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international / gender and sexuality / news report Friday August 08, 2008 21:57 by pat c
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Kobra Najjar, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery has lost her final appeal for amnesty. Iranian women’s rights activists working on her case saythat Kobra has exhausted all domestic legal remedies and that her execution by stoning could happen any time. Kobra is a victim of domestic violence who was forced into prostitution by her abusive husband in order to support his heroin addiction. He was murdered by one of Kobra’s “clients” who sympathized with her plight. Kobra has already served 8 years in prison as an accessory to her husband’s murder. The man who murdered her husband also served 8 years in prison and was free after paying blood money and undergoing 100 lashes, while Kobra faces imminent stoning to death for adultery - the prostitution her husband forced upon her. Yet another example of Iranian justice. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / press release Friday August 08, 2008 20:19 by Richard Walsh
RSF have suggested that the flying of the Union flag in the 26-Counties may be linked to M. Sarkozy's comments... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday August 08, 2008 19:02 by James R
An article on Argentina's assembly movement several years on from the perspective of someone there as a tourist of the pickets, published in Totally Dublin this month and available online at http://soundtracksforthem.com/blog/?cat=204 read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday August 07, 2008 23:03 by Candle in the Wind
In Italy in 2007 there were twice as many workplace deaths and 8 times as many road deaths as murders. But the government is focusing all its energy on combating crime read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday August 07, 2008 19:01 by Arnold Capp
Idealists and utopians would claim that this phenomenon is the beginning of the disentanglement of the public sphere and political debate from the traditional dominance of political parties, big business, corporate media and vested interests who dictate what can and cannot be discussed, what is relevant and what is news-worthy. The political participation of the ordinary citizen could eventually be conducted entirely through electronic means. Instead of representative government it is suggested in the future technology will enable all citizens to engage in the ongoing political debate. The pattern whereby citizens vote at the end of each government term with paper ballots could be replaced with a form of direct democracy. History would have turned full circle as a global village like the ancient Greek city states would decide its priorities bypassing the traditional power structure of wealth and power. But is this realistic? read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday August 07, 2008 17:24 by Grace Walsh
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The Causeway project will bring together 4 groups of young people from the ROI, NI and Israel. The latter group are representative of both the Israeli Jewish community and the Palestinian community in Israel. All the young people involved are working, volunteering or active in peace building organisations connected to the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Territories. The participants have considerable experience in the various strands of this peace building work – peace organisations, NGOs, cross-community work, youth work, human advocacy work, dialogue work, etc… Those participants from the ROI and Northern Ireland, have a good working knowledge of the conflict in Israel / Palestine as well as practical experience in these various fields. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday August 07, 2008 11:56 by Denis Murphy
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The Free the Old Head of Kinsale Campaign will be running a bus to the Old Head of Kinsale this Sunday, 10th August where the campaign will hold another of it's People's Picnics against the blocking off of public access from this beautiful West Cork headland. BUS: Sunday, 10th Augst, 12.30pm sharp, departing outside Cork Opera House, Emmet Place. read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday August 07, 2008 11:27 by redjade
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This is not an accusation - but it is a question, and some Irish reporter should look into this.... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / other press Thursday August 07, 2008 11:07 by Gombeen Man
European Commission acts on complaint by Irish woman. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Thursday August 07, 2008 01:26 by Anthony Sheridan
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The recent GAA controversy involving Kerry captain Paul Galvin and the ongoing DCC/Fyffes scandal are both indicative of how wrongdoing is dealt with in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday August 06, 2008 14:07 by tomeile
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On the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima , John Pilger examines the lie of the “good war” which was used sixty three years ago to justify the mass murder of Japanese civilians . Pilger asks whether the world is today prepared to stand by as the American regime uses imformation supplied by discredited CIA-sponsored Iranian opposition sources to justify a possible nuclear attack on Iran. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 06, 2008 11:10 by brendan butler
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The NGO Peace alliance is joined woth the International Committee of Human rights -Swiss section to encourage people who do not wish to be represented by their governmwent represenratives to use their own personal initiative and join up and register with with www.boycottceremony.com read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday August 06, 2008 05:28 by Fathi Tobail
In view of the historical juncture where as our Palestinian people are facing a vicious campaign by the Israeli occupation army who continue to tighten the siege of the Gaza Strip and dismembering the West Bank, as well as the continuous deterioration of living, health and social conditions of our people, and witnessing state instability of security in the bombing of public places and lately the horrendous crime took place on the Gaza Seaside. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday August 05, 2008 18:57 by Residents Against Racism
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Protest Garda National Immigration Bureau Burgh Quay, Dublin (opposite Liberty Hall) 1 pm, Thursday 14 August read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday August 05, 2008 11:46 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin
This year the annual 'Palestine Day' hosted by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, in conjunction with Féile an Phobail, will take place in St. Mary's University College, 191 Falls Road, Belfast on Thursday 7th August. Commemorating the Nakba of 1948, this years event is themed '60 Years of Dispossession' and includes the following... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday August 04, 2008 20:31 by RM
Republican Movements Annual 1981 H-Block Hunger Strike Commemoration will take place on Saturday 30th August 2008. Also remembered are hungerstrikers Michael Gaughan, Mayo; Frank Stagg, Mayo; and Pat Ward, Donegal. Assemble at 3.00pm, East End, Bundoran, Co. Donegal. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Sunday August 03, 2008 19:25 by Godot
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A story in todays Sunday Tribune reveals how a stall at a Balbriggan market run by Co. Down based Paul Rea is openly selling Nazi flags, uniforms, and daggers along with anti-semitic DVDs and ash-trays. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Sunday August 03, 2008 17:25 by Bob Miller
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Unite leader claims 'social partnership' is now one of inequality read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Sunday August 03, 2008 15:08 by Laura Broxson
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Help us to stop the sale of this torture food! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday August 03, 2008 12:13 by anon
Lawyer for British resident held captive at Guantánamo Bay writes to Taoiseach Brian Cowen for information on transit through Shannon Airport of planes and personnel involved in the kidnap and torture. On 22 July 2002, CIA crew landed in Shannon on the well-known rendition jet, N379P, having – the previous day – rendered Binyam from Pakistan to Morocco where he faced 18 months of torture. On January 16 2004 CIA crew, this time in N313P, stopped in Shannon en route to rendering Binyam Mohamed from Rabat to the notorious ‘Dark Prison’ in Kabul. The crew then went on to render another man, German citizen Khaled el Masri before returning to Washington on 28 January 2004. (Eventually released because the US admitted he was wrong guy.) http://www.reprieve.org.uk/documents/2008_07_28Irishpre...2.pdf read full story / add a comment |
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