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VIGILS EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY with victims of violence in Syria will be held in Dublin and Galway today.
They are taking place as part of an Amnesty Global Day of Action to express solidarity with the victims of the conflict in Syria.
The Dublin vigil will be held outside the GPO on O’Connell Street, while the Galway vigil will take place on the city’s Middle Street. Both will begin at noon, followed by a minute’s silence at 12.30pm.
Amnesty International is holding a Global Day of Action today to mark one year since the fall of the Mubarak government in Egypt and a year of change across the Middle East.
Amnesty says it supporters will hold the solidarity vigil today “to highlight the inaction of the international community on Syria, and in particular the decision by Russia to veto a UN Security Council resolution”, which the organisation has described as a betrayal of the Syrian people.
Earlier this week, Amnesty said that Russia and other countries with influence over Syria must act urgently to stop the bombardment of Homs.
The organisation also called on the Arab League to continue its diplomatic efforts on Syria.
Colm O’Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International Ireland, said:
Innocent men, women and children are dying every day in Homs. It is turning into a major humanitarian crisis. Russia has blocked international efforts to stop the massive human rights violations in Syria, claiming it has a better plan to end the crisis.
Russia, and other countries with influence over Syria, must use whatever means they have to restrain the Syrian military in Homs and ensure it stops using heavy weaponry in residential areas.
Amnesty International has concluded that crimes against humanity are taking place in Syria – a finding also made by a UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry in November – and called for the situation to be referred to Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
It also called for a comprehensive arms embargo to be imposed on Syria and an assets freeze against President Bashar al-Assad and his close associates.
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Someone gave the guards the Heads-up.
@Liam Russell: no, they put they’re head inspector on the case
@James Wallace: There was some serious skulduggery going on
@CrabaRev: make no bones about it
I’m just glad the skulls were recovered and will be returned to their rightful owners in the vaults, it was a horrible thing to disturb the remains and whoever is responsible might yet feel the ire or wrath of interfering with the dead.
@Honeybee
More to the point wish who ever is in charge there would get their act together and get proper security installed. These are priceless relics, valuable in terms of their historical significance and in term of tourist dollars. This church was broken in to many times before you would think these fools in charge would have learned their lesson.
@Honeybee: I seriously can’t tell if people are being funny here anymore..
Who ever found that scull should go look for the Journals balls, had the O brien post open to comments, crapped itself and shut it
@The long walk home☘️: you must be joking no news outlet would dare speak about DOB I’m surprised your comment hasn’t been deleted
@In my opinion: I’d not sweat it, we all have the measure of him by now.
Good work by many nGardai
@Dave O’Hanlon: :D
Found in SallyNOGGIN.
@Andrew Murray: still can’t get my head around how the thief did it
He/she certainly used their loaf
Any arrests
@stephen darling: ye they got a head for it.
@stephen darling: nah – its Ireland.
Should have quiet while he was ahead
@Gerry Gleeson: Thats quit the spelling mistake you’ve made there
@Arthur Pewty: theirs nothing worse than a spelling or grammar error when there trying to be funny :p
@Anto Curran: You are right. “theirs nothing worse.” Is there?
@CrabaRev:
Your wright, them grammar na*is is way worser
@Arthur Pewty: looks like you haven’t quit spelling errors
@Anto Curran: Poor old Crab just didn`t get the gist of the thread did he?
There, Their, They`re Crab – better luck next time
@Pixie McMullen: My bad. I’ll never live it down. You’re looking much better by the way.
@CrabaRev: It`s only Temporary = Putin will be back tomorrow flying around on his American Bald Eagle.
You`ve gone a lovely shade of grey yourself mate, really suits you
Don’t forget folks this was a real person .
He deserves some respect .
Even if he lashed the bejesuits out of our ancestors with his crusading tactics back in the day …..
Any info please contact garda head office
Found in Schull West Cork
Was it found in Connemara by any chance ?
Well Done to the Gardai, only scuOm filth desecrate the resting places of the dead.
How did the soup taste.
Like im all for the odd prank but there are some idiots out there
Very strange, it’s like Robert Langdon only had 24 hours to save the world & needed some long lost clue which could only be opened with the mummy’s head.
So no comments on the OBrien case permitted! How scared ! Might is right!!
Thanks Cónal for the heads up!
Excellent boys and girls. When some unfortunate people are losing their heads you are there to reassure everyone ! Well done.
Dublin is full of heads!!
Hope they found him safe a well.
“That’s”… Just saying. People in glasshouses and all that.
Will they give it a check up from the neck up
Thanks Cónal for the heads up!
Looks pretty tanned.
Cheap flight to Lanzarote?
Some amount of T#ssers with stupid jokes. Stick to the day jobs.
@Gary Sea: Are you available for parties Gary?? Sounds like you’re the craic like.
Reprehensible crime. Losers who did it need to be criminalised
Whoever did this…….Off with there heads !!!
First and foremost I thought Michael Jackson was brown bread.. Has no one found that more shocking then a stolen skull..
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