London Indymedia Newswire Archive

23-03-2005 23:35

Notting Hill Housing Trust - Clive Soley MP - Ms Sindy Finn

NOTTING HILL HOUSING TRUST - CLIVE SOLEY MP
SUN NEWSPAPER - REBEKAH WADE (EDITOR OF THE SUN)
GENERAL ELECTION ISSUES - May 2005
Check out the Waldman web site to see the harassment meted out by my landlords - Notting Hill Housing Trust against me.
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21-03-2005 21:39

ETHICAL INVESTMENT PROTEST

Norwich Protest Read more >>

20-03-2005 22:35

G8 Independent / Alternative Media Convergence, London May 14-15

G8 SUMMIT 2005
INDEPENDENT/ALTERNATIVE MEDIA CONVERGENCE IN LONDON - M14-15

WHERE : London
WHEN : May 14 - 15
HOST : Indymedia UK (

http://www.indymedia.org.uk) Read more >>

19-03-2005 12:53

Boycott Thwaites Beer

When Craig Murray wanted to rent property to stand against Jack Straw, he was told "Thwaites has decided it will not let me rent any of its property in Blackburn. Its directors feel it would not be in the company's interests to allow its premises to be used to campaign against Jack Straw. " Read more >>

18-03-2005 23:44

Towards a new COINTELPRO?

This is a 1,700 word article with 3 photos showing the dangerous erosion of our civil liberties as a result of the Patriot Act and Homeland Security in the USA and the Prevention of Terrorism Bill in Britain. Read more >>

18-03-2005 12:28

Bailed away from G8 meetings

Two people who stand accussed of minor offences relating to Section 14 of the Public Order Act have been granted conditional bail that prevents them from going with 200 metres of a G8 meetings! Read more >>

17-03-2005 11:50

Police and the G8 - then and now

It's almost four years on since the 2001 G8 converence.... Read more >>

15-03-2005 16:32

email "The Sun" a Gipsy Story

I want everyone who reads this blog to fax The Sun their ‘gipsy story’. I want you to find a piece of testimony, or historical documentation, or a news report – whatever you can find – that will help The Sun understand how gypsies and travellers have been discriminated against and persecuted in the past Read more >>

14-03-2005 16:55

Biggest Opposition Demo Swears to Break Syria's Stranglehold and Lahoud's Regime

Lebanon's opposition staged the biggest show of force in the nation's modern history from slain ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's graveside Monday, taking a thunderous oath to break Syria's ruthless stranglehold and tear apart President Lahoud's police state of "secret service phantoms."
Between 1.5 and 2 million opposition activists converged on Beirut's downtown Martyrs Square and surrounding neighborhoods to mark the lapse of one month on Hariri's assassination. They shouted slogans demanding the resignation of all security commanders in Lebanon because of dereliction of duty in stopping the assassination. Read more >>

13-03-2005 23:04

Dr Kissinger arrested at Gleneagles shock!

This is an account with photos of my experiences at the Gleneagles Hotel on Saturday 12th March 2005. I was taken into custody after hotel security were not amused by my impersonation of Dr Henry Kissinger! Read more >>

13-03-2005 13:48

we need urgently DV tapes to film what its happening in Parliament Square today

we need urgently DV tapes to film what its happening in Parliament Square today
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10-03-2005 15:35

Theatre of War and Trident Ploughshares Locked on at Scots Parliament

Come down! Read more >>

09-03-2005 16:36

Norwich 2nd Anarchist Bookfair

Waterloo Park, Angel Road, Norwich Read more >>

06-03-2005 09:18

Blair to use anti-terror laws on G8 protestors

Blair refused to rule out using controversial new anti-terror laws against G8 protesters when Britain hosts the summit of world leaders in July. Read more >>

02-03-2005 14:25

Two opportunities to meet Guy Delva, Haitian journalist and media rights activis

Last month, a car tailed Guy Delva as he drove home through the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. He turned left, the car turned left. He drove up a one-way street the 'wrong way' - the car followed. Panicking, he drove into a crowded gas station forecourt - the car drove away. Lucky this time! Read more >>

02-03-2005 09:31

Beware- New Labour employing proffessional Trolls to spread black propaganda

Labour has hired an American spin doctor known as the "garbage man.He is notorious in Washington as an expert in the use of the internet to spread black propaganda Read more >>

02-03-2005 00:53

News For Sale

Context of NEWS FOR SALE: information in the age of market-driven journalism - a conference 12 March, Camden Hall, London WC1 - Organised to highlight commodification of the media. Features 14 speakers from 6 countries and will cover Ownership, control and distribution, Impact of GATS and TRIPS agreements, internet, EU policies, Regulation vs. deregulation.
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27-02-2005 13:32

Royal Television Society party poopers

Activists from NOTES FROM THE BORDERLAND staged a lively protest at the Royal Television Society journalism awards 24th Feb in London protesting about the dire state of investigative journalism in Britain - much fun was had by all and top BBC executives including the Director General had to scuttle in through the back door! Read more >>

27-02-2005 08:54

Day of Events in Edinburgh Saturday 26th February 2005.

This is a 2,200 word report with 8 photos of the various activities and talks which took place in Edinburgh on Saturday 26th February 2005. These events are leading up to the Global day of action on Saturday March 19th when there will be demos Worldwide including London and Glasgow. Read more >>

26-02-2005 02:53

Anarchists and socialists unite against the repression & injustice in Manchester

At least 25 Anarchists and Socialists travelled up today from London, Brighton and Birmingham to unite against police repression and loss of civil liberty's in Manchester. Read more >>