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2,380 Israeli attacks killed 49 Palestinians in June

17-07-2007 03:06

According to the Gaza-based International Press Center (IPC), Israeli military forces carried out last month some 2380 attacks on Palestinian lands, killing 49 and wounding 147 Palestinians.

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Iranian Jews refuse cash bribe to move to Israel

17-07-2007 02:58

Iran’s Jewish minority have unanimously rejected cash offers from the Israel government to leave Iran and move to Israel.

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Asylum applicants dispersed and being moved away from Portsmouth City

17-07-2007 00:17

showing solidarity seeking change of heart
Read below for the details of a Portsmouth solidarity intervention.
How to grow - reflect, reflect, reflect!

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Crown postal workers walk out

16-07-2007 23:57

the crown post office in Victoria sq, Birmingham
Crown Post Office workers went on strike today over the Post Office Ltd plans to close further Crown Post Offices (the larger branches usually situated on busy high streets) and transfer services to WH Smith stores, with the loss of up to 1,500 jobs, as well as plans for a pay freeze and a pay cut for 80% of staff. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced a similar strike action on Thursday, 19 July, from 6am till mid-day.

In Birmingham, out of the 25 people who work at the post office in Victoria Square, only 5 didn't walk out (3 CWU members and 2 non-members), but the post office operated almost as normal as managers were brought in to do the work.

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Anticivilization gathering 2007

16-07-2007 18:29

First draft of Programme for the 07 Anticivilization gathering

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Canada: Foie Gras Investigation

16-07-2007 16:52

3 month Undercover investigation of Canada's largest Foie Gras Producer Elevages Perigord

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Stop the Iraq Oil Law

16-07-2007 16:37

Petition opposing the continued theft of Iraq's resources

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Who runs your local council?

16-07-2007 16:21

Who runs your local council, the officers or the councillors elected to represent the local community?

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UK Foie Gras Email Action ~ 2 Minute Shakedown

16-07-2007 16:10

The Foie Gras Action List @  http://www.myspace.com/foiegrasaction, has now formatted all emails into blocks for quick impact!

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Bush: The logic of presidential-military dictatorship

16-07-2007 16:08

At President Bush’s July 11 press conference a significant exchange took place that has received very little media attention. Edwin Chen, who writes for Bloomberg.com, asked Bush, “How hard is it for you to conduct the war without popular support? Do you ever have trouble balancing between doing what you think is the right thing and following the will of the majority of the public, which is the essence of democracy?”

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The human cost of the June floods in Britain

16-07-2007 16:07

The flooding disaster that struck villages, towns and cities all over Britain in June has been met with callous indifference by the Labour government of newly installed Prime Minister Gordon Brown and by the Environment Agency.

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Sheffield: Residents tell of losses caused by flooding

16-07-2007 16:05

A World Socialist Web Site reporting team spoke to a number of residents of Toll Bar in north Doncaster and Catcliffe in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

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Council rigs questionnaire on fortnightly waste collection

16-07-2007 15:58

It was known the Rotten Borough of Rushmoor could not be trusted on the recent trial of fortnightly waste collection, and so it has proved to be.

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Town centre demolition hits more problems

16-07-2007 15:39

Following numerous dangerous incidents putting public and workers at risk, the demolition of Farnborough town centre appears to have ground to a halt.

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Remember Babak Ahadi

16-07-2007 13:57

In mmory of Babak and all the other victims of the Home Office's "firm, fast and fair" policies.

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Commemorative Protest at Sheldon Immigration Court Birmingham

16-07-2007 13:40

In memory of Babak Ahadi

On Wednesday 18th July between 12:00 pm and 14:00 pm, members of the Birmingham's Iranian Refugee Association will be holding a commemorative protest at the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal, Sheldon Court to remember the death of their close friend, Babak Ahadi, two years ago.

Babak committed suicide in Bristol after hearing his asylum claim was refused by the Immigration Tribunal at Sheldon Court, in July 2005. Babak was an Iranian Asylum Seeker who fled Iran in 2002 after converting to Christianity and an Islamic group threatened to expose him which would have led to his execution.

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Sharrow Festival Graftiti

16-07-2007 13:21

Some of the art work from the HipHop zone of the Sharrow festival

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Bush, health and education

16-07-2007 12:38

I will not refer to Bush's health and education, but to that of his neighbors. It was not an improvised declaration. The AP agency tells us what his opening words were: "Tenemos corazones grandes en este país" (We have big hearts in this country); he said this in Spanish in front of 250 representatives of private and religious groups, foundations and NGOs who had come to Washington with all expenses paid by his government...

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The human cost of the June floods in Britain

16-07-2007 12:31

The flooding disaster that struck villages, towns and cities all over Britain in June has been met with callous indifference by the Labour government of newly installed Prime Minister Gordon Brown and by the Environment Agency.