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Colour blind cops mistake clowns for Black Bloc or something...

04-07-2005 23:43

Keeping those threatening nutters in check.
Today acting on meticulously gathered intelligenge the Police detained and thwarted a well known violent group of extremists. They were stopped and searched under the public order act so that Daily Mail readers everywhere could sleep more peacefully in their beds knowing that they were safer from the evil forces of anarchy. Bah!

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IMC photographer gets clowned.

04-07-2005 23:31

Oh please not me...
Well it was bound to happen sooner or later.

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Red Pepper report on Edinburgh protest

04-07-2005 23:25

Latest news on Edinburgh protests now on Red Pepper's blog site

 http://redpepper.blogs.com/

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Party pics from carnival of full enjoyment

04-07-2005 23:19

Happy clapper
Some people managed to have a laugh despite the repression.

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Provocation outside the media centre

04-07-2005 22:49

Police turn up outside the media centrelate this evening, seemingl with the aim of stiring trouble.

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Faslane fun and meaningful action

04-07-2005 22:42

Report on Faslane action from blockader.

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Carnival of Full Enjoyment penned in at Canning Street by police

04-07-2005 22:27

Video Police Chain
Between 1245hrs and 1600hrs, some 100 to 200 demonstrators were penned in at Cannign Street, near the West end of Princes Street. There was little violence. The protestors were being as peaceful as the police were. For more than 3 hours, the demonstrators made the street as comfortable as they could, despite the intimidation from police lines.

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[picture report] Carnival of Full Enjoyment, Edinburgh

04-07-2005 22:20

[picture report] Carnival of Full Enjoyment, Edinburgh
[picture report] Carnival of Full Enjoyment, Edinburgh

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Make History Poverty

04-07-2005 21:50

Enough!
The Polis enforce a “Sanitised area” at the Make Poverty History Demo; we’re all under military occupation.

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THE WEAPON IS THE WORD

04-07-2005 21:22

CALLING ALL WORDSTERS !

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faslane

04-07-2005 20:47

summit1
photos of summit and faslane

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CONDOLENCES OF THE ACTUS AFTER THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANÇOIS-XAVIER VERSCHAVE.

04-07-2005 20:33

The President François-Xavier Verschave, is one of these rare Big People, honorable. Profoundly human, he was until the last breath, an engaged activist and fearless defender of the African, humbled continent, exploited and crushed by the French imperialism, the françafrique.

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Protestors Trapped In Edinburg Park

04-07-2005 19:37


The Police forced a large part of the Carnival Protest into an Endinburgh Park. They kept about 400 protestors, plus many shoopers tourists and townspeople caught up in the carnival imprisoned - locked in the park for over 45 minutes.

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It was meant to be a carnival.....

04-07-2005 19:30

but it turned into a riot. Or so you'd think, from the police tactics at the carnival for Full Enjoyment, here in Edinburgh today.

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A non typical view of today

04-07-2005 19:25

The clowns moved carefully into position
A day spent with the clowns avoided the worst of the sinister noise....

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[Picture report] Clown Army conquers Edinburgh

04-07-2005 19:18

[Picture report] Clown Army conquers Edinburgh
[Picture report] Clown Army conquers Edinburgh

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Transport to Scotland still available

04-07-2005 18:59

Seats are still available on a Midlands coach to the G8 summit protests. If you really care about the many problems caused by corporate greed, get yourself up to Scotland and let Bush & Blair know what you think of their policies!!

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Rushes of Police Over-reaction on 4th July Edinburg, keeping a good vibe!

04-07-2005 18:57

Rushes of footage that show police over reaction on Monday. Police moving in and surrounding people. Keeping a good vibe even when penned in for hours!

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Resistance to police aggression in St Davids Street

04-07-2005 18:50

Resistance to police push
A group of protestors and bystanders resist police pushing them from the pavement into a side street