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IMO Say All Mediterranean States Have SAR Obligations

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The International Maritime Organisation has responded to the Celtic League enquiry about European Union statements that its member States would ‘scale down’ their Search and Rescue operations aimed at targeting migrants from Africa who attempt the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea, often in unsuitable and unsafe craft.

Sea Waters around Skomer (Welsh: Ynys Sgomer)  the island off the west coast of Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) will today (12 Dec) become part of Wales’ first Marine Conservation Zone. Skomer is already a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area. The sea around Skomer is an important home and feeding ground for a wide variety of marine life such as the rare Manx Shearwaters and the large colony of Atlantic Puffin.

Opponents of the Welsh Government’s Planning Bill are meeting today (12 Dec) in the Welsh town of Rhayader (Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy) to organise a nationwide campaign against proposed legislation that will damage local communities and the Welsh language. A number of groups are forming an alliance over concerns that the Bill will see more centralised decision-making. This in turn will lead to big new housing developments that will fail to protect Welsh speaking areas.

BZH New York is an organisation of Bretons and friends of Brittany dedicated to promoting the culture, economy, tourism, and language of Brittany. Brittany is one of the six Celtic Nations. 

They are holding their annual BZH New York Christmas lunch on Saturday, December 13th from 12:00pm - 5:30pm. RESERVE NOW by clicking: http://www.bzh-ny.org/invite-xmas.php

It will be at Riccardo's (21-01 24th Avenue, Queens) 

The mighty Mollag Ghennal is back on the festive list of fun events with a magnificent line-up of musicians to fortify everyone between the Christmas holidays and New Year's Eve.

Following the usual format, it's a musical spectacular which attracts a full house, a great atmosphere and the chance to enjoy some outstanding music from the Manx music stable.

It is time for Dublin to create a single Department within the government whose only task is to preserve, protect and promote the Irish Language. 

The struggle to save Alsace and preserve Alsaciens historic and cultural identity continues. Saturday, December 13, 2014, Alsaciens Réunis have organized a new rally in Strasbourg, at 14:00 in place de Bordeaux. This is part of the campaign of opposition to so called French territorial reform which will see Alsace merged into a new eastern region, along with Champagne-Ardennes and Lorraine. There is also a further Rally being planned for December 20 in Paris where protesters from Alsace will be joined by Breton's supporting the reunification of Brittany.

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United Kingdom Fail to Implement Torture Safeguards Protocol

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It came to late to ensure that the torture suffered by the ‘Hooded Men’ reported on Celtic News recently did not occur. Nor was it in place to ensure that ill treatment in prisons, holding centres and police stations was stopped during the 1970-80s.

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Pakistani Prime Minister Pressed on Asghar Case

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The United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron, has raised the case of a Scottish grandfather being held on death row in Pakistan during a meeting (yesterday) with the country’s prime minister.

Mohammad Asghar, 70, who is from Edinburgh, was sentenced to death in January after being convicted of blasphemy.
In September, the pensioner, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, was shot and injured by a prison guard.

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Plaid MP Raises Language Dimension fir Abuse Enquiry Victims

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The Plaid Cymru MP, Hywel Williams, MP highlighted a glaring oversight in relation to those children who have been abused in Wales an issue which has been the subject of previous enquiry and now seems set to be the focus of a new historical abuse enquiry.

Referring to the Waterhouse Report ‘Lost in Care’ published in 2000 he said: