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international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Saturday May 02, 2009 16:45 by KHC
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The May Day rally and celebration in Tehran, which was organized by independent Iranian labour organizations in Laleh Park, opn May 1st, 2009 at 5 PM, was attacked by security and intelligence forces at around 5:30 PM and many have been beaten and arrested. The security forces did not allow more than two thousands people who had come to the park to join the event and arrested tens of activists and organizers and shut down the event before it actually started. According to various reports, the arrested labour activists include: Ms. Maryam Mohseni, and Messrs Behrouz Khabaz, Jafar Azimzadeh,fayeq kayxosravi,Mansour Hayatqeybi,Maryam mohseni,Behzad Khabbaz,Gholamreza Khani,Fatemeh Shahnazari,Saeed Youzi,Mehdi Farahani shandiz,Laleh Mohammadi,Habib Sadeqi ,and Shahpour Ehsani-rad. read full story / add a comment 
cork / anti-capitalism / news report Friday May 01, 2009 23:24 by Ray
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As is customary in Cork, the evening of May 1 sees trade unionists, workers, socialists of many organizations and cherishers of the Bealtaine traditions march together through the city centre to remember the struggles and sacrifices of the countless millions of working-class people through history and to affirm our continuing commitment to the vision of a better world they bequeathed us. It’s also a time to celebrate and recognise socialist comrades among us who’ve given decades of unwavering commitment to working for positive social change in the world. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday May 01, 2009 17:01 by Sean Matthews
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The recent G20 summit in London brought into sharp focus the level of police violence and intimidation in our society. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday May 01, 2009 15:42 by Yassamine Mather
The present financial crisis and its destructive consequences for the working class around the world is yet to spread its ominous specter on the everyday life of the Iranian workers; But the injustices they suffer is nothing but the outcome of the rule of the Iranian capitalist class. Injustices such as: Wages that keep workers under the poverty line, Widespread layoffs, Withholding of workers’ wages for months, Imposition of temporary and blank contracts on workers by companies, Imprisonment and flogging of workers in order to inhibit disobedience and resistance, The absence of fair and legal contracts, are not problems which have emerged in Iran with the new wave of economic crisis. Such injustices have existed in Iran for many years and the crisis is increasingly deepening every year. 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 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday May 01, 2009 10:39 by Sevinc
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Fascist Turkish police used water canon and gas bombs to stop workers from accessing the central district of Taksim, Istanbul. Taksim has been the center and symbol of workers' strugle since "unknown snipers" opened indiscriminate fire on protesting workers and killed 34 in 1977. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Friday May 01, 2009 09:38 by Irelandseye
A cry for help by the Urban Explorers of Ireland read full story / add a comment 
cork / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Friday May 01, 2009 08:06 by John B
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Tesco are just putting the finishing touches to a shiny new store complete with multi storey carpark that puts another nail in the coffin of any character that the centre of Douglas had left. (Two shopping centres, A Topaz garage, lots of carparking space , a McDonald’s…. you get the picture. There is a nice Farmer’s market in the park on Saturday though). Anyway, that aside, Tesco is trying to lay off all its workers and then rehire them under tighter contracts. The first lay offs are meant to begin tomorrow (30th April). The workers, supported by Mandate, their union, are out on strike until this is sorted out. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday May 01, 2009 01:32 by Mairead Maguire
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Back from another visit to Palestine where she again joined in the non-violent protest at the Wall near Bil'in, where protestors were again attacked with tear gas and steel-coated rubber bullets, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire asks President Barack Obama to change US policy towards Israel and Palestine and stop supporting the State of Israel while it continues a policy of occupation, siege and injustice against the Palestinian people. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday May 01, 2009 00:59 by Saoirsí
Dundalk shops around for printing a few miles to the north, and it's an international incident. read full story / add a comment |
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