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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday March 07, 2006 12:01 by Niav
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On Monday 6th March 2006 anti-choice activists celebrated when South Dakota's governor signed into law one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the country, helping set up a court battle intended to challenge the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. The South Dakota law signed by Governor Mike Rounds makes it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion unless it is necessary to save the woman's life, with no exception in cases of rape or incest. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Tuesday March 07, 2006 11:04 by Seán Ryan
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Man dies in Garda custody after being arrested in connection with the murder of Donna Cleary. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday March 07, 2006 06:04 by Ciaron
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SOLIDARITY WITH ANTI-WAR PRISONERS They're in Jail for Us, We're on the Loose for Them! Write them a letter or send them a card expressing solidarity. *When sending a postcard or letter use federal prison numbers where listed. *Checklisted websites for background & updates on prisoners, movements & release dates. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 07, 2006 00:05 by Geri Timmons and John Keaveny
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Civil Rights in Ireland and The United States read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / event notice Monday March 06, 2006 23:36 by Int Brigade Supporter
IBCC members in Belfast have organised a film show and social on March 8th. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / event notice Monday March 06, 2006 23:31 by IntBrigade Supporter
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Int Womens Day events in Belfast read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Monday March 06, 2006 21:42 by c murray
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The case against the state challenging the constitutionality of the amended National monuments act 1930-2004 has been deffered for the third time. The date for judgement of this important case had been variously given, the last one was Feb 16th, the day of the launch of the Planning and Development Bill 2006,(The Strategic Infrastructure Bill)I am not a lawyer, and have not studied the details of the Carrickmines case too closely, but the locus of the case was based on the signing of the joint consent order to destroy the castle remains at Carrickmines and to remove sections of the revetted fosse. Ministerial consents for destruction of a national monument could occur after 21 days sitting of the Oireachtas, which in real terms gave the minister his unreviewable discretionary powers.The judgement was listed for tomorrow but is now deffered, it will have a direct repurcussion on the situation at the Tara Complex and other heritage sites in Ireland. No reason has been given for the deferral. The case has been put back for mention for Thursday the 9th of March. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday March 06, 2006 19:51 by Shane Mac Giollabhui
CEO of Concern Worldwide address student body and general public in TCD read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday March 06, 2006 18:13 by cafe
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The Labour Party will use its private members time in the Seanad this week to facilitate debate on a cross party motion proposing the appointment of a Select Committee of Senators to examine and report back on claims that U.S. aircraft landing at Irish airports have been involved in the so-called extraordinary rendition of prisoners. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday March 06, 2006 18:12 by Organising Unit
Home help workers are at breaking point as their hours are cut and the Health Service Executive continues to fail to implement their 2004 agreement on pay and conditions, according to SIPTU Organiser Darragh O’Connor. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday March 06, 2006 17:52 by Tadhg
Regular meeting of Dublin Shell to Sea, 8PM at EENGO 10A Lower Camden Street Dublin 2 Tuesday 7th March Clár: Publicity and Materials; Campaigns; Finance and Fundraising;Camp Support; Any Other Business. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday March 06, 2006 15:18 by James Reilly
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It is astonisihing that only Susan McKay has raised the question of the bona fides of FAIR in a substantive manner. It is not as though the information is hard to come by. For instance: FAIR demonstrated outside Stormont about the early release of Republican prisoners. When asked by David Dunseath of the BBC about the early release of loyalist prisoners Frazer replied “They should never have been locked up in the first place” read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday March 06, 2006 14:32 by Friends of the Earth
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Friends of the Earth has called for the 15c levy on plastic bags to be doubled. On the the fourth anniversary of its introduction analysis of Department of the Environment figures shows the number of bags being bought is rising steadily. After the plastic bag tax was introduced on 4th March 2002 the number of bags being put into circulation fell dramatically with visible environmental benefits. In the first year after the introduction of the 15c levy just under 90 million bags were bought by the public and this fell to less than 85 million in 2003. But since then the number has been on the up again, to 100 million in 2004 and at least 113 million in 2005, a rise of over a third. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday March 06, 2006 13:47 by .
