UK Indymedia - UK Anti-racism Newswire Archive

A case of rape in Rome is exploited by politicians to approve racial laws

28-02-2009 10:38

A case of rape in Rome is exploited by politicians and racist patrols to approve racial laws and carry out acts of violence and camp clearances of the last Roma settlements.

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"Erik and Sons" Hacked!

27-02-2009 22:36

Nazi webstore hacked! Data of customers accessed and available to download!
Translation from German Indymedia

http://de.indymedia.org/2009/02/242765.shtml

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Migrant Support Volunteer Arrested in NW France

27-02-2009 17:19

In recent months a number of volunteers for French migrant support groups have been arrested. This appears to be a deliberate policy on the part of the French judiciary and police as the Sarkozy governement increases repressive measures against the hundreds of migrants in the area.

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Fascist farmer targetted again

26-02-2009 20:53

The campaign against this years BNP Red, White and Blue festival (RWB) is well under way. On Monday morning BNP man Alan Warner woke up to find himself locked into his own farmyard and the words "Racist BNP scum" sprayed on his wall. Alan was the enthusiastic host of this year's RWB and wants to have it on his farm on Codnor-Denby lane again this year. Sorry Alan - it aint gonna happen.

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Leafleting against BNP in Witham on Saturday 28th February

25-02-2009 15:52

Come and join us

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Emergency Protest Tomorrow!: Stop the deportation of Gasperd to the DRC

25-02-2009 15:33

Emergency demonstration, tomorrow Thursday 26th February, 10am, Government Offices North East, Newcastle (near St James Park).

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Mobilization in Italy against Forza Nuova and the neo (and old) fascism

25-02-2009 14:28

Forza Nuova is planning to open a new centre in Bergamo (north Italy)
there is a call for mobilization against it for Saturday 28 february and Roberto Fiore
is planning to attend.

http://lombardia.indymedia.org/node/14103

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Close Communications House - dem o Tuesday 3 March

25-02-2009 12:05

DEMONSTRATE AGAINST BRITAIN ’S RACIST IMMIGRATION LAWS

Show solidarity with asylum seekers and immigrants

TUESDAY 3 March 1-2pm

Outside the UK Immigration Service Communications House
210 Old Street, London , EC1V 9BR
(nearest tube – Old Street )

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Bnp in manchester

25-02-2009 00:22

The BNP will be holding a meeting in the Manchester town hall at 12 noon.

Since they chickened out of Liverpool lets give them a good send off in Manchester.

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Defend Yahya al-Faifi

25-02-2009 00:18

Thursday 19th February was an international day of action to Defend Yahya Al Faifi and his family, who live in Cardiff, are now threatened with deportation after their asylum application was refused. The family were forced to flee Saudi Arabia in 2004 after receiving threats for Yahya’s trade union activity.

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Lampedusa's prison for migrants burns: Picket of Italian Embassy

24-02-2009 12:38

Protests and a general strike of the residents in Lampedusa, who do not want their island to become 'a new Alcatraz'; mass escapes involving over 1000 migrants detained in the 'reception' centre; mass hunger strikes by the migrants against their deportation to Tunisia and the inhumane way they have been treated; at least 11 suicide attempts; riots that led to the Lampedusa centre (not in line with fire regulations) to be half destroyed by fire, the 17th February. The number of persons injuried may be around 80, 60 immigrants and 20 policemen. Migrants were kept locked inside the burning centre.

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PHILIPPINES: Scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement now!

23-02-2009 12:08

The secret Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) document exposed by Sen. Joker Arroyo is the latest in a string of arguments to hang the iniquitous agreement. The secret document is an insult that adds to the injury of Daniel Smith’s contempt of our justice system.

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Boycott and Disinvest in Israel, in Solidarity and Self-Defense

22-02-2009 21:15

"Black Americans, who have experienced apartheid at home and fought successfully against it in Africa," feel most intensely the need to register their opposition to Israel's version of apartheid. Yet their elected officials cower at the feet of the pro-Israel lobby, which has successfully targeted independent-minded Black officials for defeat.

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Election Results: Towards Fascist Rule in Israel

22-02-2009 11:00

Prospects are grim with Israeli Arab Knesset member (MK) Ahmed Tibi calling Livni "90% Lieberman and 10% Netanyahu." For his part, Netanyahu is 100% hard-line, and won't give an inch on compromise. As head of state, he promises to destroy Hamas. Whoever forms the government, Palestinians, Israelis, and most others will be losers.

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Obama compared to a chimp (by Latuff)

22-02-2009 06:03

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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Australian Sovereignty: Who wants to be King and Queen of Australia?

22-02-2009 05:52

Sovereignty of Australia. SO who wants to be King and Queen of Australia?

You will note that the British Empire and High Court Australia declared the continent terra nullis, meaning that white settlers settled and NOT invaded a continent. The problem now is that they didnt set up the Constitution properly, and anyone can come invade and declare sovereignty, since its still terra nullis ;)

For historical buffs and legal afficiandos ;)

http://www.scribd.com/doc/12725319/Invalid-Australian-Constitution-empowers-crooked-High-Court-Judges-to-violate-Common-Law-rights-for-ALL-Australians

http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/story/invalid-australian-constitution-empowers-crooked-high-court-judges-violate-common-law-rights-a

NB. Its a banana republic though

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Academic politics and overcoming zioism

22-02-2009 02:26

Professor Joel Kovel—an outspoken critic of Israel and author of the book Overcoming Zionism—has been dismissed from his position as the Alger Hiss Chair in Social Studies at Bard College in New York state.

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Fascist Jewish Rule Enshrined In Israeli Law

22-02-2009 02:09

On February 10, Israel held parliamentary elections for 120 seats in its 18th Knesset. The process repeats every four years unless the body calls an earlier election by majority vote. The prime minister may also ask the president to request one early that will proceed unless the Knesset blocks it. Parliamentary terms may be extended beyond four years by special majority vote. Israel has no constitution. Under Article 4 of its Basic Law: The Knesset:

"The Knesset shall be elected by general, national, direct, equal, secret and proportional elections, in accordance with the Knesset Elections Law." Every Israeli citizen 18 or older may vote, including Arabs who are nominally enfranchised, may serve in the parliament, but can't govern or in any way influence policy.

Knesset seats are assigned proportionally to each party's percentage of the total vote. A minimum total is required to win any seats. Jewish parties alone are empowered. Arab parliamentarians have no decision-making authority. They're also constrained by the 1992 Law of Political Parties and section 7A(1) of the Basic Law that prohibits candidates from denying "the existence of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people."

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University anti-Zionist twinning with Palestine

21-02-2009 15:55

Last week, at a relatively well-attended meeting, my branch Executive seconded a motion to support a twinning with a Palestinian university, building on existing Student Union work. A few of us decided to propose an additional note about “the increase in antisemitic atmosphere on British campuses associated with Israel’s conflicts”. We are all broadly supportive of the twinning but conscious that in our institution it has been a vehicle for intensifying calls for the ostracisation and dissolution of Israel. Our intervention was fairly puny and didn’t say what needed to be said about this twinning - in retrospect since it was almost certain to fall we should have made more amendments.

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Finkelstein talks: The misuse of anti-Semitism and abuse of history - Mon 23 Feb

21-02-2009 12:40

Please note that professor finkelstein will be speaking at two different venues on the same day.

Norman Finkelstein explores the corruption and bias of scholarship surrounding the Palestine-Israel conflict. The talk will examine the growing tendency of pro-Israel commentators to use spurious charges of anti-Semitism to deflect and discredit legitimate criticism of Israel.