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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday June 05, 2013 10:54 by Turing
On our way home we needed to cross a street on which there were some police. We approached them very carefully making it clear that we were not protesters. As soon as they saw us they grabbed us very forcefully and pushed us against a wall. We explained who we were and what we were trying to do but they proceeded to treat us very badly. My student - a Turkish citizen - was pushed on the ground and beaten around his stomach and buttocks with batons. They then told him they were not interested in him and kicked him to the other side of the street where he was able to escape. However, they held my friend, a Canadian national with Chinese origins, and myself. I was initially pushed to the ground and beaten very severely around the legs for ' what I was doing'. We were then marched around the centre of Izmir for a further 2 hours as the police decided what to do with us - constantly pushing us and harassing us - along with a number of Turkish people that they had taken into custody. Eventually we got away by being friendly to one police officer who suddenly said ' just disappear up this street'. At that stage the police (including very ferocious riot police who had orıginaly detained and beaten us) were escorting probably over a hundred Turkish citizens to some unknown destination. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday June 04, 2013 18:44 by Turing
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Paul Murphy MEP will give an eyewitness account of the explosion of mass struggle in Turkey in the face of despicable state brutality. Discussion and debate will follow. Thursday, June 13, 2013, 8 pm. Wynns Hotel Dublin 35/39 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday June 04, 2013 14:21 by fred
This year's bilderberg attendee list is now available. I see Michael Noonan is not attending this year. I guess he's served his purpose! read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Tuesday June 04, 2013 14:08 by An Draigneán Donn
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Answering the claim, by a certain Liberal, that Muammar al-Gaddafi wasted Libya's oil wealth. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday June 04, 2013 12:34 by Turing
Now the US mercenaries try to silence rt.com. Full text at link. RT.com was temporarily disabled Monday for just under five hours by a DDoS attack. It coincided with RT's reporting on the trial of Bradley Manning and massive anti-government protests in Turkey, with coverage continuing uninterrupted on Twitter. The attack, claimed by anti-WikiLeaks hacker group AntiLeaks, also came as RT celebrated its status as the first international news agency to reach one billion views on YouTube. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday June 04, 2013 11:47 by Turing
1984 is here. Full text at link. On May 1st, Cameron D’Ambrosio was skipping school when he posted some lyrics that included a vague reference to the Boston Marathon Bombing and called the Whitehouse a “federal house of horror.” Shortly after that he was arrested and charged with Communicating a Terrorist Threat, a felony that carries 20 years in prison. Here are the lyrics to the song that Cameron posted: “I’m not in reality, So when u see me (expletive) go insane and make the news, the paper, and the (expletive) federal house of horror known as the white house, Don’t (expletive) cry or be worried because all YOU people (expletive) caused this (expletive). (Expletive) a boston bominb wait till u see the (expletive) I do, I’ma be famous rapping, and beat every murder charge that comes across me!” read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Tuesday June 04, 2013 11:30 by Sam Malone
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On Thursday 30/5/13 a number to protestors attended the Dail in Kildare Street to repeat their claims of widespread criminal wrongdoing and corruption within the Garda Siochana (police). The recent Wallace Shatter story was overshadowed by the stories of those people protesting for justice in their cases. The majority of the protestors have been protesting for years and have indisputable evidence of criminal wrongdoing against them. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Tuesday June 04, 2013 09:32 by Martin O'Sullivan
This year, the Vegetarian Society of Ireland is holding a very special World Vegetarian Day Festival event in the heart of Temple Bar! Come along for the celebration! We'll have plenty of stands in the main area with a huge passion for: Irresistible food Animal rights Environment and much more! read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday June 04, 2013 01:13 by Babel
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday June 04, 2013 00:02 by Diarmuid Breatnach
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Dublin Justice for Marian Price organises traditional music night benefit to welcome Marian Price home read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday June 03, 2013 19:02 by Dublin Film QLub
~ ‘Creepy Mansion’ B&B ~ Rooms Available. Discounts for Queer Groups. read full story / add a comment 
cavan / miscellaneous / event notice Monday June 03, 2013 16:57 by Cootehillbilly
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Fun family day out, rain or shine. Invite all. Part of national day to celebrate our woods, prevent planned government sale our forests (7% of our land). Gather 2.30pm Damien House near Tannagh, depart 3pm. Watch Al Jazeera news report (2 min video) http://youtu.be/5g76uHk5O8E Please contact your local TD http://www.whoismytd.com/search?q=Cootehill%2C+Ireland read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Monday June 03, 2013 13:42 by MediaScanner
