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IOM and SRC: dumping refugees in warzones

25-09-2008 10:00

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has launched a new programme called 'Return and Rebuild', providing extra 'support' for refugees returning to war-torn Afghanistan and Iraq under its so-called Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programme (VARRP). And Scottish Refugee Council is being paid to help them.

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Federal Reserve to broker biggest takeover of Wall Street

25-09-2008 09:12

Federal Reserve allow Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to change their status to bank holding companies.

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A Corrupting Influence: US and failed states

25-09-2008 02:18

Somalia is 180th out of 180. Iraq is second from bottom. Haiti fourth from bottom. And Afghanistan lies in 176th place.

No, it’s not the FIFA world rankings- but the 2008 Corruption Perception Index, published by the Berlin-based Transparency International.All the countries above have one thing in common: they’ve all experienced ‘interventions’ in one way or another, in recent years by the US. Surely something for supporters of US interventions in the affairs of other sovereign states to ponder.

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Senior British Muslim Censored by the BBC demands 7/7 enquiry

24-09-2008 21:49

Dr Mohammad Naseem - chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque
Okay, here is the full 45 minute version of this incredible interview. A welcome antidote to the current racist BBC blitz of fake terror trials. I decided to do this interview last week so that everyone could hear what Dr Naseem, one of the most senior Muslim clerics in Britain, has to say. After all the BBC refused to transmit the interview they had done with him for the Conspiracy Files documentary due to be transmitted this month then shelved. Now we know, from watching this, that censorship was all part of the racist and bloody war effort to keep Dr. Naseem and his 1500 moderate Muslim worshippers who do not believe the official 7/7 story out of the public and British political consciousness.

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Young Roma boy burnt alive in Sesto San Giovanni (Milan)

24-09-2008 20:48

How much longer are we going to keep ignoring the persecution of the Roma people in Italy?

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Barclays and Vanguard get HLS protests in DC

24-09-2008 19:16

Audio At Barclays
On Friday, Sep 19, two bottom-feeding investment firms got office demos over their stubborn refusal to divest themselves of puppy-killing, money-losing Huntingdon Life Sciences(HLS).

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Protest against transphobic psychologist Kenneth Zucker in London, 1st October

24-09-2008 19:15

Kenneth Zucker, transphobic doctor who supports repression and torture of gender-variant children has been invited to speak at the Royal Society of Medicine. Protest against Zucker and for the right to seld-determination of gender identity, October 1st, 8.30am, The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE

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Why wait til May Day!?

24-09-2008 19:05

1st November will be exactly six months away from May Day, international workers day. Well we at the anarchist federation ain't got that much time to lose and want to shut down greedy scum like Manpower, RIGHT NOW! Why wait til May Day? Take control today!

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Local government pay: unions cave in

24-09-2008 18:56

Following a sham "consultation" exercise UNISON negotiators, backed by Unite and the GMB, have called in government arbitrators ACAS to make a binding agreement which members will be unable to vote on.

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ARK Academies

24-09-2008 18:01

Ark Academies are involved with the charity 'Children Our Ultimate Investment', who work with The Psychosynthesis Education Trust. Ark have not made it clear to the public that it is working so closely with these charities and what these charities are about.

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Hunt Sabs Breach Security at Bradford Council Offices

24-09-2008 17:39

Hunt Sabs breached the 'security' at Bradford Council's main office and made an impromptu visit to the Countryside and Rights of Way office who are incharge of dealing with the Ilkley Moor shoot.

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rossport solidarity action at irish consulate

24-09-2008 17:21

portrait of prez in consulate with added caption
Whilst the solitaire is in for repairs, we'd thought we'd remind the government that activists haven't taken their eye off the ball. We also thought we would dedicate this action to Maura.

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Dan Amos Moved Prison

24-09-2008 16:36

Dan Amos (VN7818) was moved yesterday to: HMP Winchester, Romsey Road, Winchester, SO22 5DF.

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Palestine Today 092408

24-09-2008 16:26

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Wednesday 24, 2008

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Fight Speciesism! #5 - Out Now

24-09-2008 16:25

October issue of the latest anti-speciesist, anti-capitalist, abolitionist direct action news is out now.

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Brown: Bailout for banks, nothing for jobless and homeowners

24-09-2008 16:23

Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s keynote speech to the Labour Party conference was billed as a declaration of war on the “something-for-nothing” society. It served as a perfect reminder of why his government is so detested.

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Statement from the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five

24-09-2008 13:04

To all committees and friends of the Cuban Five

To all friends of the Cuban Revolution

To all honest and noble people of the world

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Autonomous peoples art against Tesco

24-09-2008 12:43

the beggining of the expo
Following text and images recieved annonomously by Bath Bomb editorial collective, and posted to indymedia at the request of perpetrator/instigator.

Bath no in no way condones you not getting down to the building and arting the fuck out of it! Fuck Tesco!

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European Social Forum in Malmö

24-09-2008 11:05

Last Sunday, the European Social Forum (ESF) came to a close in the city of Malmö in southern Sweden. Nearly 10,000 people from across Europe took part in hundreds of political and cultural events over four days. The highlight was a demonstration on Saturday with 15,000 participants where trade unions, environmental groups, autonomists, left parties and socialist youth organizations together called for "Power to the People!".