28 August 2003 Edition
Family forced to move
28 August 2003
A woman whose North Belfast home has been the target of a series of sectarian attacks by loyalists has said she cannot take any more and is moving out. Free article
Remembering Allende and Jara
28 August 2003
It is nearly 30 years since a military coup finished off the democratically elected government of president Salvador Allende in Chile. It was 11 September 1973, and still the victims are campaigning for justice. Free article
Sinn Féin slams Parades Commission determination
28 August 2003
The Parades Commission's decision to allow a Royal Black Preceptory march to parade pass the Ardoyne shops on Saturday has been criticised by Sinn Féin as pandering to the Loyal Orders once again. Free article
Vigils for nuclear whistle blower and prisoner of conscience
28 August 2003
Mordechai Vanunu is a name not well known by most people. He is a man who has spent nearly 17 years in prison in Israel. Eleven and a half of those years were spent in solitary confinement, all of this for a crime of conscience. Free article
Systematic crusade against nationalists
28 August 2003
Lagan Valley Sinn Féin councillor Paul Butler has accused loyalists of being involved in a systematic campaign of intimidation against Catholics in the Lisburn area. Free article
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Palestinian women lead the way
28 August 2003
The Palestinian Working Women's Society (PWWS) is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering Palestinian women. The group was first established in 1981, and it now has bases in Ramallah, Nablus, Bethlehem, Toulkaren, Jineen and the Gaza strip, and this past month during the West Belfast Féile, two of its representatives were in Belfast. Free article
Maghaberry attack shows need for segregation
28 August 2003
Two dissident republican have been beaten by a gang of loyalists inside Bann House at Maghaberry Prison, County Antrim. Free article
UVF 'Brigadier' charged with brutal assault
28 August 2003
Mount Vernon UVF 'Brigadier' Mark Haddock is back in Belfast. The portly UVF commander had been on the run for almost three weeks, but was finally tracked down and arrested in south Wales this past Wednesday, 20 August. Free article
Teenagers hurt in sectarian attack
28 August 2003
A North Belfast father has told how his son was one of three teenagers attacked by a gang of unionist paramilitaries carrying baseball bats and golf clubs, as they walked along Alliance Avenue on Saturday afternoon, 23 August. Free article
Cancun Trade Summit will have massive impact on Irish farmers
28 August 2003
The Cancun World Trade Organisation (WTO) global trade talks beginning in September will have important implications on the livelihoods of many Irish farmers, says Sinn Féin Agriculture spokesperson, Fermanagh South Tyrone Cllr Gerry McHugh. Free article