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Bristol Indymedia servers seized by Police?

eileen | 21.06.2005 20:34 | Indymedia | Oxford

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Bristol Indymedia servers seized by Police

Currently I’m unable to give you more than the bare facts. This afternoon (Tuesday 21 June) I received information from Bristol IMC that they were expecting a ‘visit’ from Bristol Transport Police in connection with an incident reported on Bristol’s website (relating to the dropping/throwing of bricks onto cars on freight trains). Around 2.30pm we were told that the police had obtained warrants for the seizure of BIMC’s servers and were expected any minute. By the time I checked the site at around 6.30/7.00pm, it had disappeared, including of course the link to the report of the incident itself.
A perfect example of the ‘Shoot the Messenger’ mentality – Indymedia facilitates the report of a crime, so Indymedia has to be closed down.
Or am I just being very simple minded here? Do you remember last Autumn, when the European Social Forum was about to be held in London, from 14-17 October? On 7 October (if I remember rightly), well did you ever? the FBI walked into the premises of Indymedia UK’s ISP and made off with the servers. What’s about to get going in the UK in another 10 days or so? Er..er..oh of course, the G8 in Scotland. Swipe me pink, what a coincidence…..!!!
I’ll keep you posted as and when we get more info.

eileen

Comments

Display the following 31 comments

  1. Site still up — curious
  2. I can't see it — richarddirecttv
  3. No need to cry wolf — ionnek
  4. 22.40 21/06/05 — jhg jhg jhg jhg
  5. No flap. — Zaskar
  6. Indymedia infected my madness — Poppy
  7. Indymedia Bristol does Not Log IP addresses — IP
  8. hoodies and rocks — worried
  9. ooh ooh ooh — 87324876324876
  10. Postings and privacy — tangled web
  11. update — gdm: 1 of imc-uk
  12. Correct Tangled Web — Serotonin
  13. wo worried and others i expect — Zaskar
  14. IP numbers — Zaskar
  15. thiis is a little odd — paul c
  16. i forgot to add — paul c
  17. think b4 u call people psychopaths — onix
  18. dur...onix...please get a grip — paul c
  19. doing the right thing. — Zaskar
  20. Paranoia growing and growing — Leam
  21. how about living in the REAL world — paul c
  22. look — paul c
  23. ...it doesn't mean they're not out to get you — Leam
  24. UPDATE REMINDER : BIMC SERVER HAS NOT BEEN SEIZED — cut n paste
  25. Giving Information to the police — -
  26. ok — paul c
  27. IP logs ARE kept according to BIMC's Tom Rawlings — Tony Gosling
  28. So which side are you on? — Officer friendly
  29. i cant help feeling that — paul c
  30. UNOFFICIAL STATEMENT — unofficial statement
  31. So what you are saying is.... — Serotonin