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Article: Iraqis at Derry anti-war event.
- Article from:
- Derry Journal (Derry, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2007
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More than one hundred people attended the International Anti War conference in Derry's City Hotel at the weekend.
The conference, organised by the local Anti War Coalition, heard from Iraqis, Lebanese and Palestinians about the impact of war on the people of their countries. All the speakers called for people in the West to show their solidarity by calling for an end to the occupation of Iraq, an end to the collective punishment of Palestinians and no more outside interference in the Middle East.
All three Iraqi speakers, who came from different political perspectives, appealed to anti-war campaigners not to let the terrible plight in their country be ...