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socpa trial of mark barrett: court report

31-03-2006 22:20

judge anthony evans adjourned until next week after hearing the evidence against socpa activist mark barrett at bow street magistrate's court today. he will give a written verdict on wednesday morning after considering human rights arguments in the interpretation of the law.

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Reclaim Fool's Day

30-03-2006 16:58

April 1st will face a massive uprising of Fools, Clowns, and Fairies against everything that is shit and for anything that is YIPPIE.

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Freedom On Trial

17-03-2006 19:25

on Thursday, Milan from Justice Not Vengeance was on trial in Bow Street Magistrates Court for organising the two person remembrance ceremony at which Maya Evans was arrested in October 2005

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Milan Rai court case - first charge as organiser of illegal demo in socpa zone

17-03-2006 00:49

today, milan rai appeared at bow street magistrates court to argue his case against being found guilty as an 'organiser' of an unauthorised demonstration in the designated zone 1km around parliament. the court adjourned until 12th april for the magistrate, judge nicholas evans, to consider the human rights legal arguments put forward by barrister maya sikand, who was working for 'liberty' solicitors on this case.

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Serious Organised Crime? Ha Ha Ha!

25-01-2006 20:13

Four Rebel Clowns took to Parliament Square on Monday, 23rd of
January 2006 to address the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act
section 132.

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Video - when is a demonstration not a demonstration?

24-01-2006 00:30

This video was one of two short films made during a video activism gathering held at the rampART social centre.

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Defiant demonstrators.

23-01-2006 10:43

Demonstrations in Parliament Square.

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Serious Crime Act a farce as police refuse to arrest demonstrators

22-01-2006 17:54

Police are in a state of absolute confusion over when and whether to implement SOCPA Section 132. Sometimes they arrest you, sometimes they don't....

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socpa court case adjourned today at bow street

19-01-2006 00:42

the trial at bow street magistrates court today of mark barrett was adjourned to the end of march amidst some confusion. he was in court for taking part in an unauthorised demonstration outside parliament on 28th august last year.

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a socpa mystery - help with identification needed

09-01-2006 21:51

today, bow street magistrates court started hearing evidence against four of the five people arrested in parliament square on the day the new socpa legislation came into force on the 1st august last year. but it is now clear that seven people were arrested that day, but two mysteriously avoided charges. WHY?

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Critical Mass 28 Oct video

29-10-2005 23:09

Short film of the Critical Mass cycle ride, 28 October, 2005.

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WINDOWS FRIENDLY VERSION OF CM VIDEO.

29-10-2005 12:21

Because dear Mr Gates doesn't like Apple he makes it difficult to play video edited on Macs on Windows software.

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critical mass (12 small pics and report)

29-10-2005 10:12

report on last night's historic critical mass cycle ride in central london

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VIDEO OF LONDON CRITICAL MASS.

29-10-2005 08:48

The video starts beside the IMAX cinema and ends outside Downing Street.

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Samba Band at Critical Mass

28-10-2005 23:56

some pics of the samba band from tonights Critical Mass

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Critical Mass pics 2

28-10-2005 23:36

the evening was warm and the costumes were cool
and the bikes were ridden

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Party at Parliament as Critical Mass has record turnout.

28-10-2005 23:33

More than a thousand cyclists rode into Parliament Square tonight, sang, danced and stayed free in the first mass challenge to the SOCAT laws curbing the right to free protest.

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Critical Mass pics 1

28-10-2005 23:17

the evening was warm and the costumes were cool
and the bikes were ridden

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Amazing turnout on "banned" critical mass

28-10-2005 22:47

Despite their threats of critical mass being illegal, the cops were totally ridden over tonight. Amazing turnout of massers, must have been over a thousand? Well done to all the people who must have been networking very hard. The paltry 20 or so cops present were all on push bikes and could only "facilitate" in the most minor way. The haloween themed ride seemed to go pretty much where it wanted with no intervention - Trafalgar Square, Buck House, Victoria, several laps around Parliament Square with much banging and crashing from the now mobile samba band. I left everyone ranting outside Downing Street when my battery expired.

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London Critical Mass reports

28-10-2005 17:01

Today is the first London Critical Mass ride after participants were informed about possible arrests at future Critical Mass rides. The Metropolitan Police demanded that the 'organisers' give notice of the route at least six days in advance [report]. The Rhythms of Resistance Samba Band has been practicing samba on wheels.

Solidarity rides are taking place simultaneously in Bristol and Brighton In this posting, we are collecting updates from the streets in London.