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international / animal rights / other press Thursday February 07, 2008 14:01 by staring at goats
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"......The British Ministry of Defence says it will abandon deep-diving experiments which involve inducing decompression sickness in live goats. The animals were used to see what the likely risk of "the bends" would be following escape from a submarine at varying depths under water. The information would help crews judge whether it would be safer to abandon a stricken vessel or wait to be rescued. Animal rights campaigners say the move will "end decades of animal suffering". More than 400 such experiments have taken place since 2000. However, the tests were suspended in March 2007 while a review committee of six experts examined alternative methods, such as computer-modelling techniques to simulate the effects of the "bends". Now the UK MoD says there is no further need for the animal testing......." read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday February 07, 2008 12:30 by Ciaran Ó Brolcháin
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Tá Eoghan Ó Neill ag déanamh agallaimh le Treasa Ní Cheannabháin ó Gaza na Palaistíne díreach anois ar Raidió Fáilte. read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday February 07, 2008 09:54 by TD
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Treasa N1 Cheannabain, from the Galway Palestine Solidarity Campaign on a humanitarian mission to besieged Gaza with daughter, Naisrin, is now trapped there by the Israelis; in that dark valley of suffering that Michael Dugard has called the worlds largest prison, Married to Egyptian, the courtly Dr. Al-Safti, Treasa and daughter availing availing themselves of the window of opportunity provided by demolishment of the Apartheid Wall at the Rafah Crossing by Hamas two weeks ago, entered Gaza with funds for humanitarian purposes, to alleviate the endless suffering deriving from the collective punishment visited on that Golgotha by criminal Israel. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday February 07, 2008 06:46 by Avila TV
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Venezuela suffered a Coup d'Etat in april 11 of 2002. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Wednesday February 06, 2008 18:39 by C Murray
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/feb2008/spai-f06.shtml The first abortion rights issue that I was involved in was a press-statement forwarded by some polish activists who asked for dissemination of a petition to do with an amalgamation of three far right parties which included the LPR, PiS and another group. They had hoped to change the Polish constitution (article 38) to 'protect life from the moment of conception'. During the ensuing parliamentary debate and rucus, the tri-partite union who had attempted to force the issue down throats split ;and Poland was found in breach of Human Rights Articles in relation to the Alicia Tysiac case. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday February 06, 2008 12:37 by Irish Basque Committees
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Basque pro-independence spokespersons Pernando Barrena and Patxi Urrutia were arrested on Monday by Spanish police. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / news report Wednesday February 06, 2008 10:32 by Tarapixie
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Support Needed read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday February 06, 2008 01:14 by +
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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has long been on of the most trustworthy & respected research resources for people who like to count Scud missiles & stuff like that. In addition to "stuff like that", they do pretty good analysis too & not for nothing have they been ranked in the top 30 most influential think-tank entities on the planet. But most people who use this site don't pay attention to think-tanks & probably wouldn't even notice if they were floating like Tom Cruise in a tank having a think about how bad & evil the arms trade is for the good reason they didn't get the right degrees or recruited by the appropriate sort of shadowy agencies in their youth. Thankfully SIPRI has now decided to offer a lot of its information not only for free, but in a format & language. In short - (for I know no other way) I introduce you to the website " Armsflow ". read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday February 05, 2008 22:17 by John
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Below is a recent letter from US Anarchist prisoner Harold Thompson to a member of Belfast Anarchist Black Cross, who maintains regular contact with Harold and his struggle as a ‘Jail House Lawyer’ defending fellow prisoners against the repressive prison regime. A simple activity such as writing a letter goes a long way to breaking down the constant experience of isolation and confinement. As Harold writes, “Any political movement or peoples struggle, which fails to provide support to fallen comrades, is doomed to failure as certain as day follows night. Prisoner support should be considered as a top priority within all political movements and with all activists, as we, you or I never knows when gulag gates will slam shut behind us or when those gates to the outside will open again to allow our passage back out once the system has us in its grasp." read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media / other press Tuesday February 05, 2008 12:24 by C Murray
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Ronald Brooke Kitaj, Painter and Writer born in Cleveland 1932- died 2007. RB Kitaj- Diasporist Artist and Magician. He wrote in 1989 a book which was entitled 'The First Diasporist Manifesto', it was sold along with catalogues that accompanied his Retrospective at the Tate Gallery. A further book entitled :- The Second Diasporist Manifesto' was later published by Yale. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday February 05, 2008 00:20 by Paula Geraghty
