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Round up of anti-occupation demonstrations worldwide.

11-06-2007 11:43

This is a collation of the many demonstrations against the illegal occuaption of Palestine which took place around the world at the weekend.

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Oil interests flout International Law in Balkans

11-06-2007 08:07

Republican president Bush follows Democrat president Clinton’s course in the Balkans; oil pipelines and gas supplies take precedence over every other consideration including international law and the sanctity of human life. Bush has challenged Russia, Serbia and International Law by announcing during his recent visit to Albania that Kosovo, a Serbian province, would become independent in the near future, negotiations must result in “certain independence ... that’s what’s important to know”, he said! Bush’s grammatically woeful statements beg the question, why the need for negotiation if the Texan president insists that independence is “certain” for Kosovo -- which remains Serbian sovereign territory?

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Protester blinded by water cannon

11-06-2007 07:50

A LIVERPOOL man was blinded in one eye by a police water cannon as he
staged a protest at the G8 summit in Germany.

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SOCPA - THE MOVIE World Premiere

11-06-2007 01:29

some stills - trailers coming soon
first showing of this hour-long documentary about the restriction on protest around parliament square. next sunday at noon at the renoir in brunswick square, london with panel discussion to follow

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AFRICOM Eyes the Islamic Maghreb

10-06-2007 22:03

Why exactly is the Pentagon warning us about “al-Qaeda” terrorists that “probably could not attack the U.S. homeland”?

As usual, the answer is simple and predictable enough. “The U.S. focus on the group comes as the Bush administration finalizes plans to create a new military command in Africa, called AFRICOM,” part and parcel of the neocon vision of Pax Americana.

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Foie-Gras leafleting demo in Cambridge – E-Mail Campaign

10-06-2007 21:26

Demo report and action alert against ‘French Products’ market stall in Cambridge, regarding the sale of Foie-Gras

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REPORT ON THE CLASS STRUGGLE IN THE PHILIPPINES

10-06-2007 21:12

INTERVIEW OF FILIPINO ACTIVIST INTELLECTUAL E. SAN JUAN, JR.
AT THE PERMANENT PEOPLE'S TRIBUNAL, THE HAGUE, MARCH 2007

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John Pilger: "Resisting the Empire"

10-06-2007 20:35

Audio
“Resisting the Empire”: Documentary Filmmaker John Pilger on Struggles for Freedom in Israel-Palestine, Diego Garcia, Latin America and South Africa.

The renowned investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger has spent the better part of his life documenting American empire and the resistance it has met. Pilger has made over fifty documentaries and is the author, most recently, of "Freedom Next Time: Resisting the Empire," which looks at ongoing struggles in Afghanistan, Diego Garcia, India, Palestine, and South Africa. Pilger joins us for the hour to play excerpts of his documentaries and speak of the struggles he has covered.

John Pilger joins the show 11:44 mins into the show.

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Were G8 Decisions Made in Advance At Bilderberg Conference?

10-06-2007 20:31

Major decisions about defence and economic policies for the entire Western world and official government strategy for tackling climate change are believed to have been made in secret at the Bilderberg Conference in Turkey just before the G8 summit in Germany.

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Information needed about Gibratlar drug laws

10-06-2007 19:50

Innocent friends held in Gibraltar prison...

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Climate Change & G8 Day of Action - Full Action Reports

10-06-2007 19:10

London Esso Blockade
Reports have come in from actions around the world held as part of the International Day of Action Against Climate Change and the G8. Here are some details from the actions we know of so far. Please email  info@risingtide.org.uk with any other actions we haven't heard of yet!

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Final demo in Rostock.

10-06-2007 17:27

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On Friday the blockades ended and a few thousand people assembled at Rostock train station for a march down to the harbour. Many were returning from spending the night camped out around Heiligendam. It was unbelievably hot and the occasion had a party atmosphere. The activists had good reason to be pleased with themselves. For a whole week the German state had been defied and the G8 had suffered one publicity disaster after another.

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Laage Airport Blockade. Tuesday.

10-06-2007 17:16

No demos here.
Late report due to restricted net access at the beginning of the week.

The blockade was originally planned for Wednesday. Then it come to light that Mr Bush will by flying in a day early so plans are hastily rearranged. Laage is a military airport and it the middle of nowhere. Upon arrival cops stop the coach and we are told that all demos are banned around the airport for the duration of the G8. However the Police have made an exception as there are thousands of people converging on the area so they offer to escort us to the designated protest area. How considerate of them…

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Moving against the G8

10-06-2007 14:48

The following article -- published in the June edition of Red Pepper magazine and written around a month before the G8 Summit -- offers a bit of background to the 2007 G8 mobilisation and the conditions on which it could perhaps be judged a success -- all of which were fulfilled or exceeded last week.

We are winning!

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Gordon Brown must himself return to Labour Party values first -

10-06-2007 14:00

Gordoin Broiwn this lunchtime ahs been quoted as saying that the formerr Labour Party has "to consult, involve and engage the members of the party as we make our policies".

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Another death in custody

10-06-2007 13:52

Another death in custody, another whitewash and police officers get away with killing again! When are we going to pressure MPs lawyers, media to stop the state killing!? So far as the unnamed man was concerned - he lost his life because he caused a disturbance - presumably a Capital Offence!

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Human Rights Issues in Question over Welsh LNG Pipeline Protests

10-06-2007 12:02

Anti Welsh LNG Pipeline a success so far: LEGAL UPDATE:
AND 300 Industrial Workers strike for 3days at LNG Terminals at Milford Haven, over safety issues.
Waiting for Eviction @Brecon Tree camp against the Pipe, in the sun and lush countryside soon 2b destroyed. Court Case:Human Rights Issues in Question..

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Problems For Real People

10-06-2007 11:30

Hawai'i was thieved by the USA over a hundred years ago..

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Six Day War Deceptions

10-06-2007 04:10

Did Israel provoke the Six-Day War? (Dutch /w English subtitles) Dutchman Jan Mühren, former UN observer stationed at the Israeli border, describes how he witnessed Israel provoke it's neighbors in the run-up to the Six-Day War. Mühren says Israel was not the small innocent country under existential threat from it's neighbors, as has been written in our history books. 'It was the exact opposite.'