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international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday June 15, 2008 - 16:02 by pat c
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Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi opposes any aggression by US Imperialism and also speaks on how repression in Iran has been stepped up. Full text at link. With the international community fixated on Iran's nuclear ambitions, Ebadi says there is dwindling scrutiny of human rights in her homeland, and Ahmadinejad, has taken advantage of this to increase repression."Since the world started focusing on the nuclear programme, the human rights situation in Iran has worsened every day," says Ebadi, who won the Nobel prize in 2003. Dozens of activists have been prosecuted and condemned to prison, the lash or both. Arrests, detention and judicial harassment are increasing, with journalists, lawyers, students and trade unionists particularly targeted. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday June 15, 2008 - 00:51 by neep
Full on trucker revolt going on in Spain is leading to mini-riots, looting, chaos. There are plenty of other revolts of a similar kind going on around the world right now and I suppose you could easily add in the Irish Fishermen. Forced cuts in Fuel use / fuel price hikes are the equivalent of steep wage cuts. But not much sympathy. PPL think. oh those nasty truckers and fishermen - they're causing global warming. Between a rock and a hard place. Anyone got on the ground reports from Spain? This stuff exaggerated? ... read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage Saturday June 14, 2008 - 15:23 by misspix
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AN IMPORTANT forum of the world’s leading archaeologists is to debate the controversial M3 motorway route near the hill of Tara in County Meath. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Saturday June 14, 2008 - 13:34 by Bazooka Joe
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An attack carried out on Friday night at the main Sarposa prison in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar has freed bout 400 political prisoners and 750 others. A water truck full of explosives was driven up to the main gate killing 15 guards and breached the walls. About 30 people then attacked the prison using rocket propelled grenades and running inside with assault rifles to free the detainees. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday June 13, 2008 - 18:13 by Bazooka Joe
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The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that detainees held at Guantanamo Bay have the right to appeal their indefinite imprisonment without charges to US civilian courts ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Friday June 13, 2008 - 14:47 by pat c
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Repression of womens rights activists continues in Iran. This report is from women who live in Iran. Full text at link. Eight women’s rights activists were arrested today, on the anniversary of the national day of solidarity of Iranian women (22nd of Khordaad, June 12). Those arrested are: Aida Saadat, Nahid Mirhaj, Nafiseh Azad, Nasrin Sotoodeh, Jelve Javaheri, Jila Baniyagoub, Sarah Loghmani and Farideh Ghaeb. These women were arrested outside the Rahe Abrisham Gallery, where a seminar was scheduled to take place in honor of the anniversary of the day of solidarity of Iranian women. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday June 13, 2008 - 14:39 by pat c
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James Turley, CPGB, writes on how the warmongers have stepped up their threats towards Iran. He says only principled opposition to both US/UK/Israeli Imperialism and to the Iranian Regime will win over mass support to the anti war movement. Full text at link. Communists unequivocally oppose any imperialist action against Iran. It is clear to all that the invasion of Iraq has been a catastrophe for the Iraqi people, no matter what US and British propaganda says. It is also clear that this catastrophe has real roots in the objective dynamics of recent capitalist development and the relative decline of US global hegemony in the face competition from China and Europe - and so any subsequent adventure in Iran is likely to have similar results. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday June 12, 2008 - 16:03 by tomeile
An Iranian woman ,Vahab, writes on the impact an Israeli or American attack would have on her country and addresses the western use of women's rights in Iran to justify war . ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Wednesday June 11, 2008 - 21:05 by Connaught Telegraph
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A COUNTY Clare man who defended himself against public order charges arising out of a protest at the Corrib Gas refinery at Bellanaboy has enjoyed a measure of success at Belmullet court. Niall Harnett, Doonagore, Liscannor, Co. Clare, had a charge of engaging in threatening, insulting and abusive behaviour dismissed but was convicted of obstruction of a peace officer in the course of his or her duty. (Mr Harnett has lodged his appeal which is likely to be heard in Ballina Circuit Court in November 2008. - Ed) ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Wednesday June 11, 2008 - 19:58 by Miriam Cotton
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Harry Browne interviews ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday June 09, 2008 - 23:26 by Hussein Al-alak
"liberate" the 513 Iraqi children, who are currently imprisoned in Iraq, having been classified as "imperative threats to security“ by the illegal occupiers ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Monday June 09, 2008 - 11:06 by Miriam Cotton
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The Irish Times goes all out on behalf of the 'Yes' Campaign. Expect more of this nauseating lecturing over the next few days. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / racism & migration related issues Sunday June 08, 2008 - 23:24 by Laure Akai/Damien Moran
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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday June 05, 2008 - 14:50 by pat c
Following on from the affiliation by the PCS, the ASLEF union has now voted to affiliate to Hands Off the People of Iran. Nobody spoke against the motion to affiliate. Full article at link. The national conference of Aslef, the rail drivers’ union, has voted unanimously to affiliate to the Hands Off the People of Iran campaign. This is the second major union to do so, following the decision of last month’s PCS conference, where only Socialist Workers Party comrades opposed affiliation. However, the SWP had no presence at the Aslef conference and nobody spoke against the proposal. Delegates from across the country spoke in favour, including general secretary Keith Norman. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday June 04, 2008 - 19:24 by Darren C
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Like their counterparts in France, Ruairi Quinn and the Irish Labour Party have become disturbingly fixated on dark skinned schoolgirls wearing hijabs. Derangement, paranoia and liberal racism are now centrist political positions. Quinn's Islamophobic and racist tirade against those immigrants who don't "conform to Irish norms" (we could have fun trying to define that one) is covered in today's Irish Independent: ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 02, 2008 - 06:58 by Sean Crudden
Surely there is a place in heaven for this great man. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Saturday May 31, 2008 - 22:35 by Yassamine Mather
In the article below Yassamine Mather casts a jaundiced eye on the political economy of the theocracys Iran. Full text of the article at the link. Before Ruhollah Khomeini came to power, he portrayed himself and the proposed islamic regime as defenders of the poor: “This system of clerical rule is necessary to prevent injustice, corruption, oppression by the powerful over the poor and weak, and deviation from islam and sharia law; and also to destroy anti-islamic influence and conspiracies by non-muslim foreign powers.” Once in power and in a position to deal with Iran’s economy, Khomeini’s infamous response to demands for a better life spoke volumes about his real position: “People did not make revolution for bread. They made revolution for islam ... economy is for the donkeys” .He later expressed impatience with those who complained that the standard of living had dropped after the revolution: “I cannot believe that the purpose of all these sacrifices was to have less expensive food.” ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Saturday May 31, 2008 - 17:51 by Red Banner
Red Banner: a magazine of socialist ideas Issue 32 is out now, €2 / £1.50 from Red Banner sellers, good bookshops or the address above. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday May 31, 2008 - 13:26 by tomeile
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Former German foreign minister and Vice Chancellor Joschka Fischer writes that an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities is likely in the near future. With the approaching end of the Bush presidency and uncertainty about his successor's policy, the window of opportunity for Israeli action is seen as potentially closing. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media Friday May 30, 2008 - 08:33 by Seracle 1 attached file
Galway writer and poet, Maureen Gallagher, has been awarded first prize in the Wicklow Writers’ Poetry Competition 2008 for her poem 'December Rain', about clerical child abuse . Her winning poem can be read on wicklowwriters.blogspot.com . She also came second in the short story category. Maureen is a widely published poet and a regular reader at Crannog events in Galway. ... read full story / add a comment |
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