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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday November 13, 2009 19:55 by pat c
Yassamine Mather interviews Ali Pichgah a leader of the Iranian oilworkers strikers during the revolutionary period.Ali emphasises the importance of opposing all Imperialist sanctions. Full text of interview at link How do you evaluate the recent political protests and the role of the working class in them? The protest against the regime’s rigged elections took such dimensions because the majority of the population are opposed to the absence of political freedoms in Iran. In particular the youth, who constitute a high percentage of the population, feel contempt for the way the religious state interferes in their private lives. People are losing patience and in general opposition to the regime has reached unprecedented levels. I think what is different this time is the terrible economic situation. Inflation above 25%, mass unemployment, the growing gap between rich and the poor ... and from this point of view one can say that the relentless workers’ struggles of the last two years against job losses and poverty, against non-payment of wages, as well as the demonstrations by teachers, nurses and so on against the economic policies of the government, were precursors to the huge demonstrations we saw this summer. Of course, many of these protests were defensive (wage-earners trying to maintain what little they had), yet the working class has remained the most persistent opposition to the entire regime over the last few years, in the run-up to June 2009. Coincidently we see the continuation of the mass protests of early summer in the unprecedented level of workers’ struggles in recent weeks, the victory of the Iran Khodro workers (where the regime clearly retreated), the revolutionary tactics of Pars Wagon workers (from ransacking the refectory to mounting hunger strikes), workers bringing their families along to demonstrations . read full story / add a comment
international / health / disability issues / news report Friday November 13, 2009 19:51 by Declan Murphy
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The Whittemore Peterson Institute, Reno, USA recently discovered a strong link between retrovirus XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or ME as it is also known. Their findings are some of the most significant in recent medical history, especially for the millions of ME/CFS patients worldwide, who have struggled with the controversy and skepticism that has surrounded the illness for many years. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Friday November 13, 2009 16:38 by Sean Crudden
As an event in The Irish Times Celebrity Concert Series 2009/2010, Frederica Von Stade gave a recital of songs last night (121109) in The National Concert Hall. She was accompanied on piano by her friend Laurana Mitchelmore. The concert started at 20.00 and finished at 22.00. The audience was appreciative but a little more reverence and hush would have improved matters both for the performers and for those trying to get to grips with the performance. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday November 12, 2009 13:26 by Richard Walsh
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Proposals which could see the DNA profiles of those acquitted of engaging in activities aimed at securing Irish national liberation retained for life have been criticised by Republican Sinn Féin. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Wednesday November 11, 2009 22:05 by Donegal Alternatives to Pylons
An Bord Pleanála Board has overruled its own Inspectors and given the go ahead for a high voltage power line to run through South and West Donegal. This ESB Networks and Eirgrid project is not, as they maintain, to supplement the energy needs of County Donegal but rather to facilitate wind energy developers in their rush to profit at the expense of people in Donegal and their environmental heritage. However local opposition is strong and Donegal Alternatives to Pylons is not going away. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 11, 2009 12:29 by Sevinc Karaca
In its 30 years strugle to form itself Turkish Student Union face another legal setback by the state. Here is info read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Wednesday November 11, 2009 10:58 by Liamo
Transition Galway meeting to organise local Transition events. All welcome. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday November 11, 2009 01:02 by Joseph Loughnane
Bassem Abu Rahmah was a non-violent anti-Apartheid Wall activist from the West Bank village of Bil'in. On April 17th 2009 he was murdered by the Israeli military when he was shot at point blank range in the chest with a tear gas canister. This film looks at the situation in Bil'in through the lens of Bassem's short life. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday November 11, 2009 00:38 by R.N.U Cill Dara- P.R.O
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Boots Workers to strike Nationwide read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday November 11, 2009 00:21 by RNUDublin
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Join us for a night of craic agus ceol all in aid of supporting internee Colin Duffy. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Tuesday November 10, 2009 12:55 by CFAD
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IMC claimed last week that CFAD was involved in shootings and pipe-bombings in Belfast. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 12:47 by Irish Socialist Network
Journalist Harry Browne of Village to speak at launch of new ISN pamphlet on the European Union. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 12:01 by Big_Ron
Campaigners from Mayo and Dublin will be holding a demo to mark the anniversary of the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and 8 of his comrades in 1995 today outside Shell HQ from 11am on. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday November 10, 2009 10:30 by Contaminated Crow
An incinerator, two powerlines, two quarries, two masts, a windfarm, a recycling facility and turf-cutting read full story / add a comment
sligo / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Monday November 09, 2009 21:08 by North West Red
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Sligo's demonstration was one of a series of marches organised on both sides of the border by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) to campaign against cutbacks in pay and essential public services being imposed by both the Dublin and Stormont administrations. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / opinion/analysis Monday November 09, 2009 19:00 by Declan Cullen
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Dear Reader: With all the talk of recession, bank bail outs, jobs losses, swine flu etc, the people of Ireland are being distracted from one of the most significant, disgusting and oppressive taxes, i.e Carbon tax, which the government are hoping to burden the country with. This tax will drive the price of food via an increase in transport costs, and the proposed farm animal tax will also further drive the price of meat up at source adding injury to insult.
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dublin / anti-capitalism / news report Monday November 09, 2009 18:12 by Irish Socialist Network / Fourthwrite
A report on last Saturday's dayschool on Capitalist Crisis and the Left Alternative, hosted by Fourthwrite and the Irish Socialist Network. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday November 09, 2009 14:26 by pat c
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An important study which illustrates the paucity of US media reports of civilian deaths in Iraq. hence it is hardly shocking that US citizens are unaware tof the true extent of civilian casualties. Full story at related link. In February of 2007 Associated Press conducted a survey of 1,002 adults across the United States about their perceptions of the war in Iraq. Whilst the respondents accurately estimated the death toll of U.S. soldiers (the median estimate was 2,974 while the actual toll at the time was 3,100), they grossly underestimated the number of Iraqi civilian casualties (the median answer was 9,890 at a time when several estimates put the toll at least 10 times that number and some as high as 50 times that number). read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday November 09, 2009 14:16 by indyjourno
THE HEALTH Service Executive is examining substantial fees paid by dozens of health service bodies and agencies to employer’s body Ibec. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / event notice Monday November 09, 2009 14:08 by Roo
Public meeting: sunday 15th november, 2.00pm. Inver community centre, erris, co mayo read full story / add a comment |
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