UK Indymedia - UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

The Communist Party of the Philippines and the Khmer Rouge

31-03-2009 12:21

For decades the Khmer Rouge regime has been exposed for its atrocities and genocides against its own people. Yet the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) nor its political arm, the National Democratic Front (NDF) nor any of its influenced and led organizations have issued any statement of condemnation. In fact in some of the statements issued by the CPP-NDF or interviews issued by its leaders, they seem to defend the Khmer Rouge.

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NCADC News Service Tuesday 31st March 2009

31-03-2009 06:34

[Failed asylum seekers are not entitled to free treatment - but hospitals can make up their own minds on whether to treat them if they have no money]

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Protest at George Soros Lecture

31-03-2009 00:31

George Soros, once convicted for insider trading and the currency speculator largely blamed for the sterling collapse that precipitated the recession of '92 and the crash of asian economies in '97, is giving a public lecture at the London School of Economics 1pm TODAY! start the week of protest a day early by making your voices heard!

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Coverage of 'We Won't Pay for Your Crisis' demos in Berlin and Frankfurt

30-03-2009 17:56

Turbulence have compiled a collection to links to German and English language coverage of the 'We Won't Pay for Your Crisis' demonstrations, held in Berlin and Frankfurt last Saturday.

http://turbulence.org.uk/events/we-wont-pay-for-your-crisis/

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The Put People First Demo in pictures.

30-03-2009 13:56

There was no rioting. Much to the extreme disappointment of the media and its owners.

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Keep Alpha Mbodi and his family safe in Sheffield

30-03-2009 06:24

Alpha Mbodi and his family are from eastern Congo. He fled DR Congo with his two sons in 2005, fearing the war there would claim the lives of his family. Unfortunately the family were unable to escape together and he was forced to leave his wife and young daughter behind. Alpha and his sons were accommodated in Sheffield by NASS shortly after their arrival in the UK.

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Audio from Autonomous Speakers at G20 demo

29-03-2009 21:51

Audio from the autonomous speakers who spoke after the G20 demonstration in London.

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Short Report From from Put People First

29-03-2009 19:50

Attendance was disappointing, with the mass mobilisation of Trade Unions only pulling about 35,ooo people, although the Union Marching Bands and singing Italians were good value.

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Pics: Militant Workers Bloc at G20 Demo

29-03-2009 18:42

Here there are a few pics from the Militant Workers Bloc at the G20 'Put People First' demonstration of Saturday 28th April:

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pics from today's 'put people first' march in london

28-03-2009 19:32

tens of thousands took to the streets in london this afternoon in the run-up to next week's G20 talks. they held placards protesting about a variety of connected issues including the banking crisis, climate change, worker's rights, and anti-war.

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Make Economy History: PDF of leaflet response to G20 + Crisis

28-03-2009 18:17

PDF of leaflet given out on the Put People First! demo in London today.

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Mobile phone pics Militant Workers & G20Meltdown bloc

28-03-2009 12:49

Will keep uploading additional photos as comments

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Mobile phone pics, start of Put People First G20 demo, midday, 28 March 09

28-03-2009 12:15

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Socialist strategy site launched

28-03-2009 11:07

Socialist strategy site launched on eve of G20

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Brown faces crisis march attack 'Free market greed hits millions'

27-03-2009 13:02

Gordon Brown’s plans for the G20 summit will cost millions of jobs and trap hundreds of millions more in poverty.

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A Guide to the G20 Protests from Last Hours

27-03-2009 10:59

Both the G20 summit and and the protests taking place around it have been hot topic in mainstream media sources, hushed conversation between activists and in general discussion internationally. But what is it that will be drawing people out into the streets over the coming week? Who are the G20 and what protests are planned? Last Hours attempts to answer some of the questions surrounding the summit.

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Join City cleaners protest in person and by email this Friday

26-03-2009 18:26

Protest in person or by email this Friday 27 March the sacking of 5 Mitie cleaners including Unite shop steward Edwin Pazmino sacked from the Willis Group building in the City of London.

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John Moores Students Protest Against Cuts

25-03-2009 23:22

John Moores Vice Chancellor Michael Brown fled a group of 150 angry students and their supporters in his BMW (complete with JMU 1 numberplate) this afternoon. In doing so, he postponed a showdown over his plans to cut thirty-four courses from September.

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Around the Campaigns Wednesday 25th March 2009

25-03-2009 12:13

Sandrine Mbuyi Ntambwe, Still here, Still fighting

"Sandrine was already on the plane; a late successful injunction got her off the flight and returned to Yarl's Wood. She is not to be removed from the jurisdiction of the UK pending the oral hearing of her application for permission for judicial review refused on papers on 13th March 2009.

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Main countries of destination for asylum seekers in 2008

25-03-2009 09:11

United States (49,000), Canada (36,900), France (35,200), Italy (31,200) and the United Kingdom (30,500)