UK Indymedia - UK Repression Newswire Archive

THE CURRENT SITUATION IN CHIAPAS

27-05-2009 19:01

The struggle in Chiapas continues, repression increases, international solidarity called for. The state wishes to evict indigenous communities to build highways and tourist complexes. They still intend to silence the Zapatista movement and its principled resistance.

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Judicial Corruption Watch (beta)

27-05-2009 14:37

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The Commonwealth nations: UK, Australia, Canada and NZ.

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Vancouver Anarchist Speaking Tour - Bristol & Brighton (Anti-Olympics)

27-05-2009 13:06

A presentation and discussion with a comrade from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For the exchange of ideas and experiences of anarchist thought and action, with a focus on resistance to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Bristol, Wednesday 3rd June, Kebele, 14 Robertson Road. 7.30pm onwards.

Brighton, Sunday 4th June, Cowley Club, 12 London Road. 6pm-8pm.

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battle of the tamil flags - parliament square

27-05-2009 11:21

when is a flag a terrorist flag? the answer, it seems, depends on who and where you are! to a tamil student in parliament square, it is, and they're arrested (and fined?!). but if you stand outside new scotland yard and challenge the police to arrest you and test it in court, suddenly it magically becomes the tamil eelam national flag and is NOT proscribed. murky goings-on at parliament square.

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Burma Protest over Total Oil at French Embassy

27-05-2009 09:35

Burmese democracy activists protest at the French Embassy about French Total Oil's collaboration with the brutal military junta as heroic democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's show trial continues in Burma. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has previously condemned Total as "the biggest supporter of the military regime in Burma". French Total Oil funds the evil military regime with approximately 500 million dollars a year from its operation of the Yadana gas pipeline, that is used by the corrupt generals to slaughter ethnic minorities, students, monks and anyone who speaks out for human rights and justice in Burma.

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The Bilderberg Plan for 2009: Remaking the Global Political Economy

27-05-2009 07:47

From May 14-17, the global elite met in secret in Greece for the yearly Bilderberg conference, amid scattered and limited global media attention. Roughly 130 of the world’s most powerful individuals came together to discuss the pressing issues of today, and to chart a course for the next year.

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BNP confirm RWB will be held in Derbyshire for a third year

27-05-2009 07:22

Break out the masks and hoodies!

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Appeal for London activists to come support Tamil protest, Parliament Squar

26-05-2009 23:50

First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.

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Mass Squatting Action Videos/Photos, Lund, Sweden

26-05-2009 21:27

On May 16th, over 1000 people gathered to participate in the occupation movement festival in Lund, which featured food, music, entertainment and of course SQUATTING! During Saturday two buildings, Bredgatan 4 and Observatory in the City Park were occupied, and during the night so were Sunday two unused buildings on the St Lars.

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Sri Lanka accused of 'ethnic cleansing' of Tamil areas

26-05-2009 20:28

"Aid officials, human rights campaigners and politicians claim Tamils have been driven out of areas in the north-east of the country by killings and kidnappings carried out by pro-government militias. They say the government has simultaneously encouraged members of the Sinhalese majority in the south to relocate to the vacated villages," Telegraph, UK, said, adding that according to an aid worker the recent killings in Trincomalee "were part of a strategy to drive out Tamils."

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BNP billboard bites the dust

26-05-2009 20:25

Oh dear

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Riots in Luton and media apologism for fascist violence

26-05-2009 12:07

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Sri Lanka seeks to deflect U.N. rights scrutiny

26-05-2009 10:29

Sri Lanka has marshalled its allies to try to quash Western censure of alleged human rights abuses committed during its final phase of war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, diplomats said on Friday.

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Pix-&-Vidz of STOP POLICE VIOLENCE! Sat 23 May 09

25-05-2009 19:10

Dateline: London, UK, 15:00 Sat 23 May 09 – Hundreds of folks take to the streets to protest against police violence, naked brutality and killings in custody, on the United Campaign against Police Violence's first national demonstration – STOP POLICE VIOLENCE! KETTLE NEW SCOTLAND YARD!

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Anarchist in Chile dead

25-05-2009 15:45

Anarchist in Chile dies from explosive device

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Web articles/photos re. Appeal Court ruling on Thurs. 21 May 2009

25-05-2009 11:31

Here's a selection of articles, published on the web, about the Appeal Court judgment in Wood v MPC for the policing of the Metropolis.

I'd recommend the Comment is Free article as it was written by the Claimant, Andrew Wood. Okay, I wrote it so that's not an unbiased recommendation !

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Pix-&-Vidz of SACK PARLIAMENT! - Sat 23 May 09

25-05-2009 11:22

Dateline: London, UK, Sat 23 May 09 – Economic meltdown for global capitalism, political meltdown in both Houses of Parliament, so Meltdown called a SACK PARLIAMENT! protest at short notice – and multi-Guy-Fawkes miscreants, Mister Mayhem, a Red Dragon and dozens of protesters, accompanied by Ian Bone on clown car horn, descended on the Palace of Westminster to blow the fetid, corrupt institution sky high... with GUNPOWDER!

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PRESS RELEASE: Appeal Court ruling upholds Human Rights & Democracy

25-05-2009 11:17

LONDON: Today, Thursday 21 May 2009, the Court of Appeal found that
the Metropolitan police broke the law in its routine surveillance of people involved
in lawful and peaceful political activity[1]. The legal action arose when staff members from Campaign Against Arms Trade legitimately attended the 2005 Annual General Meeting of
Reed Elsevier, as shareholders, to question the board about its acquisition of
a company which organised armsfairs[2]. The police will now need to ensure
that their surveillance practices and record keeping comply with the court
ruling and human rights legislation.

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America's Nightmare: The Obama Dystopia

25-05-2009 08:06

Never before had one witnessed such an accomplished use of manipulation, propaganda, imagery and public relations wizardry to sell the public a man who was to take the baton from Bush and run with it in the race to destroy the economy, the rights of the people and help birth a nation totally controlled by those who have always lurked in the shadows of power. "Change" was promised and was delivered in the form of a deepening of the already Dystopic nightmare.

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Anti-id action in Dover!

24-05-2009 22:02

The government is preparing to infringe on our privacy and personal libertys even more by forcing all UK citizens to carry ID cards with your biometric data on that we will have the privilege to pay for. We do not accept this...