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international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday November 15, 2010 - 16:14 by Ciaron
 7 comments (last - tuesday july 09, 2013 - 20:04)  2 images
On October 12th 2010, Jimmy Mubenga was killed by GS4 security guards in a packed plane waiting for take off on the runway at Heathrow, London. While being deported to Angola he was being heavilly restrained by security guards and had complained of breathing problems. Kevin Wallis, a passenger on the aircraft, said he heard Jimmy Mubenga complain "I can't breath, I can't breath" for at least 10 minutes before he lost consciousness, and later observed that handcuffs had been used in the restraint. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Sunday November 14, 2010 - 15:00 by linksman
15 comments (last - monday december 31, 2012 - 14:01)
A link to an indymedia uk article about the educational toy maker LEGO and its connection to the British Aerospace arms giant . BAe , which is the world’s largest arms manufacturing company , sponsors the international FIRST LEGO leagues where kids compete to make fully-functioning model drones and motorised robots . The Irish LEGO League finals are taking place at the Galway Science Festival at the moment . ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday November 14, 2010 - 02:47 by children_of_lir
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A Government with no money, has nothing to do. We already know that this malfeasant Government doesn't give bugger all about the people. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday November 12, 2010 - 16:36 by Yassamine Mather
Yassamine Mather writes about how sanctions are worsening the situation of ordinary people in Iran. How the regime are cutting subsidies on food and somewhat foolishly targetting pensioners. Over the last two weeks the number of strikes in Iranian factories and workplaces has risen considerably. Workers have taken action in major plants such as South Pars Gasfields, Alborz Lastic Sazi, Ghaem Shahr textiles, Safa Louleh (pipe manufacturers), as have city council workers in Abadan. Demands have also been raised by nurses and other hospital workers, teachers and civil servants. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday November 09, 2010 - 13:59 by Marcus McSpartacus
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Harper's Magazine interviews Madhusree Mukerjee who "has published a bombshell book about Churchill’s attitudes toward India and the steps that he took during World War II that contributed to a horrific famine in Bengal in 1943." Like Ireland a century before, India was a food exporter at the time due to British suzereignty. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday November 09, 2010 - 13:30 by T
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In the latest piece in Monday's Irish Times from Prof. Morgan Kelly who at the height of the boom in 2007 said Anglo had lent over €100 billion and would eventually go bust, now says the country is facing a wave of mortgage defaults and that the country is effectively gone bust already. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday November 09, 2010 - 06:16 by 9-0
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PHOTO (last Saturday Nov 6th 2010) Celtic Fans Against the "Bloodstained Poppy" (Nov 11th) -Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan http://willievass.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/061110...7Iink (the bhoys hammered Aberdeen 9-0 on the day!) ... read full story / add a comment |
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