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Prisoners revolt in Rye Hill, Warwickshire

27-06-2007 15:55

A group of prisoners at a privately run jail near Rugby 'went wild' on Monday, June 25th. The inmates took control of one wing at the Rye Hill prison, which is run by GSL, for almost two hours in the afternoon. A team of specially trained and equipped staff were then brought in and regained control of the wing. A spokesman for GSL said that, despite some damage at the prison, there were "no injuries to either staff or inmates".

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Counter-FIT: some thoughts

27-06-2007 15:49

Recent discussions on Indymedia and elsewhere have concerned resistance to Forward Intelligence Teams - police surveillance teams deployed to monitor "disruptive" groups of various stripes. Here are some thoughts.

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11 July Meeting: Detention Without Trial: Lives in Limbo in Britain

27-06-2007 15:09

The Centre for the Study of Terrorism (CFSOT) with the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC) & Cage Prisoners will be convening an important public meeting, entitled Detention Without Trial: Lives in Limbo in Britain.

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Postal workers strike against pay limit: It’s a fight for us all

27-06-2007 14:52

Postal workers strike against pay limit: It’s a fight for us all

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The United(?) Kingdom.....

27-06-2007 14:37

Would going back be such a bad thing?.....
In the current climate of agitation on both sides of the English/Scottish border what are our options and expectation for the United Kingdom?.....

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Protest to Spanish authorities on the inhumane killing of Osamuyiwa Aikpitanhi

27-06-2007 14:35

On the 9th of June 2007 Osamuyia Aikpitanhi, a 23 year Nigerian, was killed by spanish police officers during a forced deportation. A Protest Note will be delivered to Spanish embassies around the globe at NOON on FRIDAY 29th of June 2007.

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Goodbye and Good Riddance Mr Blair.....

27-06-2007 14:21

Bye, bye.....
The second longest running Prime Minister of the century and definatley one of the most prominent. After almost a decade of power in Great Britain, what has Mr. Tony Blair left us with?.....

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Wet and wild, a taste of things to come.

27-06-2007 13:11

Over two weeks ago, the government's chief scientist warned that for the UK, flash floods were likely to be the biggest immediate problem caused by global warming. Sir David King told a committee of MPs that the country would have to prepare for extreme weather such as heat waves and "torrential downpours". Two weeks later, large areas are counting the cost of worst flooding this country has seen for over 50 years.

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Blair, the last day – goodbye to ole Blue Lies!

27-06-2007 10:02

Today’s the day! Anthony Charles Lynton Blair ceases to be our lord and master. What will he do now?

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manchester bike stuff this weekend

27-06-2007 09:50

mcr critical mass
We cycle round the city to celebrate the bicycle:

It's for anyone that rides a bike;
Its a celebration of getting round the city without polluting it;
Its about every journey being an adventure instead of just sitting on a boring bus or in a stressful car;
Its about cyclists riding together to demand more respect from other road users;
Its a way to meet other cyclistas;

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Parliament Square 10.35am

27-06-2007 09:39

Police searching tents. Brian and\'Barbara resisting.

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Nick Griffin the mortgage broker?

27-06-2007 01:39

Just what precisely IS the BNP now?

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SOCPA - sir ian blair and other police in court at last

27-06-2007 00:11

today, brian haw won a major victory in court when district judge workman issued summonses against leading police figures. last year, police raided parliament square on 23rd may and removed 90% of brian's display. in january this year, judge purdey ruled that brian haw had no case to answer as the conditions he supposedly broke were not lawful. this meant the raid itself was unlawful.

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Taxation being used for a political ploy

26-06-2007 23:16

Taxation being used for a political ploy intended to destroy this country and resulting in a Police State we now live in.

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General Predicts Israel Will Attack Iran, Syria, Hamas, Hezbollah this Summer

26-06-2007 21:59

It is a provocative headline: “Israel braces for July war with up to five enemies.” If we are to believe Israeli military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, this attack will be launched by Iran, Syria, Hizbullah, Hamas and, of course, “al-Qaeda,” the database. “Each of these adversaries is capable of sparking a war in the summer,” Yadlin told the World Tribune. In other words, Israel is capable of attacking one or all of these “adversaries,” as Israel has a notorious history of attacking its neighbors under contrived pretense.

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gm demo on sun-useful reading

26-06-2007 19:04

useful reading.

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Worst Case Climate Scenario? We've Got It! Times 2

26-06-2007 18:22

Two paragraphs from the British newspaper The Observer
about a Pentagon study:

"A secret report, suppressed by US defense
chiefs and obtained by The Observer, warns
that major European cities will be sunk beneath
rising seas as Britain is plunged into a 'Siberian'
climate by 2020. Nuclear conflict, mega-droughts,
famine and widespread rioting will erupt across
the world."

"The [secret] document predicts that abrupt
climate change could bring the planet to the
edge of anarchy as countries develop a nuclear
threat to defend and secure dwindling food, water
and energy supplies. The threat to global stability
vastly eclipses that of terrorism, say the few experts
privy to its contents."

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Autonomously Gazing After the G8

26-06-2007 17:59

A text written in the hope of an empowering self-critical debate in autonomous and anarchist circles about what happened and what didn´t happen during the protests against the g8...
one swallow doesn´t make a summer

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"Demonstration" Government in Palestine

26-06-2007 17:41

US-Israeli led coup against the democratically elected Hamas government