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international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday July 31, 2013 16:41 by brionOcleirigh
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These forms of Irish internment torture, which Britain was found guilty of torture, by the European Court of Human Rights, became known as the 'Five techniques,' which the British promised not to use again but instead they trained American personnel in their application, for use in places like Abu Ghraib later on. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Wednesday July 31, 2013 14:14 by Turing
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Part two of 'What is feminist Economics' event - we will delve deeper into some of the questions raised on 17th august and also discuss the article 'Cuts Are a Feminist Issue' by the Feminist Fightback Collective see http://www.newleftproject.org/index.php/site/article_co...issue 6:30pm, 4th September 2013 @ Seomra Spraoi,10 Belvedere Court, Dublin 1 read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday July 31, 2013 14:00 by Turing
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What is Obama going to do about this? RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The editor of a Saudi Arabian social website has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes for founding an Internet forum that violates Islamic values and propagates liberal thought, Saudi media reported on Tuesday. Raif Badawi, who started the "Free Saudi Liberals" website to discuss the role of religion in Saudi Arabia, has been held since June 2012 on charges of cyber crime and disobeying his father - a crime in the conservative kingdom and top U.S. ally. Al-Watan newspaper said the judge had also ordered the closure of the website. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 31, 2013 11:48 by fred
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Government is currently rolling out a national biometric ID card scheme ostensibly to help stamp out welfare fraud. It currently holds facial data and signature data. However the card is extensible and designed to hold other data in the future. (No doubt they started with the least offensive biometric measurement! ) It has been stated that these cards may act as driving licences etc in the future. It is a national ID card by the back door. Expect it to be issued to everyone. How can government justify such expensive schemes in times of recession without a murmur from the MSM?? And where are the protests against this attack on our civi8l liberties in the wake of the NSA / UK mass surveillance scandals? read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / press release Monday July 29, 2013 22:41 by Ban Hare Coursing!
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Protest outside Minister Jimmy Deenihan's office (Department of Arts and Heritage) in Kildare Street (Between Dail and Dept of Agriculture)...1pm to 2pm...August 1st. All Welcome! ...Calling on Minister Deenihan NOT to license another season of hare coursing cruelty! read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday July 28, 2013 17:21 by Diarmuid Breatnach
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Torture of Basque poltical activists is endemic in the Spanish state. Of the 21,000 Basques arrested since 1960, 10,000 have been tortured, according to a Basque historical memory organisation in a recent statement. Some of the tortures, in particular of women, have included sexual humiliation, stripping, sexual handling and penetration by objects. read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday July 28, 2013 13:18 by IPSC
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IPSC Palestine Day 2013: The Ongoing Nakba – 65 Years Of Oppression, Apartheid And War Crimes Speakers: Jeremy Corbyn MP, Robert Ballagh and Bill Rolston St Mary’s University College, Falls Road, Belfast – Thursday 8th August, 1pm-9pm 1.00- 3.00pm: Exhibition, Palestinian food, information, books, scarves/flags football shirts 3.00-5.00 pm: Film Five Broken Cameras (Winner 2012 Sundance World Cinema Award) 7.00 -9.00 pm: Evening panel discussion, ‘Join The Campaign, Boycott Israel’ read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday July 28, 2013 13:14 by IPSC
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At 5.30pm on Thursday 1st August, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) will hold a demonstration at The Spire on O’Connell Street in Dublin to protest Israel’s biggest act of ethnic cleansing since 1967, as part of an international day of action called for by Palestinians. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday July 26, 2013 11:28 by PM, APL, Sentro-Nagkaisa
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Three years ago, President Aquino promised to substantially reduce poverty, create quality and secure jobs, and end the reign of impunity, among others. He promised “inclusive growth”. Workers have had enough of these broken promises. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday July 25, 2013 18:01 by Brian Clarke
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'All this is doing is undermining the Peace Process and it doesn’t benefit anyone except those who want the Peace Process to fail' Seán Crowe Provisional Sinn Fein Member of Parliament. While separately Pat Doherty British Sinn Fein's Member of the Parliament In London stated: “John Downey is a member of Sinn Féin and a long-time supporter of the Peace Process. The decision to arrest and charge him in relation to IRA activities in the early 1980s is vindictive, unnecessary and unhelpful. read full story / add a comment |
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