London Newswire Archive

20-01-2008 22:19

Oppose The Police Federation - Weds 23rd January

Details of the opposition being planned to the cheekiest march of all time. Read more >>

20-01-2008 21:18 | 1 addition

Tony Blair War Crimes File Referred to CPS

The Scotland Yard War Crimes Unit investigation into allegations against Tony Blair, Lord Goldsmith and others has been handed to the CPS. Read more >>

20-01-2008 12:07

Bangkok Gastech 2008 10-13March 2008 - Join the Global warming party!!

PTT corporation of Thailand and other global bedfellows with the Burmese Military junta will be greasing palms at Bangkok Gastech 2008. Joined by evil corporations from around the world it could be the perfect opportunity to infiltrate, disrupt and do some good all at the same time.
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20-01-2008 12:05

Al Qaeda and the "War on Terrorism"

The disinformation campaign has gone into full gear. The British and US media are increasingly pointing towards "preemptive war" as an act of "self defense" against Al Qaeda and the State sponsors of terrorism, who are allegedly preparing a Second 911. The underlying objective, through fear and intimidation, is ultimately to build public acceptance for the next stage of the Middle East "war on terrorism" which is directed against Syria and Iran.
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20-01-2008 02:14 | 1 addition

Support the Sequani Six (SOCPA defendants)

A member of Coventry Animal Alliance has written the following appeal, on behalf of the 6 defendants currently on trial(at Birmingham Crown Court) for taking part in peaceful protests outside Sequani, an animal testing lab in Ledbury. This was originally written primarily for the attention of animal rights groups, but it is of equal relevance to any group or individual who has an interest in justice. Read more >>

19-01-2008 19:44 | 3 additions

Right to protest march considered succesful.

Brighton freedom to protest demonstration goes ahead despite the comical efforts of Sussex police to impose order. Read more >>

19-01-2008 14:09

Haiti: FRAPH Founder Toto Constant Opts For A Trial In Mortgage Fraud Case

On January 9 in Brooklyn, New York, former death-squad leader Emmanuel “Toto” Constant, 51, rejected a plea bargain that would have sentenced him to three to nine years for his role in a mortgage fraud crime ring. Read more >>

19-01-2008 13:19

next Campaign for Free Assembly meeting tomorrow @LSE

Campaign for Free Assembly public meeting
Sunday January 20th 2pm-4pm
London School of Economics room H216, Connaught House
Map:

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/Default.htm Read more >>

19-01-2008 12:51

Target E-On

Protest against E-on, the company behind the Kingsnorth coal fired power station
3pm, outside E-On London offices, 100 Pall Mall, nr Trafalgar Square. Protest organised by Revolution, LSE student Greens, supported by Campaign Against Climate Change and Rising. E-on have recently got planning permission from Medway council for a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent and the application is now sitting on Gordon Brown's desk awaiting his approval. The Kingsnorth plant threatens to be the first in a new wave of coal-fired power stations – madness in the light of the escalating climate crisis. Read more >>

19-01-2008 02:19 | 1 addition

Marylebone Rd protest against Total Oil support for Burma junta

Eight protestors held a demonstration at the Dorset House Total petrol station at 170-172 Marylebone Rd, calling on Total to stop funding the brutal military junta in Burma with hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
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18-01-2008 18:26 | 1 addition

Camden Laboratory Campaign / St Pancras Words from Benjamin Zephaniah

The NIMR / MRC intend building the "World's largest ever, highest level, virus containment facility and animal testing lab."...on a Camden council estate {Somers Town} - see Camden New Journal - Paul Keilthy - : Words from Benjamin Zephaniah. {Poet / sportsman / vegan / turned the OBE / activist / musician..rapper.......} Read more >>

18-01-2008 16:36

Main japanese opposition party questions 9/11

At the National Diet of Japan on January 10, 2008, Councilor Yukihisa Fujita of Democratic Party of Japan, the main opposition party questioned 9/11.
Later the Japanese government took rare steps to force parliamentary approval of a controversial bill reviving a naval mission in the Indian Ocean in support of US-led forces in Afghanistan.
Ahead of the voting Councilor Yukihisa Fujita of Democratic Party of Japan, made a statement
at the House of Councillors, the National parliament of Japan,
For 30 minutes he questioned the official version of 9/11 presented to the japanese government and the public by the US administration
He concluded that the japanese governments support of the "war against terror" is solely
based on information provided by the US-administration. He demanded further investigations and questions being answered in the face
of the governments drive to support the war more actively. Read more >>

18-01-2008 12:23 | 1 addition

Pauline Campbell NOT arrested at Holloway.

Just two days before the anniversary of her daughters death in Styal Prison in 2003, Pauline Campbell was back at Holloway on Wednesday to demonstrate over yet another self-inflicted death inside its walls.

24 year old Jamie Pearce died on the 10th of December though her death has only just been rerecorded as “self inflicted” from “Unclassified”. There are now officially 8 such deaths recorded in England and Wales in 2007 a 166% rise from the year before. This was the 27th protest that Pauline has staged since her campaign began in 2004.

The group of protesters included two ex-prisoners (male); two grieving mothers whose loved ones had died in the 'care' of prisons in England; the mother of a teenager currently incarcerated in HMP Holloway; and a friend of the late Harry Stanley, who was shot dead by police in 1999.

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18-01-2008 02:47

Grave Ignorance or Serious Deception: the Existence of the Constitution of Brita

For the record; we the People of Britain DO INDEED have a CONSTITUTION and in accordance with its statues, the matter of going to war lies with the monarch NOT Parliament! Read more >>

17-01-2008 19:49

Camden / St Pancras / Kings Cross BBC 1 ITN / Eurotunnel / Paris

The NIMR / MRC intend building the "World's largest ever, highest level virus containment facility & animal testing lab" on a Camden council estate. Somers Town / St Pancras / Kings Cross stations. Please write a polite letter to the following councillor,Planning Chief for Camden, Mike Greene, who's Camden office details are in the following links. {I haven't read the links - apology if not there} . Read more >>

17-01-2008 19:48

To whom it may concern

Parvin residing in Cyprus was arrested by the Cypriot authorities on 20th December 2007 and was issued deportation order to Iran on 17th January 2008. On this day Parvin was arrested by the Cypriot police to be taken to the airport. Parvin kept saying to the authorities that her life is in danger in Iran and should not be sent to Iran. The authorities did not listen to her and forcefully and violently took her away. As a consequence she has bruises on her face. Her flight to Iran had a stop in Dubai where she is at the moment. She is suffering physically and mentally. Read more >>

17-01-2008 19:15

Google is making money by creeping porn sites into search results

Google is making money by creeping porn sites into search results Read more >>

17-01-2008 17:45

Shift #2 - Heathrow or Gatwick: what camp are you in?

The second issue of Shift Magazine has just been published. It compares the politics of climate camp and no borders camp, includes an interview with the spacehijackers, and has a review of the 8 Dec. Climate March. We have posted the editorial below:

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17-01-2008 16:09

A letter from Guantánamo

Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison, tells the story of imprisoned al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj, and reproduces the text of a recently declassified letter from Guantánamo. Read more >>