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international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday August 29, 2007 - 12:39 by Navid Minayee
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This an excerpt from a letter sent to Amnesty International, Human Rights Organizations and Student Associations and Groups regarding the illtreatment of students held in Iranian prisons. Full text of letter at the link. I am writing to you regarding the imprisoned students of Amirkabir University in Tehran. The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a new wave of barbaric oppression in universities. Many students have been banned from studying; many others have been arrested and tortured. Three students of Amirkabir University, Majid Tavakoli, Ahmad Qassaban, and Ehsan Mansouri, have been accused of writing and distributing articles against Islamic Republic authorities and against Islam and they have been arrested. The aforementioned students have rejected the accusations; they have enough evidence to show that those articles were counterfeits made by the regime’s agents to be used against students. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday August 27, 2007 - 17:27 by Mina Ahadi
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Here, Political Prisoners on death row in Iran ask for your help.Do not let them down. Full story at the link. Work for the abolition of the death penalty and save the lives of those sentenced to death!” For around two years now the Islamic Republic government has stepped up the execution and torturing of political prisoners and dissidents on the pretext of security. The largest numbers of executions have taken place in the provinces of Khuzestan, Kurdistan, Azarbaijan and Tehran. All those sentenced to death have been sentenced behind closed doors and without any regard for international conventions. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday August 27, 2007 - 11:23 by Sal Fiore
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Very little research has been devoted to this case. Prof. Diana Winstanley committed suicide whilst conducting research on stress, discrimination and bullying issues. This is an appeal for info. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday August 26, 2007 - 21:50 by Terence
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In this very interesting report from Montreal Canada, we get a glimpse at some of the undercover activities of the state and police forces which are there to protect capitalism. What is reported is that an undercover cop was caught on video throwing rocks at a protest. Clearly the state and police are working hard all the time to manipulate public opinion to believe that protesters always mean violence and are associated with criminals. When they don't get the result that they want, they then go out and make it so. This is not unique to just the place where this report comes from. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Sunday August 26, 2007 - 16:50 by Siegfried Maloney
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A sculpture has been unveiled in Washington to honour the cooperation between the F.B.I. and the R.U.C. in defeating Irish terrorism. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday August 26, 2007 - 03:11 by Susan Isabella Sheehan-Repasky
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The Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, has said he is committed to ensuring there will be no major development along the route of the M3 motorway, close to Tara, Co Meath. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday August 26, 2007 - 00:46 by Airsoft Cadet
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With a clear lead it seems the Irish Military have won the latest "who sucks" site opinion poll which invited internet users to compare 23 Armed forces logos from across the world. http://www.who-sucks.com/politics/17-fearsome-defense-m...world And a quick look at the who sucks site will tell you why. Whereas other armies have gone for traditional crosses or swords, the Irish have settled for a swishy sort of harp thing meets a pregnant lady holding a spear. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday August 25, 2007 - 18:49 by Borhan Azemi and Reza J.
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Here a group of Iranian antiwar activists make clear their feelings about Iran and the support it gets from some on the left. They say: Iran is part of the world imperialist-capitalist system And its contradictions with U.S. imperialism will not change the nature of this regime. Recently we read an article “Standing up to Islamophobia” published in Socialist Worker Online (US). As a group of Iranian antiwar activists, we respond to this article concerning the direction of the antiwar movement. We think that the position of SW(US) is not in the interest of international proletarian revolution and must be opposed based. The position that the ISO is theorizing asserts that the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) regime is a progressive and anti-imperialist in nature. We do not believe so, and intend to show that IRI regime is dependent and part of the world imperialist-capitalist system. Its contradictions with U.S. imperialism will not change the nature of this regime. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Saturday August 25, 2007 - 13:23 by Fu Manchu
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There's probably nothing much in this, but today's Spiegel reports that several German ministry computers in their Federal government have been found to contain a cunning trojan backdoor exploration thingy which came from China. Of course they already have one that comes from the NSA in the USA, & heck - Real Player invented the whole commercial backdoor thing ( I know Richard Stallman just told me on a youtube video ). & then there was yer man Mohammad Afroze Abdul Razzak who infiltrated Microsoft on behalf of Al Qaeda coz back in 2001 coz they knew Microsoft were infiltrating your computers. So really at the end this is just about language practise & helping you feel European & most of all not getting too cocky about your hardware, software or extensions. All the major powers are in there & the arch-villains from Fu Manchu to Bill Sikes. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday August 24, 2007 - 11:51 by indyjourno
