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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 28, 2008 18:12 by Politicalhostage
The latest report to the UN, submitted by the Michael McKevitt Justice Campaign, has resulted in the case being brought to the attention of two further UN Special Rapporteurs. The Special Rapporteur on the independence of the judiciary and the Special Rapporteur on human rights while countering terrorism read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday March 28, 2008 17:30 by Justin Morahan   text 12 comments (last - tuesday april 01, 2008 01:31)   image 7 images
Nine people took part in today's vigil outside the Polish Embassy in Dublin where a letter was handed in to the Polish Ambassador, Dr Tadeusz Szumowski. read full story / add a comment
Special Branch caught photographing Shell to Sea at a recent garage protest
dublin / crime and justice / news report Thursday March 27, 2008 22:25 by SJ   text 8 comments (last - saturday november 22, 2008 17:22)   image 3 images
Garda Special Branch pressure on Shell to Sea in Dublin, and attempts to harass supporters of the campaign , are seen as part of a pattern of the police protecting the interests of big business before the rights of people to protest.
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CCTV guards against theft, pilfering and un-scheduled menstruation at LIDL.
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday March 27, 2008 15:18 by shapeshifting reptile   text 20 comments (last - sunday september 05, 2010 11:57)   image 3 images
The German magazine "Stern" published a report on the supermarket LIDL in the last week which alledged the corporation had been spying on its employees. The story is now being taken up across Europe, where indeed workers shop in & work for the LIDL chain. The allegations are being supported daily by more and more evidence as can be seen by perusing the original articles at "Stern" complete with photos, a vid, extracts from internal memos, et cetera, so long & so forth.

Included in the internal memos were suggestions that menstruating women employees wear a coloured headband so managers could allow them extra "toilet time", time which would be denied male or non-menstruating employees. It gets worse.., "tattoos"........."wants higher wages"........"junkie friends"......... read full story / add a comment
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derry / environment / news report Tuesday March 25, 2008 23:33 by MAOR Derry   text 2 comments (last - wednesday april 02, 2008 09:52)   image 1 image
MAOR (an Irish word for ‘guardian’ or ‘steward’) are a group of individuals based in the North West who came together in 2006 in solidarity with the Shell to Sea campaign and in response to the issues surrounding gas and oil exploration off the Donegal coast.

The upcoming MAOR Energy Forum Fortnight attempts to be a tool to raise awareness of and generate discussion on ownership and management of Ireland’s natural resources.
MAOR encourages everyone to take part in this energising programme of films, workshops, media discussions and a Citizen’s Forum.

All participation in the MAOR Energy Forum Fortnight will be highly valued as MAOR will be compiling all the thoughts shared throughout the events for use in council and government consultation.

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national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 25, 2008 11:54 by 1 of Bookfair Organising Group   text 27 comments (last - thursday april 10, 2008 17:22)   image 13 images   audio 2 audio files
The Dublin Anarchist Bookfair – held this year on the weekend of 14th and 15th March – has firmly established itself as the biggest and most exciting event on the political left in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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clare / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday March 24, 2008 23:04 by John Lannon   text 4 comments (last - tuesday march 25, 2008 11:20)   image 6 images   1 attached file
The monthly Shannon vigil to highlight the airport’s involvement in acts of torture and war was held on Easter Sunday, 23 March 2008. Once again it was a dignified affair, attended by members of Amnesty International, Cosantori Siochana, and a wide cross section of public support. read full story / add a comment
Re-enacting the first raising of the Citizens Army flag by Molly O'Reilly
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday March 24, 2008 22:17 by Michael Gallagher   text 11 comments (last - wednesday march 26, 2008 21:32)   image 12 images
All photographs copyright: Michael Gallagher. Not to be used without written permission.

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The Usual Suspects
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday March 24, 2008 20:53 by Michael Gallagher   image 5 images
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Bristol's St Patrick's Day protesters take to the forecourts.
mayo / anti-capitalism / news report Monday March 24, 2008 20:51 by maria walsh   text 2 comments (last - tuesday march 25, 2008 16:33)   image 1 image
One Shell garage was shut during the morning rush hour and drivers were turned away from a second when protesters in Bristol, England took to the forecourts in support of the Rossport community in Mayo.
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Robert Menard of RSF & identified CIA agent attacks the International Olympic Commitee & abuses press privileges.
international / arts and media / news report Monday March 24, 2008 19:08 by Fu Manchu   text 2 comments (last - sunday march 30, 2008 23:23)   image 2 images
Commercial news organisations are already carrying the story that earlier today three "pro-Tibetans" were arrested at Mount Olympus, Greece after attempting to disrupt the beginning of the Olympic Torch route. But most newspapers & TV portals will not highlight the specific group responsible for the action; Reporters Sans Frontiers or RSF members used their press privileges to bypass tight security & wave their banner. By doing so they have endangered press privileges & cast any doubt aside as to the true nature of the supposed "pro-Tibetan" nature of the recent global mobilisation against the Olympiad (first) & Peoples' Republic of China (second). read full story / add a comment
sligo / environment / news report Monday March 24, 2008 10:38 by Rayo   text 35 comments (last - thursday april 03, 2008 23:19)
PEOPLE in Sligo must put pressure on local representatives to keep the Racecourse site at Cleveragh a green area, says Deputy Mayor and Independant Socialist Cllr Declan Bree. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday March 24, 2008 08:41 by Ramor Ryan   text 1 comment (last - thursday march 27, 2008 12:23)
Why would anybody camp by the side of a busy road? Why would anybody camp by the side of a busy road sheltered only by rough structures made from palm tree fronds in the punishing tropical heat and torrential downpours? And why would anyone do it for four long years? read full story / add a comment
An attempt to move a Friend of Tara demonstrator
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday March 23, 2008 20:21 by Michael Gallagher   text 17 comments (last - wednesday march 26, 2008 19:10)   image 19 images
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Ahmadinejad declares victory
international / miscellaneous / news report Sunday March 23, 2008 12:52 by Bazooka Joe   text 5 comments (last - monday march 24, 2008 18:48)   image 1 image
Legislative election results emerging from Iran today show the consolidation of conservative power and the Revolutionary Guard base of President Ahmadinejad. This is an outright failure for the international sanctions and the associated propaganda drive carried out on the insistence of the US through the UN and a myriad trolls. read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment / news report Saturday March 22, 2008 20:11 by Tadhg McGrath   text 4 comments (last - thursday april 10, 2008 16:30)   image 10 images
A large number of people took a chance on yesterday's changeable weather to join the annual Good Friday Rossport Solidarity walk. The walk, now in it's fourth year, is along the original route planned by Shell for their production pipeline, which was supposed to carry raw gas at extremely high pressure to the refinery at Bellanaboy.

This route was abandoned by Shell in the face of protests, but not before five local men had to spend three months away from their families locked up in a high security prison in Dublin. Shell keep saying that they will announce the new route for the pipeline "soon", but it seems that they have yet to find an opportune moment. Deliberations ended in January, we are told, but for some reason they are slow to make a formal announcement of their new plan.

Some people are wondering if they are waiting for a certain Dublin politician to announce his resignation, so they can then slip out the announcement while the mainstream media have their hands full... read full story / add a comment
meath / environment / news report Saturday March 22, 2008 19:28 by durty bunny   text 3 comments (last - saturday march 22, 2008 23:18)
The battle to save Rath Lugh continues against all odds, the past week as seen SIAC construction company erect huge metal spiked fencing along the route, whilst they continue to bulldose the esker of the Ancient Monument within the so called "protection zone".
Here is a short video that shows some of the activities going on since the NRA drew back on the ten point signed agreement with a tunnel protester.

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This is the unstable esker material people keep refering to.
meath / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 22, 2008 17:02 by Paula Geraghty   text 11 comments (last - wednesday march 26, 2008 17:50)   image 10 images   audio 2 audio files
"I saw the worst destruction, all in the name of construction" Squeek on Thursday's activities by the in the name of the NRA.

Listen to the full interview on the down loadable mp3 file, exactly 4 minutes long. read full story / add a comment
Young Iranian Woman At Tehran Bonfire.
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 22, 2008 14:30 by Mullah Kintyre   text 5 comments (last - saturday march 22, 2008 16:53)   image 2 images
Iranian youths staged a massive protest on Wednesday, calling for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s death during the Persian celebration of Lag Ba'omer. In the western city of Ahvaz, youths of the Arab minority chanted "Freedom is our legitimate right" while crowds shouted “Death to Ahmadinejad” while lighting bonfires in the city of Sanandaj. Bonfires and firecrackers are traditional in marking the occasion. Police officers attempting to arrest the revelers were greeted with a barrage of firecrackers and other missiles.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 21, 2008 13:07 by D. Rongbech
A New Yorker who was a witness at the scene of the World Trade Centre bombing in 1993 has filed documentation in the Supreme Court that the Ministry for Justice here suppressed evidence in her claim for asylum. read full story / add a comment
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