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Stalking the Solitaire

29-09-2008 13:13

Shell to Sea Kayakers visit the Solitaire in Scotland

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E.ON Targeted in Sweden in Solidarity with the Climate Camp

29-09-2008 12:38

An E.ON facility in the working class district of Mollevangen, Malmo was targated to highlight E.ON's plans to build the UK's first new coal fired power station for 30 years.

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Congrats Bush & Brown: you've restarted the Cold War

29-09-2008 12:27

With the USA signing deals left, right and centre with the UK, Czech Republic and Poland to site elements of its "Nuclear Missile Defence Shield" - or Son of Star Wars programme - in those respective countries; with the British parliament voting last year to replace its submarine-based Trident nuclear weapons system; and with recent US and NATO support for Georgia and the Ukraine, it should come as little surprise that Russia has announced plans to upgrade its own nuclear weapons systems, putting even more strain on the now beleaguered Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Hence, Bush, Cheney, Brown, Blair et al have managed to restart the Cold War. Well done, gentlemen.

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John Pilger Speaks on "Breaking The Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terro

29-09-2008 12:18

John Pilger introduces, updates and answers questions on his film "Breaking the Silence - Truth and Lies in the War on Terror"
Friday Sept 26 Logan Hall Central London

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Another letter from Polys, from Ioannina prisons...

29-09-2008 11:41

act for freedom!! now!!

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The Emperor's NEW new clothes

29-09-2008 10:43

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
- Albert Einstein

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McDermody's Sheep To Be Penned-In In Leeds

29-09-2008 10:28

The BPP - Sheep in wolves clothing
No megaphones, no regalia, no straight-arming. Are the British People's Party and their neo-nazi allies sheep in wolves clothing, being led by Kate McDermody like lambs to the slaughter?

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Friends of Elsa and Bethlehem / We want them to Stay in Leeds, where they belo

29-09-2008 09:51

Elsa and Bethlehem
Elsa Temesgen Imbaye and her 11 year old daughter, Bethlehem are currently detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Wednesday, 1 October 2008 on British Midland Airways flight BD913 from Heathrow @ 14:15 to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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No To Bush-Pelosi Bailout Of Wall Street Greed! Time For People’s Action!

29-09-2008 09:21

The Bush-Pelosi proposed law bailing out Wall Street capitalist greed and hyper-profit,will hit the American poor and middle class even harder, and prolong the crisis. Time to stop the bill! Time to change Wall Street-coddling politicians! Time to go into the streets and make the people's voice heard!

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742 cops investigated in last 2 years

29-09-2008 09:07

As reported by the Sunday People following a Freedom of Information Act request.

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Genevieve Adetoro or Liam Byrne, who is telling the truth?

29-09-2008 08:15

"I know our contract staff in removal centres provide care with the utmost sensitivity and compassion in really difficult circumstances, because I have studied the situation at first hand.
It's why medical care at a removal centre is as good as it is on the NHS. At Yarl's Wood - - there is 24-hour nursing care with 14 nurses, two doctors on call day and night, as well as social workers and dentists." Liam Byrne, Minister for Immigration, New Statesman, 11th September 2008

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Refugees being starved out of camps - UNHCR complicit

28-09-2008 22:38

Refugees in South Africa have been tricked by government. They moved to camps where they were led to believe they would have a fair hearing by government but instead ALL asylum cases have been refused, irrespective of country of origin, and people are due to be returned to Somalia, DRC, Zimbabwe.

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Cércel de Carabanchel: the last riot

28-09-2008 22:38

He is sébado 27 of September, ten years despué s which cércel left the last prisoner returns to fill, two thousand people group around the inner central roundhouse “the cupola”.

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London Autistic Rights Movement - Free Garry McKinnon

28-09-2008 22:22

UK Trial or NO Trial
The London Autistic Rights Movement demonstrated outside the US Embassy in London on Sunday 28 Sept pleading for hacker Gary Mckinnon to be tried in the UK or not at all rather than be extradited for trial in America. Pictures © 2008, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Al Quds Day March in London meets opposition

28-09-2008 21:45

Neturei Karta rabbi at front of the march
Several thousand demonstrators marched through London on Sunday 28 September to celebrate Al Quds (Jerusalem) Day and support oppressed people across the world and particularly the Lebanese and Palestinian people. Counter-demonstrators gathered at Piccadilly Circus to oppose the march.
Pictures © 2008, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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More News On Glenochil Hunger Striker

28-09-2008 21:24

Further to my last posting concerning the situation faced at HMP Glennochil by John Bowden and William Johnstone I have just heard that William who has been on hunger strike for three weeks is now declining water

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Barclays Demo in Hull

28-09-2008 20:14

After hearing about Barclay's involvement with HLS, we decided to get involved and spread the message about HLS and Barclays. We got some leaflets and posters and went outside our local Barclay (who's also losing me as a customer!)

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HLS & NYSE Shareholders have more protests

28-09-2008 19:32

With the world of finance far calmer than this time last week, our demos did not generate such a big external interest as then, but we were still outside the same companies shaming them for their involvement in the torture of animals inside the razor wire of Huntingdon Life Sciences. We targetted Barclays, Axa and Merrill Lynch to demonstrate against.

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SHAC Netherlands - back in business!

28-09-2008 19:27

Friday, 26th September saw the rebirth of SHAC Netherlands with a full day of protest at HLS customers.

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Direct Action; Venezuela, UK, Italy, Spain & USA

28-09-2008 19:19

Video BULLFIGHTING MONUMENT DEFACED (Venezuela)
23rd-27th September

BULLFIGHTING MONUMENT DEFACED (Venezuela)
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR 51 TURKEYS (UK)
THOUSANDS OF MINK RUN FREE, FARMERS WORRY ABOUT THEIR FUTURE (Italy)
ALF ATTACK VIVISECTION BREEDER (UK)
FLY FISHERY TARGETED (UK)
MESSAGE LEFT FOR BULLFIGHTER (Spain)
3 BARCLAYS CASHPOINTS GLUED (UK)
OLD TRICKS FOR A NEW DOG (UK)
MCDONALD'S BILLBOARD PAINTBOMBED (USA)
STICKY SITUATION CONTINUES FOR BARCLAYS (UK)
HOME VISIT FOR NOVARTIS VIVISECTOR (UK)
BARCLAYS BANK PAINTED AND GLUED (UK)
DOWN ON THE FARM WITH THE ALF (UK)
ANIMAL TRANSPORTER & FARM VEHICLES WRECKED (UK)
TWO SOUTHERN BARCLAYS VISITED (UK)