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international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday November 22, 2021 17:00 by De Piorraí
I originally wrote this piece in September 2021 following the announcement by United States President Joe Biden that US forces would withdraw from Afghanistan, but never sought to publish the piece. The Irish Government is playing both sides on the matter of foreign affairs, calling for peace and claiming to be 'neutral' while actively supporting Western military imperialism. In this peice, I examine and criticise the involvement of Ireland in the Afghanistan War, with sources provided at the end. I can be contacted at depiorrai@protonmail.com read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday June 18, 2019 23:06 by Climate Change Ireland
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In an open letter, over 340 civil society organisations are demanding that the European Union immediately halt free trade agreement negotiations with the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) on the grounds of deteriorating human rights and environmental conditions in Brazil. The letter is addressed to presidents of the EU institutions ahead of the ministerial-level meeting next week in Brussels where EU and Mercosur foreign ministers aim to finalise the negotiations. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Thursday June 13, 2019 22:45 by foie
European Citizens’ Initiative seeks end to aviation fuel tax exemption 8250 signatures required from Ireland within one year of May 15, 2019 Leaked EU Report shows benefits of ending airlines tax breaks. A group of students from across the EU are seeking one million signatures supporting an end to the kerosene tax exemption for aviation within the EU. The supporters are invoking an EU Instrument that allows citizens to suggest concrete legal changes in any field where the European Commission has power to legislate. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday November 25, 2018 16:35 by Winter Oak (repost)
In this issue: Rebelling against the industrial capitalist system “At the heart of this problem lies our sense of separation from nature” Abolishing dissent Does work set us free? Save Whitehawk Hill! Acorninfo read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday May 04, 2018 10:03 by Dorothy Grace Guerrero
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Since Rodrigo Duterte began his term as the 16th president of the philippines in 30 June 2016, Filipinos and the international community have watched in horror at accounts of dead bodies found nightly in the country’s streets, linked to extra-judicial killings (EJKs). read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Monday November 27, 2017 02:52 by Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM)
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Contribution to the Discussion on the Centinnial of the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday November 19, 2017 06:27 by Laban ng Masa (LnM)
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Filipino left coalition condemns Trump's visit, demands end of support for Duterte's human rights abuses read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday September 10, 2017 13:43 by AKBAYAN (Citizens Action Party)
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Akbayan Partylist condemns President Rodrigo Duterte’s denial of his policy to kill under the War on Drugs. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday May 30, 2017 08:22 by various groups
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Statements on the imposition of martial law in Mindanao read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday May 15, 2017 11:25 by séamas carraher
"Dozens of Saudi women have told Human Rights Watch that the male guardianship system is the most significant impediment to realizing women’s rights in the country, effectively leaving adult women legal minors who cannot make key decisions for themselves." (Human Rights Watch) read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Sunday February 26, 2017 03:36 by February 25 Coalition
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WE FOUGHT TO BE FREE. WE SAY NEVER AGAIN TO DICTATORSHIP! read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Sunday November 20, 2016 10:34 by Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM)
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The burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB - Heroes Cemetery) was hurriedly and secretively carried out, with military-style logistical support. A military helicopter brought the body from Ilocos Norte, where the former dictator’s body was displayed in the Marcos Museum, to the LNMB. The marines and the police were mobilized to encircle the perimeter of the cemetery. They were placed on ‘red alert’. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday October 11, 2016 09:09 by Sonny Melencio
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This article has been presented and discussed by the leadership and organizers of the Partido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the Laboring Masses - PLM) to mark the coming 100-day anniversary of the Duterte administration. It is a contribution to the discussion among the Left and progressive forces on how to view this administration and the tasks ahead. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday August 19, 2016 12:39 by iDefend
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Newly formed human rights coalition, In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDefend|) calls on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte not to make his government’s war on drugs a war on human rights. read full story / add a comment 
international / politics / elections / news report Wednesday June 01, 2016 13:29 by Alex de Jong
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Rodrigo Duterte’s authoritarian neoliberalism isn’t the answer to poverty and political abuse in the philippines. read full story / add a comment 
international / politics / elections / news report Saturday May 07, 2016 08:31 by Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM)
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Like it or not, Rodrigo Duterte has been leading the presidential polls in successive surveys. read full story / add a comment 
international / politics / elections / news report Sunday April 24, 2016 07:29 by Chanco CJ
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Rodrigo Duterte’s authoritarian vision is no way forward for the philippines. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday March 02, 2016 06:52 by InterAksyon
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MANILA - “Bernie Sanders would be good not only for the United States but for the philippines and Asia,” Walden Bello told the US media after he chatted briefly with the candidate for Democratic Party presidential nomination in Waterloo, Iowa on Sunday, 13 December 2015. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday January 10, 2016 06:26 by Nancy Carvajal
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Killings and harassment of the Lumad, or the indigenous people (IP), should stop and those accountable should be brought to justice, according to Ola Almgren, the UN country representative and humanitarian coordinator. read full story / add a comment
galway / history and heritage / news report Tuesday January 05, 2016 18:32 by Redshoedancer
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A 16-year-old girl has stunned the music industry in Ireland with a brilliant song called Freedom Day, which highlights the suffering of thousands of children facing poverty and oppression across the world. Róisin Seoighe won a contest organised by the charity PREDA with a song called Freedom Day. Irish singer Damien Dempsey admitted to being overcome with emotion “because this young song writer truly connected with the plight of the children”. read full story / add a comment |
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