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vietnam 2005

22-11-2005 03:12

those who fail to learn history are doomed, those who fail to learn history correctly why they are simply doomed

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Meeting called at uni after BNP article published in student paper

21-11-2005 20:04

After a provocative article entitled 'Why you should vote for the BNP' appeared in a student newspaper at the University of Nottingham, following increased BNP actitivy in the Nottinghamshire area (including a student at the University standing as a BNP candidate in the recent election), concerned students have organised an Anti-Fascist meeting:

On Wednesday 30th November, 7-9pm, room C50, Portland Building, Nottinghamshire University.

Claire Taylor from the School of History on talk on 'Why no platform for fascists'. Other talks will include: Pete Radcliff from Notts Socialist Green Unity Forum on 'What is fascism and Post WW2 fascism?' and someone from Notts Anti Fascist Alliance (NAFA) on present anti fascist campaigns in the Nottinghamshire area. The evening is organised by Nottingham University Peace Movement (NSPM) and the Lenton Anarchist Forum.

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Home Office in Glasgow locked down - 3 arrests

21-11-2005 12:19

21 Nov 05: Once again the Home Office Immigration offices in Glasgow have been closed down by protesters. Earlier this morning 40 people gathered outside the building and padlocked two of the gates. 3 protestors have been arrested. More details and photos to follow on imc scotland:

http://scotland.indymedia.org/newswire/display/2289/index.php

This is from imc Scotland:

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Extremist ex-Met Chief John Stevens in mouth-opening disaster

20-11-2005 13:20

Ex-top Met cop Stevens opened his mouth again earlier today with disastrous results. The noises coming out of John's enormous gob coagulated, in the dank air surrounding his weatherbeaten and rapidly-ageing face, into a rabid demand that the British government should start hanging people at the earliest opportunity.

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Support growing for boycott of BNP-supporter Paypal

20-11-2005 12:52

Paypal needs to be told that its support of the BNP will not be tolerated by those opposed to racism and fascism.

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LONDON IWW & SUPPORTERS' MEETING

19-11-2005 21:52

announcement

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anti-deportation demo in london on monday

19-11-2005 14:17

Hi, There's been quite a lot going on down here in Brighton over the past week or so after an Iranian guy called Amir - someone who attends the Migrant English Project at the Cowley Club - had his house raided at 6am in the morning last tuesday. He has subsequently been detained and is being threatened with deportation. He was fist taken to the local police station, then Harmondsworth detention centre, and he is now at Colmbrook detention centre.

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Should the police be armed? Poll

19-11-2005 08:26

Sky 'News' are asking their viewers whether police should be armed in the light of the Bradford incident. Here's your chance to give them your opinion:

http://www.sky.com/skynews/home

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Report from Damascus, Syria with 9 photos

19-11-2005 08:02

This is a 1,400 dispatch from Damascus, Syria.
It, sadly, may be on Bush and Blair's hit list. 9 photos are attached.

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Rumsfeld not welcome in Adelaide

18-11-2005 11:06

Anti-war activists protested in Adelaide against United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, calling him a war criminal and demanding that he go home. With Adelaide in a security lockdown for the visit of Donald Rumsfeld and US Assistant Secretary of State, Robert Zoellick, for the annual Australian and US ministerial consultations (AUSMIN), the protest was allowed to go ahead on the steps of Parliament House.

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Charter deportation flight to Angola

17-11-2005 21:52

After 3 failed attempt at mass deporting Angolan men, women an children, the Home Office seems to have finally managed to convince the reluctant Angolan Embassy to sign travel documents. The human cargo was due to leave at 9.10, probably from Stansted, on a private plane.

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Food not Bombs Activist Murdered by Nazis in St.Petersburg, Russia

17-11-2005 09:16

Two brutal incidents during the last week have left one dead and two hospitalized in what some are seeing as continuations of the racial tensions that have plagued the city over the last two months.

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Bali trio scapegoats for state terror

17-11-2005 00:14

Now these men have been chosen as scapegoats for the State sanctioned terror and will be prosecuted under an anti-terror law that carries the death penalty for allegedly assisting the perpetrators of a bombing.

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Lying bastard Blair has to go

16-11-2005 21:01

Ian Blair should resign now. There was never a debate before Blair's government murdered under shoot to kill. Ian Blair defends shoot to kill. Ian Blair is only asking for a debate because he is trying to distract attention from his corruptness. We can see he is a corrupt monster.

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Man to stand trial because police said he lied?

16-11-2005 04:56

So if the authorities believe someone you know poses a terrorist risk - then if they interview you in alleged connection to their belief - and if police believe that you lied about it - then you can follow old mate here and prove you didn't lie or go to jail? Or be refused bail anyway and go to jail until you prove otherwise - after being isolated in AAA maximum-security with no fresh air or sunlight 'indefinitely' and get drip-fed through the courts?

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Drums of Peace

15-11-2005 13:33

NSPM present Drums of Peace, a celebration of cultural diversity, to raise funds for Muslim Hands' humanitarian work for survivors of the Kashmir earthquake.

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INDYMEDIA MUST NOT BE allowed to be used by racists and imperalists

14-11-2005 11:04

The racist and persistently offensive comments being allowed to be posted as 'comments' on anti-GW Bush pieces indicate an editorial policy on the parts of those who control the publishing sites. This has been pointe4d out before but the abuses continue. THIS pierce is addressing some of the racist 'icons' being promoted by the abusers to justify their attacks on a writer whom they racistly target because of the writer's name. They have ignored they contents of the Political Poetry of MUHAMMAD HAQUE.

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Police Harrassment of Anti-Fascists Increases In Leeds

13-11-2005 18:44

Leeds cops force cancellation of anti-fascist benefit and harrass those attending.

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Things and places identified

13-11-2005 16:10

He said Mulahalilovic worked as a handyman, lived with his wife, parents and brother and, with the help of family members, could provide around $1 million security to ensure his freedom until trial.

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Speech From The Plataforma On Criminalisation, Berlin, 10.11.05

12-11-2005 22:09

STOP THE REPRESSION!
STOP THE CRIMINALIZATION!
STOP THE MURDER!
STOP ALL DEPORTATIONS!