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Crowe calls for Committee to hear from Boylan on Halawa

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has reiterated his calls for the Foreign Affairs Committee to formally invite Lynn Boylan MEP to brief the Committee on her visit to Egypt and meetings with Ibrahim Halawa. Deputy Crowe said: “Ibrahim Halawa has been in jail for over two years in terrible conditions. “I […]

Crowe raises Ibrahim Halawa case with Minister Flanagan

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, raised the case of Ibrahim Halawa with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan, during Question time in the Dáil. Crowe also raised issues concerning Palestine and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “It is completely unacceptable that Ibrahim Halawa has now spent more […]

Crowe repeats calls for Ibrahim Halawa’s release

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed the release of the Al Jazeera journalists, and repeated his calls for the Egyptian Government to release Irish Citizen Ibrahim Halawa. Crowe has also called on the Irish Government to do more to secure the release of the jailed Irish citizen who has and […]

Crowe raises key Foreign Affairs issues with Minister Flanagan

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, today in the Foreign Affairs Committee. Crowe raised key Foreign Affairs issues with Minister Flanagan including the lifting of the blockade of Gaza, recognising the Palestinian State, the Kurdish fight against ISIS, the human rights […]

Ibrahim Halawa should be freed and allowed return home- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called for Ibrahim Halawa to be freed by the Egyptian authorities as there is no possibility he will receive a fair trial. Ibrahim, who is from Dublin, was arrested at a pro-democracy protest and has been jailed for over one year and has still not […]

Crowe highly critical of death sentence ruling in Egypt

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised the decision of an Egyptian court to sentence 529 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death today. Crowe said that the proceedings lacked any semblance of fairness with defence lawyers being barred from the court and not allowed to introduce evidence or cross examine […]

Crowe sends solidarity on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people

by Seán Crowe TD

Crowe sends solidarity on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Seán Crowe TD has marked today’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people by focusing on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Today is International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and […]

Crowe calls for EU arms embargo against Egyptian military regime

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has called on Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore to use the meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers, to seek an EU wide arms embargo against the Egyptian military regime, until democracy is restored in the country. Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of EU Foreign Ministers Deputy Seán Crowe said that […]

Deadly political repression in Egypt must stop – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

The political repression and the brutal crackdown on political activists in Egypt must stop immediately, before an out and out civil war spreads throughout the country, stated Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, today. Crowe was speaking after the Egyptian authorities violently attacked the protest camps of Muslim Brotherhood supporters. It is reported […]