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UK SOCPA Newswire Archive

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Democracy’s Last Stand Four: A bad case of COC

31-03-2007 03:01

Oscar Beard returns to Horseferry Court with the Parliament Square peace campaigners for round 2000 of the twisted and debauched circus known as UK democracy.

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DJ Wickham - guilty of contempt against humanity

30-03-2007 20:32

Seeing is believing... for those who would question the veracity of events, a journey down Horseshit Road to Westminster Magistrates Courts is most illuminating when trying to understand why Tony has not yet been sent to the Hague.

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SOCPA - stage managed trial of brian haw and barbara tucker

30-03-2007 01:12

district judge wickham had clearly decided on a course of action before hearing any evidence in an 'inquisorial' hearing at horseferry road today. she found barbara tucker and brian haw in contempt of court and she set fines rather than imprisonment for explicitly stated political reasons.

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SOCPA - serious 'contempt of court' hearing tomorrow, thursday

28-03-2007 21:37

2pm horseferry road thursday 29th march
brian haw and barbara tucker face possible imprisonment for contempt of court.

earlier this week they challenged the right of district judge evans to enter pleas for barbara after summonses had been sent to the wrong address for offences she couldn't even recollect.

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R.S.V.P. Horsehit Road, 29/03/2007@2:00 p.m.Westminster Magistrates

27-03-2007 10:56

Is public peaceful political dissent an act of Terrorism?

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SOCPA - film of anti-trident day of protest (2 of 2 - quicktime mp4 version)

19-03-2007 01:21

Video
twelve minute film shows celebs' press-call in the morning, the lock-on and parliament square blockade of the afternoon, and the cyclists' 'fish on bicycle' demo in the evening, followed by police harassment as the 'official' cnd protest finishes

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SOCPA - film of anti-trident day of protest (1 of 2 - wmv version)

19-03-2007 01:12

Video
twelve minute film shows celebs' press-call in the morning, the lock-on and parliament square blockade of the afternoon, and the cyclists' 'fish on bicycle' demo in the evening, followed by police harassment as the 'official' cnd protest finishes

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SOCPA - 'unauthorised' commemoration of dead in iraq today

19-03-2007 00:34

186 crosses
in the run-up to the 4th anniversary of the iraq occupation, 'voices in the wilderness' staged an unlawful demonstration in parliament square yesterday afternoon. police were clearly instructed not to intervene, as members of the press were there and it was a sensitive issue.

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Pre-emptive Peace Strike: “Don’t Attack Iran”

17-03-2007 12:34

Withdraw your labour, book a day off work, or take a break from your usual routine and show the government that you are opposed to any actions or steps that might be taken that threaten the sovereign nation of Iran.

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ARE NETCU WASTING THEIR TIME? Report into political policing

16-03-2007 01:39

Is international policing against the animal, earth and human rights movements working, or are NETCU just wasting their time?

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activists from 'block the builders' closed down parliament square today

14-03-2007 17:45

bin trident
shortly before midday, nine activists surprised police by locking-on in the road to lumps of concrete and a mock trident missile at parliament square today

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Parliament Square street shut by anti-nuclear protestors

14-03-2007 13:35

Anti-Trident protestors today shut down Great George Street in Parliament Square at around 11:45 am today for about 15 minutes. After police picked them up and moved them to the side, two of five lanes were reopened to traffic.

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Brian's 2md Epistle to the Anglicans - Mr. Brian W. Haw

10-03-2007 10:08

What does the man voted most politically inspiring individual have to say to his Anglican brothers and sisters as well as all those globally he claims as family whether they deny him or not?

Charity Sweet XXX

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Genocidal or Great Britain? - Mr. Brian W. Haw

10-03-2007 10:03

I have had the pleasure of getting to know Brian over the years and I have also had the privilage of typing this message from him.

Charity Sweet XXX

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SOCPA shame - CPS clutching at bent straws

08-03-2007 20:32

It was nice to see some democracy and justice within a courthouse, for a change.

I would like to offer Judge Wadsworth a huge bouquet of roses and many thanks. After seeing the likes of the bent DJ Evans, the corrupt DJ Snow and their crony DJ Purdy, I have had a small amount of my faith restored in the justice system. For the minute, anyway...

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SOCPA - some justice as babs is back in town

08-03-2007 18:48

barbara after the court verdict
for the past few weeks, barbara tucker has been subject to wholly disproportionate bail conditions denying her the right to enter a 1km area around parliament. today, justice prevailed in a hearing at southwark crown court, where the judge, clearly appalled at the restriction, lifted all conditions and allowed her to return and peacefully protest outside parliament and downing street

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The 3 latest ALF prisoners

06-03-2007 21:37

Originally From: A Longing For Collapse Press on Myspace.


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Update on Lakenheath 8 trial

26-02-2007 16:30

After more messing around by the prosecution, the trial of the
Lakenheath 8 has been adjourned until the 6th of March. The trial
is the result of an action last October, when the activists entered USAF Lakenheath nuclear base and chained themselves to the gates of a munitions storage area to stop the movement of cluster bombs.

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SOCPA - superintendent terry still acting unlawfully

19-02-2007 18:47

superintendent peter terry
in january a judge ruled that superintendent peter terry of charing cross police station did not have the power to authorise or impose conditions on demonstrations covered by the serious organised crime and police act sections 132 -138. a month later, he is still unlawfully doing so!
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