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91 Iraqi translators who were working for the British forces in Iraq have been effectively abandoned by British forces after the British Home office refused a request from senior British Army officers to relax asylum regulations and make special arrangements for Iraqis whose services to the British Army have put their lives at risk when the British flee Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday August 24, 2007 - 08:43 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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Friend, and Buddhist monk, Handa Shonin San was killed in a tractor accident at Milton Keynes Pagoda, England, on August 21st. Handa led us to court at the Pit Stop Ploughshares trial and held vigil while the court was in session. Photo and funeral arrangements details on the following website http://www.mkbuddhism.org.uk/ ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday August 24, 2007 - 08:27 by gurgle
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For the tenth time since 1978 the Guardia Civil barracks at Durango, Bilbo/Bilbao has been attacked by ETA. This morning's carbomb is reported as having held approximately 70kg of explosives and shrapnel. 2 members of the Guardia Civil have resulted injured. At present there has been no confirmation from the terrorist organisation that they are responsible for the attack, but it is widely felt that this is their first succesful action since calling off their permenant ceasefire of March 2006 last June. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday August 24, 2007 - 01:56 by Anthony
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Pegah Emambakhsh, an Iranian lesbian is to be deported from the UK back to Iran on Tuesday 28th August where under Iranian law, she will face imprisonment, whipping and death by stoning. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday August 23, 2007 - 23:49 by Anthony G
All right-thinking people who support basic human rights unequivocally condemn the attacks on the Iranian people currently being perpetrated by the government of Iran. However we also condemn potential future attacks on the people of Iran being carried out by any other regime. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Thursday August 23, 2007 - 18:57 by SP Online
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The August 2007 issue of The Socialist (#27) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Thursday August 23, 2007 - 18:04 by Chris Murray
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Six named Feminist Activist Writers received custodial sentences in the last few months in Iran, since that time three web designers and activists have also received sentences. The original report was on the Manila based Isis women Site:- Iran:- Women's Rights Continue to Plunge- http://www.isiswomen.org The charges against the six included "Acting against National Security by participating in an illegal gathering" and "Collusion and assembly to endanger National Security". ... read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections Thursday August 23, 2007 - 16:02 by Pobail
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Pobail The resignation of Pat Rabbitte should be welcomed by those on the left in Ireland, both inside and outside the Labour party. Rabbitte’s record has shown him to be a corrosive element on the Irish left, bitterly opposed to Sinn Féin, the largest political force on the left in Ireland, and all too willing to move the Labour Party to the centre-right and align with Fine Gael, adopting many of their policies wholesale. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday August 23, 2007 - 11:35 by Ardeshir Mehrdad and Yassamine Mather
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In this article Ardeshir Mehrdad and Yassamine Mather examine the underpinnings of Political Islam, they show how it is fundamentally anti-democratic and how it is hostile to the Enlightenment and the interests of the Working Class. The full text is at the link. The last three decades have witnessed a relentless growth of Islamic movements, so that, today political Islam is an undeniable reality on the world scene. The events of September 11, 2001 and since have given it further prominence. From the Middle East to North Africa and South Asia, it has, in its various manifestations, become a major player that needs to be analysed both politically and theoretically. The contradictory nature of political Islam means that such analyses must deal with it not only in relation to the interests of capital, but also in relation to the challenge it poses to socialist ideas. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday August 23, 2007 - 10:38 by indyjourno
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A video has surfaced on YouTube indicating that the police used provocateurs at the summit in Montebello. Canadian Union of Public Employees or CUPE, has uploaded pictures of the altercation that show the arrested “protesters” have the same footwear as the police. The video and photos show that the protesters are moving into the police line as a union leader challenges their actions and tries to expose them as police officers. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / environment Wednesday August 22, 2007 - 19:13 by XIT
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It's almost unheard of for any mainstream media organisation to give positive or honest coverage of direct action, action camps etc, so on the rare occasion that it does happen, it's worth seeing. Below is a scan of the front page of last The Independent (UK) of last Saturday (18 August, 2007). The cover story is a special report on the Climate Camp at Heathrow. ... read full story / add a comment |
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