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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday August 26, 2004 16:21 by pat c
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. agents have raided the homes of five people who allegedly traded hundreds of thousands of songs, movies and other copyrighted material over the Internet, Attorney General John Ashcroft says. Agents raided residences in Texas, New York and Wisconsin early on Wednesday and seized computers that they suspect were involved in a nationwide file-trading network. (Honestly this is not a joke. Can you imagine it? Armed Federal Agents kicking in your door because of this??? pat c) read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday August 26, 2004 15:36 by pat c
ABUJA (AFP) Aug 25, 2004 The Nigerian Senate has ordered Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell to pay 1.5 billion dollars (1.2 billion euros) compensation for damages caused by nearly 60 years of exploration in the Niger Delta, a Senate document said Wednesday. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday August 26, 2004 13:28 by Jim
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A representative of the Irish Coast Guard went on West Cork 103FM radio this morning and launched an attack on a long-running campaign to restore public access to the Old Head of Kinsale. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday August 26, 2004 13:08 by Eoin Dubsky
The American Conservative -- not a hippy zine -- includes a great article this issue about Bush's so-called "coalition of the willing". "In short, Mr. Bush has done more to electrify the international Left and give it a sense of common purpose than anyone since Che Guevara. That’s true coalition building—just not the kind Washington had in mind." read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday August 26, 2004 12:46 by pat c
Blair impeachment campaign starts A campaign to use age-old powers to impeach Tony Blair for misleading the public over the Iraq war is being launched by a group of MPs on Thursday. US President Bill Clinton famously escaped an impeachment attempt over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Thursday August 26, 2004 00:35 by Ladyfest
Ladyfest benefit gig with Life After Modelling, Tremors, Estel and Kid Blunt in the Voodoo Lounge this Friday, 27 August. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday August 25, 2004 19:00 by Martin O'Sullivan
Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Tuesday 14th September 2004 at 8pm Emer Mayock, Flute, Fiddle, Uilleann Pipes with Donal Siggins, Bouzouki, Guitar; Robert Harris, Percussion; Traditional and New Music. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Wednesday August 25, 2004 18:33 by Colombia solidarity
Like all things, the truth comes out eventually, although slowly. Uncle Sam’s leading exponent of the “War on Drugs and Terror” in the Western hemisphere is a blood thirsty fascist drug trafficker repressing political opposition in Colombia. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday August 25, 2004 17:54 by eekk
His aides say the Ayatollah is calling on Iraq's 60 per cent Shia majority to converge on the holy city, now in the 18th day of a bloody stand-off between militia loyal to the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and US and Iraqi forces at the Imam Ali mosque, one of Shia Islam's holiest places. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / press release Wednesday August 25, 2004 15:49 by Rick Lines
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The Irish Penal Reform Trust is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. www.iprt.ie is Ireland’s most comprehensive internet resource on prisons and prisoners’ rights read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday August 25, 2004 14:34 by pat c
BRITAIN’S leading black music awards were in disarray last night after two reggae stars under investigation for inciting homophobic violence were nominated despite assurances that such artists would be excluded. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Wednesday August 25, 2004 14:29 by pat c
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A WOMAN who became the victim of a hate campaign after she was mistaken for Maxine Carr has threatened legal action against her tormenters. Irene Lyttle, 25, claimed that her ordeal began when she moved into a new house in East Kilbride last month. Neighbours became convinced that she was Maxine Carr, the former girlfriend of the Soham murderer Ian Huntley. read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / news report Wednesday August 25, 2004 10:34 by vinnie
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The site's just been updated with a new feature called "Other Press" to replace the weekly "Web / Press / Offsite Media Updates" story. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Wednesday August 25, 2004 00:30 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group
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This weblog for Other Media contains information on updated websites, new issues of journals and newspapers, videos available on the net etc. A similar page will be published each week. Use the comments to add a new link with a summary. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Tuesday August 24, 2004 23:05 by David Mackenzie
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70 people, including four members of the Scottish Parliament, have been arrested during the blockade of Faslane naval base on the Clyde. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Tuesday August 24, 2004 23:00 by Fergus
Woke up this morning. Ad on the radio selling ‘income protection’. What's that? ‘Friends First’ competing against the ‘Welfare State’? read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday August 24, 2004 19:27 by David C.
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Israeli officials today announced building permits for another 633 houses on occupied Palestinian land. The American administration, abandoning all pretence of impartiality and in clear violation of the principles of the so-called 'roadmap for peace', have quietly approved of the expansion. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday August 24, 2004 17:45 by Joan
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Following the well publicised evictions in Cork city last summer, Cork City Council have now changed tactics in their attempt to shirk their legal obligations towards Travellers on the council’s accommodation waiting list. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday August 24, 2004 16:57 by Mutter
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GAZA, August 24, 2004 (IPC + Al Bayan) -- Israeli environmental officials declared that about 200 migrating birds between Africa and Europe died when they stopped near the Israeli nuclear reactor Dimona. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday August 24, 2004 12:35 by Michael Hennigan
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"one of the great scandals in modern Ireland". read full story / add a comment |