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Today saw the launch of The Campaign Against the EU Constitution (CAEUC) at a press conference today at 11am in the Earl of Kildare Hotel to launch it's campaign for a No vote in the upcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty (the renamed EU Constitution, rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005). read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice / news report Monday February 04, 2008 22:18 by Predator of Xenu
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It appears there will be room on the anti-scientology bandwagon for people in Ireland on February 10th. An article in today's "Guardian" reports how the business founded by pathological liar & science fiction writer L.Ron Hubbard has succeeded in pressuring Youtube into pulling a critical vid but can't stop the hacker attacks on its website & the sweetest thing of all - it's "google bomb" profile. Meaning you type "dangerous cult" into Google, & the Church of Scientology website pops up. Of course many of you might not know who the Scientologists are. Simple. They belong to a dangerous cult. Some of them are very famous; Tom Cruise, John Travolta and the person who does Bart Simpson's voice. Others are really poor & just get scammed all their lives into buying Dianetics, Self-Help, being audited, being cut off from their family & all in the hope of re-assembling their intergalactic soul particles in time to escape the evil Xenu (emperor of the universe). read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday February 04, 2008 18:31 by pat c
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Meeting: Thursday 7 February 1pm in room C214, Arts Block , UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. Speaker: Torab Saleth. Torab Saleh leading Iranian socialist, political activist and founding member of ‘Hands off the People of Iran’ (HOPI) will speak on the nature of the Iranian regime, the relationship with the United States and the real reasons for going to war. The recent stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz shows that tensions still run high between the United States and Iran. The threat of war has definitely not gone away. In fact war in the form of sanctions has intensified. But it is not the Ahmadinejad government that is suffering. Sanctions hit the poorest and the most vulnerable, never the elite. The people of Iran are suffering, not their rulers. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday February 04, 2008 12:28 by Young Socialist
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4.30pm Wed 13th February Venue: Socialist Youth Offices, 13 Lombard St, Belfast * No more blood for oil! * Money for wages, NOT war! * No sectarian killings - Unity of Iraqi workers March 15th marks the 5th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq. At the beginning of the war, George Bush estimated that they would 'normalise' Iraq within 4 years. Instead they have created a hell on earth with barbaric conditions for the majority of Iraqis. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday February 04, 2008 12:22 by ASKAPENA
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These are hard times for the Basque Country. We know that we will resist as we owe this to our children. We are ready. 50 years of modern struggle. We resisted Franco as well as all Spanish governments from left to right. They all got bog down with the Basque Country and it will continue until the French and Spanish authorities recognise the reality and the rights of our country. We are calling on international solidarity to mobilise (International Solidarity Week with the Basque Country, February 18-24), to denounce the denial of political and social rights, so that our country can build democratically a sovereign, proud and socialist society. read full story / add a comment 
louth / arts and media / news report Monday February 04, 2008 11:33 by Sean Crudden
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The audience in Holy Trinity Heritage Centre, Carlingford, yesterday contributed to immensely to a finely wrought performance by Ensemble Avalon. There was no attention deficit and no disconcerting applause at the end of individual movements. Applause was reserved for the end of each of the four sonatas performed. In a very symmetrical program each of the sonatas had three movements. There was no rocking in the aisles but the applause was appreciative and there was a general air of satisfaction around the Heritge Centre as the performance progressed. The cost of a ticket for this concert was €15. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday February 04, 2008 00:34 by Gluaiseacht
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Gluaiseacht are calling on all those opposed to the gas giveaway to join us on a bus trip to London. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / consumer issues / news report Sunday February 03, 2008 22:09 by Houyhnhnm
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The Irish language name for Smithfield Square in Dublin is Margadh na Feirme, which reflects the fact that the area has been a market for a very long time. Cattle were once driven in from Meath and sold on the square, as well as poultry and other livestock. Horses have always been traded here. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday February 03, 2008 20:15 by CW
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How special is the Special Branch? Not so much... read full story / add a comment
galway / housing / event notice Sunday February 03, 2008 19:42 by R
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Galway based musicians are joining the effort to bring a new community led 'social space' to the city. The 'Space Exploration' benefit gig takes place on Friday February 8th, 9pm, at the Roisin Dubh. It features Van Cole, Queen Elvis, Nicola Willians and The Rye, all of whom are offering their talents to raise much needed funds to establish a new space for Galway. read full story / add a comment |
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