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Teenage Mother Abducted in Toxteth

29-11-2006 08:38

Charlie and Christopher in happier times
A teenage rape victim and her toddler son were abducted in a dawn raid on Monday, victims of a fearsome armed gang known as the 'United Kingdom government'.

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Rads Used to Kill Spy Same as are Legal in Cigarettes

29-11-2006 05:02

In order to properly read and hear the news on the topic of the Assassinated spy, it's helpful to know a little more about that Polonium 210. Officials, so concerned about our health, forgot to include this radiation source in their case against cigarettes. Perhaps they cared more for the economic health of the cig cartels, including ingredients suppliers and their insurers and investors.

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Sussex students library occupation

29-11-2006 01:37

80 students at the university of Sussex have occupied their library in protest against the commodification of education and its provision at their university.

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Riot in Harmondsworth

29-11-2006 00:54

A riot started around 9 pm in B wing and seems to have spread to all wings. Some detainees have been beaten up. There are reports of fires being lit everywhere. Detainees have been locked up in their rooms in some parts of the centre. In others they are stll rioting.
I have news now (00.50) they are now taking the detanees out of the building.

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Stop deportation and detention of Ethiopian asylum seekers

28-11-2006 23:55

Kinijit's support organisation KSOUK in the UK has staged a demonstration today in front of the Minister for Immigration, Marsham Street. They are challenging the decision of the British government to detain and deport asylum seekers from Ethiopia.
Between 50 and 60 people took part, mostly Ethiopian refugees and their supporters.
Members fo the opposition face being imprisoned and tortured if deported back to Ethiopia.

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Anti Deportation Protest, Manchester

28-11-2006 22:46

Approximately 30,000 immigrants and asylum seekers are locked up in detention centres and prisons in Britain every year, including over 2000 children and babies. About 400 are deported from Britain every week, including children and babies. Some say Britain is not a racist state, but facts are stubborn little things and have to be reckoned with.

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New NHS IT system putting patients in danger.

28-11-2006 22:39

New NHS IT system is not only an expensive waste of money, but it actually preventing NHS staff from accessing medical records!

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Latest from Oaxaca and San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas

28-11-2006 22:00

Oaxaca: Mass arrests, dissent crushing, Indymedia journalist disappeared.
San Cristobal de las Casas: Military spotted in the streets.

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Copenhagen: Police brutality ... again

28-11-2006 21:21

Arrest with a cops glove in mouth
This sunday a demonstration against the church Faderhuset turned into resulted in police brutality and mass arrests.

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Huge Demonstration in Cite Soleil, Haiti

28-11-2006 20:55

Cite Soleil Protest
Demonstrators demand the physical return of Aristide, the exit of MINUSTAH, rehabilitation of all civil employees illegally dismissed, and freedom for all political prisoners

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Offensive Continues Against the APPO

28-11-2006 20:54

Government Launches New Aggression Against the Popular Assembly Movement

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Brighton blockade for peace

28-11-2006 17:25

This weekend, from Sunday over to Monday, saw a large group of students from Sussex University travel to Scotland to play their part in the audacious civil resistance initiative, 'Faslane 365', which began on October the first 2006 to apply critical public pressure for the disarmament of Britain's nuclear weapons. Groups from all over Scotland, England, and Wales and beyond have been invitied to come down and shut the base for a period of time suitable to them.

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The Downside of ‘Liberation Democracy’

28-11-2006 16:06

A recent study highlighting the rapid expansion of organised criminal activity in those areas where NATO and the U.S. have engaged in aggressive military intervention offers further evidence of the lasting negative social consequences of foreign occupation by neo-colonial powers. As corporate driven America attempts to assert its dominance over weaker nations, organised crime, quick to exploit traumatised societies, becomes the principal beneficiary in the 'war against terror' and the spread of ‘democracy, liberty’ and free market capitalism – what is good for capitalist America is even better for a crime boss!

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No oil no War

28-11-2006 16:04

Alternative energies are now obligatory. This is the true emergency

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Goldman Sachs Headquarters Occupied by Cleaners Union

28-11-2006 15:08

Today at 12pm around 25 cleaners and supporters went into the lobby of Goldman Sachs Headquarters, despite attempts by security to kick them out. They were protesting at the treatment of cleaners by ISS, which is partially owned by Goldman Sachs, and demanded a deal with the TGWU.

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Sudan getting better??

28-11-2006 14:48

Mr. Bashir was quoted in todays papers as saying that things were much better in Sudan than internationals were claiming so i asked a friend of mine who is working for the UN there for his views. They are understandably to the point

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Artist Arrested in Cardiff

28-11-2006 14:04

Artists home raided

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Everything instore half price today!!!

28-11-2006 13:01

Group shot
For this year's Buy Nothing Day, the Hijackers decided to resurect one of our favourite projects. The Half Price Sale.

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Sucessful opening for Poitical Video Festival

28-11-2006 12:52

Sucessful opening for Poitical Video Festival

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March 19th 2007 - A Global Day of Action for Iraq and Beyond

28-11-2006 12:51

The common call to action to make March 19th 2007 a global day of action against the war on terror, marking the 4th anniversary of the invasion, followed by a proposed response. Please circulate widely.