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Third autopsy into G20 victim Ian Tomlinson’s death

23-04-2009 19:03

A third autopsy has been held to establish the cause of the death of Ian Tomlinson, the 47-year-old father of nine who collapsed and died after police attacked protesters at the G20 summit of world leaders in London earlier this month.

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(Greece) Attack against British educational institute, Thessaloníki (15/4)

22-04-2009 09:40

(Greece) Attack against British educational institute, Thessaloníki (15/4)

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IPCC Channel Four injunction fails

21-04-2009 20:36

The IPCC just failed in banning new C4 news from showing new G20 footage.

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Repression Cafe' at RamART thursday 23rd April. 8 pm

21-04-2009 19:55

Repression Cafe' at RamART thursday 23rd April.

g20 and int. solidarity videos, pictures and discussion

>> food - 8pm, film start at 9pm sharp.

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The Camp for Climate Action and the media - Part 1

21-04-2009 17:21

In the media tent
The first in a series of articles on the Climate Camp's media strategy. We will be exploring issues of working with the mass media, non-hierarchical communication and the use of independent media. This article is an interview with Isabel and Steven from the Camp's media team.

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ACPO Press Release on the Recent Events

21-04-2009 01:56

ACPO is a private limited company. The Chief Executive makes public announcement which become national Policy. A simple parody demonstrates just how dishonest those pronouncements are.

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Police Pointing a 50,000-volt Taser at a Group of People Lying on the Floor

20-04-2009 10:52

Police Pointing a 50,000-volt Taser at a Group of People Lying on the Floor


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Appeal for Witnesses / 01 April / 1900h

20-04-2009 10:12

Were you in or around Change Alley between Lombard Street and across from the Royal Exchange Buildings at around 1900h on 01 April?

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Watching police misbehave

19-04-2009 19:46

Who watches the watchers? Why not you?!

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Sooty and Sweep present the G20

19-04-2009 15:22

Tea at the Bank of England the morning before.

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So what has changed, the police, the media or the evidence?

19-04-2009 06:25

Almost since it began our police force have been injuring and sometimes killing citizens with batons and other forms of violence.

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Protest Against The Use Of Kettling

18-04-2009 21:12

A protest, held at the City of London police station in Wood Street EC2, against tactics used by the police against the G20 protesters on the 1st & 2nd April.

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Yorkshire Post: 'If anyone ever deserved a good slap, this woman..did'

18-04-2009 13:20

A columnist writing in the Yorkshire Post yesterday had this, somewhat controversial view published on the attack by a policeman on a woman demonstrating against police brutality.

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Bath Bomb #21 Out Now

17-04-2009 18:58

The latest issue of Bath's monthly radical diatribes, fresh from the bloodstained streets and horse dung of Londinium...

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Sky footage of police violence appeal for more footage or still images

17-04-2009 15:28

The link to Sky footage on you tube shows 3 situations in particular.

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Ian Tomlinson "died of internal haemmorhage" - coroner

17-04-2009 14:37

G20 protestor who died after being struck by police found to have died of internal haemmorrhaging.

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Protest Is Not A Crime Demo

17-04-2009 13:42

Photos from yesterday demonstration outside Scotland yard London. Protesters denounced the police tactics of forcibly corralling people known as "kettling", police assaults on demonstrators and home raids on participants.

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Witness appeal for G20 police assault on photographer

15-04-2009 19:20

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We are looking for anyone who may have witnessed an assault on a independent photographer at the G20 protests. The assault took place April 1st between 6pm and 7pm on the corner between Lombard St and Exchange Square around Mansion House place (near the porta-loos and entrance to Bank station).

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Stop police brutality: Protesting is not a crime 16 Apr 5pm Scotland Yard

15-04-2009 15:42

police baton youth at Royal Exchange Buildings, 1st April
PROTESTING IS NOT A CRIME.
PROTEST 5PM, THURSDAY APRIL 16TH
NEW SCOTLAND YARD
8 -10 BROADWAY SW1H OBG