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Amadeu Casellas, anarchist prisoner, 50 days on hunger strike

16-08-2008 10:41

Amadeu Casellas participated in the recent European prisoner hungerstrike that saw 500 German prisoners refusing to eat in protest against their conditions and is now continuing the hungerstrike until death or freedom. Many anarchists in the prisons joined the common hungerstrike in total defiance of confinement itself and actions in solidarity occured 'outside', including in Canada, the burning of a police truck outside a courthouse.

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Manchester Pride Launch Interrupted by Protesters

16-08-2008 01:12

Lord Mayor Prepare to Launch Pride 18th Birthday Balloons.. public not invited
Young Activists Ejected from Lord Mayor's Reception - Council Balloon Launch Ambushed in Surprise “Birthday” Message - Around half a dozen young gay activists gave Manchester Pride an unexpected surprise this evening when they surrounded the imminent balloon launch set to mark the event's 18th anniversary. City wide LGBT event faces tension within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.


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Cameron ambushed

15-08-2008 19:21

Cameron visited the Wirral yesterdayfor a Q&A session and "faced a dozen protesters opposing (hunting) reintroduction on the way in, and one fierce questioner on the issue within the hall." - Liverpool Daily Post

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Rossport update

15-08-2008 18:40

update on recent events in rossport, county mayo

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Britain's Racist Police

15-08-2008 16:34

Making communities safer since...
While the BNP's notorious Red, White & Blue bash is this weekend set to benefit from the protection of hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of policing, a simultaneous event promoting racial unity in Derby has been cancelled - due to direct pressure from the Police.

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This Week in Palestine week 33 2008

15-08-2008 16:04

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This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for August 9th, through August, 15th, 2008.

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More pics from the Orange March plus the not so fluffy police

15-08-2008 14:55

Pics include the police charging into the kid filled crowd with horses and batons to arrest a guy (later released) for breaking the plastic police tape around the marchers!

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The 300-350 Show: Camp for Climate Action report

15-08-2008 08:51

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Report on this year's Camp for Climate Action at Kingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent including interviews with some of those involved.

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Videos from Climate Camp 2008

15-08-2008 08:36

VisionOn ran a live TV studio at Climate Camp.

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RWB - Stop and Search Info

15-08-2008 05:17

This is a list of most commonly used police stop and search powers. Without question they will be using section 1 and section 60 on saturday 16th, so for anyone going to derbyshire this weekend, read on...

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RWB - Legal info

15-08-2008 05:09

Some legal advice for those attending RWB festival in derbyshire this weekend.

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Bodge House (Shipley) coal tunnellers evicted after week underground

14-08-2008 16:55

Two people have been evicted from the tunnels at Shipley opencast coal site. Press release text.

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Palestine Today 081408

14-08-2008 13:48

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday August 14th, 2008.

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ISS hits migrant tube strikers; protestors hit ISS

14-08-2008 10:10

Yesterday lunchtime around 30 protestors turned up at the Greenwich offices of multinational cleaning company ISS to protest against the letter sent out by the company to dozens of tube cleaners requesting they come in for a 'document check' that day.

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Press Release - Conspiracy Prosecution Comes Unstuck

14-08-2008 08:04

Smash EDO Press Release

Thursday 14th August

For more info call Andrew Beckett or Chloe Marsh on 07875708873 or email  smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk

www.smashedo.org.uk

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Dicing with death for Gaza: Day 12 of Break the Siege

14-08-2008 01:54

The Break the Siege project is about to set sail to Break the Siege of Gaza - progress report

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Trapped – Collective Punishment in Gaza

14-08-2008 00:45

The silence of world 'leaders' in the face of this International Crime, the creation of the world's largest Concentration Camp, truly displays the absolute corruption and madness of our times.

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Fitwatchers Remanded at Climate Camp

13-08-2008 23:49

Two fitwatchers were kept in custody for five days after taking photographs of the police at the front gate of the camp.

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Palestine Today 081308

13-08-2008 14:06

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday August 13th, 2008.