UK Newswire Archive
Sharon's visit to India
09-09-2003 11:34
Prime Minister Vajpayee's tryst with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, this week indicates the formation of an avowedly anti-Muslim alliance.BBC report on UK arms trade
09-09-2003 11:04
BBC world service programme on US foreign policy and oil
09-09-2003 10:39
BBC world sercvice broadcasting what looks to be an interesting prog on Oil and UAS foreign policy. Probably nothing new in it but may be worth a listen!anti-DSEI actions
09-09-2003 10:31
As part of the on-going anti-DSEI protests, between 0800 and 0830 this morning, three co-ordinated affinity groups attempted actions against three companies involved in the arms trade.CAAT march sets off 10.45 [DSEI]
09-09-2003 10:21
Latest reports from DSEI actions (10.45 tuesday)Arms designers shut down
09-09-2003 10:00
On Thursday 4th September military systems designers ESDU International shut down early before a demo by Hackney No Borders. Another small success in the run-up to shutting down DSEi.Globalize Resistance DSEI Demonstration Photos
09-09-2003 09:50
Mitchell wrong, says City Councillor
09-09-2003 07:47
Something fishy in Iraq
09-09-2003 03:01
For the last four months, the US forces in Iraq have taken an average of 1.4 fatal casualties (cas) per day, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). Occasionally, there have been three day periods with no dead. But CENTCOM has now not reported a single death for the last seven days. What is going on?Police use of section 44 searches to deter protest at DSEI
09-09-2003 00:08
Police are misusing the Anti-terrorism legislation to inhibit protest and activism around DSEI. If you intend to visit London during the Disarm DSEI week (6-12) download or collect a Section 44 Search Monitoring Form/Advice Sheet. You may find it helpful if you get searched. If you fill it in and post it to Liberty, they can continue to document the grave misuse of the Anti-terror legislation. (See Liberty website for their detailed report about misuse of the terrorism legislation at Fairford "Casualty of War: 8 weeks of counter-terrorism in rural England"-
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk).
Coffee Crisis
08-09-2003 23:28
It's being called "the worst coffee crisis of the last 100 years" by Latin American heads of state. With the catastrophic failure of unregulated global markets, the world faces yet another crisis of overproduction and ruined lives.DSEI - have we done it the wrong way?
08-09-2003 23:14
Report and audio interview about Dungavel Detention Centre
08-09-2003 22:27
Protesters arrived from all over; buses were provided from Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Birmingham and North East England.
A samba band played at the arrival, and the protesters banged against the fence with fists and sticks, so that the first speeches drowned in noise of the publics outrage against the seperation, the rascist and inhumane institutional treatment of refugees in this country. A whole line-up of politicians from a wide spektrum spoke out against the prison like institution, with the star speakers Mercy Ikolo, who was just released on bail with her 14 month old daughter Bessie from Dungavel, and human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar.
Pics [1, 2, 3], report
Canada's safe haven for junkies
08-09-2003 21:41
Vancouver hopes to save hundreds of lives by opening street clinics whereheroin addicts can shoot up safely. But the White House is accusing Canada
of going AWOL from its war on drugs.
No sex please we're American
08-09-2003 19:49
This article is about young Americans being coerced into remaining virginssamba&fluffy blockade at BAE building
08-09-2003 17:51
video of the action against BAE system