London Lebanon War 2006 Newswire Archive

07-08-2006 07:30 | 2 additions

London: Tens of thousands protest against slaughter in Lebanon

On Saturday, tens of thousands gathered in London to demand an end to the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon. The protest was called by the Stop the War Coalition (STWC) with just one week’s notice.

The organisers estimate that 100,000 people marched from Hyde Park to Parliament Square via the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square. The demonstration was also supported by the British Muslim Initiative, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Lebanese community associations. Read more >>

06-08-2006 14:18 | 3 additions

Ceasefire now! London demo 5th Aug 2006 – report, pics, audio, video

For a demo called with only a week’s notice, it was huge. Protestors vented their rage at the ongoing slaughter in Lebanon (and Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan) by marching from Hyde Park, past the US embassy, leaving childrens’ shoes outside Downing Street, and ending up in Parliament Square for a rally. There was a die-in and sit-down protest outside Downing Street at which a number of arrests were reported. Two protestors loudly congratulated the police outside Downing Street for their bravery in protecting the public from Tony Blair, and were not arrested. Photos, audio clips of speeches, and some video footage are attached. Read more >>

06-08-2006 12:39

5 Aug Lebanon Demo: Another Arrest at Downing St

It's a good thing these guys don't carry firearms... Read more >>

06-08-2006 10:43 | 1 addition

Brutal Arrests on Pro-Lebanon Protest (05.08.06)

Brutal Arrests on Pro-Lebanon Protest yesterday (05.08.06) outside the American Embassy and then (not so brutal) later on at Dowing Street. Read more >>

06-08-2006 10:36

More pictures of 5 August London protest

In addition to the loads of pictures already published, here are a few more. Read more >>

06-08-2006 02:58

Lebanon London peace demo pics

With the psychopathic Israeli regime carrying out ethnic cleansing and mass civilian murder in Lebanon on an industrial scale, another A to B march would never seem enough. However the turnout was fantastic for such a short notice demo - must have been 100,000 but predictably the now blatantly pro-israel bbc is claiming a downright insulting 20,000.
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06-08-2006 00:49

heavy-handed policing at stop the war demo in london (pics)

between 8,000 and 150,000 people (depending on who you believe) marched in london on saturday afternoon, calling for a ceasefire now. police seemed often heavy-handed and out of control, and there were at least a dozen arrests. Read more >>

06-08-2006 00:40

Parliament Street Die In protest about Israeli Aggression

Protestors took part in a sit down, and dead, protest outside Downing Street. With a group of demonstrators lying down as dead, with many stopping to sit and join them. The protest ended with members of the last groups of activists being arrested. Read more >>

06-08-2006 00:31

London demonstration against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine - Pics

A very large turn out especially for something called at such short notice. The protest saw a diverse group of people trying to make the common opinion heard. Read more >>

06-08-2006 00:30 | 1 addition

Photos: Pro-Lebanon Protest in London. (05.08.06)

Photos of the Pro-Lebanon Protest in London today. (05.08.06) Read more >>

05-08-2006 19:24

7 Anti war activists arrested outside Downing St

Seven anti war activists were arrested at 6pm this afternoon as they lay ‘dead’ in the road outside Downing Street in a protest to demand an unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East. Read more >>

05-08-2006 15:14 | 1 addition

Sitting down outside Downing St

Presently there are about 150 people sitting outside Downing St, while a pile of children's shoes is growing on the inside of the gates.

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03-08-2006 18:51

Transport from Swindon to Lebanon demo, London, this Saturday

As the slaughter in Lebanon continues, with tacit support from Tony Blair, and munitions flown in via UK airports and air bases, peace campaigners from Swindon will be joining the protest in London this Saturday to demand an immediate cease fire. Meet at 9:30am outside Regents Circus college. Four photos from last Sunday’s demonstration in Trafalgar Square are attached, along with a press release from Swindon Stop the War Coalition, and the latest newsletter from stopwar.org.uk Read more >>

02-08-2006 15:01

A GREATER ISRAEL

THE SO CALLED NEW MIDDLE EAST. Read more >>

01-08-2006 23:21 | 2 additions

Direct action against the war: London, Thursday lunchtime

Tonight's direct action planning meeting at the LSE attracted a wide cross-section of people, and was not without difficulties (as posted by someone at

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/08/346654.html), but a plan for immediate action did emerge, and the machinery to facilitate further direct action was initiated. Details of an action called for this Thursday follow: Read more >>

01-08-2006 22:03 | 1 addition

An Assembly of Well-Meaning People

Tonight’s assembly in Central London for direct action against the invasion of Lebanon was not entirely unproductive. However the discussion often seemed to be going round in circles, with little progress being made towards the aim of ‘direct action’ and people feeling increasingly frustrated and drained. This scenario will have felt familiar to people who have attended similar meetings in the past. The problem, in a nutshell, is a fundamental flaw in the design of such meetings. Read more >>

31-07-2006 16:27

A Weekend of Actions

This weekend saw two days of actions against the madness of Israel bombing Lebanon. Read more >>

31-07-2006 07:38

Reminder: Emergency Assembly against Israel invasion tomorrow

// EMERGENCY ASSEMBLY CALLED TO PLAN DIRECT ACTION AGAINST ISREALI INVASIONOF LEBANON AND PALESTINE! (AND THE CONTINUED OCCUPATION OF IRAQ)

// TUESDAY 1ST AUGUST

// ROOM, H216, CONNAUGHT HOUSE, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Read more >>

30-07-2006 23:08

pics from sunday trafalgar square rally

highlight for me was bill patterson reading harold pinter poems - very powerful, and not your usual nice and cosy speeches telling you to write letters to your mp Read more >>

30-07-2006 21:32

Protesters Rally in London in Outrage over Qana and continued Israeli Crimes

Over 1,000 protesters came together in Trafalgar Square to protest Israel’s continuing mass slaughter of the Lebanese and Palestinian people and the British government’s complicity. Read more >>