Dissent
# dissent - Monday 8 April, 2013
Column: Criticism of Eamon Gilmore has been very personal and extremely unjust
Opinion polls come and go, but the public are missing the real achievements of the Labour party in government, writes Rory Geraghty.
# dissent - Sunday 7 October, 2012
Putin hails Pussy Riot jail terms: report
“It was right to arrest them… one cannot undermine the moral foundations [and] break up the country,” Putin said today.
# dissent - Monday 20 August, 2012
Pussy Riot will not ask Putin for pardon: lawyer
The three women told their lawyer: “Let them go to hell with their pardon”.
# dissent - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Madonna calls for Pussy Riot pardon
The singer said it would be a tragedy if the three women received a lengthy sentence for their anti-Vladimir Putin protest.
# dissent - Sunday 5 August, 2012
Pussy Riot supporters hope Madonna will back campaign
Madonna is due to perform in Moscow next week and supporters of the guerrilla protest group hope she will speak out against the trial.
# dissent - Thursday 12 April, 2012
Column: Are we as a Catholic Church not mature enough to listen to others?
The Vatican is investigating Fr Tony Flannery over his liberal views. But censorship is not a Christian solution, writes Fr Jimmy McPhillips.
# dissent - Thursday 22 March, 2012
Clashes continue in Syria despite UN statement
The UN Security Council has called for a ceasefire to allow dialogue aimed at resolving the crisis and to allow humanitarian aid in.
# dissent - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
Arming Syrian opposition would ‘contribute to civil war situation’ – Tánaiste
Eamon Gilmore was speaking as EU foreign ministers agreed further sanctions on Syria but there is no sign of military intervention of any sort.
# dissent - Saturday 28 January, 2012
Arab League halts observer mission in Syria
The mission sharply criticised the regime of President Bashar Assad for the escalating violence which has killed at least 80 people across the country.
# dissent - Monday 28 November, 2011
Children tortured, killed during Syrian regime’s crackdown: UN
UN Human Rights Council says its investigation into human rights abuse claims has found that at least 256 children were killed and that some were tortured to death.
# dissent - Wednesday 23 November, 2011
Government condemns violence against Egyptian protesters in Tahrir Square
Speaking in the Dáil, Minister Seán Sherlock said the government had “deep concern” over the violence – but ruled out international intervention saying that “it is for Egyptians themselves to determine their own future”.
# dissent - Saturday 12 November, 2011
Arab League suspends Syria’s membership over crackdown
League putting pressure on Syrian government to stop using violence against its civilians – as it had agreed to do under a recent peace deal.
# dissent - Tuesday 1 November, 2011
China gives dissident artist Ai WeiWei a €1.7m tax bill
Chinese artists and vocal rights activist Ai WeiWei has been ordered to pay €1.7 million in alleged back taxes – a move he says is an attempt to silence him.
# dissent - Tuesday 23 August, 2011
UN puts protest deaths at 2,200 as Syria disputes fact-finding report
Seven people were reportedly killed after a UN fact-finding mission left the restive city of Homs yesterday. The UN has criticised Syria for restricting the mission’s access.
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