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UK DSEi 2003 Newswire Archive

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DSEi activists run rings around the Police (literally)

15-09-2003 12:00

The L.I.T. team perplexed at the meaning of this odd symbol aimed at them.
A tale of subversion from the final Disarm DSEi event.

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DSEi critical mass bike ride

14-09-2003 23:12

First crossing the Thames
Pictures of Wednesday morning's critical mass bike ride to the EcCel centre

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pictures from RTS on A13 - dsei wednesday 10th

14-09-2003 19:25

critical mass bikes and sound system
pics from rts group surrounded by police after taking the A13 main road

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Pictures - police action on victoria dock road - wed 10th dsei

14-09-2003 19:13

crowd near custom house DLR
Pics from the protests against DSEi where a samba group and other marched down victoria dock road on wednesday's direct action day.

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DSEi protesters got it all wrong

14-09-2003 18:32

It appears that the hundreds of protestors who took action against DSEi at the Excel centre in London's Docklands have got it all wrong. The DSEi show was not an arms fair at all. According to the local daily paper, The Newham recorder, Spearhead, the organisers of the event, say that this was an "open event that can promote cost effectiveness".

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"Good Morning DSEi!"

14-09-2003 13:02

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Calling all arms traders! You've just spent hours in traffic queues and on station platforms, and then ages more going through a million pound security operation just to get the chance to buy weapons of mass destruction, only to see a bunch of protesters occupying the same death machines you love. Well - don't worry. This radio programme is especially for you!

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cop violence at RTS party - appeal for witnesses/people willing to press charges

13-09-2003 21:54

The cops behaved outrageously outside the park off the A13 at the RTS party on Wednesday (v. good footage at posting entitled 'police violence at park gates' posted 11/09/03) and I intend to kick up as much fuss as I can about it - we can't let 'em get away with treating us like this.

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Indymedia Public Access Point for DSEi - thanks to all imc'istas

13-09-2003 18:02

indymedia access point for dsei protests
A big thankyou to all of the imc'istas who helped set up and run the indymedia access point at ground zero, right next to the ExCel centre at St Annes Parish Hall, as well as everyone who helped and contributed to the reporting, both on the streets and behind the computers in london, the rest of the uk and further abroad - as well as the radio crew who streamed on the net over several days and the video folks who managed to publish a lot of good footage.

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DSEi Photos: Action at Delegates dinner, Thur 11th

13-09-2003 16:09

Samba at anti-DSEi dinner 1
Here there are three photos of the anti-DSEi action outside the Royal Lancaster Hotel, where the merchants of death were having their DSEi delegates dinner.

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Video Footage - possible use to anybody who was arrested

13-09-2003 13:30

Video footage - which may be useful as evidence to anybody who was arrested.

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Arms & Leg Dealers

13-09-2003 11:58

Arms & Nuclear War Heads
A report (if a little late) of the Space Hijackers Arms Traders actions on 10/09/03

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First day inside DSEi

12-09-2003 20:20

On the first day of DSEi-2003 I managed officially to go into - not as a delegte, of course. Below are just some general observations - some kind of picture from inside...

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DSEi Video: NVDA Tues - Section 14 Imposed after CAAT March

12-09-2003 19:54

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Short one minute mpeg video clip of the scene as Section 14 of the Public Order act is imposed outside Prince Regent DLR, after those remaining after the CAAT legal march and speeches had returned along the original march route.

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Ministers "block police op on arms dealers"

12-09-2003 18:45

The Daily Mirror says the Met police wanted to arrest
arms dealers inside DSEi. They estimated 300 were
trading without licences. The Home Office instructed
them to do no such thing...

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More from dinner with the arms dealers

12-09-2003 18:15

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1 minute 870k windowsmedia

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SchNEWS DSEi Roundup

12-09-2003 17:51

Roundup of the days of resistance against the DSEi Arms Fair from SchNEWS:
 http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news422.htm

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Witness Requests Disarm Dsei 9th Sept

12-09-2003 17:01

Any witnesses to an arrest near Connaught Roundabout on Tues 9th Sept.

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DSEi Arms Fair invaded - pictures and video

12-09-2003 15:01

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On Wednesday 10th September seven protesters breached the million pound security operation of the DSEi Arms Fair in Docklands.

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WHY THE ARMS TRADE IS GOOD NEWS FOR YOU!

12-09-2003 14:42

A leaflet which dispels the myths about the arms trade....(spoof!)

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Charing Cross Police Station, Abuse of Rights for DSEi

12-09-2003 12:58

Quick information from an interview conducted with a woman who was arrested near Custom House DLR during wednesday's anti-DSEi protests: