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international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 27, 2008 21:43 by some assembly required
Have a look at these two short videos from youtube. They show very similar instances - in the first one a police officer in New York City (Officer Patrick Pogan) assaults a protester at a critical mass bike ride, and in the second a member of the Garda Siochána (Garda Kevin O'Connor) assaults a protester at an anti-Shell protest in Mayo. There is one big difference though. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 27, 2008 16:34 by BrainwashedSportsFan
Western media coverage of China's hosting of the Olympics was at best disingenuous and seemed more like propaganda than news most of the time read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / feature Tuesday August 26, 2008 21:38 by Starstruck & Niall Harnett
The Rossport Solidarity Camp was originally set up on ‘Rossport 5’ Philip McGrath’s land in 2005. In the Spring of 2006 the camp was set up again close to the beach at Glengad near the ‘landfall’ for Shell’s proposed pipeline. Following a mendacious but successful application by Mayo County Council for an order of eviction against the camp in September of 2007, the camp agreed to leave the dunes by January 1st 2008. Since then the 'camp' has organised from the Rossport Solidarity House in Pollathomas. On Saturday 16th August 2008 the camp was set up afresh for the purposes of reorganising Shell to Sea resistance to Shell's latest plans to construct its offshore section of the pipeline from Glengad out to the Corrib Gas Field. A number of actions against that work have already taken place and local, national and international supporters are returning to the area to continue the fight. As one supporter put it, "If there was ever a time to come to Mayo, this is it". read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday August 26, 2008 12:40 by Amnesty 1
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
dublin / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday August 25, 2008 15:18 by Ciaron
"Well it's losing some of its politcial significance as Obama moves rapidly to the right, but it's a great song!" "O.K. Hit me with it!" ...and then and there on the Connolly station platform, IWW anarchist singer Anne Feeney did her Dublin one song perofrmance. A great cover of Roy Zimmerman's Obama song...check it out http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=you+tube+zimmerman+...rd=r1 read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Monday August 25, 2008 10:25 by M. Ni Bhrolchain
On Sunday 24 August 2008 Save Tara campaigners presented an international gathering of poets and musicians at Tara to honour and celebrate the place and our heritage. It was organised by Susan McKeown and Paul Muldoon. Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney and Paul Muldoon, Pulitzer prize-winner, read their poetry and were joined by Grammy award-winner Susan McKeown who was accompanied by Aidan Brennan. Laoise Kelly and Steve Cooney also playing at the event. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday August 25, 2008 06:29 by Catholic Worker
Anti-War Vigil *GPO Monday August 25th. 4pm-6pm "Stop Irish Participation in the War!" "U.S. Military Out of Shannon & Iraq!" read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Monday August 25, 2008 00:20 by Richard Walsh
RSF have said that Mr. Ó Caoláin's alleged threat to collapse Stormont lacked any crediibility. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday August 24, 2008 16:34 by TD
Despite all odds, with scrambled radio and jammed phones courtesy of dirty tricks, a seasick passenger, in rough waves with a storm brewing, the small boats, the SS Free Gaza and the SS Liberty, successfully landed in Gaza early yesterday evening, breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.They left Cyprus on Thursday morning, sailing over 350 kilometers through choppy seas. They made the journey despite threats that the Israeli government would use force to stop them. They continued sailing although they lost almost all communications and navigation systems due to outside jamming by some unknown party. They arrived in Gaza to the cheers and joyful tears of hundreds of Palestinians who came out to the beaches to welcome them. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / feature Friday August 22, 2008 10:21 by Rudiger
This morning at 10am, 15 Shell to Sea activists entered the water at Glengad Beach to stop Shell pipeline excavation work. Dinghies, surfers and swimmers surrounded the machine and stopped the work by their presence in the water. 3 members of the Garda water unit then began picking people out of the boats and the water and bringing the protestors into the Shell compound where other Gardaí conveyed them then to Belmullet Garda station. Gardaí were questioned by activists, asked to identify themselves and give reasons why they were pulling people from the water. Gardaí were questioned as to what authority they had to give directions or use force against protesters in the water. They refused to account for themselves. “Public Order Act” shouted one very aggressive Garda. read full story / add a comment |
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