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GM contamination tests not convincing

31-08-2002 09:42

Friend of the Earth say tests for GM contamination are not convincing.

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Israeli's play darts, using palestian as the

31-08-2002 08:55

Friday, 30 August, 2002, 14:29 GMT 15:29 UK Dart bombs 'killed four Palestinians' Israeli media said the Israeli army confirmed it used flechettes in an operation near the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, south of Gaza City, on Thursday.

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GreenFront! Greenwashers Strike Amsterdam High Streets

31-08-2002 08:34

GreenFront! Greenwashers Strike Amsterdam High Streets
In the night of August 30-31, radical environmentalists of GroenFront! have, as a courtesy service, used paintbombs to ‘greenwash’ outlets of a dozen corporations in Amsterdam. GroenFront! is certain these transnational corporations will appreciate the gesture; they surely need some help, as their own ‘voluntary action’ on behalf of sustainable development hasn't done the job very well.

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BP given freedom from Turkish law

31-08-2002 08:14

Today FoEI has published a remarkable story about an outrageous deal between BP and other oil companies and the Turkish Government. A major new 1760km pipeline is planned to run from Baku on the Caspian Sea to Ceyhan on the Turkish Mediterranean coast. The deal depends on what BP’s John Browne shamelessly calls “free public money” and exempts the corridor of the pipeline from most Turkish environmental, social and human rights law.

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Independent Radio Station Bombed in Zimbabwe

31-08-2002 01:31

As world leaders meet in Johannesburg, the offices of the aspiring community radio station The Voice of The People (VOP) were bombed on 29 August 2002 in Zimbabwe.

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strasbourg farce: noborder in exodus calling

30-08-2002 23:31

Efforts of the French Justice to construct a case against participants of the Strasbourg noborder camp and their supporters are getting more surreal by the day.
No Border in Exodus calls for the liberation of Ahmed and a halt to all prosecutions against participants of the Strasbourg noborder camp, and their supporters.

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Warning on Terror

30-08-2002 23:20

Warning on Terror
Warning on Terror by Secret Agency BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst) Germany

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Background links for WSSD Rio +10

30-08-2002 23:17

Some links - also see http://www.apc.org/english/wssd

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hackney nursery occupied now against closure

30-08-2002 22:07

St. John's nursery is now being occupied by parents, in protest at its closure by Hackney Council. We managed to set the occupation up despite the presence of a vanload of police and security guards standing by to board up the premises while the children were still inside!

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Support The Baltimore (U.S.) Anti-Racist 28!

30-08-2002 22:07

On the morning of August 24, 2002, twenty-eight anti-racist activists went to the Baltimore Travel Plaza to protest the neo-nazi organization "The National Alliance." Some two hundred racists were gathering there to meet before caravanning to their march and rally in Washington, D.C. later that day. As the activists entered the parking lot of the Travel Plaza, it began to storm and the group was confronted by several police cars. The twenty-eight attempted to return to their cars when suddenly they were
surrounded by dozens of police cars and wagons

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Antibiotic Resistance Is Fertile

30-08-2002 20:31

Video
Video of the attempt to decontaminate an illegal crop of antibiotic resistant GM oilseed rape from a field in Dorset on 18th August.

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Profiteering and the "war on terrorism": Cheney’s former firm cashes in on US m

30-08-2002 20:01

Profiteering and the "war on terrorism": Cheney’s former firm cashes in on US militarism

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Israeli Occupation Army Admits Soldiers Stole Money And Jewellery

30-08-2002 19:51

Israeli occupation army admitted for the first time that its troops had stole money, electronic appliances and jewelry worth millions of dollars during raids on Palestinian homes and stores in West Bank.

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George Bush's Trillions.. and more in 'Wargames' coming

30-08-2002 19:48

How George W. Bush made his millions

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PARLIAMENT SQUARE PROTESTER AGAINST WAR AND SANCTIONS ON IRAQ FACES EVICTION

30-08-2002 19:01

Hi, This is the first press release to go out in the run up to Brian's hearing in October. Please contact one of us listed at the end if you can help support Brian's case practically in any way. Best wishes.

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Dart bombs 'killed four Palestinians'

30-08-2002 18:20

Dart bombs 'killed four Palestinians'
Palestinian officials have condemned Israel's reported use of tank shells which are said to have sprayed thousands of metal darts at a target in Gaza, killing four Palestinian civilians.

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British Anarchist Groups

30-08-2002 18:00

The British anarchist movement has many resources but often we don't use them as constructively as we could. Here is a list and contact details for local independent anarchist groups.

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WSSD: NGO coalition withdraws from tomorrow’s official march

30-08-2002 17:40

SANGOCO, the South African NGO coalition, has withdrawn from tomorrow’s official Global People’s Forum march.

 http://www.africapulse.org/index.php?action=viewarticle&articleid=321&PHPSESSID=23a0109c0de53a2e77fa241c77fb09db

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Stop deportation - Urgent Action Sat. 31 Aug

30-08-2002 14:15

Aziz Ahmed, a political refugee from East Africa, has been in detention for over a year. He was refused asylum wrongly, according to the UNHCR) because he travelled on a false Somali passport, the only way he and his family could get to the UK.

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Liberty wants your photos

30-08-2002 13:47

Please note that we always need photographs for our newsletter and other publications. Finalist photos may also appear on these materials and will of course, be fully accredited.