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mayo / miscellaneous / news report Saturday November 11, 2006 22:45 by VideoLady
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Gardai at yesterday's protest in Mayo were violent, agressive and provocative. Statements by Shell, Bertie Ahern and Michael McDowell suggest that protesters used 'provo tactics'. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday November 11, 2006 19:19 by Shell-To-Sea-Reading
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Inspired by last weeks action, activists have again targetted Shell with protest and direct-action in Reading. Overnight, activists reported that they had turned off the pumps at the Shell petrol station on Shinfield Road, Reading using the emergency shut-off switch on the wall of the shop, ready for the morning rushhour on 10th November. Later in the evening, 8 people held a protest outside the garage shop, opposite the pumps, giving out 200 leaflets and holding a banner demanding "S-HELL OUT OF IRELAND!" read full story / add a comment 
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Saturday November 11, 2006 17:43 by Paula Geraghty
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Bin Tax campaigners were angered at the garda presence at the Suir Road depot this morning for the weekly protest. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Saturday November 11, 2006 16:44 by Qasim Rajpar
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Network for Consumer Protection has welcomed the Islamabad district administration’s step to formally bring smoking in public service vehicles under traffic offenses. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Saturday November 11, 2006 16:36 by Qasim Rajpar
Karachi city Nazim (Mayor) Syed Mustafa Kamal has announced provision of 260 containers for garbage lifting vehicles to facilitate town administrations. Addressing a meeting of town nazims at Civic Centre on Saturday night, the nazim said that the city government decided to give four iron containers for every garbage lifting vehicle so that speedy removal of garbage could be ensured. read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / press release Saturday November 11, 2006 04:25 by Internationale
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Ballymoney Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí McKay has said that the EU must make the upholding of human rights and democracy for the Kurdish people a pre-condition of Turkish admittance to the European Union. Speaking after completing a 4-day tour of Turkish Kurdistan representing Ógra Shinn Féin Councillor McKay said: "Turkey's treatment of the Kurdish people has been totally abhorrent and it's efforts to deny this sizeable minority their human rights has been plain to see. After one of the public debates I took part in Diyarbakir this week a number of international speakers, including myself, had our passports seized and photocopied by the police. This was just one example of how Turkey's Article 301 is used to threaten citizens for engaging in free speech criticising the government. Another example was when we were warned not to say the word 'Kurdistan' during a radio interview as the Government would have the radio station shut down. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Saturday November 11, 2006 01:23 by TJ
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Gardaí violently attack anti-Shell demonstrators in Mayo. read full story / add a comment |
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