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Demonstration to end destitution of refused asylum seekers in UK

17-06-2009 13:00

Thousands of asylum seekers in the UK who have had their claims to asylum refused find themselves trapped in utter destitution.

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Calais No Borders Camp - Site and Program Announced

17-06-2009 12:37

camp site
Against a hostile background of deportation of migrant workers (SOAS), racist attacks in Northern Ireland and the rise of Neo-Facism across Europe, No Borders activists gather to discuss and act on Fotress Europe.

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Afghanistan's Operation Phoenix

17-06-2009 12:27

Afghanistan
On June 15, AP reported that "Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a four-star American general with a long history in special operations, took charge of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan (today), a change in command the Pentagon hopes will turn the tide in an increasingly violent eight-year war."

McChrystal is a hired gun, an assassin, a man known for committing war crime atrocities as head of the Pentagon's infamous Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) - established in 1980 and comprised of the Army's Delta Force and Navy Seals, de facto death squads writer Seymour Hersh described post-9/11 as an "executive assassination wing" operating out of Dick Cheney's office.

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Finnish Police telling lies to mass media and blocking unwanted web pages outsid

17-06-2009 12:22

Why Finnish Police is placing web-pages on Finnish Human Rights violations on an abandon list? Why some of these pages can be seen from by using foreign Google engine, but not if one uses www.google.fi?

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Yarl's Wood IRC: Mothers & Fathers on Hunger Strike

17-06-2009 10:52

Once again there is unrest in a UK Immigration Removal Centre

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Third Attempt to Remove Deji Ogundimu

17-06-2009 10:47

Deji Ogundimu a national of Nigeria and resident of Oxford, is due to be forcibly removed form the UK to Nigeria on Virgin Atlantic Flight No VS 651 at 22.00 hours tomorrow Thursday 18 June 2009

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Names of Gaza Victims to be read Outside Brighton Bomb Factory Today

17-06-2009 09:04

Smash EDO Press Release

Wednesday 17th June

for more info call 07754135290 or email  smashedopress@riseup.net

Demonstration at EDO MBM/ITT, Home Farm Road, 3.30pm

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Manchester Plane Stupid disrupt aviation industry Gala Dinner

17-06-2009 08:38

On Tuesday 16th June 2009 campaigners from the group Manchester Plane Stupid targeted the aviation industry's gala dinner being held at the town hall tonight. Protestors scaled two lamposts and erected a 15m banner reading, "Aviation Industry Conference - Climate Criminals Inside".

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London protests in solidarity with indigenous people of Peru's Amazonia?

17-06-2009 00:44

As far as i know, there haven't been any protests/demos in London in solidarity with indigenous people of Peru's Amazonia being massacred by Peruvian governement for their attempt to save the rainforest, their land and culture.

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Pictures from the SOAS occupation - 16th June

17-06-2009 00:20

just before the start of the rally at 4:30pm
The main SOAS building has been occupied by students and campaigners for the second day running over the detention and deportation of foreign cleaners and the management's sickening role in the orchestrated immigration raid on Friday, 12th June. Another rally was held today outside the building, followed by a march round the surrounding colleges. Here it is in pictures.

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Rossport Solidarity Group Take Action at Van Oord's UK Offices

16-06-2009 23:16

The Police were waiting for us (photo by Roowyrm)
An account of todays (16/06/2009) action against Van Oord UK, owners of the dredgers operating in Broadhaven Bay, and in Solidarity with the people of Erris in their 10 year struggle,

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IRAN DOWN

16-06-2009 22:35

bit of other news

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Green Kite Midnight serenades BP Portrait Award ceremony

16-06-2009 22:10

peace, funk and climate justice
Green Kite Midnight - a new band created especially for street, benefit and maybe Climate Camp marquee - was spotted tonight serenading those attending the ceremony to announce the winner of the BP Portrait Award, those traditionally being ladies and gents plucked from the highest echelons of the ruling elite, not to mention a few grubby artists hoping to snatch first prize and 25 BP-donated grand.

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Yet another greyhound killed at Belle Vue

16-06-2009 20:52

One of the weekly demonstrations now taking place outside Belle Vue Stadium
Campaigners renew call for Manchester dog track closure

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Update from the SOAS occupation

16-06-2009 18:46

Following a well-attended rally at 4:30, which was followed by a march round the Bloomsbury colleges, the occupiers had a long meeting to discuss their demands, some of which the director has already agreed on, while others are still being negotiated.

Just after 7pm, people were told by the management that the directors have left and negotiations will have to resume in the morning. The 'deadline' for getting back to them with the finalised demands was 7pm. Apparently they were too busy to wait for a few minutes!

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Shrewsbury 24 Campaign Rally, 4TH July 2009

16-06-2009 15:56

March & rally route
After the 1972 Building Workers’ National Strike 24 Trade Unionists were tried at Shrewsbury in a hostile act perpetrated by a Tory Government to criminalise picketing. A number of these men were given severe prison sentences

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Mass hunger strike in Yarls' Wood and riot in Brook House immigration prisons

16-06-2009 15:32

No one in Yarlswood went to dinner last night and the hunger strike is continuing today. The managers of Yarlswood have met and are trying to see what to do, but are blocking the detainees from speaking to reporters and people outside the detention centre.

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Palestine Today 061609

16-06-2009 15:00

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Monday June 15th, 2009.