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OPEN LETTER TO THE HEADS OF STATE GOVERNMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

24-01-2006 19:24

As citizens of Romania, a country that is about to adhere to the European Democratic Union, we wish to express our concern for the corruption that permeates the highest official authorities and the judicial system in our country.

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Suttongrad Eviction Support Tomorrow Morning

24-01-2006 19:19

defiance

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Torturer cries in court

24-01-2006 19:18

Torturer and killer free.
We are all Nazis now.

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Was Everything we did a Total Waste of Time?

24-01-2006 19:18

As a peace campaigner from the ’eighties, one of the questions I keep asking myself is: given the imminent threat of nuclear war in the Middle East why is the UK peace movement unable to replicate the effectiveness of the ’80s?

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Rough Music 8 Is Out Now

24-01-2006 18:41

Rough Music - Brighton's dirty diggin', shit-stirrin' bi-monthly free newsheet - has released issue 8 today (Jan 24th).

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Suttongrad

24-01-2006 18:39

Sutton street eviction alert tomoorow wed morning 8.30 am onwards.

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Brisbane Brothel Gives Thumbs up to US Sailors

24-01-2006 18:28

According to an article in the Australian Courier Mail, workers at the Purely Blue brothel in Brisbane have been looking forward to the arrival a US aircraft carrier carrying around 6000 crew

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So Far and Yet So Near - show 3

24-01-2006 17:04

Audio
In So Far and Yet So Near this week:
- South African director Gavin Hood describes his new film, Tsotsi
- Making business more ethical and accountable: Craig Bennett, from Friends of the Earth, talks about a new campaign
- Hannah learns about West African drumming and South African singing
- How the 'resurrection fern' inspired Cambridge scientists to improve vaccines

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Climate Radio

24-01-2006 16:50

The Climate Outreach and Information Network provides free, web based interviews on climate change issues.

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Bush Braces For Impeachment Hearings

24-01-2006 15:33

False Reports To Congress, Electronic Surveillance Without Warrant

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Second preparatory meeting against the G8 2007

24-01-2006 15:14

The second big preparatory meeting for the radical left for the G8 summit in 2007 took place the weekend 6th to 8th of january in Berlin.
Location for the summit will be Heiligendamm, part of the town Bad Doberan at the Baltic See.

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Oppose expansion of Nuke power-BBC poll.

24-01-2006 12:25

The BBC is conducting a poll on whether we should expand nuclear energy.

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A day of solidarity for Kenny Richey: 19 years on death row

24-01-2006 11:18

A Letter From Death Row by Johny Brown highlights the case of Edinburgh man, Kenny Richey who has spent the last nineteen years on death row in Ohio, USA. On Burns’ Night, Wednesday 25 January, there will be various solidarity performances of A Letter from Death Row, the Kenny Richey story.

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Brick Lane London E1 Area Against Crossrail hole Bill - Khoodeelaar Manifesto

24-01-2006 10:18

The Khoodeelaar campaign against the Crossrail hole scheme was conceived of and begun in January 2004, way before George Galloway himself knew whether he would ever be even in the House of Commons, let alone in any other ‘House’, of whatever repute!
This Khoodeelaar manifesto 2006 is being published as part of the community’s defence of the area against the big business and city of London interests plan to destroy the Brick Lane London E1 Area local community and take over the space

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sheffield kashmir film showing

24-01-2006 09:58

The first screening of a documentary film (produced by Shift Production to the Academy of Community Leadership)of what the delegation from Sheffield encountered.Kashmir Earthquake Relief Fund (sheffield) met and spoke with local people and heard eyewitness accounts of the traumatic suffering and bravery of the Kashmiris.

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answering the Critics

24-01-2006 09:52

prove me wrong

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OPPOSE THE NEW LASER AT AWE ALDERMASTON

24-01-2006 09:43

JOIN THE BLOCKADE ON 30TH JAN

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MEP CALLS FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO NUKES FACTORY

24-01-2006 09:38

'PLANNED ALDERMASTON EXTENSION MUST BE STOPPED' - CAROLINE LUCAS

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Government to bribe GPs

24-01-2006 09:31

I had always understood that when my GP was making an assessment of any illness I presented, he would base his judgement on his medical skills and experience. Under new government proposals this may no longer be the case.

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The Agrexco Seven - Day one

24-01-2006 07:51

Don't buy dem fruits
Monday saw the commencement of the Agrexco Seven trial at Uxbridge Magistrates Court. The seven are on trial for aggravated tresspass following a blockade of the Israeli national fresh produce exporters HQ in Hayes on November 11th, 2004, when all vehicular access tot he site was blocked with cages constructed by the defendants, for over 8 hours.