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Lavalas flexes its muscles in Haiti

21-04-2009 05:37

An large and empty polling station on April 19, 2009.
Haitian President Rene Preval looked visibly worried as he cast his ballot on April 19, 2009. His security detachment and reporters far out numbered the number of voters at the polling station.

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End Sri Lankan State Terrorism! Newcastle March & Rally, Sat 25th April

21-04-2009 02:08

Join us this Saturday in Newcastle to protest against the Sri Lankan Government's genocidal attacks on the Tamil people.

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ACPO Press Release on the Recent Events

21-04-2009 01:56

ACPO is a private limited company. The Chief Executive makes public announcement which become national Policy. A simple parody demonstrates just how dishonest those pronouncements are.

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Peter Power's "Spooky Coincidence" - Google blocks public domain 7/7 film

21-04-2009 00:49

Despite repeated calls from the families of victims and survivors there has still been no enquiry into the London Bombings of July 7th 2005. The tragic events of that day have therefore been shrouded in doubt and confusion. With the absence of inquests the rule of law appears to have been suspended for this bomb attack which killed just over 50 innocent Londoners.

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Israel and its bodyguards (by Latuff)

21-04-2009 00:48

Bodyguards
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of the brave Palestinian people and their struggle against U.S. backed IsraHell's state terror.

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Tamil Blockade of Parliament, London - pictures.

21-04-2009 00:11

The Hunger Striker.
As the Tamil Hunger Strike reaches day 14 and over 1,100 Tamils are massacred in a single day in Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan military, thousands of Tamils gather in London to step up the pressure on the British government by blockading the British Parliament building as MPs return from their Easter break.

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tamil protest latest

20-04-2009 23:01

timeline and latest news on london indymedia
 http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1228

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Free the EDO 2 - Demo outside Lewes Prison

20-04-2009 20:14

Support the deccommisioners...

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Few Anti-fascists news from Eastern Europe

20-04-2009 19:57

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Come to Palestine!

20-04-2009 19:34

Thinking of Coming to Palestine?
Interested in Being a Responsible Solidarity Activist?
Palestine Solidarity Project Needs YOU!

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Direct Action; Mexico, Sweden, Italy, Spain & USA

20-04-2009 19:21

17th-20th April

CATTLE TRANSPORT TRUCK REDUCED TO SCRAP (Mexico)
EGG BUSINESS DAMAGED BY FIRE (Mexico)
COMMUNIQUE RELEASED FOLLOWING FUR FARM RAID (Sweden)
PHEASANTS FLY FREE FROM CAGES (Italy)
LEATHER SHOP, RESTAURANT VANDALIZED (Spain)
WINDOW SMASHED AT HOME OF VIVISECTOR (DELAYED REPORT) (USA)

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Call Out -- Day or Night

20-04-2009 19:19

Hunger Strike -- Day 14 going into Day 15

Ref:  http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/04/427895.html

Blockade of highway and parliament as there are about 1497 civilians reported killed 1/3 of them children! today as the Sri Lankan Army tried to "capture" civilians who wish to remain outside the control of the Genocidal Sinhaleese dominated army.
[Ref: www.puthinam.com]

Police ordering people off the street as of 30 min ago . People staying put.
Come help by being witnesses to what could otherwise happen in the dark with street lights shut out (remember Westminster bridge two weeks ago on Tuesday morning)

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CALL OUT: Resist the bailiffs at Justice Not Crisis squat

20-04-2009 18:28

Justice Not Crisis is set to lose their latest five squats; the houses on Pershore Road and, more importantly, the Beechwood Hotel, Birmingham; 22 rooms that could be housing 22 of Birmingham's thousands of homeless. We need all the help we can to resist the eviction tomorrow.

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Zimbabwe ‘Death of Democracy’ Gathering in Hyson Green, Nottingham

20-04-2009 17:33

Audio
On Saturday 18th April, the ex-pat Zimbabwe Community from around the UK, came together to discuss the ‘Death of Democracy’

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“There are two sides: the agents of waste and the lovers of the wild.”

20-04-2009 16:37

The violence policing at the G20 in a wider context of representative democracy and capitalism, leading to something to Wild!

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Murderd by The Police

20-04-2009 15:57

The high-profile deaths of Ian Tomlinson and Jean Charles de Menezes are, unfortunately, merely the tip of an iceberg. Over decades there have been several other deaths of citizens at the hands of the police in Britain. In the Menezes case, the death was caused by direct and unprovoked physical assault by the police

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Protest at Co-op’s “unethical banking decision”.

20-04-2009 13:37

On Friday, April 17th, a group of protesters from Manchester, York and Halifax Palestinian Solidarity groups gathered outside the Co-op headquarters in Balloon Street, Manchester

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**Tamil Parliament Protest**

20-04-2009 13:00

!!ongoing, support needed!!

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**Tamil Protest** support needed!

20-04-2009 12:38

Tamil protesters block Parliament Sq as Westminster MPs return from Easter holidays.
Massive protest, but more support needed!

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Irish mercenary killed in Bolivia had been working for Shell

20-04-2009 11:43

Michael Dwyer (right) working for Shell in 2007
Following the shooting dead of Michael Martin Dwyer from Ballinderry, County Tipperary in the town of Santa Cruz in Bolivia, local media in that country reported he was involved with a band of international mercenaries, funded by right wing groups which are intent on undermining the left-wing government of Evo Morales.
It has come to light that the Irish man had been employed as a securtity guard by Shell.