Iraq Newspaper Editor denied entry to ireland for scheduled IAWM Talk

national | anti-war / imperialism | news report Tuesday June 08, 2004 18:09 by eeekkkk

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Cut and paste from Unison.ie - requires registration - this seems important -

A Syrian national who was due to give an address in Dublin tonight has been refused entry to the country. Dr Ibrahim Allawi who is the editor of a Baghdad newspaper had been due to speak on day-to-day life for ordinary people during the US-led occupation of Iraq. However Immigration Gardai are threatening to put him on a flight back to London if he fails to obtain a valid visa for Ireland. The Irish Anti-War Movement which has organised the visit has said it is an attempt to silence critical views on American foreign policy ahead of George W Bush's arrival in Ireland.