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The real alternative (Free article)
16 June 2005
The media's coverage of the Irish Times/MRBI opinion poll published at the weekend unsurprisingly focused on the substantial drop in Fianna Fáil support and corresponding increases for Fine Gael and Labour. Tucked away in the coverage was the fact that Sinn Féin's vote was up two to 11%.
Bolivia's resource wars (Free article)
16 June 2005
Finally, after years of campaigning, the US and Britain have agreed a plan to cancel the debt of 18 of the world's poorest countries. It is good news for those who have been working on this issue for the last few years, even before the worldwide Jubilee 2000 campaign was launched. However, this announcement is only a drop of good news of a sea of…
New Public Prosecution Service must be genuinely independent (Free article)
16 June 2005
Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly has welcomed the launch of the new Public Prosecution Service as part of the Criminal Justice Review launched in Belfast this week. The ending of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the introduction of a new Public Prosecution Service is the centrepiece of a wide ranging review of the justice system in the North of…
A Left, Green, Republican Coalition? (Free article)
16 June 2005
A 26-County general election could be called in 2006. Sinn Féin could be one of a number of parties to hold the balance of power. What should we do? asks EOIN O'BROIN.
Garda censorship (Free article)
16 June 2005
A shopowner in Dublin's North Inner City who had begun to stock An Phoblacht at the start of the month has been forced to withdraw the paper from sale following a visit from local Gardaí. The owner, who does not want to be identified, was told by officers that he was not allowed to sell 'that paper'.
Torture in the Basque Country (Free article)
16 June 2005
The UN's Committee Against Torture has given 90 days to the Spanish state to implement the necessary measures to put an end to the practice of torture by Spanish security forces. The UN decision came as a consequence of the case of Basque citizen Kepa Urra, who was humiliated and beaten by the police officers after his arrest. Urra was arrested…
ASBOs protest in Dublin (Free article)
16 June 2005
• Sinn Féin members joined other groups in Dublin city centre at the weekend in a colourful and youthful demonstration of opposition to the government's plans to introduce Anti-Social Behaviour Orders. Minister McDowell was urged to invest in youth services rather than introduce a flawed system that will only serve to criminalise young people.
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