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international / gender and sexuality Thursday April 19, 2007 - 10:26 by Maud Gonne
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Delara Darabi -- Artist on Death Row Needs Our Help! On January 27, 2007, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Delara Darabi for a second time. Delara faces death by public hanging for a murder that took place when she was 17 years old. After murdering a woman related to Delara, Delara’s 19 year old boyfriend, Amir Hossein, convinced Delara to admit responsibility for the murder to protect him from execution. Apparently, both believed that because Delara was under the age of 18, she could not be sentenced to death. This belief proved to be devastatingly false. With complete disregard for its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child , and despite overwhelming evidence of Delara’s innocence, as well as her repeated denials about having had any role in the commission of the crime, an Islamic court found her guilty of murder based solely on her initial claim of responsibility and sentenced her to death by hanging. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday April 19, 2007 - 05:23 by finch
In answer to growing animosity and the widely held view that the USA is a pariah among nations, compensatory responses from U.S. propagandists are becoming more frequent. The following media ‘staff report’ has been released to a number of international media outlets; India, Pakistan, Australia and Thailand to name the few. However, the ‘news’ release has received little coverage elsewhere, especially in locations familiar with U.S. double standards and hypocrisy. We refer to two Australian releases for our brief analysis. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 22:58 by obit
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Fresh off the press an interview which hopefully will help get people back on track. Even if you're on track - read it - for it is a rare piece. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 19:11 by Obit
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Professor Librescu was a 75 year old professor in Virginia Tech. He lectured for twenty years in solid fuel mechanics. He chaired the International organising Committee of the 6th international congress on thermal stresses in 2005. He will be buried in Ru'anna ,Israel on Wednesday ... read full story / add a comment 
international / housing Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 18:32 by La Plataforma
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A group of activists from the "8 de Marzo" collective squattered the old wedding hall "Milano". One week later, and one hour before starting a neigbourhood afternoon snack organized for the neighbours and local people as a part of the "presentation working days", the police sealed the building and started a pressure campaign trying to nip the project in the bud before it could grow. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 12:33 by IT Reader
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The oral hearing in Belmullet continues, with questions still unanswered about the large Garda presence in the hotel where the hearing is taking place, and then, the surprise revelation that the consultation process carried out by Shell and Mayo County Council on the subject of "cold-venting" did not include actually consulting with anyone who lives near the proposed refinery. Mayo County Council are still not attending the hearing. "Cold-venting" is when you release gas directly into the environment, rather than burning it off, which is called "flaring". ... read full story / add a comment 
international / sci-tech Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 11:52 by C Murray
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The images and story about the Rosette Nebula are in today's Guardian and include all the technical language regarding the birth of stars. [including the Bok Globules] The images are very arresting and only published in black and white in the dailies. A bit of the science :-" The image the most detailed taken , reveals the red glow of hydrogen in the Rosette nebula, a vast cloud of cosmic detritus left over from dying stars and cataclysmic explosions drifting in space 4,500 light years from earth...." ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 11:43 by Christopher Isherwood
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An in-depth survey into the attitudes of Muslims living in London has revealed that less than 5% thought homosexual acts are "acceptable," compared with over 65% of the general population The Gallup poll, reported in The Times, found that Muslims differed significantly with the rest of the capital's population in their attitudes to a range of social questions. More than 80% of the public think sex outside marriage is acceptable, with only 10% of Muslims agreeing. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 10:30 by pat c
The diary entries below give just a taste of the trials and tribulations endurded on a daily basis by the staff of the National Archives and Library in Iraq. In March 2007 2 members of staff were kidnapped, 1 had a son killed, 2 had relatives kidnapped, 2 received death threats and 4 were forced to leave their homes. Full diaries at the link. Diary by Saad Eskander, Director of the National Archives and Library in Iraq, Saad Eskander, Director of the National Archives and Library, has generously agreed to share an account of his day-to-day life in Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 02:25 by blonde haired bar worker
