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Democratic rights
5 posts
Dangerous precedent: Gardaí ban taxi drivers’ socially-distanced protest
By Brian McCarthy Gardaí have banned a taxi drivers’ protest which was planned for Thursday 29 April, using…
Mass protests after Myanmar coup will be decisive
By James Clement from Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales & Scotland) and Geert Cool PSL/PSP…
Governments Seize On COVID-19 to Extend State Powers
By Stephen Boyd, International Socialist Alternative The Economist (3/28/2020) has described it as “the most dramatic extension of…
COVID-19: No attacks on democratic rights
By James McCabe Across the globe, governments are introducing sweeping curtailments of basic democratic rights in the name…
Coronavirus crisis – Say no to attacks on democratic rights
By Mick Barry TD The Health (Preservation and Protection and Other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest)…