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national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 22, 2006 - 22:36 by RSF
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IRISH REPUBLICAN INFORMATION SERVICE (no. 59) Teach Dáithí Ó Conaill, 223 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland Phone: +353-1-872 9747; FAX: +353-1-872 9757; e-mail: [email protected] Date: 21 Márta / March 2006 Internet resources maintained by SAOIRSE-Irish Freedom http://saoirse.rr.nu ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 22, 2006 - 14:44 by pat c
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Its not just in Catholic schools that child abuse takes place, it also occurs in Muslim schools. Fortunately in Britain, some in the Muslim community have been prepared to stand up and demand that Islamic schools should have to face the same inspections and take the same precautions against child abuse as any other school. This is also an issue in Ireland, already in one of the Islamic schools there has been a problem with the school spending too much time on Koranic studies. Islamic children also have a right to be protected against abuse. Anyone who is going into the schools should be vetted in the same as those who enter other schools. As Anne Cryer says below: "Failing to protect the children in madrasas because of 'cultural sensitivities' is nonsense - it is racist to differentiate between children and to fail to offer that protection " Full story at the link. pat ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 22, 2006 - 02:22 by gan
As mainstream media and unrepresentative governments narrow the scope and range of social discourse, the public network has exploded with millions of ‘voices’ that continue the public discourse in a social space conveniently created by the forces that fear free expression most. The blogosphere is without competition as the primary body of free speech in today’s digital age. It is not unexpected that the content and character of independent speech is in contrast and opposition to the mainstream discourse of minority interests. It would seem that attempts to limit and tailor the social debate have resulted in unexpected consequences. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday March 22, 2006 - 00:55 by Paul
37 comments (last - tuesday march 28, 2006 - 13:50)
This is just a brilliant analysis on how Sistani is portrayed in western media. As somebody who has been swallowing the western media propaganda on the distinction between Sistani the quietist and the Iranian revolutionary style ayatollahs, this essays blows the supposed difference out of the water. It does make you wonder is the media (outside of a few honourable exceptions) deliberately simplistic or truly ignorant ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Wednesday March 22, 2006 - 00:53 by Cearbhuil
1 comment (last - wednesday march 22, 2006 - 01:03)
Gilardo was released later on this evening. Thanks to international pressure and solidarity. ... read full story / add a comment |
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