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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday February 27, 2008 13:44 by Legalise Cannabis Ireland
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Keith Brown, 43, of Smethwick, West Midlands,U.K has been sentenced to four years in priosn in Dubai for "drug trafficking" in one of the most bizarre cannabis related prosecutions in recent years,each prosecution of course being an injustice on teh victim. Customs officials in Dubai found 0.003g of the drug - an amount that is invisible to the naked eye and weighs less than a grain of sugar - in his shoe. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / news report Wednesday February 27, 2008 13:14 by Laura Broxson
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CONTACT THE IFA TO COMPLAIN NOW! read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / feature Tuesday February 26, 2008 22:24 by Eoin Ó Broin
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As many as 100 veterans of the recent U.S. army involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan will give public accounts of their experiences on the ground, at an event organised by Iraqi Veterans Against the War from the 13th to the 16th of March, in the U.S. federal capital Washington D.C. The hearing will coincide with the 5th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and will precede a series of actions and protests taking place accross the U.S. on March 19th [1]. Liam Madden, a sergeant in the Marine Corps from January 2003 to January 2007 who was deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, Thailand, Japan, and Korea and during his last year co-founded the Appeal for Redress [2], a campaign of service members demanding that congress halt the war in Iraq, said that veterans and civilian survivors of both conflicts will give public testimony and share eyewitness stories that have been censored from the American public about the true cost of these wars. read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday February 26, 2008 19:49 by C Murray
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The 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women began meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday and will be in session until the seventh of March. A coalition of over 150 International Non-Governmental Organisations who represent the Civil Society Groups on advocating for stronger gender reform architecture (GEA) will be in session. Mostly these groups are known on Indymedia and the IMC's because they have not stopped bringing the issue of Measurable Reform in the area of gender equality to the table. and Ban Ki-moon agrees. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday February 26, 2008 16:55 by Andrew
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While on a speaking tour talking about the development of anarchism in Ireland I'm taking the time to interview people who are hosting individual meetings about local activism and US politics. In this interview with Senia and Mark in Providence Rhode Island they talk about Students for Democratic Society, the IWW, anarcho-feminism in Puerto Rico and the US primaries. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday February 26, 2008 14:45 by pat c
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This an extract of a letter from The National Union of Dismissed and Unemployed Workers of Iran To the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) regarding workers being flogged for participating in May 1st actions in Iran. Full text at the link. Dear Friends, As you are aware the police and security forces assaulted last year’s peaceful May 1st rally in the city of Sanandaj, battered workers, and arrested 13 of them. Among them were Mr. Shays Amaani and Mr. Seddigh Karimi, President and Executive Committee member of our union, respectively. They were released on a $50,000 bail each after 42 days in detention. The court sentenced them to two-and-a-half years’ imprisonment. We appealed, but the Court of Appeal has not yet given its verdict. read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Tuesday February 26, 2008 14:37 by Clare
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RAG March open meeting read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage / feature Tuesday February 26, 2008 08:55 by tarapixie
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There are fences across the proposed route each side of the Rath Lugh woods. At around 8am this morning a member of the Rath Lugh camp heard machinery passing by the rath. 6 of us went out and saw 2 dump trucks and 2 diggers outside the fence, coming from the Baronstown direction. Each digger was 40 tonnes, and wanted to drive though at the same time! A large crowd of SIAC, Ferrovial and Wills Bros workers were present, 2 members of the Garda Siochana were also present, both in incomplete uniforms; they didn't wear hats, one of them wasn't displaying his ID number on his shoulder. We explained no machinery would be passing by Rath Lugh, that the area is preserved and it is a criminal offence to interfere with or damage a national monument. The weight and vibrations of the machinery will affect the monument on the esker, and so endanger all of Rath Lugh. The workers took absolutely no heed of anything we told them. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday February 26, 2008 01:59 by Abu Saad
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Bono has a hard decision to make . Live up to his old "Sun City" Anti-Apartheid stance.... or ignore Palestinian suffering in order to delight the Israeli military regime with a cultural visit. read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage / feature Monday February 25, 2008 23:31 by 1 of indymedia
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Over 40 people flew out to Madrid last weekend to participate in a number of events centered around a commemoration of Tyrone poet, Charlie Donnelly, who was killed in February 1937 in the latter stages of the Battle of Jarama. Indymedia mingled and took some photographs. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday February 25, 2008 16:00 by John Barren
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The world's most famous holocuast denier and racist, Daivd Irving has been invited to address the UCC Phil Debating Society. read full story / add a comment 
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday February 25, 2008 12:36 by Denis Murphy
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A fundraising gig will be held in Cork on Thursday, 6th March to raise funds for the forthcoming court challenge against the continuing denial of public access to the Old Head of Kinsale. read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media / feature Sunday February 24, 2008 00:32 by Paula Geraghty
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Townsend's interpretation of the famous Battle in Seattle, where the World Trade Organisation was shut down due to the emergence of what the media labelled the anti-globalisation movement has finally hit the big screen, and it doesn't get much bigger (in Dublin) than the prestigous Savoy Screen Number 1! read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday February 23, 2008 20:59 by éirígí
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More then sixty people supported éirígi protest in Ballybough today read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday February 23, 2008 16:08 by Kev
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Today members and supporters of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign as well as members of the Palestinian Community in Dublin staged a protest in support of the besieged population of Gaza. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday February 23, 2008 15:45 by Nikita
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This afternoon, activists gathered at the shell station on the Finglas road for a picket called by the Connolly Youth Movement. Comrades from many different political backgrounds joined us in our support of the Rossport people and opposition to the dangerous pipeline being built in Mayo without the consent of the local community. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Friday February 22, 2008 23:22 by Firewatcher
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Reports are coming of a large fire at the Shell Refinery Site at Bellanaboy, Erris County Mayo. It appears that an area where the original pipeline route was welded without permission in 2005 has caught fire. Large quantities of building materials, discarded plastic pipe, netting and rubber mats were piled up on the bog, and it is reported that these have caught fire. read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage / news report Friday February 22, 2008 13:08 by TaraWatch
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Now that a the date of 30 April has been fixed for Bertie Ahern's speech to the US Congress, mobilisation of Save Tara demonstrators in the US will begin in earnest. TaraWatch is planning a large demonstration in Washington, and an intense media campaign to mark the event. We need your help. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday February 22, 2008 10:15 by David White
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A play that was postponed indefinitely in New York and cancelled in Canada. A true story of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American, who travelled as a peace activist to the Gaza strip, where she was killed by an Israel Defence Forces Caterpillar D9 bulldozer in March 2003, while attempting to prevent a demolition of a home in a Palestinian residential area of Rafah. read full story / add a comment 
national / sci-tech / feature Friday February 22, 2008 09:29 by James O'Brien
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Anarchism has traditionally been hostile to all religions because by their very nature they tend to be authoritarian. A supernatural creator who sets the rules is naturally considered to be the ultimate source of authority. And its authority means humanity’s obedience. If there is a god, it would, in the words of Bakunin, be necessary to abolish him. But a creator doesn’t exist, so we are left with the more mundane task of spreading the good news that values aren’t handed down from on high, but emerge from human society. read full story / add a comment |
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