UK G8 Russia 2006 Newswire Archive
Latest Updates from G8 protests in Russia
13-07-2006 17:32
The protests against the G8 in Russia have already started ahead of the Summit which takes place this weekend in St. Petersburg. Repression of political activists taking to the streets, and arriving at the Russian borders, is on the increase. More than 200 people have already been arrested in different Russian cities. Even though people are determined to make their voices heard. Demos and activist gatherings have already taken place in Moscow, and a cycle caravan has already arrived to St. Petersburg from Berlin.
See the latest updates below, from well before the mobilisations against this year's G8 summit begin in earnest, until Wedensday 12th. Today, Thrusday 13th, most activists from different parts of Russia are making their way (or trying to) St.Petersburg where the main mobilisations start tomorrow Friday 14th.
See the main IMC UK feature which is constantly udpdated with the latest reports - click at the 'Full article' link for the latest updates. Also check out the IMC-Russia (multilingual) website for news and reports.
G8 summit: Geopolitical trial of strength in St. Petersburg
13-07-2006 13:30
Since the heads of government of the US, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy and Japan met in 1975 for a “fireplace discussion” in Rambouillet, outside of Paris, the annual summit—called the G8 summit with the addition of Canada and Russia—has grown into a major international affair. The summit is surrounded by a range of meetings between various ministers and is planned and prepared months in advance by an army of officials.Life And Debt
13-07-2006 00:31
'Life And Debt'
G8 Russia : Unwarranted Arrests
12-07-2006 22:43
Anyone who carries anti-G8 material, or who is speaking a non-Russian language is liable to be detained in St Petersburg. The charges made are laughable, but the arrests are deadly serious (from our embedded contacts).Report from russia
12-07-2006 19:30
some of the protestors in Russia have set up a blog look hereCHERNOBYL HEART
11-07-2006 22:26
pink - radical cheerleading - samba - clowns in moscow against G8
11-07-2006 18:43
G8 2006 Info and Press Group
11-07-2006 14:38
From 15-17 July, 2006 the heads of the world's eight most powerful states will meet in St. Petersberg, Russia for the annual G8 summit. Like in previous years, their meeting will be met with resistance.G8 repression in st petersburg
11-07-2006 07:34
activists arrested yesterday released and then rearrested along with others.G8 Background : St Petersburg Media & Local Events
10-07-2006 20:29
War of the words, "Insurgance" the spirit of every great revolution, EVER!
10-07-2006 19:36
This contribution is an audio track i have produced, dedicated to the efforts of all those participating in the 2005 protests in Scotland. It is my hope that it will remind people of efforts already made and raise spirits of participants this year.Outfoxed - the war on journalism
10-07-2006 12:02
OXFORD CAMPAIGNERS STAGE "G8 OLYMPICS"
10-07-2006 08:24
Oxford World Development Movement (WDM) will be staging the "G8 Olympics" in Oxford City Centre on Tuesday 18th July at 1pm to draw attention to the fact that the promises made at last year's G8 Summit by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have not been kept. Oxford WDM members dressed as Bob Geldof and Bono will be judging others dressed as Blair and Brown in a triathlon of debt, aid and trade.
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Why Close The G8?
08-07-2006 12:07
from 7:30pm
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One year on…7.7.05
08-07-2006 00:10
Was I, as a legal volunteer from Bristol, monitoring protests against the G8 in Gleneagles (Scotland), still on duty outside the Stirling eco-camp attempting to monitor the police’s abuse of their powers? Or had I been replaced for the night, and made it back to our Edinburgh base (and pub)? It’s all such a blur now, yet only a year ago…
LONDONGRAD SAVAGE G8
07-07-2006 17:08
LONDONGRAD SAVAGE G8SAVAGE THE G8 – DESTROY THE THAMES G8WAY – DESTROY THE G8 IN LENINGRAD – ST.PETERSBOURGH – PSYCHIC ATTACK FROM OLD STREET – GOSPEL OAK –
Burn The Union Jack
Burn The Old Glory
Burn The Hinomaru
Burn The Tricoleur
Burn The Bundesflagge
Burn The Imperial Flag
Burn All Flags!!!
– Bring Your England Flags And T-Shirts. Bring Your
National, Transnational And All Flags
Followed By Drift From Old St. To Gospel Oak St.
Petersbourgh Is Gospel Oak
http://antisystemic.org/SAVAGE
London Bombers: Secret services had arrested them earlier and knew them.
07-07-2006 16:40
''The members of the network that carried out last week's attacks in London had been arrested earlier last year, and were and are known to British authorities." said French minister of Interior, the head of the secret services and police, Nicholas Sarkozy in Brussels. Clarke, the UK Home Secretary, went mad.G8 russia medic blog - beginning of repression in moscow
06-07-2006 20:06
some uk actionmedics people are in russia.arrests in moscow.
read the blog here
www.medicstastebetter.blogspot.com
Arabs and Terrorism
05-07-2006 10:57
