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Stockholm: Pro-palestinian demonstration attacked by police

05-05-2002 19:23

Today a manifestation was staged at the Raoul Wallenberg Square in support of
the state Israel. Syndicalist Youth Federation and Young Left organized a counter-demonstration under the slogan "It is never OK to support genocide!". This demonstration was brutally and unjustifably attacked by armed riot police.

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Audio report from women arrested in Nativity Church action in Palatine

05-05-2002 18:49

Audio
Jo Harrison (AKA Jo Wilding) was arrested outside the Nativity Church in Palatine phoned us up in Bristol and left a phone message.

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Second round French election result: Chirac vs Le Pen

05-05-2002 18:27

The fascist vote has remained steady, Le Pen's vote has remained
steady and has got the votes of Bruno Megret's supporters too.
Full results (exit poll, 8pm French time).....(read more)

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VIDEO J-DAY DUBLIN - CANABIS LIBERATION DAY 2002

05-05-2002 17:50

Video
VIDEO 2min Windows media player
J-DAY DUBLIN 2002
Hundreds gathered in dublins aptley named Bushy Park To celebtate International Liberation Day and the wonders of the weed of wisdom. A beautiful day added to the party atmospher around 500 people Smoked, danced, played music and just chilled out. Despite the police stealing somebodys grass plant a good vibe remained and a good day was had by all. People called for a end to the Arrests, to Release he Medicine , Heal the sick and end the Prison S tate.
FREE THE WEED --- FREE YOUR MIND ---- RECLAIM THE STREETS

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british woman in Israeli cell on hunger strike

05-05-2002 17:05

brief, patchy news of British woman on hunger strike in cell at Tel Aviv airport

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My friends in Moqataa Yassr Arafats compound, Ramallah

05-05-2002 15:14

My friends in Moqataa Yassr Arafats compound, Ramallah
This article is about my friends inside Moqataa and the wonderful spirit that made the hell bearable

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Joining the Moqataa 40 in Yassr Arafats compound, Ramallah

05-05-2002 15:09

Joining the Moqataa 40 in Yassr Arafats compound, Ramallah
I wrote this article when i entered Moqataa 2 weeks ago and describes joining the other internationals inside. Now i am kind of free, but wanted

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My friends in the PFLP

05-05-2002 15:02

My friends in the PFLP
The convoy of seven armoured jeeps pulled
up in the dark mist at the front entrance of
Moqataa, where they had come to take away
my four PFLP friends, pawns in a sick and
twisted political game.

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We Can See Clearly Now

05-05-2002 14:42

The Bush Regime is merely paying lip service to the Arabs

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ISRAELI NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL ; THE ROOT OF FURTHER EVIL ?

05-05-2002 13:02

The real problem is the fact that SHARON and the Israeli government is telling the whole world, including the United Nations to go to a place where it's much hotter then where most of us are.

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The truth about the Greens (American Green Party)

05-05-2002 12:01

The truth and American Greens and the left's abandonment of the African American community.

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The truth about the Greens (American Green Party)

05-05-2002 12:00

The truth and American Greens and the left's abandonment of the African American community.

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large vibrant palestinain/hands off iraq demo in sheffield uk

05-05-2002 11:30

on Saturday 4th May) upto 2,000 people joined a lively vibrant and loud demonstration under the banner, "Justice for Palestine - Hands off Iraq".

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Mayday Festival Footie, picnic and gig today

05-05-2002 11:18

This afternoon (Sun, 5 May): Loony Left Football Tournament and Hackney Not 4 Sale Picnic in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, N16 from 12 noon

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MAYDAY: APPEAL FOR WITNESSES

05-05-2002 11:11

Help keep someone out of prison

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FARC Freedom Fighters Target Cocaine Labs Protected By Special Forces

05-05-2002 10:05

MEDELLIN, Colombia -- On Saturday government officials sent rescuers to the remains of a batteground between FARC freedom fighters and paramilitary special forces where more than a dozen people were wounded when paramilitaries killed 68 civilians, including 38 children, suspected of being Marxist sympathizers.

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UN MUST PERSEVERE IN SEARCH FOR JENIN TRUTH

05-05-2002 07:55

Israel's decision not to cooperate with a United Nations fact-finding mission into the Israeli military assault on the Jenin refugee camp is intended to prevent the world from knowing the truth.In the face of the Israeli opposition, Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced Wednesday he was disbanding the mission. But there is an urgent need for the UN to dispatch the fact-finding team immediately.

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New United States of Israel

05-05-2002 06:10

(Washington D.C., May 5) - President Bush astonished even his closest advisors today by issuing a Presidential Decree announcing that the State of Israel has become the 51st state of the union. Additionally, President Bush declared that he was renaming the union itself to the "New United States of Israel."

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Nepal faces state and Maoist violence

05-05-2002 03:47

The Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist), which is the largest opposition party to the government and U.S. imperialism, talks about a way out of the cycle of violence faced by this South Asian nation. This was originally published for the People's Weekly World Newspaper, May 4, 2002

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The list of "terrorist organisations" is enlarged, DHKP-C included

05-05-2002 02:15

THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS GIVEN IN TO PRESSURE FROM THE USA AND THE STATE IN TURKEY. THE DHKP-C HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS