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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday August 24, 2009 20:31 by concerned friends of Niger
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A sample letter, addresses, and statements by Nigerien and international rights groups are below. Further links to background material follows sample letter and statements. read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media / press release Friday August 21, 2009 13:22 by Over The Edge
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Poem by Sarah Clancy and three poems and essay by Kinga Cybulska published on Over The Edge site read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday July 17, 2009 17:05 by Malcolm Smart
amnesty International fears the wave of arrests of civil society activists in Iran is intensifying after the leading lawyer and women's human rights activist Shadi Sadr was violently arrested in Tehran this morning on her way to Friday prayers. Shadi Sadr was walking with a group of women's rights activists along a busy road when unidentified plain-clothed men pulled her into a car. She lost her headscarf and coat in the ensuing struggle but managed briefly to escape. She was quickly recaptured and beaten with batons before being taken away in the car to an unknown location. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday July 11, 2009 11:31 by Diarmuid Breatnach
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Seomra Spraoi collective took the decision on political grounds to refuse Basque solidarity group the use of their space for a Basque festival. Dublin Basque Solidarity Committee accuses Seomra of breaking a previous undertaking to allow them a right to reply to objections raised against them and states that they are aligning themselves with the oppressors of the Basque people. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday June 26, 2009 16:47 by Liz Chinchen
Workers from across London will be giving up their lunch hour today (Friday) to attend a protest outside the Iranian Embassy against its Government's harsh treatment of trade unionists, something which is feared will get even worse in the wake of the current street demonstrations. Long before the current crackdown against Iranians disputing the recent presidential election result, the Government had been harassing and intimidating trade unionists. In Iran members of independent trade unions are frequently beaten up or thrown into prison. And there are concerns that attacks on trade unionists will increase as protesters look for other ways of demonstrating against the regime by taking part in strikes and other work-related protests read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday June 15, 2009 12:59 by Refugee Action Group
RAG aims to be an independent voice advocating on asylum and refugee issues in Northern Ireland. Any person who is stopped and detained by Immigration Officers in Northern Ireland can now call the free and confidential Helpline number. A trained volunteer will notify the detainee’s family where possible and will contact an Immigration Adviser who may be able to assist the detainee in challenging her/his detention. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday May 17, 2009 18:49 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
A former Irish army officer and decorated UN peacekeeper, Dr. Edward Horgan, is due to appear in Shannon District Court on Wednesday 20 May to answer charges arising from his demands that airport security officers and members of the Garda search a CIA jet at Shannon Airport on June 18th last. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday May 01, 2009 11:13 by Jean-Marc Jacobs
The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) on 1 May 2009 accepted the 2008 Tipperary International Peace Award in recognition of its successful five-year campaign to outlaw cluster bombs. read full story / add a comment
cavan / miscellaneous / press release Thursday April 23, 2009 17:15 by Brian Reynolds
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New Group Meeting read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday April 07, 2009 17:28 by Dublin Shell To Sea
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Shell to Sea campaigner, Maura Harrington was released from Mountjoy Women’s Prison this morning after serving 28 days. Maura had been imprisoned for allegedly slapping a member of Garda Siochana, a charge which she denies. Maura proceeded from Mountjoy Women’s Prison to Dail Eireann, where she was accompanied into the Dail by Aengus O Snodaigh TD and Martin Ferris TD. Maura met with press outside Dail Eireann where an impromptu press conference had been called. Maura called for an end to the gas give away: “Our pension fund was given to bail out the banks, and we now stand to gain nothing from our own natural gas and oil resources. The government is putting pressure on the people of Ireland today with this new Budget, but the oil and gas companies are feeling no pressure.” read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday November 18, 2008 15:13 by éirígí PRO
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éirígí spokesperson Daithí Mac an Mhaistír today (Tuesday) said that the presence of a senior member of the Colombian government in Belfast was highly inappropriate given the ongoing human rights abuses in the Latin American country. The Colombian vice-president, Francisco Santos Calderon, was due to address a drugs conference in Belfast this afternoon. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday November 13, 2008 19:20 by Coiln ÓhAiseadha
