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The Crown Prosecution Service is appealing against the acquittal of Hamit Coskun, who was convicted of burning the Quran in a protest, reigniting fears Britain could introduce blasphemy laws by the back door.
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"If you strike us, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves, we will evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!" (James Connolly)
waterford / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday August 27, 2007 20:31 by Republican Socialist   text 3 comments (last - wednesday august 29, 2007 08:54)   image 1 image
Follow the recent arrests and intimidation and harrasment of members of the Waterford IRSP by the 'secret police'. Yet another young member of the Kevin Lynch Cumann (Waterford) was arrested at 6.45am this morning. read full story / add a comment
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galway / anti-capitalism / news report Monday August 27, 2007 20:16 by Niall   text 3 comments (last - wednesday august 29, 2007 13:50)   image 11 images
After a brief absence due to logistical difficulties Food Not Bombs returned to the streets of Galway yesterday, to the delight of all the folks we fed. read full story / add a comment
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday August 27, 2007 18:49 by sean moraghan
Instead of a greedy Thatcherite-style capitalism, there was supposed to be a more caring society, with fewer class divisions.

But it was always a myth. The Celtic tiger produced the second highest level of poverty in the developed world and fell down on the Human Development Index complied by a United Nations agency.

The real model for the Celtic tiger was the deregulated gung-ho capitalism of the United States, where few taxes are demanded of the rich and workers are asked to put up with low wages and run-down public services.

Come along to an informal talk on "Class and the Celtic Tiger" by sociologist Kieran Allen.

All Welcome to the basement bar of the Imperial Hotel, Tralee!

This Thursday 30 August at 7.30

Hosted by Tralee Socialist Workers Party
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national / miscellaneous / news report Monday August 27, 2007 18:21 by MoS Reader   text 26 comments (last - sunday september 02, 2007 18:19)
The Sunday newspapers have shown great coverage of the Labour Party leadership contest after the resignation of Pat Rabbitte. However, for most left-wing activists the clash between Socialist Party's Joe Higgins and the Socialist Workers' Party's Richard Boyd-Barrett is very interesting. RBB cited the Party's "socialist roots" while Higgins said Labour are not a working class party and will not turn socialist. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday August 27, 2007 18:05 by darren   text 1 comment (last - monday august 27, 2007 18:21)   image 5 images
3 Presentations from Malaysia & Indonesia…

Venue: Seomra Spraoi

Directions:
Coming from Capel St bridge, turn left at the Boar's Head off Capel Street, large grey-blue building on your right, old Melody Maker building. It is across the road from the "Capel Building" and Rhodes restaurant. It is on the Luas track.

Time 7:30

Suggested Donation: Waged/Unwaged 2.50 /2.00 read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday August 27, 2007 17:27 by Mina Ahadi   text 2 comments (last - wednesday august 29, 2007 12:52)   image 1 image
Here, Political Prisoners on death row in Iran ask for your help.Do not let them down. Full story at the link.

Work for the abolition of the death penalty and save the lives of those sentenced to death!”

For around two years now the Islamic Republic government has stepped up the execution and torturing of political prisoners and dissidents on the pretext of security. The largest numbers of executions have taken place in the provinces of Khuzestan, Kurdistan, Azarbaijan and Tehran. All those sentenced to death have been sentenced behind closed doors and without any regard for international conventions. read full story / add a comment
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galway / arts and media / event notice Monday August 27, 2007 16:29 by Over The Edge   image 1 image
Over The Edge presents a reading by Matthew Sweeney, Sara Byrne & Edward Boyne, plus the Galway launch of the latest issue of the Limerick-based poetry magazine Revival at Sheridan’s Wine Bar, 14-16 Church Yard Street, Galway on Friday, September 14th, 8pm. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday August 27, 2007 16:11 by Socialist Party   text 4 comments (last - friday august 31, 2007 17:44)
PUBLIC MEETING
Sacked Airport Workers Victory - Hear Their Story
8pm Thursday 30th August
Socialist Party Offices 13 Lombard St, Belfast read full story / add a comment
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galway / arts and media / event notice Monday August 27, 2007 15:57 by Over The Edge   image 1 image
Friday Lunchtime Reading Series in Galway City Museum
August 31st at 1pm.

