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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 18:30 | Calli Morganite
UCC has paid huge sums to a criminal professor
This story is not for republication. I bear responsibility for the things I write. I have read the guidelines and understand that I must not write anything untrue, and I won't.
This is a public interest story about a complete failure of governance and management at UCC.

offsite link Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent
Socratic Dialog Between ChatGPT-5 and Mind Agent Reveals Fatal and Deliberate 'Design by Construction' Flaw
This design flaw in ChatGPT-5's default epistemic mode subverts what the much touted ChatGPT-5 can do... so long as the flaw is not tickled, any usage should be fine---The epistemological question is: how would anyone in the public, includes you reading this (since no one is all knowing), in an unfamiliar domain know whether or not the flaw has been tickled when seeking information or understanding of a domain without prior knowledge of that domain???!

This analysis is a pretty unique and significant contribution to the space of empirical evaluation of LLMs that exist in AI public world... at least thus far, as far as I am aware! For what it's worth--as if anyone in the ChatGPT universe cares as they pile up on using the "PhD level scholar in your pocket".

According to GPT-5, and according to my tests, this flaw exists in all LLMs... What is revealing is the deduction GPT-5 made: Why ?design choice? starts looking like ?deliberate flaw?.

People are paying $200 a month to not just ChatGPT, but all major LLMs have similar Pro pricing! I bet they, like the normal user of free ChatGPT, stay in LLM's default mode where the flaw manifests itself. As it did in this evaluation.

offsite link AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 20:00 | Mind Agent
Evaluating Semantic Reasoning Capability of AI Chatbot on Ontologically Deep Abstract (bias neutral) Thought
I have been evaluating AI Chatbot agents for their epistemic limits over the past two months, and have tested all major AI Agents, ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Perplexity, and DeepSeek, for their epistemic limits and their negative impact as information gate-keepers.... Today I decided to test for how AI could be the boon for humanity in other positive areas, such as in completely abstract realms, such as metaphysical thought. Meaning, I wanted to test the LLMs for Positives beyond what most researchers benchmark these for, or have expressed in the approx. 2500 Turing tests in Humanity?s Last Exam.. And I chose as my first candidate, Google DeepMind's Gemini as I had not evaluated it before on anything.

offsite link Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Fri Aug 01, 2025 23:54 | 1 of indy
We have all known it for over 2 years that it is a genocide in Gaza
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has finally admitted what everyone else outside Israel has known for two years is that the Israeli state is carrying out a genocide in Gaza

Western governments like the USA are complicit in it as they have been supplying the huge bombs and missiles used by Israel and dropped on innocent civilians in Gaza. One phone call from the USA regime could have ended it at any point. However many other countries are complicity with their tacit approval and neighboring Arab countries have been pretty spinless too in their support

With the release of this report titled: Our Genocide -there is a good chance this will make it okay for more people within Israel itself to speak out and do something about it despite the fact that many there are actually in support of the Gaza

offsite link China?s CITY WIDE CASH SEIZURES Begin ? ATMs Frozen, Digital Yuan FORCED Overnight Wed Jul 30, 2025 21:40 | 1 of indy
This story is unverified but it is very instructive of what will happen when cash is removed
THIS STORY IS UNVERIFIED BUT PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO OR READ THE TRANSCRIPT AS IT GIVES AN VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT A CASHLESS SOCIETY WILL LOOK LIKE. And it ain't pretty

A single video report has come out of China claiming China's biggest cities are now cashless, not by choice, but by force. The report goes on to claim ATMs have gone dark, vaults are being emptied. And overnight (July 20 into 21), the digital yuan is the only currency allowed.

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offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

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offsite link Study of 1.7 Million Children: Heart Damage Only Found in Covid-Vaxxed Kids Sat Nov 01, 2025 00:44 | imc

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offsite link News Round-Up Thu Jan 01, 2026 00:44 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Gas Boiler Owners ?Will Subsidise Heat Pump Users? With New Levy Under Ed Miliband?s ?15 Billion Ene... Wed Dec 31, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones
Gas boiler owners could face a ?30 green levy on their energy bills to subsidise heat pump owners under plans reportedly being considered by Ed Miliband.
The post Gas Boiler Owners “Will Subsidise Heat Pump Users” With New Levy Under Ed Miliband’s ?15 Billion Energy Plans appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Installations of EV Chargers Collapse Wed Dec 31, 2025 17:50 | Sallust
With the evidence increasing for Labour?s Net Zero dreams slowly imploding, another piece of bad news has come along for the end of 2025: the installation rate of EV chargers has collapsed.
The post Installations of EV Chargers Collapse appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Nurse ?Attacked by Afghan Migrant in Crowbar Rampage? Reveals She Was ?Beaten Nearly to Death? Wed Dec 31, 2025 15:33 | Will Jones
A nurse who says she was attacked by an Afghan migrant in a crowbar rampage in a hospital waiting room alongside five others has revealed the extent of her injuries and said she was "beaten nearly to death".
The post Nurse “Attacked by Afghan Migrant in Crowbar Rampage” Reveals She Was “Beaten Nearly to Death” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Shamima Begum?s Ban from Britain Challenged by European Judges Wed Dec 31, 2025 13:30 | Will Jones
Shamima Begum?has had her bid to come back to Britain revived by a challenge from European judges after her lawyer argued she was a victim of grooming and trafficking.
The post Shamima Begum’s Ban from Britain Challenged by European Judges appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday August 24, 2009 20:31 by concerned friends of Niger   image 1 image

A sample letter, addresses, and statements by Nigerien and international rights groups are below.
Further links to background material follows sample letter and statements.

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Sarah Clancy
galway / arts and media / press release Friday August 21, 2009 13:22 by Over The Edge   text 2 comments (last - saturday august 22, 2009 12:43)   image 2 images
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   text 16 comments (last - sunday august 09, 2009 02:26)
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.
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cavan / miscellaneous / press release Thursday April 23, 2009 17:15 by Brian Reynolds   text 3 comments (last - saturday april 25, 2009 09:17)
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday April 07, 2009 17:28 by Dublin Shell To Sea   text 10 comments (last - friday april 17, 2009 15:06)   image 6 images
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   text 3 comments (last - wednesday november 19, 2008 22:19)

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.
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national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday November 13, 2008 19:20 by Coiln ÓhAiseadha   text 3 comments (last - thursday november 20, 2008 04:20)
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.
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national / arts and media / press release Wednesday August 27, 2008 17:42 by Sarah Clancy   text 5 comments (last - sunday august 31, 2008 00:43)
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   video 1 video file

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.
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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday July 23, 2008 02:05 by Glor na nÓg   text 4 comments (last - thursday july 24, 2008 19:25)   image 1 image
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/.
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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.

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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   text 1 comment (last - thursday june 26, 2008 15:32)
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
Poems from Guantánamo - The Detainees Speak
galway / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday June 22, 2008 13:30 by Over The Edge   image 1 image
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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