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The mayor of Nagasaki city in Japan made popular by the role it played Nuclear weapon development & Global Psychological Warfare suffered serious injuries in the last 24 hours when he was shot twice by Tetsuya Shiroo a 59 year old member of the Suishin Kai branch of the Yamaguchi Gumi. A very well known and feared Yakuza clan. as seen in movies like Kill Bill and Kill Bill (2). Itcho Ito had campaiging for re-election on an anti-yakuza platform; all types of yakuza, suishin kai, yamaguchi gumi, non-yamaguchi gumi. This would have been at root, branch and clan level. The Japanese a usually stoic and reserved people see no immediate threat to their institutions or democracy. The emperor is safe. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Tuesday April 17, 2007 - 14:02 by Shell to Sea
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Concerns expressed about Shell's record on environmental destruction. Fishermen troubled by outfall. Many say that EPA hearing is a "rubber stamp" process. Cops cram the hotel where inquiry to be held. Translators provided are for the benefit of English speakers who need Irish translated, English used throughout. Article from Mayo News below ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Tuesday April 17, 2007 - 13:02 by Cedar
Story on the Cedar Lounge about new Statoil surveying off the coast of Mayo in an area four times the size of the existing Corrib field. http://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/cheap-gas-f...ssue/ ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Tuesday April 17, 2007 - 03:08 by Kingfisher
The Prime Minister of Australia claimed today that he would contest the forthcoming Federal election as the underdog – another tired (and familiar) Howard tactic! The failing politician failed to mention that it was he who created the situation with his inane, ill-considered comments ranging from his hysterical criticisms of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, as the terrorist friendly candidate, to his astounding comments on HIV and immigration bans. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Sunday April 15, 2007 - 22:50 by Tribune reader
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Lots of people have been concerned that the Bellanaboy Refinery Site is as big as it is. 400 acres for an installation that the world's frendliest company tell us will only occupy about 20. So what's the story? Others tell us that the government can't get involved in the oil and gas business (as the Norwegians did) because just isn't enough oil and gas out there. But what's this in todays business section of the Sunday Tribune? ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday April 15, 2007 - 16:32 by Kwang zi
The current population of East Timor is approximately one million souls while the value of its natural gas and oil reserves amount to billions of dollars. However, the tiny new island nation is impoverished with above 35% unemployment and a rural based economy. Without elaborating further, Timor-Leste presents an extremely volatile situation as greedy interests, primarily America via its ‘World’ Bank and Australia-New Zealand acting as the military arm, poise themselves to exploit the impoverished people and nation of Timor-Leste. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday April 14, 2007 - 23:07 by Zezta LA
"We Will Come and Stay With You, Without Guns, Only With Our Words" Zapatista Comandantes Arrive at Mexico-US Border By Brenda Norrell Special to The Narco News Bulletin April 11, 2007 ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / miscellaneous Saturday April 14, 2007 - 12:15 by Mayo/M
1. Just a short upade there are people still inside the refinery site. 2. 14 Women entered site yesterday were in site for 9 hours MANY pics and coverage to follow... too busy to get uploads to I media. 3. Heavy guarda presence ... there everywhere today ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Friday April 13, 2007 - 21:11 by C Murray
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Alan Johnston was kidnapped in Gaza on the 12th March 2007, making him, at this point the longest held foreign Journalist in the region. Links are at ;- http://www.cpj.org http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6548237 ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Friday April 13, 2007 - 19:00 by Eoin Ó Broin
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Writing in this weeks An Phoblacht, Sinn Féin's Director of European Affairs and Candidate for Dún Laoghaire Eoin Ó Broin argues that its time for a debate about 'post-conflict' politics. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday April 13, 2007 - 18:09 by Terence
There is a new article over on the oildrum.com website about: Peak Oil and Senegal. The author of the piece recently visited the country for himself and noted that they generate about 75% of their electricity by burning oil. This makes them very vulnerable to price increases since they are a relatively poor country and will have difficultly affording it. This story is interesting because it is probably a relatively good model of how Peak Oil will affect much of the Third World. ... read full story / add a comment |
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