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British casualties in Iraq: MOD stalls the release of figures under the freedom

20-02-2006 11:23

Attempts to find out the true extent of British casualties in Iraq are being stalled by the Ministry of Defence

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NHS outsourcing plan exposed

20-02-2006 10:14

A rumour that more jobs could be outsourced from Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge has been confirmed by Medical Secretarial Stewards.

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Nantes (France): Why are we occupying the construction site of a prison?

20-02-2006 10:11

A group of several dozen people is currently occupying the trees which are on the future site of the E.P.M. (a prison for minors) d'Orvault, near to the city of Nantes (France), in an attempt to stop the construction. We want to show our opposition in a determined manner to the state and economic violence which is destroying our lives: imprisonment, misery, ghettoisation, the politics of "security", racism, wage labour...

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Social policy as a throwaway campaign — or: Europe Needs "Structural Reforms"

19-02-2006 20:18

Social policy as a throwaway campaign — or:

There must be an end to the troubles state and capital are having with their national sites

Europe Needs “Structural Reforms”

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Flyer in solidarity of squatters and anarchists recently arrested in Barcelona

19-02-2006 18:00

Flyer in English. Please download, copy and distribute. Internatonal solidarity is needed to defend our compañeros from the latest repressive wave in Barcelona.

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Belfast postal wildcats win!

19-02-2006 14:15

At a packed meeting at lunchtime on Friday 17th February, in Transport House, Belfast, striking postal workers decided to end their wildcat strike and return to work having won their dispute.

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More photos from Shell Occupation in Islington

19-02-2006 11:06

On the roof
Photos from the Occupation of the Shell garage on Upper Street, Saturday February 18, 2006.

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Biopirates: Bayer earns $379m from diabetes drug

19-02-2006 09:48

Bacteria harvested from Kenya are being used by a global pharmaceutical company to manufacture a multi-million dollar diabetes drug, although the country is not making a shilling from the entire enterprise, a dossier prepared by a respectable American think-tank says.

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London Shell Petrol Station Blockaded

18-02-2006 21:59

Shell Petrol Station Blockade
Today 40 activists fom Rising Tide, Rhythms of Resistance and other groups shut down a Shell petrol station in Islington, London in solidarity with the International Day of Action against Shell's onshore pipeline in County Mayo, Ireland.

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The failure of representative democracy – a case study

18-02-2006 20:39

This is a sorry tale of the government’s ID card Bill, a misquote in the local press and an MP who doesn’t answer questions.

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Notts sends Shell to hell

18-02-2006 17:47

London Road Shell blockaded
Further actions by Nottingham people in support of Rossports resistance to Shell

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Crap "Stop and Search" of the Week: for wearing a McLibel T-shirt!

18-02-2006 17:06

Text from stop and search form
A participant in a small leafleting demo oustide McDonalds in Hastings was subjected to a ridiculous stop and search on the grounds that he was wearing a McLibel t shirt!

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The POOR DON'T BELONG in PRISONS! Fight the WTO!

18-02-2006 15:21

A CALL for INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY for anti-WTO political Prisoners and PRESSURE to CONTINUE DERAILING WTO: International Action Week, Feb 27th - March 5th 2006 in solidarity with 2 anti-WTO political prisoners who stand trial in Hong Kong, thousands of political prisoners behind bars worldwide, and millions
of prisoners of WTO-related policies.

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STOP THE EXTRADITION OF ONDER DOLUTAS!

18-02-2006 15:21

Demonstration outside Bow Street Magistrates Court, London WC2
Tuesday 14 March 2006 – 10am onwards

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Stop Shell Hell

18-02-2006 14:32

Mobile sound system
Today a Critical Mass and blockade shut a Shell Petrol Station on Woodside Road and the A52 in Nottingham.

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India: Tea estate lockouts lead to starvation deaths

18-02-2006 13:52

Assam tea pickers
Assam and Darjeeling tea estate lockouts have led to malnutrition and starvation deaths in India this month. from  http://libcom.org/news

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UK police arrest stars of award-winning film "The Road to Guantanomo" under the

18-02-2006 10:55

Citing the "Prevention of Terrorism" act, British Police have arrested and interrogated three of the stars of the award-winning film "The Road to Guantanamo", together with the three ex-Guantanomo detainees on whose story the film is based.

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Activists walk out of court as Swiss Police found not guilty after nearly killing

18-02-2006 09:51

Activists walk out of court
The facade of a trial against the police ended in a not guilty verdict with little chance of their victims ever receiving compensation.

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A thousand reasons to keep fighting! - Solidarity with Ruben and Ignasi

18-02-2006 02:54

A THOUSAND REASONS TO KEEP FIGHTING

Solidarity with Ruben and Ignasi. Free anarchist prisoners!

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Resistance to Shell Hell continues in Ireland

17-02-2006 23:45

Shell's headquarters in Dublin were blockaded during lunchtime today by bicycles and supporters of Rossport's campaign to prevent a dangerous, high-pressure pipeline being built through their community.