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Media Lens Alert: Israeli Deaths Matter More

11-03-2008 10:21

The horrific shooting of eight young people at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem last Thursday was followed by saturation media coverage. International statesmen lined up with condemnations of the attack and condolences for the victims and their families.

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March 11th 2008 - International Day of Truth Action - Photos

11-03-2008 09:26

Sydney
Photos from protests from around the world from the autonomous grassroots campaign for International Days of Truth Action on the Eleventh Day of Every Month until Justice. Updates will be posted to this article as the reports come in.

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Building Works near Tara Threaten Irish National Monument

11-03-2008 02:06

From the Tara Foundation:

These are two statements released by the Save Tara Campaign on behalf of the Rath Lugh Direct Action Camp outlining the emergency situation at the Rath Lugh National Monument near the Hill of Tara:

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Tara resistance

11-03-2008 00:40

Tara protesters need your help now Tunnels just gone public.

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Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan

11-03-2008 00:07

Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan
Eyewitness accounts of the occupations, March 13th-16th, 2008 - Washington DC

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Paddy's Day of Action Against shell (Meeting & Update)

10-03-2008 22:59

This Saturday (15th March) @ 5pm there will be a meeting and info night hosted by people from Ireland about the struggle of the people of Rossport, County Mayo, Ireland, to stop shell from destroying their beautiful & pristine environment by building a high pressure gas pipeline through their land.

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Proposal for Coordination of European Campaign of Solidarity to the Zapatistas

10-03-2008 22:07

PROPOSAL FOR THE COORDINATION OF EUROPEAN COLLECTIVES BY A CAMPAIGN OF SOLIDARITY TO THE ZAPATISTAS AND AGAINST REPRESSION IN CHIAPAS

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Kirkby waste incineration "power station" sneaked through without scrutiny

10-03-2008 21:59

"Reserved powers" have been used by members of the ruling Lib Dem group in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire to approve a plan for a power station in Kirkby. What is worse, the "power station" is one of the new generation of rebadged incinerators.

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Peace activist challenges Trident nuclear weapons in court

10-03-2008 21:51

The legality of Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons was challenged in court last Friday in the trial of a peace activist from London.

PEACE campaigner Daniel Viesnik, 33, from north London questioned the legality of Trident nuclear weapons before Newbury Magistrates’ Court on Friday 7 March as he faced trial on the minor charge of obstructing the highway. The alleged offence involved a peaceful sit-down protest that took place on 27 July 2007 at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) at Aldermaston [1] in Berkshire, in the southeast of England, where Britain’s nuclear warheads are manufactured. According to Mr Viesnik, the protest was a statement of his passionate opposition to nuclear weapons in general and to the British Government’s plans to replace or renew Trident.

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Bristol Library's Ban Access to Bristol Indymedia

10-03-2008 19:45

don't know why but they have complain bristolians

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A first shadow of G8 repression goes through Siberian Russia and Japan

10-03-2008 19:26


After leaving Russian FSB detention, left activists is returned to sea by Sapporo authorities

Sapporo-Otaru. 10.03.08 – 13:00 GMT: The German left activist Dr. Martin Kraemer has been refused landing in the port of Sapporo-Otaru. He has been condemned by Japanese authorities to remain stay put on the Panama vessel BM-2, which had brought him from Sakhalin on Friday, 7th of March. “Just released from special confinement by the Russian political police FSB, it’s now the Japanese repressive forces who try to top them.

In Russia, I got kicked and received an official death threat in custody, but this is worse,” says Martin: “Today’s blow against Japanese dignity set in before I could even open my mouth in this splendid country.” The surprising decision by Japanese immigration officers was announced today after receiving central instructions at 16:00 o’clock local time (8:00 GMT). At that time, Dr. Kraemer had already spent 66 hours waiting in the port of Otaru to get landing permission.

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Defendants in Newcastle win right to take their case to a District Judge

10-03-2008 18:23

The four activists charged with participating in an unlicensed street collection at an anti-deportation event on 7th May 2007 won the right today, Monday 10th March, to have their case heard before a district judge.

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Mideast LGBT - Group reaffirms global justice

10-03-2008 18:15

Despite daunting problems, a new organisation is working for sexual and gender diversity in Palestinian society

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British coal company spells disaster for Bangladesh

10-03-2008 17:27

A UK company, Global Coal Management comes under fire from campaigners about the proposed open-cast coal mine in Bangladesh. The mine will displace thousands of people and could leave hundreds of thousands more with reduced access to food and water. The World Development Movement is calling on people to lobby Global Coal Management to force them to pull out of this harmful scheme.

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World Transnational Corporation Regulatory Authority

10-03-2008 16:33

How can the power of transnational corporations be held in check? The following policy suggestion is being submitted to the Simultaneous Policy (SP) campaign. Read on to find out more about the suggestion, the campaign and how you can give your support.

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Stop 'Ethnic Charter Flights'

10-03-2008 15:51

Mass deportation to Afghnistan by Hamburg International Airlines, 'Ethnic charter flight', under the Home Office operation 'Ravel' programme on Tuesday March 11th 2008 at 20:30hrs from the UK

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Palestine Today 031008

10-03-2008 15:48

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday March 10th, 2008.

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Protest to stop the removal of Guy Njike Wed 12th March Parlaiment Square

10-03-2008 15:17


Protest to stop the removal of Guy Njike back to Cameroon
NO DEPORTATIONS TO TORTURE!

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thieving parasitic squat leeches trash rampART social centre

10-03-2008 15:14

Over the weekend one of the rampART collective caught friends of the neighboring squatters stealing the lead of the roof. Confronted, they justified their action by saying that the place was going to be evicted in a week anyway. Of course that's not actually true, there is no date yet for an eviction and who's is to say that an eviction attempt would succeed. It could have been months before the rampART was finally closed.

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Indy Global Report from Nablus on 10th March 2008 for Resonance FM104.4

10-03-2008 14:16

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"This weeks Indy Global Report was edited in a 600 year old Turkish bath in the West bank city of Nablus. Amidst shisha pipes and steam,and men watching football, awaiting massage, concentration proved tough but not as tough as the guests on this week's Indy Global Reports.

Camera man Carlos Handal describes about covering Thursday's house demolition In Bethlehem, from under the green lazer sights of Israeli Snipers, he still managed to come away with the footage.

Reuters camera man, Nablus-ite, Hassan Teeti, talks about his work as a war camera man in Palestine and Baghdad.

This week in Palestine from IMEMC.org, brings you a general round up of news from across the West Bank and Gaza.

Indy Global Reports on Resonance fm104.4 from 23.00 until midnight, every Monday, inshallah!"