UK Indymedia - UK Newswire Archive

Iraq dossier emails ‘devastating’

14-03-2009 06:45

The newspapers have been reporting that the 'dodgy dossier' was indeed 'sexed up'. A less tabloid description is that we were lied into a terrible war.

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Human Rights Commission defends regime – not youth

14-03-2009 05:55

This article discusses the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s role in covering up human rights abuses and in denying Australians access to an effective remedy to severe school bullying and education discrimination under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) signed by Australia in 1976, The Rights of the Child and The Rights of the Disabled which form part of Australia’s human rights legislation.

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Huntsman jailed for attack on monitor

14-03-2009 01:41

A Huntsman from Devon's been jailed for a moronic, unprovoked attack on a hunt monitor.

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Abolish Immigration Prisons Picket- 21 March, Edinburgh

13-03-2009 23:04

No one should be imprisoned for trying to seek a better life for themselves and their families. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the circumstances under which people are held are scandalously poor, and private companies like G4S profit from human suffering.

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Leak: Murdoch's activist-proof fortress

13-03-2009 20:20

An anonymous source involved in the construction of Sky's new flagship building "Harlequin 1" describes some of its security features to one of Indymedia UK. But why are they needed?

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American activist shot in head in Palestine!

13-03-2009 20:16

American citizen critically injured after being shot in the head by Israeli forces in Ni’lin

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Activists detain Immigration Minister's

13-03-2009 20:01

Activist's from Manchester No Borders currently detaining immigration minister Phil Woolas.

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The National Imperative to Imprison Immigrants for Profit

13-03-2009 19:44

| March 10, 2009
Americas Program, Center for International Policy (CIP)

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Hersh: 'Executive assassination ring' reported directly to Cheney

13-03-2009 19:14

Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he told an audience at the University of Minnesota that the military was running an "executive assassination ring" throughout the Bush years which reported directly to former Vice President Dick Cheney.

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E.ON offside: Student activists target FA-Cup sponsors

13-03-2009 18:31

Activists from Warwick University gave energy giant E.ON the red card at Coventry’s FA Cup sixth round match against Chelsea on Saturday 7th February.

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Iraqi Kurds demonstrate against Kurdish Government!

13-03-2009 18:28

The Kurdish Regional Government has an agreement with the UK (and other European) Government to receive the 100's of Kurdish asylum seekers that the UK forcibly deports.
On Sunday 15th March the families of some of those people forcibly deported will demonstrate in Kurdistan to end this agreement.

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The Age of Stupid

13-03-2009 18:11

Special 45-minute programme on the launch of a major new independently produced, crowd-funded climate change documentary-drama, The Age of Stupid. The film is produced by McLibel producer Franny Armstrong and features Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite. This programme features exclusive interviews with producer Armstrong and head of animation Leo Murray plus appearances from Postlethwaite and Caroline Lucas MEP. First broadcast on ResonanceFM on 11 March 2009.

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This Week in Palestine -Week 11 2009

13-03-2009 17:33

Welcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 7th through March 13th, 2009.

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US citizen critically injured after being shot in the head by Israeli forces

13-03-2009 17:27

An American citizen has been critically injured in the village of Ni’lin after Israeli forces shot him in the head with a tear-gas canister.

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still smiling......

13-03-2009 17:05

.....the grinning goon refuses to fuck off until his term of office expires, despite the fact that the Government have axed his children services department.

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170 Organizations Request Special Prosecutor for Bush-Cheney

13-03-2009 16:57

Organizations and individuals are signing on, and 170 organizations have already taken the lead.

Next week United for Peace and Justice will ask its 1,400 member groups to consider signing on.

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‘Left’ Obamites Prefer Kool-Aid to Struggle

13-03-2009 16:45

"One great tragedy of the current episode," writes Ford, "is that the [economic] crisis occurred at a moment when the remnants of the Left and Black movements in the U.S. have been neutralized by imperialism's Black champion."

Those elements that refuse to make demands of Power ought to stop calling themselves part of the Left. Unless the Left is in power, it is a contradiction in terms.

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university demo

13-03-2009 16:37

protest over four depts to be cut

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Ronnie Easterbrook Update

13-03-2009 16:28

We've recently asked people to write letters on behalf of Ronnie Easterbrook who is 78 years old and on hunger strike. For more details about his case read:

https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417530.html

Ronnie's situation has not improved, in his last letter to us he said, "Just finished another visit with my two daughters and John. That is the last one I shall have. I look at them and one can feel the energy and life force vibrating through them, whereas I could barely sit up in the chair I'm so drained".

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IWW Blood Service Valentine's Day of Action

13-03-2009 16:15

On Saturday 14th February 2009 West Midlands IWW held a cavalcade to raise awareness of cuts taking place at the Birmingham blood centre this March