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Outstanding Asylum-Seeker Artist holds Art Exhibition in London.

21-07-2007 09:54

Windows of Despair and Hope
Brilliant young visual artist Behnam Askari, who is under threat of being returned to Iran where he is under threat of prison and torture, is holding a solo Art Exhibition, Le Beau Salon, at Burgh House in Hampstead.

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audio - Bristol CWU explain current round of postal strikes

21-07-2007 00:34

Here's an interview with Kevin Beazer regional secretry of the Communication Workers' Union in Bristol.

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Nazi attack at antinuclear protest camp in siberia

20-07-2007 23:06

In the early morning 21st July (20 o'clock 20.7. GMT) Nazi skinheads attacked an antinuclear protest camp in Angarsk, Siberia, Russia. The campers knew about the planned attack and had organized night guards, but they were much too few (1 to 3). The Nazis attacked the sleeping activists with iron rods, knives and air pressure guns. At least two campers became seriously injured: A person suffered a head-fracture, one became both legs broken. All tents were set in fire, several belongings were stolen.

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Top Ten “Fry Mumia” Myths Debunked (Myth #1)

20-07-2007 21:06

The following is the first in a series of ten articles I have written answering the top ten myths being circulated by those who advocate execution or continued prison for Mumia Abu-Jamal.

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The Clown Army and Saving Iceland invade Reykjavik Energy building

20-07-2007 20:57

Clowns redecorate Reykjavik Energy O.R.s interior with banner. Strawberries were offered by the corporate scum, but the clowns were not swayed from their action.

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The Inventiveness of John Howard: The SIM Card Terror Case

20-07-2007 20:53

And now, citizens, or rather immigrants, must be careful to lend their SIM cards to their relatives. The reasons might be honourable enough ­ to use the rest of the credit at some future date. The suggestion in Canberra is different: They might end up in a global conspiracy to target civilians, stretching from Scotland to Queensland, consumed in a Glaswegian fireball at a rather ugly looking airport or plotting to blow up nightclubs.

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London Sound Posse presents:"Creating Terror: Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed"

20-07-2007 19:12

Audio
Summary:
Education. Education. Education.
Erudite lecture from author and scholar Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed on the real source of "al qaeda" & the current wave of terror attacks. Surprises in store for those who haven't yet "woken up"

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Petition for indigenous americans

20-07-2007 18:45

Urge the Province of Ontario to Stop Licensing the Plunder of First Nations Land

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This Week in Palestine – Week 29 2007

20-07-2007 18:16

Audio
This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for July 14th through July 20th, 2007.

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London bombing trial: How much did the security services know?

20-07-2007 17:32

Earlier this month a jury in Woolwich Crown Court found Muktar Said Ibrahim, Hussain Osman, Ramzi Mohammed, and Yassin Omar guilty of conspiracy to murder in a failed attempt to set off four bombs in London on July 21, 2005. The judge said each of them must serve at least 40 years in jail before they can be considered for parole. The jury failed to reach a verdict relating to two other defendants, Manfo Kwaku Asiedu and Adel Yahya, who now face a retrial.

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US-Israeli Sponsored Coup d'Etat: Overcoming the Conspiracy against Palestine

20-07-2007 17:26

Mohammed Dahlan's 13 July 2003 letter to then Israeli defense minister Shaul Mof
"Be certain that Yasser Arafat's final days are numbered, but allow us to finish him off our way, not yours. And be sure as well that ... the promises I made in front of President Bush, I will give my life to keep."

Those words were written by the Fatah warlord Mohammed Dahlan in a 13 July 2003 letter to then Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz.

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cardiff Disarm DSEi meeting thursday 26th July

20-07-2007 16:53

Public meeting to discuss upcoming arms fair held in september

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Icelandic Consulate Targeted by Activists

20-07-2007 16:52

On the morning of 20th July, the Icelandic consulate on Queen St, Edinburgh was targeted by members of Saving Iceland(1). Paint was thrown on the building, the lock was glued and a message was affixed to the exterior reading “The Whole World is Watching”. “Iceland Bleeds” was also painted on the steps. The action served as response to recent acts of police brutality against Saving Iceland activists in Reykjavik who continue to oppose the assault on the Icelandic wilderness by heavy industry.

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Profile of David Perry QC, and cash for honours investigation.

20-07-2007 16:28

The CPS decided not to prosecute anyone on the advice of 'independent' QC David Perry.

But how independent is he?

Lets take an 'independent' look.

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Why no coverage of the Nadeem Khan death?

20-07-2007 15:32

Nadeem Khan died in police custody on Saturday 30th June, since then there's been a big march through Burnley against police brutality - how come indymedia's not picked up on any of this?

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IWW Solidarity with Coventry Post Office workers strike

20-07-2007 14:59

Coventry Post Office Picket
IWW members in Coventry support Post Office counter staff's strike against the closing of Hertford St Crown P.O. and attacks on pay, conditions and unionisation.

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Bakerloo Line strike 'solid', says RMT

20-07-2007 14:08

Today's 24-hour strike by 150 Bakerloo Line drivers and station staff in a safety dispute over lone working is "100 per cent solid", Rail, Maritime and Transport, London Underground’s biggest union, reported this morning.

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Parliamentary campaign to enforce infant formula regulations

20-07-2007 13:18

Infant formula companies continue to push their products with health claims that don't comply with UK legislation. The Government has said Trading Standards offices have been encouraged to enforce the legislation, but so far nothing much seems to be happening. So a campaign has been launched in Parliament. Ask you MP to sign the Early Day Motion.

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Comparing global cooling and warming

20-07-2007 12:27

Global Cooling 2007
The destructive effects of global cooling would be a bigger concern this year.