UK Indymedia - UK G8 2005 Newswire Archive

Carnivalistas take over Edinburgh city centre

05-07-2005 00:06

The Carnival for Full Enjoyment took over the streets of central Edinburgh today. Despite a level of police violence rarely seen in Scotland, Princes Street was occupied and closed all afternoon, and well into the evening. A significant number of locals were involved along with internationals.

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Colour blind cops mistake clowns for Black Bloc or something...

04-07-2005 23:43

Today acting on meticulously gathered intelligenge the Police detained and thwarted a well known violent group of extremists. They were stopped and searched under the public order act so that Daily Mail readers everywhere could sleep more peacefully in their beds knowing that they were safer from the evil forces of anarchy. Bah!

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IMC photographer gets clowned.

04-07-2005 23:31

Well it was bound to happen sooner or later.

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Red Pepper report on Edinburgh protest

04-07-2005 23:25

Latest news on Edinburgh protests now on Red Pepper's blog site

http://redpepper.blogs.com/

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Party pics from carnival of full enjoyment

04-07-2005 23:19

Some people managed to have a laugh despite the repression.

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Peacefull protest at faslane

04-07-2005 23:13

A brief video about the actions in faslan on monday.

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Provocation outside the media centre

04-07-2005 22:49

Police turn up outside the media centrelate this evening, seemingl with the aim of stiring trouble.

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Faslane fun and meaningful action

04-07-2005 22:42

Report on Faslane action from blockader.

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Outside the pen on Canning Street

04-07-2005 22:26

After cordoning part of the Carnival on Canning Street today, the police began to move fellow protestors, onlookers and press outside the cordon further and further away from the demonstrators. We ended up a few hundred yards away, right around the corner. Here is some of what we could see.

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[picture report] Carnival of Full Enjoyment, Edinburgh

04-07-2005 22:20

[picture report] Carnival of Full Enjoyment, Edinburgh

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Make History Poverty

04-07-2005 21:50

The Polis enforce a “Sanitised area” at the Make Poverty History Demo; we’re all under military occupation.

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faslane

04-07-2005 20:47

photos of summit and faslane

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Protestors Trapped In Edinburg Park

04-07-2005 19:37

The Police forced a large part of the Carnival Protest into an Endinburgh Park. They kept about 400 protestors, plus many shoopers tourists and townspeople caught up in the carnival imprisoned - locked in the park for over 45 minutes.

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It was meant to be a carnival.....

04-07-2005 19:30

but it turned into a riot. Or so you'd think, from the police tactics at the carnival for Full Enjoyment, here in Edinburgh today.

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A non typical view of today

04-07-2005 19:25

A day spent with the clowns avoided the worst of the sinister noise....

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[Picture report] Clown Army conquers Edinburgh

04-07-2005 19:18

[Picture report] Clown Army conquers Edinburgh

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Transport to Scotland still available

04-07-2005 18:59

Seats are still available on a Midlands coach to the G8 summit protests. If you really care about the many problems caused by corporate greed, get yourself up to Scotland and let Bush & Blair know what you think of their policies!!

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Rushes of Police Over-reaction on 4th July Edinburg, keeping a good vibe!

04-07-2005 18:57

Rushes of footage that show police over reaction on Monday. Police moving in and surrounding people. Keeping a good vibe even when penned in for hours!

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Resistance to police aggression in St Davids Street

04-07-2005 18:50

A group of protestors and bystanders resist police pushing them from the pavement into a side street

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Photos from Cannon pen

04-07-2005 18:07

We were stuck on cannon street for 5 hours, even though nothing really happened.