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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE have marched today around the world in ‘Refugee Welcome’ demonstrations.
There was a good turnout of supporters in Dublin this afternoon, as people gathered at The Spire on Dublin’s O’Connell Street.
The marches, being held in Dublin and Galway as well as other cities such as London, Copenhagen and Glasgow, are urging governments to do more to help refugees who have been forced to flee their homes.
Ireland
This week it was announced that Ireland would take in over 4,000 refugees.
However, there has been criticism from a number charities and organisations that governments have not acted swiftly enough to deal with the ongoing crisis.
It is understood that some refugees in groups of 50 or 100 will arrive in Ireland within weeks.
Speakers at the rally today including Independent TD Clare Daly.
Gardaí have confirmed that the march appears to be going peacefully and there have been no incidents.
Anti Racism Network / TwitterDublin right now #refugeeswelcome #HousingRights Thousand here. pic.twitter.com/XYB7clVUlY
— Anti Racism Network (@ARNirl) September 12, 2015
ATD Ireland / TwitterGreat picture by @Colmogorman. With Jim Larkin to inspire us, Dublin says #refugeeswelcome #SOSEurope #Dignity4all pic.twitter.com/Igol6p1th8
— ATD Ireland (@ATDIreland) September 12, 2015
Gal Pal Sharon / TwitterSetting up for the Galway rally #refugeeswelcome pic.twitter.com/4q4qtKhYNI
— Shar (@shar_nolan) September 12, 2015
ATD Ireland / TwitterDublin says make #refugeeswelcome & #Dignity4all. Great to see so many people at the Spire. pic.twitter.com/G2zW9J4RTE
— ATD Ireland (@ATDIreland) September 12, 2015
London
Thousands of people marched in London this afternoon brandishing placards reading: “Open the Borders” and “Refugees In, Tories Out”.
“This rally is making clear that the government is wrong in their stance towards refugees,” one of the protesters, Dusan Petkovic, told AFP
Damien Rickwood / Twitter#RefugeesWelcome pic.twitter.com/AQq7K1WPuF
— Damien Rickwood (@damienrickwood) September 12, 2015
Some 30,000 people joined a rally in Copenhagen on Saturday in favour of taking in thousands of refugees seeking shelter in Europe, police said
Mark Knudsen / TwitterLots of People in Copenhagen saying #refugeeswelcome pic.twitter.com/vCiHAzpFjU
— Mark Knudsen (@MarkbKnudsen) September 12, 2015
Additional reporting AFP
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sure if they say they’re Irish….get the Irish media on/ board they’ll be back in temple bar for christmas
@Frank Dubogovik: That’s a bit silly.
What ever happened to that Irish lad from the same brotherhood, who said he was going to fight and bring them all here.
This guy is a military General having come to power in a military coup backed by the CIA and US military. The courts are meer extensions of that military rule and these trials are a sham.
@Charles Williams: the alternative is not some shining utopia with freedom for all.
The alternative is the aftermath of Iraq and Libya.
The Muslim Brotherhood is not our friend. It’s no rational person, Muslim or otherwise friend.
He is keeping his country together.
@Fiasco99: “brutal dictatorships where the police torture suspects as standard procedure are fine with me because the alternative could be worse”
Jesus wept.
@Fiasco99: that alternative was voted in by democratic election. Just because you, or more importantly, the US Americans don’t like who the Egyptians voted for doesn’t mean they can set up a coup d’etat and irradicate democracy.
@Cormac Ó Braonáin:
Suggest you learn a bit about Morsi’s conduct when in office – ordinary Egyptians turned against him when it became clear that his intention was to destroy the very democracy that got him elected in the first place so that he couldn’t be challenged.
@Cormac Ó Braonáin:
This is a good starting point for you, I’ll let you do the rest for yourself:
https://cihrs.org/one-year-into-morsis-presidencymanifold-abuses-and-systematic-undermining-of-the-rule-of-law/?lang=en
@mattoid: cheers for the link. I’m guessing that article from 5 years ago before the Yanks irradicated democracy and put their puppet in power is the most recent one you’ve read from the very website you posted. Go ‘home’ on that site and you’ll see a picture of Egypt that is a lot worse under el-sisi.
@Cormac Ó Braonáin: horrible governments bent indestructible have been voted into many countries. I’m glad when they fall.
The brotherhood were democratically elected. But there was never going to be another election.
The brotherhood placed the Luxor masacare organiser as the governor of a state. They were more oppressive than Sisi I has been. They were a perverted regeneration that deserves to fall.
I am glad Egypt has avoided the chaos.
So much for free legal aid in Egypt.
@Jams O’ Donnell: the Yanks are in control there now. Irradicated democracy by setting up the coup d’etat. Now controls the border to Gaza and occupied Palestine.
Ah! Well! Only one was a real Bad(d)ie!!!
Its interesting how the democratically elected Brotherhood are the murderers and the coup leaders the lawmakers. If you believe in democracy you have to question this so called trial. If you believe in democracy you must respect the democratic vote. If you believe in demcoracy you must be against foreign interference in Egypt which overthrew the elected government.
We are continually being sold the story that there is only one democracy in the middle east. I wonder why?
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