UK SOCPA Newswire Archive
Letter from Parliament Square
30-10-2010 18:15
Parliament Square.
Criminalisation of Protest and Dissent in Britain
24-10-2010 20:22
Criminalisation of protest and dissent is now a common feature of neo-liberal governance. Here is a chance for you to share your experiences and thereby contribute to a chapter on the situation in Britain for a book on criminalisation of dissent around the world.Afghanistan Anniversary Vigil
04-10-2010 10:15
End the War in Afghanistan / Remember the Dead9am - 6pm, Thursday 7 October
Whitehall (opposite Downing Street)
Naming The Dead: End The War in Afghanistan
18-09-2010 09:55
Central London event to mark the anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan with Maya Evans (JNV) and Susan Clarkson - some risk of arrest.£7m Big Mac 'was from surveilance'
29-07-2010 14:04
The Daily Mail has apologised to Tamil Hunger Striker for false accusations.Does such an apology have any meaning given the damage done to top kill the Tamil protests.
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What would you change in the Police?
26-07-2010 02:03
The BBC wants the views of the public on aspects of policing.Go on, have your say!
Democracy Village Eviction, London - Pictures
23-07-2010 15:45
Democracy Village eviction night, Parliament Square - pics
20-07-2010 23:33
04:15 update: eviction nearly over
20-07-2010 03:25
around 150 people are around the square at the moment, including police, bailiffs, media and activists. equipment has been brought in to remove the d-locked activist. two more remain on the top of the A-frame scaffolding.03:25 update - democracy village eviction
20-07-2010 02:31
lock-ons still defending square. about 50 protestors still in the area, but square is being "cleaned up"parl square eviction - call-outs for actions
20-07-2010 01:38
two people are locked on to a huge scaffolding edifice. people escorted off the square are coming back on with little trouble. an activist in on top of the 'peace strike' box with a megaphone. there are call-outs for1 civil disobedience tomorrow and
2 a people's assembly on saturday.
Democracy Village being evicted now - support needed
20-07-2010 00:26
1.10am Just heard from Maria in Parliament Square that about 60 bailiffs have turned up and will be starting the eviction. The police are looking on the the moment.bailiffs in parliament square : eviction confirmed
20-07-2010 00:23
around 60 bailiffs from 'gemini' security have just arrived to commence eviction of the democracy village in parliament squareUK.gov scraps stop'n'search terror power
08-07-2010 14:11
Police are to be stripped of the power to stop and search anyone for no reason, the Home Secretary has announced.Democracy Village, London - the calm after the storm - pics
05-07-2010 19:24
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Democracy Village prisoner support details (updated)
05-07-2010 10:17
Here are updated prisoner support details for the four Democracy Villagers jailed on Saturday by District Judge Nicholas Evans at City of Westminster Magistrates Court, Horseferry Road, London for their unwillingness or inability to pay £40 fines following Friday's peaceful anti-war sit-down protests outside the Houses of Parliament and Downing Street; and, in Simon's case, following the waving of a peace banner inside the courtroom on Saturday (contempt of court), and refusing to "purge his contempt", i.e. show remorse for his action.Jailing dv residents is one step too far
05-07-2010 06:35
the gov have taken this one step too far.some have suggested an eco village outside the prisons concerned. wandsworth common is on the doorstep.
some have suggested blasting them with some freeman truth. none of the judges are on their oaths for victimless crimes.
Correct photos of Democracy village protest Fri 2 July
04-07-2010 10:38
democracy village: two jailed - URGENT call for support of third in court today
03-07-2010 14:32
as two women from the peace camp have been jailed for seven days each, the democracy village has called out for court support for a third man who is threatened with 60 days in prison and who will appear in front of a notorious judge at horseferry road magistrates court this afternoon (yes, saturday 3rd july) at 5pmDemocracy village, Press Release
22-06-2010 10:58
The case of Boris Johnson vs Democracy Village at the High CourtTony Benn’s testimony for the defence, Jun 21