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SOCPA - parliament square has been liberated

29-09-2007 17:07

activists got to work earlier today on the two-metre fencing all around parliament square. the grass is now liberated, open to the public, and to the burmese protestors. police so far have not intervened in the operation which was carried out by around a dozen activists.

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SOCPA - betrayal

29-09-2007 12:53

media today reports that there is now a total ban on protest within a mile of parliament while the commons is in session.

it really is time for people to wake up!

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Authorities Ban Anti-War March

29-09-2007 05:40

On Monday 8 October the Stop the War Coalition will be marching fromTrafalgar Square to Parliament calling for all troops to be brought home immediately. The police have now said that all demonstrations are bannedwithin a mile of Parliament whilst in session. This is a new development and threatens our democratic rights.

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Return of Sunday Picnic

28-09-2007 12:31

Picnic to debate the issues of the day

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SOCPA - gordon brown's hypocricy over burmese protests

27-09-2007 18:17

while 'red' ken and his gla can offer no explanation for the continued 2-metre high fencing around parliament square, and while burmese demonstrators are hassled by inspector price of the met for not asking permission to protest about the sudden crackdown by the burmese military, we are still waiting for gordon brown to honour his 'promise' of repealing the SOCPA law banning 'unauthorised' protest near parliament.

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NUJ photographer challenges police

17-09-2007 10:57

Solicitors Hickman & Rose have served papers on Sir Ian Blair the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis for "Battery" (assault) and breaches of the Human Rights Act, relating to freedom of expression and assembly, on behalf of the photojournalist and NUJ member Marc Vallée.

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SOCPA Court report - Case dismissed

14-09-2007 22:31

The SOCPA case against five activists who took part in the No More Fallujahs Weekend of action last October collapsed today at Horseferry Road Magistrates Court when judge Quentin Purdy found no case to answer and dismissed all charges against the five at the end of a protracted and at times farcical hearing which lasted almost four hours.

Previous court reports for cases related to the No More Fallujahs weekend here:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/371878.html

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Parliament Square Peace Camp Protestors in Court

13-09-2007 14:07

On Friday 14th September at Horseferry Road Magistrates Court, five peace protesters will stand trial for attending an ‘unauthorised’ peace camp in Parliament Square].

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Video of one aspect of Mandela's vist not covered by the corporate media.

01-09-2007 13:01

Nelson Mandela attended the unveiling of his statue in Parliament Square, London, UK, on Wednesday 29th August 2007, accompanied on stage by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and several other eminent politicians.

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Bicycle discrimination in the SOCPA zone.

01-09-2007 07:50

The MP3 recording is further confirmation of the discrimination exercised against cyclists by the police during the monthly Critical Mass.

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SOCPA - film of mandela statue day behind the scenes

30-08-2007 23:03

while gordon brown and ken livinstone basked in the undeniable glory of nelson mandela, their police force was busy making sure there were no dissenting voices - no-one to point out the irony of placing a statue of the greatest freedom icon in a square where freedom is curtailed!
gordon brown promised to repeal socpa laws - he hasn't.

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What they tried to hide from Mandela

30-08-2007 08:34

So ashamed are Ken and the GLA of our government's war record and its slaughter of thousands of innocents, including children, they tried to hide Brian Haw's anti-war display from view.

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SOCPA - nelson mandela in parliament square

29-08-2007 19:32

it is a terrible irony that the great freedom-fighting icon of the 20th century has his statue placed in parliament square where freedom has been substantially curtailed by the labour government.

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Parliament Square this morning.

29-08-2007 13:05

Police attempt to suppress freedom of speech in Parliament Square today and fail.

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SOCPatriarchy Revolution Meeting Report

28-08-2007 21:03

Milkman of Human Kindness.. ?

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SOCPA - nelson mandela plea tomorrow 10.30am (wednesday)

28-08-2007 11:48

a call-out to people who care.
nelson mandela is visiting parliament square tomorrow. he may not be aware of the terrible civil rights violations that the 'serious organised crime and police act' has led to in this area. it is important that he is made aware - that this hypocrisy is unveiled.

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Mandela's statue in Parliament Square.

27-08-2007 07:17

Mandela's statue is due to be unveiled in Parliament Square by him on Wednesday 29th. But hang on, the whole area is presently fenced off, with the exception of a tiny, cramped area around Brian Haw's pitch.

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People in Common This Sunday Meeting

24-08-2007 18:38

People in Common Sunday Meeting

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SOCPA - open letter to ken livingstone

22-08-2007 15:09

peace campaigner barbara tucker has written an open letter to the mayor which she has copied to various government departments, the police, the prosecution service and media. in it she challenges the legality of the latest harrassment of peace protestors in parliament square (see report on raid at

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378707.html)

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