Egypt brings a dark day for media freedom

Last update: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 11:24 | © Metro Éireann

Egypt’s sentencing of several Al Jazeera journalists to lengthy prison terms for ‘spreading false news’ has been strongly condemned by the international community.

Irish credit unions are leading the way

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 02:58 | © Metro Éireann

The news that the Irish League of Credit Union’s (ILCU) international development arm has been awarded a two-year contract to develop the credit union movement in Ethiopia is a testament to the increasing importance of ‘microcredit’ in the developing world.

Give asylum seekers a chance to rebuild lives

Last update: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 02:42 | © Metro Éireann

A new report on the provision of services to asylum seekers in Ireland has described our reception centres as unsuitable for long-term residence, despite the cost-effectiveness and flexibility the Government claims they offer.

Our response to Gov Uduaghanâ€™s comments

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:26 | © Metro Éireann

A number of local and international leaders in various fields, including the NUJ’s Irish secretary Séamus Dooley and Delta State Governor Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, were honoured at Metro Éireann’s International Leadership Award ceremony in Dublin on Saturday 18 January.

Time to reflect on Mandelaâ€™s legacy

Last update: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 18:09 | © Metro Éireann

Special tributes have been paid the world over to Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday 5 December at the age of 95.

We need actions to fight racism, not words

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:40 | © Metro Éireann

It was welcome to see the Minister for Justice “utterly condemn” the series of hate mail sent recently to some members of the Muslim community in Ireland.

Stance on Sri Lanka should be welcomed

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:14 | © Metro Éireann

Concerns over Sri Lanka’s human rights record recently came to the fore when Canada and India took separate decisions to boycott the Commonwealth summit in the country’s capital Colombo. Their protests against alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka followed the defeat of the Tamil rebels in 2009 after a bloody 26-year conflict that claimed more than 100,000 lives. Analysts say the majority died at the hands of the Sri Lankan army in the last few months before the end of the war.

Set an example for the undocumented

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 14:59 | © Metro Éireann

For many years Ireland has lobbied the US Congress to pass new legislation that would enable thousands of Irish people who are currently living undocumented in the US to legalise their status.

Letâ€™s address the causes of migration

Last update: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 15:53 | © Metro Éireann

The announcement by the European Comm-ission that it plans to undertake a massive search and rescue operation across the Mediterranean to intercept migrants and the boats carrying them to Europe should be cautiously welcomed.

Nairobi terror attack is a call for action

Last update: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 16:23 | © Metro Éireann

The devastation caused by al-Shabaab militants who stormed Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall, killing at least 62 people and wounding some 200 more, may not be as widespread as the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. But its impact has been similarly felt the world over.

Chileâ€™s judges sorry - but is it too late?

Last update: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 16:17 | © Metro Éireann

An unprecedented apology from the body representing Chile’s judges for their inability to uphold the rule of law when they backed the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s should be welcomed.

Education in Liberia remains in a mess

Last update: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 15:31 | © Metro Éireann

The recent dispiriting news that no single candidate passed this year’s University of Liberia admission examination, out of some 25.000 who sat the paper, highlights the terrible lasting effects of that country’s brutal civil war, which ended almost a decade ago.

Not much time left to achieve lasting peace

Last update: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 13:03 | © Metro Éireann

While US-sponsored peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian authorities are expected to continue over the next while, strong doubts remain over the possibility of a lasting deal. Just a few days before talks were due to start in Jerusalem, the planned expansion of Israeli settlements – not to mention the possible continuation of Israel’s barrier wall in the West Bank – has threatened the discussions.

Europe can do more for the Syrian people

However long it takes before the Syrian civil war comes to an end, one thing is certain: Syria will never be the same again.

No better time to make a difference

On Thursday 18 July 2013 the world will mark the 95th birthday of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela – as well as celebrate the fourth Nelson Mandela International Day, an initiative that aims to encourage people across the globe to take positive action to help make our world a much better place.

Abuse of migrants is â€˜a stainâ€™ on free Libya

World Refugee Day on 19 June saw the release of an Amnesty International report – a document strongly suggesting that ill treatment of refugees arriving in Libya may be EU-funded.

Kuwait is due for its own Arab Spring

There are strong indications that Kuwait may be due for an ‘Arab Spring’, following ongoing tensions between the government, opposition and pro-democracy activists. In the last few months the Kuwaiti government has punished several social media users for insulting its ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah.

Ghana church stampede could have been avoided

Four people were killed and scores injured recently in a stampede at a church in the Ghanaian capital Accra.

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