamic Republic of Iran, following the forced imposition of the hijab. The women’s slogans were: “I say it every moment, I say it under torture: either death or freedom!” “Freedom is neither eastern nor western: it is universal!” “Death to censorship!” “In the dawn of freedom, the place of women is empty: revolution is meaningless without women’s freedom - we do not want the hijab!” 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 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 11, 2011 10:42 by Derek Leinster
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Dear Ruairi Quinn, Minister for Education and Skills, Congratulations on your appointment as Minister. We ask you to consider sympathetically and favourably the request of Bethany Home survivors to be included on the schedule to the redress scheme for survivors of institutional abuse. We have been greatly assisted in the past by, amongst others, Joe Costello TD, Katleen Lynch TD and by Senator Ivana Bacik, who have supported our campaign. TDs from all parties have supported our request. read full story / add a comment 
cork / gender and sexuality / news report Friday March 11, 2011 02:05 by Ray
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Tuesday March 8th was International Women's Day, and to celebrate it Cork WSM and several other organisations in the city organised a number of events in various locations. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Thursday March 10, 2011 23:40 by Rossport Solidarity Camp
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6 members of the Rossport Solidarity Camp attempted to stop Shell work on the proposed site for the Glengad compound today. read full story / add a comment |
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