UK Newswire Archive
Ten anti-monarchists detained in Charing Cross
29-04-2011 12:22
Ten anti-monarchists, young socialists and anarchists, have been stopped, searched, surrounded and detained by police near Trafalgar Square.Press Release - Mayday Mass Party and Protest in Brighton - Saturday 30th April
29-04-2011 12:13
While bankers are rewarding themselves with taxpayer funded bonuses and the royals are forcing us to pay for their weddings, ordinary people are facing an attack on their lives, massive cuts to jobs, benefits and the services they rely on. In response to this, on Saturday 30th April, people will gather at an undisclosed Brighton location to celebrate May Day, a day to stand up for workers' rights and resist oppression, capitalism and the elites who benefit from them.A critical mass bike ride will be held at 10.30am at The Level.
Edinburgh Uncut's 15th action
29-04-2011 10:22
Edinburgh Uncut have been at it again. Our 15th action took us on a tour of three well-known high street shops to remind them that we’re all in this together.
Met Raid Edinburgh Flat In Relation To TUC Demo
29-04-2011 10:22
Just spoke to someone who's had their flat raided by the cops. Two Lothian and Borders cops with two Met cop banged on the door, then two uniformed forced entry bashed the door in. They had a warrent to look for "black jacket, black scarf, black rucksack, blue jeans." They arrested one person in relation to the TUC demo on the 26th and have taken them to Berwick (nearest Englih cop shop).
More Riots last night...They're evicting Telepathic heights.
29-04-2011 10:22
telepathic heights eviction now!They're evicting telepathic heights. The street is closed to traffic, the chopper is out and there are about 10 riot vans and a paddy wagon on the street with only the Stokes Croft Jakeys and occasional passer by watching. Three lads have barricaded themselves onto the roof and there's a bit of a standoff..
They're evicting telepathic heights. The street is closed to traffic, the chopper is out and there are about 10 riot vans and a paddy wagon on the street with only the Stokes Croft Jakeys and occasional passer by watching. Three lads have barricaded themselves onto the roof and there's a bit of a standoff..
Not Everyone Cares About the Royal Wedding
29-04-2011 09:22
Weddings of Mass Distraction and Picnic Against Parasite alternative events in Bristol and Bath on the 29th April
In Bath there is an event too: "So, instead of gawping at the box on Friday the 29th April, why not join us in Royal Victoria Park (oh, the irony!) in Bath, for a Picnic Against Parasites! Meeting at the war memorial at midday, please dress for the occasion, and bring food, drink, music, friends and banners; oh, and the odd effigy to burn, too." (Full article).
Some other articles of interest: Republican Street Party Vetoed By Council (londonlist.com) | From London Indymedia: Moronic lies in the Evening Standard | parliament square protests to continue for royals | London raids (summary so far) - which some think are linked to wedding policing operation
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Bristol.. Oops we did it again. Stokescroft/ St Pauls riots again
29-04-2011 02:44
The helicopter's still up, so it must still be rocking out there at 3.20am . I got in a while back because im working in the morning..... but i saw..Resistance in Bristol
29-04-2011 02:12
Resistance to police state methods and brutality is ongoing in Bristol as a second riot breaks out on Stokes Croft. Police brutally attack protestors at Stokes Croft and rampage as far north as Cheltnam Road, Bishopston (see video). Rioting in St. Pauls as well with Tesco attacked. Prison riot rumoured at Horfield nick.Stokes Croft warms up again! - thurs night/fri morn
29-04-2011 00:36
One week on from the infamous 'Battle of Stokes Croft' history appears to be repeating itself as local residents gather to let the police know just what they think of state sanctioned occupation techniques from a police force which currently receives little empathy and no respect from those it is supposed to serve.The Attempt to Shutdown UK Indymedia
29-04-2011 00:00
Some people involved with UK Indymedia have been talking about shutting down the UK IMC site for years [1], for a variety of reasons; an openly declared disillusionment with the original model of open publishing and wanting to move to pre-moderated newswires which don't allow comments on articles [2], a dislike of the political content that is carried on the UK site [3]; a desire to see the traffic, which the UK site gets, redirected to regional IMC sites [4] and perhaps other motivations. Those wanting the site shutdown have also blocked improvements being made to the UK Indymedia site [5].
However the activists who have been maintaining the UK IMC site are still committed to running a UK-wide Indymedia open newswire and are not prepared to see the UK Indymedia site shutdown. They believe that the UK Indymedia newswire provides a valuable service for articles and comments and it should be maintained. These activists are also committed to running UK Indymedia in a transparent and open manner and in the spirit of the initial Independent Media Centre. Prior to the UK Indymedia Network meeting in Bradford in December 2010 this group of IMC UK admins applied to the global New IMC process as an autonomous collective with a wish to continue running the UK Indymedia site. Clearly the UK Indymedia site isn't a New IMC, it's been going for a decade (the early IMC UK story is covered in the BeTheMedia article about the impending shutdown), the application was made to make it clear that there was a group of activists who were running and wanted to continue running, the IMC UK site, but with autonomy from the activists running the other Indymedia sites in the UK. The activists running the other Indymedia sites in the UK wanted to take the indymedia.org.uk domain away from the UK Indymedia site and point it to the BeTheMedia site (at the time it was all.indymedia.org.uk, it has subsequently been renamed).
Stokes croft riot again
28-04-2011 23:40
I've just been informed police have just charged a street party in Bristol, provoking a riot.Police Stage Arrests across Britain for Thought Crime
28-04-2011 22:20
Police arrests activists across Britain ahead of Royal Wedding, for allegedly thinking about protesting.