London Newswire Archive

15-02-2005 22:45 | 0 comment(s)

Elections under occupation (ISM in Palestine IV)

Account and analysis of the Palestinian Elections Read more >>

15-02-2005 22:33 | 5 comment(s)

BBC re-writes demo history

On looking for info on todays "die in" at parliment square, i was suprised to find that there were only 100,000 people on the biggest demo in london, ie the Anti War demo on the 15th Feb 2003. And i thought it was between 700,000 and 2 million?! Read more >>

15-02-2005 20:48 | 0 comment(s)

police hostility at anti-war demonstration in london

I attended the ‘Stop the War’ protest in Parliament Square London on the 15 February 2005 and was shocked by the police’s hostile management of this event. I also got the chance to talk to a leader of left-wing politics for the last half-century Tony Benn.
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15-02-2005 19:18 | 1 comment(s)

War Crimes in Fallujah: Photographic Evidence.

Doctor Salam Ismael took aid to Fallujah last month. This is his story of how the US murdered a city

IT WAS the smell that first hit me, a smell that is difficult to describe, and one that will never leave me. It was the smell of death. Hundreds of corpses were decomposing in the houses, gardens and streets of Fallujah. Bodies were rotting where they had fallen—bodies of men, women and children, many half-eaten by wild dogs.

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15-02-2005 18:40 | 1 comment(s)

WAR CRIMES IN FALLUJAH: PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE.

Socialist Worker publishes the first evidence of
a massacre of civilians by US troops in Fallujah

LONDON, 15 FEBRUARY 2005 -- In November of last year, US forces
in Iraq launched an all-out assault on the city of Fallujah. They claimed they were hunting down terrorists.

Tomorrow Socialist Worker carries the first hard evidence that the attack on Fallujah involved the systematic and deliberate murder of hundreds of civilians. We print at length the testimony of Dr Salam Ismael, who visited Fallujah last month with humanitarian aid from Britain... Read more >>

15-02-2005 17:51 | 1 comment(s)

Anti War Rally in Cambridge

To commemorate the second anniversary of the biggest public demonstration ever held in British History, and to highlight that the occupation of Iraq still drags on, several dozen activists assembled in Cambridge Market Square for about two hours this afternoon. Read more >>

15-02-2005 16:30 | 0 comment(s)

Police Violence at Hebron Anti Roads Protest

The local Palestinian community of Hebron, attempt to protest against construction plans for an illegal settler road which would destroy part of their ancient grave yard, but are prevented from even gathering to protest by IOF and Border Police. One Grandfather was arrested as he prayed for his land. Read more >>

15-02-2005 15:06 | 3 comment(s)

Possibilities for protest using "small, clued-up & largely autonomous groups"

SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY: EXPLORING THE SAN FRANCISCO MODEL
NVDA workshop with the Seeds for Change training co-op in the run-up to George Bush's European tour. 11am – 5pm, London School of Economics, Clement House (NOT the Student Union as previously advertised), Room D202. Read more >>

15-02-2005 14:15 | 5 comment(s)

MCLIBEL DUO WIN CASE

Two campaigners found guilty of libelling McDonald's have won a ruling that they should have been given legal aid by the British Government.

Helen Steel and David Morris were dubbed the McLibel Two during a landmark 314-day trial - the longest civil or criminal action in English legal history.
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15-02-2005 12:57 | 0 comment(s)

Concious fashion - day two report

The second day of conscious fashion week looked at the environmental impact of the clothing industry, be it from the use of chemicals in production, growing, and the waste inherent in the fashion industry.

Those who have attended other events at the rampART will know that the hall can change quite a bit but the make over for monday was quite a shock with the hall almost devided in half with a packing case cat walk, an industrial sewing machine as an info-table covered in leaflets from No Sweat and the like and a models changing room.
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15-02-2005 12:30 | 0 comment(s)

Conscious fashion - report from sunday

The first day of conscious fashion week was themed on the exploitation of labour with slave camps, sweat shops, child
labour, reclaiming labour and the economy of fashion.

Saddly it didn't go off quite to plan with no-shows from a patchwork head and the Friends Of Falun Gong who were going to be talking about labour camps in China. A couple of the films never materialised either but the show must go on, and it did...
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15-02-2005 11:54 | 3 comment(s)

Council Bailiffs Duped by Protestors

Protestors NOT evicted at Linslade. The protestors retreated under the cover of darkness as a surprise tactic against the Council. The fight goes on.... Read more >>

15-02-2005 11:52 | 0 comment(s)

Opposing the Olympic Bid

Saturday saw the successful launch of a week of protest which ends with a public demonstration in Meridian Square, Stratford Station on the 19th February at 1pm. 20 traditional narrowboats travelled the canals and gathered at the site of the proposed Olympic Stadium.
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15-02-2005 11:18 | 5 comment(s)

Victory for McLibel 2 against UK Government

This morning (15th February) the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg declared that the notorious and long running McLibel case was in breach of the right to a fair trial and right to freedom of expression. The McLibel 2 (Helen Steel, 39 & Dave Morris, 50) had launched legal proceedings against the UK government arguing that the marathon 'McLibel trial' which lasted 313 days - the longest trial of any kind in English legal history - and UK libel laws, breached the European Convention on Human Rights Article 6 (right to a fair trial) and Article 10 (right to freedom of expression). Read more >>

15-02-2005 10:01 | 1 comment(s)

Brian's evivction from Parliament Square Comes ever Closer

THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHS OF BRIAN HAW THE PEACE PROTESTOR WHO IS CURRENTLY FACING EVICTION FROM WHAT HAS BECOME HIS HOME, IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE. Read more >>

14-02-2005 23:15 | 0 comment(s)

Fascist Australian Govt torture exposed

Labor's Nicola Roxon suggests the evidence against Mr Habib was tainted. "I think it defies belief that they haven't asked the US the reasons that they released Mr Habib without charge," she said. Read more >>

14-02-2005 21:51 | 0 comment(s)

IMC-Manila Bastardization & Monopoly

The Case of Manila Indymedia Read more >>

14-02-2005 19:07 | 0 comment(s)

UBS Bank Have a Word With Crest Plc

The Shalom Family from Wales who have been caught-up in a Crest Plc - Crest Nicholson Beauty-show, their subsequent houseboat eviction, and have lost possession of their entire worldly belongings, (even though it is alleged that Crest have permitted negligence, Read more >>

14-02-2005 17:43 | 0 comment(s)

Valentines Party Pooped

Even the Asian Dub Foundation Soundsystem was booked, but the Law likes a soft target. Read more >>

14-02-2005 17:29 | 1 comment(s)

radical left iraqi union leader speaks in london

Falah Alwan, leader of the radical Federation of Workers' Councils and Unions in Iraq, is in Britain and will be speaking at a meeting hosted by University of London Union on Wednesday February 16 at 7.30pm. Read more >>