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UK G8 2005 Newswire Archive

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G8 2006 in St. Petersburg, Russia - call to protest

12-12-2005 23:41

Someone published a nice write-up on dissent during the G8 in Scotland, 2005. A call for G8 2006 in Russia has been published, and a dedicated website has been established.

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Sheffield G8 Policing cost £1.6m

04-12-2005 16:30

Police inexplicably block a road leading away from the G8 summit
An recent article in the Yorkshire Post says that the mounting police bill for Sheffield's G8 meeting in June is already nearly 1.6 million pounds.

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Two Edinburgh G8 court cases collapse

29-11-2005 14:57

Two recent G8 court cases in Edinburgh saw the prosecution case completely collapse. Defendants were found not guilty when the Procurator Fiscal threw in the towel halfway through the trials.

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G8 film on bbc4 tonight

15-11-2005 11:20

BBC4 9pm Tuesday 15th November - G8:Can you hear us ? an hour documentary that follows Rebel Clowns, the G8 bike caravan and a member of the communist party of Britain ( or is it Great Britain ??) ..to Gleneagles --

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Scotland Indypendent Media CENTRE launch meeting

14-11-2005 10:55

Scotland Indymedian Public Meeting Thursday 17.11.2005:
Open a Free Internet Cafe and Free Software Lab in Edinburgh!
Films at 5pm in Forest Cafe, meeting upstairs in Church Hall at 7:30pm

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Geldof Parody

09-11-2005 13:01

just released a parody of Bob Geldofs song,

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Clown Communiqué

06-11-2005 21:46

Unbearable Poverty Affects G8 Pop stars

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OPEN LETTER TO LOTHIAN AND BORDERS POLICE Re G8

05-11-2005 22:54

I was concerned about the publishing of 31 photos of G8 `suspects` in the local press here in Edinburgh and this is my open letter to the Edinburgh (Lothian and Borders) Police. 9 labelled phots (including one of me) are attached. This letter was also sent to Home Secretary Charles Clarke.

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GOP Leaders to Bush:

05-11-2005 18:45

news
[earth2025] GOP Leaders to Bush: 'Your Presidency is Effectively Over'
Ref:
 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7617.shtml




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“DROP THE G8 CHARGES” DEMANDS DEFENDANTS SOLIDARITY GROUP

03-11-2005 17:09

The July 2005 Solidarity Group, a support group for people arrested at the G8, has denounced the police publication of “Wanted” photos of anti G8 demonstrators. The Group states that they will support all facing charges arising from the G8 demonstrations, and calls for all charges to be dropped. Scotland against Criminalising Communities, a grass-roots organisation campaigning against the “anti-terrorism” laws, is supporting the stand of the July 2005 Solidarity Group.

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Lothian & Borders post G8 wanted list

02-11-2005 14:49

Police are appealing to the public to help identify G8 protesters who took part in disturbances in Edinburgh during the summer.

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The Revolution will be televised: 10 days of films at Leeds Common Place

01-11-2005 18:57

Ever wondered who on earth Hugo Chavez is and the incredible Bolivarian Revolution sweeping Venezuela? Worried about climate change? Curious to know more about the global anti-capitalist movement, the Zapatistas and what really happened to Africa at this year’s G8 summit? Then head to the radical fringe of this year’s Leeds International Film Festival for the ultimate political cinema experience.

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G8 and Data Protection Act Information requests

31-10-2005 14:18

I think it’s time to do Data Information Requests to the Scottish Police involved in the G8 supression - and to the National Public Order Intelligence Unit where gossip and tittle tattle is held on people suspected of expressing themselves

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Saorsa Open Day Pictures and Report

30-10-2005 17:37

Glasgow Zapatista Mural

The Saorsa Open Day was a full success. The G42 Collective provided t-shirt printing facilities, film screenings, internet access, a rebel cafe and a friendly welcoming atmosphere on the first floor of 674 Pollockshaws Road in the south of Glasgow.

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G8 medics acquitted

26-10-2005 12:47

Two street medics arrested at the Carnival For Full Enjoyment during the anti-G8 protests last July were acquitted of Breach of the Peace in court on Friday. The trial took place in a Sheriff’s court in Edinburgh, and lasted for around 4 hours.

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G8 trials at the Sheriff Court in Edinburgh

24-10-2005 22:02

This is a brief account with 4 photos of the trial of five G8 protesters and members of the SSP (Scottish Socialist Party) at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday 24th October 2005.

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Indymedia cinema this Thursday

24-10-2005 14:59

@ The Synergy Centre, 220 Farmers Road, London SE5 (nearest tube is Oval)

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It's a Fair Cop: Inspector's Honesty Scunners G8 Case in Glasgow

20-10-2005 18:59

A South Yorkshire police inspector caused a G8 trial to collapse yesterday when he admitted he was unable to identify the accused as the man he arrested. The Not Guilty verdict, was the highlight of a busy morning for G8 defendants at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

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Request for photos of Geishas at the G8 summit

17-10-2005 18:12

MPH march, Edinburgh
Here a request for photos of the Geishas that were part of the protests at the G8 summit. The Make Poverty History march, the Faslane blockade or the first day of the summit in and around Stirling were some of the things in which the 'Geishas of Gaiety' were 'mingling in the masses'. Also other actions in Nottingham, Sheffield and Derby had Geishas, any photos of that would be great.

If anyone has photos, please get in touch at  notts@indymedia.org

The photos will be used in a feature article on Notts Indymedia and for a new website about the radical arts collective of which the Geishas are part of.

Just to remind you of what they looked like, some pictures: