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international / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday January 24, 2012 14:22 by pat c
The Romanian people fight back against austerity. The Irish could learn a few lessons from them. Full text at link. As protests in Romania enter their second week, workers are facing increased pressure and threats from the ruling elite. The first demonstrations were triggered by the forced resignation of Dr. Arafat, a member of government who had publicly opposed a health care bill that would privatise the Romanian public health system. President Traian Basescu, who personally championed the bill, quickly tried to ease tensions by withdrawing it on Friday, January 13, the first day that demonstrators gathered in Bucharest to protest outside the Presidential Palace read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Monday January 23, 2012 23:50 by Charlie Williams
The following open letter concerning hydraulic gas fracturing in Ireland was recently sent to the Pat Rabbitte, Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources. Several other people have written to the minister and have received no reply. This is an important issue because it concerns contaminating the land and water for the benefit of just a few over the rights and interests of many and protection of the environment. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday January 23, 2012 22:13 by pat c
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More trouble for the islamist NTC. Full text at link. TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Fighters loyal to Libya's overthrown leader Muammar Gaddafi took control of a town south-east of the capital on Monday, flying their green flags in defiance of the country's fragile new government. The fightback by Gaddafi supporters defeated in Libya's civil war, though unlikely to spread elsewhere, added to the problems besetting a government which in the past week has been reeling from one crisis to another. Gaddafi himself was captured and killed in October after weeks on the run. Accounts from the town of Bani Walid, about 200 km (120 miles) from Tripoli, described armed Gaddafi supporters attacking the barracks of the pro-government militia in the town and then forcing them to fall back. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday January 23, 2012 15:31 by @
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Feb 2nd edition 2012 - "Rolling Stone" interview with Julian Assange of WikiLeaks http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/julian-assang...20118 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday January 22, 2012 10:54 by Luke Eastwood
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Tracing the origins of the spread of a toxic and unsustainable ethos which is now global read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday January 21, 2012 17:01 by Rob Brotherton
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Hi all, I am a PhD researcher with the University of London, conducting research into the psychology of conspiracy theories. I have a short survey online at the moment, for which I am seeking participants. I need as wide a range of people to take part as possible. If you could spare around 15 minutes to fill in the survey I would be hugely appreciative. read full story / add a comment
international / health / disability issues / news report Saturday January 21, 2012 16:25 by belinda
Thanks to Defence Counsel’s methodical probing, the reason for Evans’ nervousness rapidly became apparent. She is the officer from Grampian force who conducted the most recent interview of Hollie, on 8th September 2009 in Shrewsbury, and she also headed up the raiding party on Robert’s home on 13th February 2010. It is certain that she was directed to obtain a particular item with the potential to cause big problems for Grampian police. This item was not among the productions placed before the court yet the policewoman knew there were bound to be questions about it from the Defence, which only she could answer. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Saturday January 21, 2012 14:55 by loulou
Notre-Dame-des-Landes, France - In case of eviction : Demonstration and Re-Occupation IF THEY EVICT, WE WILL COME BACK ! To re-plant, to re-construct - against the airport! Bring pitchforks, wooden beams, planks, nails and tools read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Friday January 20, 2012 14:15 by Barry Finnegan
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday January 20, 2012 12:54 by NN
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The Egyptian radical left is facing repeated attacks by an emerging alliance between the country's military rulers and the Islamists seeking power. This is a text by the Egyptian Libertarian Socialist Movement dealing with this situation. It's about time! For weeks, several internet sites, and facebook pages that belong to the Muslims Brotherhood, either officially or administered by its members, launched an attack against Anarchists and Revolutionary Socialists in Egypt trying to single them out as inciters of violence and propagandists of State demolition. Today a member of the Brotherhood filed a lawsuit against three socialists one of them is comrade Yaser Abdel Kawy a well known anarchist and a member of the Egyptian Libertarian Socialists Movement. The general attorney forwarded the lawsuit to the State Security GA, an exceptional apparatus of the legal system that works only under the state of emergency. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday January 19, 2012 19:19 by J. C. Phelan
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The Biological Weapons Convention meets amidst allegations that the US has violated the treaty read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday January 19, 2012 18:31 by Pepe Escobar
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Let's start with red lines. Here it is, Washington’s ultimate red line, straight from the lion’s mouth. Only last week Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said of the Iranians, “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No. But we know that they're trying to develop a nuclear capability. And that's what concerns us. And our red line to Iran is do not develop a nuclear weapon. That's a red line for us.” How strange, the way those red lines continue to retreat. Once upon a time, the red line for Washington was “enrichment” of uranium. Now, it’s evidently an actual nuclear weapon that can be brandished. Keep in mind that, since 2005, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has stressed that his country is not seeking to build a nuclear weapon. The most recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran from the U.S. Intelligence Community has similarly stressed that Iran is not, in fact, developing a nuclear weapon (as opposed to the breakout capacity to build one someday). read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday January 19, 2012 01:58 by Declan Cullen
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The international banks are pushing for a war in Iran big time because they don't have a Central Bank in Iran, in the same way as they didn't in Libya, .............. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Thursday January 19, 2012 00:35 by Maryam
Women strike back against the medieval muslim molestersEgyptian women lashing out at morality police, quite literally. Vigilante gangs of ultra-conservative Salafi men have been harassing shop owners and female customers in rural towns around Egypt for “indecent behavior,” according to reports in the Egyptian news media. But when they burst into a beauty salon in the Nile delta town of Benha this week and ordered the women inside to stop what they were doing or face physical punishment, the women struck back, whipping them with their own canes before kicking them out to the street in front of an astonished crowd of onlookers. . read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / press release Wednesday January 18, 2012 23:00 by Gregor Kerr
Teachers from Dublin DEIS schools have welcomed the publication by the Department of Education & Skills and the Educational Research Centre of a report which shows that “…the DEIS programme is having a positive effect on tackling educational disadvantage…” and that “…improvement is taking place in the learning achievements of pupils in DEIS primary schools…” They have called on the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, to announce an immediate reversal of all cuts in the light of this report, and have announced that the planned DEIS schools protest will proceed this Thursday in the absence of such a clear announcement. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday January 18, 2012 19:55 by RSF
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Stormont 'Justice Department' deneying a Republican prisoner compassionate parole to attend his father’s funeral exposed the inhumanity of the British Prison service when dealing with Republican prisoners. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Wednesday January 18, 2012 19:02 by Sue Anthony
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Sea Shepherd Ireland will be holding an Information Session for new Onshore Volunteers on 27th June 2012. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / event notice Wednesday January 18, 2012 18:57 by Sue Anthony
Sea Shepherd Ireland have a number of volunteers and supporters in Northern Ireland and we will be holding our first Volunteer Information Session on 19th April 2012. If you wish to know more about Sea Shepherd please come along to our talk in the Carrickfergus Sailing Club on 18th April 2012 at 8.00pm. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Wednesday January 18, 2012 18:49 by Sue Anthony
Sea Shepherd Ireland will be holding its first Onshore Crew information Session in Cork in on 31st March 2012. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Wednesday January 18, 2012 18:42 by Sue Anthony
Sea Shepherd Ireland, will be holding an onshore crew information session our first at NUIG. read full story / add a comment |
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