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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday May 31, 2006 22:34 by ρρρρρρρρρρρρρρρρ
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Protest against the Michelle Bachelet "capitalist approved socialist regime" in Chile have been underway for weeks now. The focus being the proposed educational system reforms which will effect mostly secondary level students. Those same students have started to take to the streets, where indeed their future leadership will meet. As has been noted and made apparant, we may no longer look to the recruitment human resources of corporations or even the three dismal university faculties of law, economics and journalism for the qualities which are required to bring our planetary inter-connected peoples to a sustainable and just future. And during today's nation wide stoppage of all secondary schools these teenagers found themselves facing tear gas, water cannon and brutal police repression. None of them can remember Pinochet. They're learning... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues / press release Wednesday May 31, 2006 21:27 by Saoririseoir for Integrating Ireland
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Statement made by Samander Khan Oriyakhal on behalf of the Afghan asylum seeker hunger strikers. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 31, 2006 12:28 by Chris Murray
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Section 1(1) of the 1935 Criminal Law (Amendment Act), was declared unconstitutional last week in relation to a case wherein a man claimed that at the time of the 'unlawful carnal knowledge' of a minor, of which he was convicted, he believed that she was of age. Yesterday's judgement by Ms justice Mary Laffoy in another case involving a then, 38 year old man and twelve year old girl had no choice but to take this section of the act into account, but to reject the whole section of the act in toto. Coverage of the Judgement is splashed all over the corporate media this morning. The issue of lack of protections for the child herein, scrape the surface of the failure of this administration through consistent legislative failures which encompass not alone the Dept of Justice, but also the Dept of Education. The administration as a whole with regard to Church /State indemnity, the collapse of the Laffoy Commission and this Latest fiasco which leaves our most vulnerable citizens at risk. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday May 31, 2006 10:35 by Liz Roche
Get involved in Cross Out Day on Monday 12 June and help to save lives in your local community. read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 31, 2006 10:06 by Sebastian Koch
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Radio-feature examining foreign national intergration in Dublins North Inner City. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday May 31, 2006 00:24 by TomTom
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