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Photos from rally against racism in Leith Saturday 10th September 2005.

10-09-2005 20:55 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

This is a short piece with 12 photos of the rally against racism which took place on Saturday 10th September 2005 in Leith, Edinburgh.

Apartheid and Agrexco in the Jordan Valley

10-09-2005 09:50 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

In Israel and occupied Palestine the colour orange is symbolic of opposition to the Gaza ‘disengagement’. It can be seen on banners; t-shirts; propaganda material; protesters storming the old city in Jerusalem or the young people with petitions gathering signatures in Israeli bus stations. Orange streamers are handed out at road junctions in Israel and attached to cars flying down the settler-only highways of the West Bank.

It therefore came as a surprise to hear that one of the orange streamers was seen attached to a tractor belonging to a Bedouin Palestinian living in the Jordan Valley. When questioned, the man replied, “If they are thrown out of Gaza, they will come here. They are dangerous. We don’t want them here.”

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Yahoo helps jail Chinese Journalist!

09-09-2005 18:38 | Globalisation | Repression | Technology | World

Yahoo 'helped jail China writer'

Western internet firms are rushing to invest in China
Internet giant Yahoo has been accused of supplying information to China which led to the jailing of a journalist for "divulging state secrets".

STOP THIS EXTRADITION - FREE BABAR AHMAD

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" Martin Luther King (1929-1968)

Babar Ahmad is a professional graduate born and raised in London. He was arrested by British authorities in December 2003. After intensive questioning and extensive searches of his property, he was released six days later without charge.
If substantial evidence against Babar Ahmad existed, he would have been charged

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With Jails Flooded, Bus Station Fills the Void

09-09-2005 09:48 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

"All my towels - they was used up," Mr. Thomas said. "I was hoping to get some towels to get a bath with." Another man acknowledged that he had stolen a car and protested that government officials had encouraged residents to evacuate by any means necessary.

Track and chase - the new war on liberty

09-09-2005 03:33 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

The president of the Council for Civil Liberties, Terry O'Gorman, said once in place, the laws would never be removed. "The Prime Minister said today this combined package of powers will not mean a police state," he said. "We say it very much holds the potential for that to happen."

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New Orleans is an incredibly important place for Critical Resistance

08-09-2005 23:38 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

We are heartbroken by the devastation in a city we love -- and by the media's racist and classist portrayal of our communities, the demonization of our brothers and sisters who have been in dire straits for decades, and the militarized, brutal response towards those left behind.

Of Disasters, Natural and Otherwise

07-09-2005 05:45 | Culture | Health | Repression | World

But one thing you said back then finally makes sense to me, in a way it never did before. In the battle to save the people of New Orleans, you are either with us, or against us. And it is crystal clear what side you're on.

Democracy and the rule of law: the Iraqi alternative to US occupation

06-09-2005 17:11 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The Iraqi National Foundation Conference is an independent Iraqi initiative for a democratic and unified Iraq. The anti-war movement should see building substantive links with this group as an urgent and immediate priority.

Hurricane katrina New Orleans - Houston

05-09-2005 20:59 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Repression | World

Views on the New Orleans disaster from President George Bush's state

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Agrexco - Letting Apartheid Bloom

The Effects Of Illegal Settlements In The Jordon Valley

'Different times' call for bill of rights, says QC

03-09-2005 02:36 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

But I don't know where he gets that from at the moment Australia's Human Rights record is appalling just ask any Refugee! Anyway I do understand pragmatism so I won't knock him any further because he wants to compromise with the government about their human rights record.

Colonialism in the 21st Century: Our Ally, the state of Israel (Part 2)

02-09-2005 16:12 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The fraud of the Gaza withdrawal, the garish hysteria of the evicted settlers, and the real trauma of eviction in the occupied territories

Plans for imminent forced removals to Northern Iraq, Stopped

02-09-2005 15:30 | Repression | World

UK cannot for the time being 'Forcibly Remove' Iraqi/Kurds

Banned book from former UK ambassador available online

01-09-2005 08:05 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Craig Murray was the UK ambassador to Uzbekistan who raised objections to the UK using evidence obtained gained under torture. A preview of the book the government is trying to ban is available online on 1st September only.

Uzbek activist held in mental hospital

31-08-2005 09:38 | Repression | World

A leading Human Rights activist in Uzbekistan has been locked up in a psychiatric hospital in an echo of soviet style practices after distributing anti-government leaflets which prosecutors claimed insulted the countrys emblem.

30a.org AT THE OPERA: an eyewitness account

30-08-2005 14:35 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The police gang like to fence the protestors in and surround them grunting and staring is the tactic and if taxpayers are prepared to be pushed to that level then it is time to stand up for your rights to protest as well. Don't let them stand over your youth and fellow citizens who should be allowed to protest and demonstrate without feeling sick in the stomach with fear and worried about being there.

WA/ Satellite Surveillance

29-08-2005 04:04 | Analysis | Repression | Technology | World

However, his proposal for using high tech satellite tracking of specific types of offenders in WA could be seen as just another attempt to produce a 'tough on crime' vote winner. Such new technologies always look good on paper. Then comes the serious questions. How does one effectively police it, and will it really act as a deterrent?

Fishing expedition pays off

28-08-2005 23:30 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

But what he actually implied was that there is no proof that Bin Laden was the culprit in his mind. Fair enough because that is what a lot of people actually think too. So what is the difference between us and him? He was raided and a fishing expedition took place in his home giving the authorities material that was otherwise private and confidential.