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In Ennis district court today Thursday 13 November, Judge Mangan adjourned a charge of obstructing/impeding an airport fire officer, brought against the former UN peacekeeper and anti-torture campaigner, Edward Horgan, of Castletroy, Co. Limerick. Having heard that Horgan’s summons cited the wrong act and did not come as stated from the Director of Public Prosecutions, the case was adjourned to 8 January. Horgan went to the airport on 18 June 2008, on a tip-off that Learjet N54PA was due to arrive from Florida via Newfoundland. Flight logs showed that N54PA had landed several times, including 3 June 2008, at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Horgan walked into the security office to demand that the aircraft be searched for prisoners, and its crew questioned about recent and past activities, and insisted on remaining while the plane was being refuelled in order to confirm whether Gardai searched the aircraft or not. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / press release Wednesday August 27, 2008 17:42 by Sarah Clancy
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A new booklet detailing the results and analysis of research on the West of Ireland 's local newspapers will be launched by Journalist and Author Michael Mac Caughan on Wednesday the 3rd of September AT 7 PM in the amnesty Cafe Middle Street Galway. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday August 26, 2008 12:40 by amnesty 1
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As part of amnesty International’s global celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), amnesty is hosting a wide range of exciting activities and events at this year’s Electric Picnic. read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday July 23, 2008 02:05 by Glor na nÓg
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The Belfast Pride Festival begins this Saturday 26 July, lasting a week and culminating with a huge march through Belfast City Centre on Saturday 2 August, assembling at Customs House Square @ 12noon. The march attracted record numbers last year with over 6500 in attendance, each participant supporting the rights of the local gay community and the core premises of the international gay pride movement. Other highlights of the festival include the amnesty International lecture by human rights and gay rights activist Peter Thatchell, and a ‘Pride Talks Back’. All events and further information can be viewed at http://www.belfastpride.com/. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / press release Tuesday July 15, 2008 20:00 by Bernie Wright
Demo at the Austrian National Tourist Office Merrion Center, Nutley Lane, Dublin4 01-2830488 01-2830531 Second Irish support Demo on TUESDAY 22nd July 2008 1-2pm. ADDRESS ABOVE……….. Scandal of Justice Continues: New Extension of Remand in Custody for Austrian Animal Protectionists Because the suspects refused to renounce animal protection, their remand in custody was extended on the grounds that there remains the risk they will perpetrate criminal offences! The District Court of Wiener Neustadt extended the remand in custody of the ten animal protectionists for a further two months today. Even after inspection of the numerous computers and photos that have been confiscated, not one single substantiating charge has been added and many of the existing charges that made the strong impression of having been fabricated have already been dropped by the Chief Public Prosecutor. Nevertheless, the authorities insist on further remanding the animal protectionists in custody. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday July 14, 2008 16:57 by amnesty International
amnesty International has expressed its deep concern to the prime minister of Japan about the detention of two Greenpeace activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki who have been charged with theft and trespass. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / press release Thursday June 26, 2008 08:58 by Bernie Wright
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On 21st May 2008 at 6 a.m., heavily armed police officers from an elite unit stormed 21 homes and the offices of a number of non-governmental organisations in Austria. Breaking their way in, the masked police surrounded frightened civilians in their beds at gun point. Ten people were arrested and have been held in custody without specific charge since that day. Despite the statement by the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior that "The measures taken by the police (.) were in no way directed against animal welfare or animal welfare organisations", the removal of computers, documents and other assets has effectively crippled some of the organisations involved. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / press release Wednesday June 25, 2008 15:14 by Laura Broxson
PRESS RELEASE - HUMAN RIGHTS SCANDAL IN AUSTRIA Non-governmental organisations express concern about what may be a case of state repression of social activism. On 21st May 2008 at 6 a.m., heavily armed police officers from an elite unit stormed 21 homes and the offices of a number of non-governmental organisations in Austria. Breaking their way in, the masked police surrounded frightened civilians in their beds at gun point. Ten people were arrested and have been held in custody without specific charge since that day. Despite the statement by the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior that "The measures taken by the police (.) were in no way directed against animal welfare or animal welfare organisations", the removal of computers, documents and other assets has effectively crippled some of the organisations involved. read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday June 22, 2008 13:30 by Over The Edge
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Over The Edge in association with amnesty International presents the Galway launch of 'Poems from Guantánamo–The Detainees Speak' read full story / add a comment |
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