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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday January 08, 2010 13:49 by Amnesty International - Ireland
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Amnesty International has called on the Israeli authorities to immediately release, or charge, three Palestinian human rights activists detained following their protests against the construction of the West Bank fence/wall. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Friday January 08, 2010 08:42 by John Hurson
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Report on the "Viva Palestina Humanitarian Aid Convoy". On Wednesday January 6th, 2010, 517 volunteers in 200 vehicles delivered humanitarian aid to the stricken region of Gaza. Despite many obstacles, they completed their journey which started out from London on December 6th. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday January 08, 2010 00:19 by Freda H and Fintan Lane
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There are fears tonight for the safety of several Irish people who entered Gaza yesterday with the Viva Palestina aid convoy. Reports have just reached the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) from both official Palestinian and Israeli sources that the area is under attack by Israeli warplanes. read full story / add a comment 
cork / arts and media / event notice Thursday January 07, 2010 17:57 by Alan M.
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992) is a multi award-winning documentary film that explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, a linguist, intellectual, and political activist. Created by two Canadian independent filmmakers, Mark Achbar and Peter Wintonick, it expands on the ideas of Chomsky's earlier book, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, which he co-wrote with Edward S. Herman. read full story / add a comment
cork / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday January 07, 2010 17:51 by Alan M.
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8pm, Friday, 15th January in Solidarity Books, 43 Douglas Street. This is the story about how 5-6 full time activists, and 20 or so part time union activists succeeded in organising thousands of workers across 6 hospitals in Las Vegas, a city in the middle of a desert, with no history of union organising. It is rare that you find out the nuts and bolts of how people bring about change on the ground, and there is a lot to think about in his talk. While Cork is a long way from Las Vegas, there are things here that we, as activists, need to learn about. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday January 07, 2010 17:41 by tomeile
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Police arrested Slovak national, Stefan Gonda, on Tuesday after he had unwittingly brought plastic explosives into Ireland three days earlier on a plane. He was later released without charge . The pilot of the Danube Wings plane had been informed before take off from Poprad-Tatry airport in eastern Slovakia that the explosive material was on board , but decided to carry on with the plane’s scheduled flight . Slovak chief of border police Tibor Mako said the explosives had been attached to the straps of the man's backpack “to test security at Slovakia’s Poprad-Tatry Airport.” read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday January 07, 2010 17:12 by pat c
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Chris Strafford writes on how the Iranian people face a double danger: the possibility of a Bloodbath being launched by the Theocracy and threats of War and Sanctions from US Imperialism. Full article at link. Further sanctions are being put in place, and Obama is holding back Israel for the time being, but has been promising “decisive action” if Iran does not halt all uranium enrichment. One Israeli diplomat was quoted in The Guardian as saying, “Obama has convinced us that it’s worth trying the sanctions, at least for a few months” (January 3). The imperialists seem to be moving towards military aggression this year - Washington has now dismissed the validity of the intelligence estimate which concluded that Iran was no longer trying to acquire nuclear weapons. read full story / add a comment 
clare / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday January 07, 2010 15:47 by Kev
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Report by Grainne V: On December 31st 2009, 18 people gathered together on Scarriff Bridge to remember the over 1,400 Palestinians in Gaza who were killed by the Israeli Army last year and to stand in solidarity with the survivors of that attack, cynically named 'Operation Cast Lead'. We were one of many groups nationwide who met on bridges around the country at the same time as 1,400 internationals attempted to cross into Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt bringing much-needed aid and solidarity. read full story / add a comment 
down / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday January 07, 2010 12:03 by MH
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Fujitsu workers in the North have begun 3 days of strike action in opposition to a massive assault by bosses on conditions. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Thursday January 07, 2010 04:21 by Fintan Lane
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The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) has received word from the Irish participants on the Viva Palestina aid convoy that they crossed the border at Rafah and arrived in Gaza shortly after 7pm (Irish time). This is exactly one month after the convoy set off on its journey and despite concerted efforts by Egypt to obstruct its progress. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday January 06, 2010 17:04 by Fintan Lane
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) has learned in the past few minutes that the Gaza aid convoy is finally at the Rafah crossing in Egypt and will cross into Gaza this evening. read full story / add a comment 
louth / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday January 06, 2010 16:05 by Sean Crudden
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The 10th annual winter workshop organised by Cooley Environmental and Health Group takes place in The Strand Hotel, Omeath, Co Louth, on Satruday 23 January 2010. It starts at 14.00 and concludes at 17.30. It will be followed by a celebratory dinner in the hotel. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday January 06, 2010 15:09 by Kev
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# Viva Palestina Convoy, including Irish citizens, attacked by police in Egypt # Over 40 activists injured, including 6 Irish / seven arrested # Convoy due to reach Gaza later today, after deal read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday January 06, 2010 14:29 by TD
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At Dawn today, some 35 to 40 Israeli Occupation Forces in 6 jeeps and a troop carrier raided the home of Rani Ayub in the West Bank village of Bil'in: there were no arrests as Rani was arrested four weeks ago in his home and has been held, incommunicado, since then in the notorious Mascobia (Russian Compound) police/interrogation center in West Jerusalem with no family visits, access to lawyers or even a charge. Iyad Burnat, head of Bil'in's Popular Committee say's the occupation soldiers were on a trawling exercise, seeking documentation and Rani Ayub's mobile phone. read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday January 06, 2010 13:58 by Fred Johnston
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Weather cancelled the previous outing - now we're set to go again on February 7th. Mary O'Sullivan and Clare Sawtell provide the music. Admission is free. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday January 06, 2010 08:32 by TD
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These are the contents of two emails from Alice Howard of Viva Palestina 6:50am UK, Wednesday January 06, 2010 James Jordan, Sky News Online Controversial MP George Galloway has been involved in scuffles with Egyptian police as a group of pro-Palestinian activists tried to get a relief convoy into the Gaza Strip. According to medics 55 people were injured after the 520 activists broke down the gate at the port in El-Arish to protest against an Egyptian decision to ship some of the goods through Israel. They blocked the two entrances to the Sinai port with vehicles and clashed with police who used water cannon to control the protests. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday January 05, 2010 23:40 by THE DIGGER
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AND YOU THOUGHT IT WAS THE SEASON OF GOODWILL !.............AND THE ZIONIST KILLING MACHINE SAW IT AS AN OPEN SEASON ON CIVILLIANS! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday January 05, 2010 22:58 by KSI
On December 24th, more than 80 people related to the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party), as well as human rights defenders and members of NGO’s were arrested across Turkey read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday January 05, 2010 21:11 by Fintan Lane
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In the past hour, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) received the following urgent updates from the port of Al-Arish in Egypt, where the Gaza aid convoy, which includes several Irish people and three Irish vehicles, is currently surrounded by riot police. It is unclear how the situation will unfold, though the convoy was meant to travel into Gaza tomorrow, with its much-needed humanitarian aid. The first report is by text from Tyrone man John Hurson. The second report is from Kevin Ovenden, one of the chief organisers of the convoy. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Tuesday January 05, 2010 19:20 by Shannonwatch
Comments by the Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern that the annual security bill at Shannon for US military traffic is justified (Irish Examiner, 4 Jan) shows scant regard for the lives or human rights of the people of Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill of more than 3 million euro a year is spent facilitating occupying forces that cause ongoing fear, suffering and violent civilian death in both countries. And while the movement of troops is estimated to have been worth around 7 million euro to the airport in 2009, for this we have abandoned all traces of neutrality, international humanitarian law and respect for human rights. read full story / add a comment |
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