International Women’s Day Protest Wednesday 8th March protest begins at 4.00pm Holywood Arches At the junction of the Holywood Rd and Newtownards Road (close to Connswater Shopping Centre) Belfast read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday March 06, 2006 12:30 by Global Women's Strike, Ireland
Every International Women's Day since 2000, women in over 60 countries have taken all kinds of grassroots actions to demand that society Invest in Caring Not Killing, and that the money squandered on war is spent instead on what our communities need, beginning with the needs of women the first carers on whom everyone else depends. We invite you again to take action together in the 7th Global Women's Strike on or around 8 March. read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday March 06, 2006 11:45 by KevinWSM
A comrade from NEFAC (North Eastern Federation of Anarchist Communists) is currently visiting Ireland. Come along to hear about the political situation in the States and Canada and how and what anarchists are doing ... read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday March 06, 2006 09:51 by Cork Antiwar
Two US soldiers - Frank Corcoran (Vietnam Veterans Against War) and Benjamin Hart Viges (Iraq Veterans Against the War). will speak in Cork this Wednesday as part of a national speaking tour organised by the Irish Anti-War Movement. Details are as follows...... UCC Meeting Wed March 8th 1PM "Musrea" room in the Students Centre, UCC Town Meeting Wed 8th March 8PM Spailpin Fanach, South Main Street read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday March 06, 2006 01:26 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
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In a striking departure from customary practice, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday 3 March attempted to abolish the Danish principle of freedom of information by charging award-winning journalist Bo Elkjær a fee for copying documents requested under the Danish Open Administration Act. In return, Elkjær accuses the ministry of conducting “considerations of matters of principle” and charging fees that have no basis in the legislation, in an attempt to obstruct his access to official documents concerning Denmark’s invasion and occupation of Iraq. In January, 2004, Elkjær was awarded the prestigious Cavling Prize, Denmark’s most coveted award for journalism, for his work in exposing the misinformation and disinformation with which the Danish government succeeded in gaining support for the ill-fated invasion of Iraq. Denmark has approximately 500 troops in the British-controlled area of southern Iraq. The foreign ministry has blacklisted Elkjær, rejecting his frequent requests for an interview with Conservative foreign minister Per Stig Møller. In January this year, the ministry nevertheless reassured Elkjær that he was entitled to seek access to documents in accordance with the Danish freedom of information act, or Open Administration Act. But, following a period of “considerations of matters of principle”, the ministry has now demanded that Elkjær sign an undertaking to pay for each document copied. Elkjær greets this latest attempt to obstruct his access to information with derision: “Have you gone stark raving mad?” he asks chief clerk Thomas Winkler and other staff at the ministry. Elkjær points out that the Danish Open Administration Act – in stark contrast to the Irish legislation – makes no provision to charge journalists a fee for copying official documents. Please read the dramatically entertaining exchange between Elkjær and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in translation below. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday March 06, 2006 01:09 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
Speaking to a meeting of 76 ambassadors in Copenhagen on Friday 3 March, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen deplored the publication of twelve cartoons of Muhammad in a Danish newspaper last September and asserted that Danish freedom of expression is tempered with tolerance and respect for different religions. Up to very recently, referring to freedom of expression as “the very foundation of Danish society”, Danish prime minister and minister for the press Anders Fogh Rasmussen had refused to meet with a group of Muslim ambassadors to discuss what they perceive as an “ongoing smear campaign” against Islam. The ambassadors quote four instances where Danish politicians and media have expressed hatred for Muslims: Speaking two months before the publication of the controversial Muhammad cartoons, radio host Kaj Vilhelmsen suggested that Islamic terrorism could only be combated by expelling or killing Muslims. Writing on her website two weeks before the cartoons were published, member of parliament for the Danish People’s Party Louise Frevert compared “the Muslim menace” with “a tumour which we know will kill us, if we don’t find and annihilate it ...” In a speech at the Conservative Party’s national conference six days before the Muhammad cartoons were published, Minister for Culture Brian Mikkelsen accused Muslims of developing a “parallel society” within Denmark, “where minorities practise their medieval norms and undemocratic ways of thinking.” And, of course, there are the infamous cartoons themselves, published in Jyllands-Posten on 30 September last. The text of the accompanying article states explicitly that the cartoons were commissioned specifically to offend against the Islamic taboo on depicting the Prophet – and not, for example, to tackle the issue of terrorism. Please read the excerpts from the website of the Danish national broadcasting station, DR, and from the centre-left daily, Politiken, in translation: read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday March 06, 2006 00:58 by Pat fitzgerald
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According to the Irish Times two protesters who sued the State and Garda Commissioner for assault following the reclaim the streets protest three years ago have settled out of court. No details were disclosed. read full story / add a comment |
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