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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday January 03, 2009 23:47 by Richard Whelan
Thousands have been protesting all over the world against the current military attacks on one of the most densely populated parts of the world - The Gaza Strip. Today in solidarity thousands marched from the central bank to Kildare street and EU offices and finishing at GPO, Dublin Images copyright 2009 read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Saturday January 03, 2009 21:38 by Justin Morahan
Dear Ambassador Further to my telephone call to your office this morning I wish to reiterate some of the points which I made in the conversation with your secretary, and to elaborate on them a little further 1 I am sick to the teeth of the lies you are telling on RTE and in the Irish media about what is happening in Gaza. Israel has killed over 400 people there on the pretext that a cease-fire had been broken unilaterally by Hamas. You know this is not true. 2 You said that Israel is trying to avoid civilian casualties but that Hamas place their civilians as shields for Hamas soldiers. You know that this is not true. Gaza is smaller in area than our smallest County, Louth, and is over-populated with 1.4 million people before your country reduced the population with murder from the sky. 3 Your Army invaded Gaza prior to en election and in the interregnum between the Presidencies of George W Bush and Barack Obama. You read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday January 03, 2009 18:52 by Boycott Agrexco
The Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign (www.bigcampaign.org) is issuing an international call to action against Carmel-Agrexco during February 2009. Carmel-Agrexco is the Israeli national exporter of fruit and vegetables and imports large quantities of goods from illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday January 03, 2009 18:40 by TMcG
There was a large turn out for the Gaza Solidarity march in Dublin today, as there were in many other European cities. This is a brief video of part of the speech made by Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin. read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday January 03, 2009 15:47 by Zoe Lawlor
Limerick demo in solidarity with the people of Gaza read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / opinion/analysis Saturday January 03, 2009 00:28 by Bernie Wright
The Association of Hunt Saboteurs (AOHS) today witnessed the chased stag at 1pm distressed and disorientated on a road whilst trying to evade the hounds. Regulations set by the Dept of the Environment state the stag must have a 2 kilometer or 30 minute head start. Despite this at 1pm , an hour into the hunt ,the hounds were no more than two minutes behind the distressed animal in Rolestown Co Dublin. Roads were blocked by hunt cars necessitating u- turns of other vehicles and hounds were out of control and ‘rioting’ (hunt term). read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Friday January 02, 2009 18:53 by George
Analysis of the points made by Knesset member Uri Avnery read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Friday January 02, 2009 17:48 by Justin Morahan
Tá Gaeilgeoir a raibh croí mór maith aige básaithe i mBaile Atha Cliath. Slán le laoch read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday January 02, 2009 11:24 by Torab Saleth
The transcript of a speech given by Torab Saleth at the 2nd HOPI Conference in December 2008 read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday January 02, 2009 11:12 by Paula Geraghty
Thousands have been protesting all over the world against the current military attacks on one of the most densely populated parts of the world- The Gaza Strip. Images of last nights rally and march below. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / news report Friday January 02, 2009 00:40 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin
In April 2008 a mural was unveiled on Belfast's International Wall as part of commemorations of the 60th anniversary of Al Nakba. See here for more: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87148 read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday January 01, 2009 20:30 by Richard Whelan
Photo essay from outside GPO today of Gaza protest Images copyright read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday January 01, 2009 20:20 by John Lannon
As another year begins, peace and human rights activists in Ireland’s mid-West continue to oppose the role of Shannon airport in war and torture. The first events of the year will include a Peace Camp commemoration on Jan 6th, followed by the regular monthly vigil on Jan 11th. Monitoring of known torture/rendition planes and military flights will also continue in 2009 as part of the ongoing efforts to end Irish complicity in war and illegal trafficking of prisoners. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday January 01, 2009 19:48 by Kev
Over the course of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day Palestine activists in Dublin held more protests against the Israeli brutality in Gaza. At the time of writing, over 410 Gazans have been killed and about 2,000 injured. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday January 01, 2009 16:14 by Free Palestine
On New Year’s Eve, Ógra Shinn Féin mobilised at the Diamond in Derry City alongside other political groups, to demonstrate solidarity with the beleaguered people of Gaza, who are being, murdered and injured in their hundreds daily by Israeli rockets. Following the protest the assembled groups and activists, met to decide further co-ordinated solidarity acts for Palestine which include a public rally in Guildhall Square Derry this Saturday at 3pm. read full story / add a comment |
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