European Parliament to vote on Halawa case today

The European Parliament will today vote on
a resolution that calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the
Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa. He’s been held in an Egyptian prison since August
2013. The Egyptian authorities are claiming he took part in violent protests in
a mosque in Cairo but human rights organisations such as Amnesty International say
the claims are false. The Sinn Fein MEP, Lynn Boylan, who’s been instrumental
in highlighting Ibrahim’s case, says the twenty year old could face the death
penalty if he’s found guilty of the alleged crimes. The Dublin MEP says the
claims being made against him are fabricated
 

Out words: it up

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Carthy calls on IFA to step up scrutiny of EU-US TTIP deal

The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy says the IFA
should step up its vigilance of the talks on the EU-US trade deal known as
TTIP. The Midlands North-West MEP is openly critical of TTIP which he says will
damage the Irish agricultural sector and particularly the beef industry.
Speaking from the European Parliament, Mr Carthy referred to recent IFA
concerns about an EU trade deal with the Mercosur group of South American
countries. The IFA’s National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns recently said a
Mercosur deal would damage Irish and EU agriculture industries. Matt Carthy
says the IFA should be equally concerned about a TTIP deal.

Out words: Irish farmers

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Carthy calls for scrapping of TTIP talks

The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy is calling
for the scrapping of the EU-US trade talks known as TTIP. The Midlands
North-West MEP says the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership deal would
be very bad for Irish farmers and particularly those working in the beef sector. Mr Carthy
pointed to recent warnings by the IFA that an EU trade deal with the Mercosur
group of South American countries would damage the Irish agricultural sector. He says the IFA should take a similar stance towards the TTIP talks. 

Out words: Irish people

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