UK Indymedia - UK Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

Dublin Alternative G8 Summit 17th & 18th June

02-04-2013 13:33

Dublin Alternative G8 Summit 17th and 18th June

Theme of Summit: Resistance to Imperialism

Monday June 17th: Day of Lectures, Seminars, and Anti-imperialist Discussion, with national and international guest speakers. Night of Revolutionary Dance and Song.

Tuesday June 18th: Mass Demonstration in Dublin Center in Commemoration of the 1913 Dublin Lockout and to protest the presence of the world’s most dangerous war criminals holding their G8 summit on Irish soil.

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Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

26-03-2013 00:04

From 'traitor' to Hero - whistleblower Bradley Manning is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

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Activists head to Swedish embassy to demand guarantee of no further extradition

23-03-2013 09:48

Activists head to Swedish embassy to demand guarantee of no further extradition of Assange to U.S.

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Anti-war protest brought chaos to Hereford – 20th March 2003

20-03-2013 20:09

10 years on from the invasion of Iraq we take a small look at the protests that happened in Hereford to oppose the war...

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Campaigners lock themselves to the gates of arms factory on 10th anniversary of Iraq invasion

19-03-2013 07:11

Campaigners have blockaded the gates of a Brighton arms factory on the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

A group of activists arrived at the EDO MBM factory at 6am and three of them affixed themselves to the gates using bicycle d-locks and superglue.

The action was held this morning to mark the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war in 2003.

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Dissident Island Radio - Iraq War Panel Discussion - Friday 15 March 2013

18-03-2013 20:43

10 years after the start of one of the most contested wars in modern history, dissident island radio assembles a panel of seasoned anti-war activists who have been active in opposing the Iraq war.

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Anniversary of innocent Kurdish chemical bomb victims

16-03-2013 13:52

The attack killed more than 5,000 people, and injured around 7,000 to 10,000 more, most of them civilians;
also
During this Attack more than 100 communards of Kurdish- Left Group [ Komala ] got trapped and killed by Iran’s regime.

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Catt judgement leave police intel gathering practices in tatters

15-03-2013 21:11

For those of us who have spent many years fighting excessive and intrusive surveillance of political protest by the state, the victory of John Catt in the Court of Appeal this week was especially sweet. The judgement rules that the gathering and retention of information about John Catt’s political activity was an unlawful breach of his right to a private life, and leaves police intelligence gathering practices in tatters.

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A Passage Through Time Looking Back To Look Forward, at Herstory.......

15-03-2013 20:17

We will take you on a journey back to tell a little about the other side of his-story.
Her-story will look at how women activists over the years have used art as a tool to campaign for social changes and how activisists have used their imaginative means on many levels to flout conventions, make a stand and create change.

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Counter Terror Tuesdays: Call the US Embassy in London

11-03-2013 22:19

They say Terror Tuesdays. We say Counter Terror Tuesdays.

Call the US Embassy in London every Tuesday.

Protest Obama's Tuesday meetings where he chooses new targets from his 'kill list' of men, women and children.

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Activist risks jail,pledges not to answer questions if stopped under Terror laws

11-03-2013 12:46

Tom Woodhead, who is currently being held by Israeli immigration authorities has pledged not to answer questions if British authorities attempt to misuse the Terrorism Act 2000 when he is deported to the UK.

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Tom Woodhead

09-03-2013 14:55

PRESS RELEASE – Monday 4th March 2013UK peace activist faces deportation by Israeli occupation authorities and is set to be detained by Special Branch and questioned on return. Tom Woodhead, a British activist, is currently facing deportation by Israeli authorities after being arrested last Friday by border police at a demonstration in Kafr Qaddum, a village in the occupied Palestinian territories.Woodhead aged 29, was a volunteer in the West Bank with the International Solidarity Movement since early-October last autumn.

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UK peace activist faces deportation by Israeli occupation authorities

04-03-2013 12:40

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UK peace activist faces deportation by Israeli occupation authorities and is set to be detained by Special Branch under anti-terror powers upon return

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Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000: A police snooping tool

01-03-2013 13:58

Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is being used to gather intelligence on activists. Corporate Watch would encourage anyone stopped under this legislation to expose its misuse.

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Turkish warplanes bombers continue attacking Kurdistan regions

27-02-2013 21:22

According to the local source several Kurdish villages been under brutal air strike during last few days.

This brutal attacks happening despite all the media report about peace talk between Ankara and PKK.

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Oxford CND benefit concert - Friday 1st March

26-02-2013 11:02

Oxford Classic Jazz Band benefit concert for Oxford CND at Friends Meeting House, St Giles, Oxford.

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Open Shuhada Street Action

25-02-2013 16:57

On Saturday, 23 February activists in London staged a multiple boycott action and protest at the Israeli Embassy, in support of the Palestinians in Al-Khalil.

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The Khojalu “Genocide” Fabrication by Baku

24-02-2013 02:41

Azerbaijan is waging a propaganda war to spread misinformation.

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Wrexham 23 Feb:Stand with Bradley Manning - held 1000 days without trial

22-02-2013 20:11

One of over 60 protests around the world against the continued detention of Bradley Manning, incarcerated for blowing the whistle on war crimes.

Meet Queens Square, town centre, Wrexham.
10am - 11.30am

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UG#618 - Consolidation of Police State USA (The Ongoing American Military Coup)

22-02-2013 06:22

A 'bigger picture' show this time, with two hour long pieces which outline the stark contours of the rapidly emerging police state that is the modern USA. Our main speakers are Peter Dale Scott, Peter Phillips and Frank Morales.