It is no accident that the western world is facing a mental health crisis. Science and technology have brought civilisation to a bold new frontier but many of us are out of sync with the soul. An over emphasis on material growth hasn’t been balanced with the human need for meaning and the desire to be free. It has imprisoned our spirits and left many of us disconnected from our true selves, from each other, and from the natural world around us. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday June 02, 2013 23:49 by Seana Sperling
Group Bullying (Mobbing) and Group Stalking is becoming a problem globally, but because of the U.S. involvement in two wars, some Peace Activists, Leftwing Educators and Writers in the U.S. are being bullied and stalked by groups of people that feel the activists and scholars are un-American. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday June 02, 2013 20:38 by Turing
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The horrific incident in Woolwich in the last week has led to a massive spike in fascist activity throughout the country. Yet again London came under threat from the activities of far right extremists looking to politically exploit the murder of Lee Rigby. This time it was the BNP who before the day of their planned march were denied their initial route in South London. This was due from the considerable threat of disorder that might have ensued if the police allowed fascists to march to Lewisham. So like before we teamed up with the new comrades from the south London antifascist group and mobilised again to get more of an autonomous crowd out to oppose the fascists. Around 200 met at the imperial war museum in Kennington, south of the river. A minimal police presence joined us, along with the usual police surveillance teams. After setting off as a bloc, led by a Lambeth Unison banner, we took the road and marched towards Westminster. As we approached Westminster bridge people in their cars started sounding their horns in support, with several busses coming past us on the other side of the road doing the same, one driver giving us a fist salut! Nice! It definitely felt a lot lot different than last Monday when the EDL were in town. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday June 02, 2013 19:12 by dubaltg8
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Protest: 18th June Assemble at Wolfe Tone Monument, Stephens Green @ 1pm March to American Chamber of Commerce, 6 Wilton Place, Dublin 2 read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday June 02, 2013 00:33 by Brian Clarke
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In the wake of the internment of Marian Price, which I believe over the last two years, can generally be agreed, to have been a form of internment because it lacked a proper, transparent trial, in a timely manner. I also believe it can be generally agreed by reasonable informed people, to have been a major setback, to what is known as the peace process in Ireland. I personally have neither been a proponent of this process or have believed it will achieve traditional Irish republican aspirations but I accept very reluctantly, it is a reality, delivered by a leadership with elements of competency, without wholesale fratricidal, blood letting. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday June 01, 2013 21:43 by Justin Morahan
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Colm Roddy and I staged a small protest supporting whistleblower Bradley Manning at the US Embassy today read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday June 01, 2013 17:00 by repost from Rabble
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A seemingly minor issue to the Turkish government at least has sparked huge protests in Istanbul and in other cities in Turkey where plans to remove a city public park and replace it with a shopping mall has triggered in the space of 24 hours has triggered the protests. It seems everywhere people are fed up with the arrogance of politicians and their corrupt moneyed backers. The Erdoğan government’s dictatorial approach to town planning has awakened a sleeping giant. In the space of 24 hours a simple protest over a park’s future has become a nationwide rebellion against authoritarian government, violent police and creeping Islamisation of a famously secular society. rabble’s men on the ground read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday June 01, 2013 16:29 by Babbage
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Full text at link. The following is an interview with Adel Omar, from the foreign bureau of the Syrian Communist Party-Bakdash. The interview was conducted following an international peace conference held in Istanbul and Antakya, Turkey, April 25-28 and was published in the May issue of the Communist Party of Turkey’s monthly publication. The translation from Turkish is by Liberation News. Can you describe the position of the Syrian Communist Party toward the imperialist aggression against Syria? First and foremost, as the Syrian Communist Party, we believe that the course of events in Syria is neither a revolution nor a civil war. It is very clear that what has been taking place in Syria has been in accordance with the imperialist plans. It is not possible for us to define a process where NATO has been involved as a revolution. Besides, it is not the case that different sectors of the people of Syria are fighting one another. On the contrary, our people are resisting the imperialist forces together. It is true that the people of Syria have demands and needs that need to be met, but the way to achieve this is not through destroying everything that belongs to the state of Syria. At the moment, our country is under attack, and achieving unity among the people to defend our homeland is what needs to be done first. At this point, we think it is especially crucial for the government to respond to the demands and the needs of the people. In order to be able to establish a solid resistance front against the imperialist attack, we believe a top priority for the government is to provide for the basic needs of the people, including food and medicine. Only then can the struggle of the people against imperialism be unrelenting. read full story / add a comment |
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