Miceál Kearney (Winner Cúirt Grand Slam '07)
and Mark O'Flynn (Australia). read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday August 27, 2007 11:23 by Sal Fiore   text 1 comment (last - tuesday august 28, 2007 21:12)
Very little research has been devoted to this case. Prof. Diana Winstanley committed suicide whilst conducting research on stress, discrimination and bullying issues. This is an appeal for info. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Monday August 27, 2007 11:14 by Bob-RSC   text 2 comments (last - monday august 27, 2007 14:31)
Several protesters have entered the Bellanaboy site; all work has stopped read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Sunday August 26, 2007 21:50 by Terence   text 1 comment (last - wednesday august 29, 2007 10:03)
In this very interesting report from Montreal Canada, we get a glimpse at some of the undercover activities of the state and police forces which are there to protect capitalism. What is reported is that an undercover cop was caught on video throwing rocks at a protest. Clearly the state and police are working hard all the time to manipulate public opinion to believe that protesters always mean violence and are associated with criminals. When they don't get the result that they want, they then go out and make it so. This is not unique to just the place where this report comes from. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Sunday August 26, 2007 16:50 by Siegfried Maloney   text 20 comments (last - sunday september 30, 2007 07:32)
A sculpture has been unveiled in Washington to honour the cooperation between the F.B.I. and the R.U.C. in defeating Irish terrorism. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Sunday August 26, 2007 15:37 by Laura Broxson
ANTI-FUR DEMO organised by CAFT Ireland and the National Animal Rights Association (N.A.R.A.) read full story / add a comment
Juliette : Portsmouth (UK) Palestinian Network
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday August 26, 2007 13:03 by TD   text 17 comments (last - thursday september 06, 2007 20:00)   image 8 images
Not prepared to weep crocodile tears, not prepared to wallow in vicious hypocrisy, instead, Galway IPSC did an eight hour slog outside Lynch's castle, Shop st, yesterday, in an attempt to wean people away from the 'aul sins of indifference and apathy towards the plight of Palestine and, instead, do something ; from boycotting Israeli Blood Diamonds, spuds, herbs, plastic garden sheds/containers sold by the Grafton Group (Atlantic Homecare/Woodie's DIY stores) to expressing their outrage to TD's, mainstream media, etc, on the obscenity of an Irish company; Cement Roadstone Holdings, profiteering from the construction of the illegal West Bank Apartheid Wall. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday August 26, 2007 03:11 by Susan Isabella Sheehan-Repasky   text 8 comments (last - tuesday october 02, 2007 05:31)
The Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, has said he is committed to ensuring there will be no major development along the route of the M3 motorway, close to Tara, Co Meath. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Sunday August 26, 2007 00:46 by Airsoft Cadet   text 4 comments (last - monday february 11, 2008 10:43)   image 1 image
With a clear lead it seems the Irish Military have won the latest "who sucks" site opinion poll which invited internet users to compare 23 Armed forces logos from across the world.

http://www.who-sucks.com/politics/17-fearsome-defense-m...world

And a quick look at the who sucks site will tell you why. Whereas other armies have gone for traditional crosses or swords, the Irish have settled for a swishy sort of harp thing meets a pregnant lady holding a spear. read full story / add a comment
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international / racism & migration related issues / news report Saturday August 25, 2007 22:43 by Iosaf   text 3 comments (last - friday august 31, 2007 19:51)   image 5 images
There's definitely a lot in, on & under this. Earlier this week global media attention was brought yet again to far right street violence in Germany when a mob chased several men of Indian origin through the streets of a small town. It is just over a year since the book burning incident at Pretzien (see article footnotes) & thus there is no reason to believe that the soul-searching which followed that incident amidst promises of appropriate action & policy to stave off racism have had any real success. But back to that drawing board the German state went this week as then the anniversary of Rudolf Hess the deputy to Hitler was marked by calls by the Udo Viogt the leader of the German far right party to posthumously award Hess with the Nobel Peace prize. As of yesterday Voigt is in custody & may face three years in prison. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday August 25, 2007 18:49 by Borhan Azemi and Reza J.   text 2 comments (last - saturday september 15, 2007 16:45)
Here a group of Iranian antiwar activists make clear their feelings about Iran and the support it gets from some on the left. They say: Iran is part of the world imperialist-capitalist system And its contradictions with U.S. imperialism will not change the nature of this regime.

Recently we read an article “Standing up to Islamophobia” published in Socialist Worker Online (US). As a group of Iranian antiwar activists, we respond to this article concerning the direction of the antiwar movement. We think that the position of SW(US) is not in the interest of international proletarian revolution and must be opposed based. The position that the ISO is theorizing asserts that the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) regime is a progressive and anti-imperialist in nature. We do not believe so, and intend to show that IRI regime is dependent and part of the world imperialist-capitalist system. Its contradictions with U.S. imperialism will not change the nature of this regime.
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international / sci-tech / other press Saturday August 25, 2007 13:23 by Fu Manchu   text 2 comments (last - wednesday september 19, 2007 09:45)
There's probably nothing much in this, but today's Spiegel reports that several German ministry computers in their Federal government have been found to contain a cunning trojan backdoor exploration thingy which came from China. Of course they already have one that comes from the NSA in the USA, & heck - Real Player invented the whole commercial backdoor thing ( I know Richard Stallman just told me on a youtube video ). & then there was yer man Mohammad Afroze Abdul Razzak who infiltrated Microsoft on behalf of Al Qaeda coz back in 2001 coz they knew Microsoft were infiltrating your computers. So really at the end this is just about language practise & helping you feel European & most of all not getting too cocky about your hardware, software or extensions. All the major powers are in there & the arch-villains from Fu Manchu to Bill Sikes. read full story / add a comment
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