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international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday July 05, 2008 - 02:21 by Justin Morahan
Despite Israeli and International court rulings to the comntrary the Israeli army continues to build the Apartheid Wall, promotes the expansion of settlements and shoots live bullets, rubber bullets and tear gas at protestors or indeed anyone they decide to target. Mairead Maguire reports from Bil'in. ... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights Friday July 04, 2008 - 12:00 by Bernie Wright
MP Peter Pilz (Green Party) Visits Martin Balluch in Prison Directly followed by a press conference outside the entrance to the prison Today MP Peter Pilz visited DDr Martin Balluch in the Josefstadt prison in Vienna. He described how he had to pass through three security checks before being able to speak to Martin over a telephone and see him through a glass screen. Their conversation was overheard and documented by a prison official. At a press conference directly after the visit Mr Pilz told the press that he now had an inkling as to what it's like to be locked up on remand. The opportunity to put questions to the Green Party Minister was seized by members of the press. MP Pilz's main contention is that, despite the Public Prosecution's accusations collapsing like a house of cards, so much so that not much is left over apart from the ominous paragraph 278a (criminal organisation), the 10 animal protectionists are still imprisoned. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 03, 2008 - 00:04 by paul o toole
GW Bush is in the process of having a sewage plant named after him in San-Fransisco, other Presidents get librarys or hospitals. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Wednesday July 02, 2008 - 16:58 by Tara Tara Tara
Two bus loads of Archaeologists arrived at Tara this morning for a Tour of the Hill. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday July 02, 2008 - 12:07 by Edward Horgan
The special torture techniques used by the CIA, US military, Special Access Programme (SAP) teams, and interrogation 'contractors' at Guantanamo, Abu Graib and elsewhere, were developed from Chinese torture techniques used during the Korean War, including so-called Brain-Washing. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday July 01, 2008 - 14:13 by Darren C
Scottish Human Rights lawyer Aamar Anwar, who faced contempt of court charges over statements he made on behalf of his client Mohammed Atif Siddique, convicted last year of “terrorism” as a result of activities on the internet, has been found not guilty. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday July 01, 2008 - 12:58 by Ciaron
The new Australian Labor government claims it is fulfilling its election promise by removing Australian troops form Iraq, with a welcome home parade in Brisbane last weekend. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/29/australia.iraq ... read full story / add a comment
On May 19th Dublin City Council announced that the Public Private Partnership regeneration deal it had with McNamara/Castlethorn Construction to develop St Michael's Estate will not go ahead as planned. ... read full story / add a comment |
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