London SOCPA Newswire Archive

28-10-2005 23:17

Critical Mass pics 1

the evening was warm and the costumes were cool
and the bikes were ridden Read more >>

28-10-2005 22:47

Amazing turnout on "banned" critical mass

Despite their threats of critical mass being illegal, the cops were totally ridden over tonight. Amazing turnout of massers, must have been over a thousand? Well done to all the people who must have been networking very hard. The paltry 20 or so cops present were all on push bikes and could only "facilitate" in the most minor way. The haloween themed ride seemed to go pretty much where it wanted with no intervention - Trafalgar Square, Buck House, Victoria, several laps around Parliament Square with much banging and crashing from the now mobile samba band. I left everyone ranting outside Downing Street when my battery expired. Read more >>

28-10-2005 17:01

London Critical Mass reports

Today is the first London Critical Mass ride after participants were informed about possible arrests at future Critical Mass rides. The Metropolitan Police demanded that the 'organisers' give notice of the route at least six days in advance [report]. The Rhythms of Resistance Samba Band has been practicing samba on wheels.

Solidarity rides are taking place simultaneously in Bristol and Brighton In this posting, we are collecting updates from the streets in London.

25-10-2005 19:37

repost of small version of SOCA arrest film from earlier

after probs with picture on small quicktime version of this film, here is a 1.1Mb repost in mp4 format which hopefully should work
for report and other info see

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/10/326409.html Read more >>

25-10-2005 15:28

pics of this morning's arrests (see separate film thread)

two activists from 'justice not vengeance' were arrested opposite downing street this morning under the recent 'serious organised crime act' legislation which outlaws protest near government buildings around parliament square and whitehall
Read more >>

25-10-2005 15:18

film of SOCA arrest at whitehall protest this morning

25-10-2005 10:29

Arrests at Whitehall Iraq Remembrance Ceremony

Two peace protesters, Maya Evans and Milan Rai, were arrested opposite Downing Street today for organising a peaceful remembrance ceremony comprised of just themselves. Read more >>

28-08-2005 19:47

PARLIAMENT SQUARE PICNIC BROKEN UP BY POLICE

in another blow to democracy a peaceful picnic was broken up and one person arrested this afternoon in parliament square under 'serious organised crime' legislation designed but failed to remove brian haw's protest from outside parliament Read more >>

07-08-2005 19:58

Parliament Square Protest

About 100 protestors and enough police to look after a football match! Read more >>

07-08-2005 17:12

Parliament Square Demockracy

this afternoon police arrested another five protestors under draconian new legislation that bans any protest not agreed with police in advance. the ban applies to just one or more people in a large exclusion zone around parliament and government buildings. a prospective protestor is supposed to apply to police a week before the demo, and they have the right to ban the protest, or enforce all sorts of restrictions on it without any independent judge, effectively giving them political power over citizens in this area. Read more >>

07-08-2005 16:25

Parliament protests still go ahead

Around 100 people demonstrated outside the Houses of Parliament for two hours. Five people were arrested as police tried to enforce the new law preventing assembly outside the building. Read more >>

07-08-2005 15:51

SHAME ON YOU!

Video of arrests in Parliament Square today. Read more >>

07-08-2005 15:46

"Shame on you" cries crowd as police arrest 5

"Shame on you, shame on you..." chanted the crowd as police arrested 5 in Parliament Square today. Read more >>

06-08-2005 20:46

August 1: Parliament Square - video

Police use Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill on peaceful protesters for the first time. Read more >>

03-08-2005 22:06

Lobby NOT ILLEGAL DEMO at parliament square THIS SUNDAY

Mass Lobby of Parliament in support of the Right to
Demonstrate.

Assemble 12 noon, Sunday 7th August, Parliament Square.

If you are concerned about the introduction of the new law that has effectively banned all demonstrations in the area around Parliament (up to 1 km away as far as the London Eye, Charing Cross and Trafalgar Square) then please join the mass lobby outside parliament to call on our representatives to reconsider and over turn this undemocratic and draconian legislation. Read more >>

02-08-2005 00:22

UK Police use anti-terror law to disperse protest

Five peace protestors were arrested today in a peaceful vigil outside the Houses of Parliament, as the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill (SOCPB) was enforced for the first time in London. Read more >>

01-08-2005 23:00

Portraits from Parliament Square

I was so scared and intimidated by the unruly mob gathered in Parliament Square that I fled fearing for my own safety. As the pictures below prove this gang of would-be terrorists were on the brink of probably doing something. Today UK Indymedia is proud to announce the launch of it's campaign to get the brave bobbies that tackled them awarded George Crosses! Read more >>

01-08-2005 22:44

BRIAN HAW 1,521 NOT OUT!

This is a 1,100 word article about Parliament Square peace protestor Brian Haw whose demonstartion has survived yet another attempt to evict him from the square. 13 labelled photos are attached. Read more >>

01-08-2005 17:18

A DARK DAY FOR DEMOCRACY: PARLIAMENT SQUARE

today, police dispersed a crowd of non-violent protestors in parliament square and arrested four people under the new 'serious and organised crime and police act 2005'. Read more >>

01-08-2005 16:26

5 arrested in Parliament Square protest.

Police and demonstrators both sent out a warning today of the likely outcome of next Sunday's mass demonstration. The Home Office, having been made to look an ass by Brian Haw, intended victim of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, decided to make its position on the "designated area" surrounding Parliament absolutely clear. Read more >>