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Foreign Office Blockade video

09-09-2006 04:59

The small resolution video of the Foreign Office Blockade on 21-08-06.

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Brighton Police Chief Accuses Lebanon Demo of anti-Semitism

09-09-2006 01:57

In over 30 years of activism, the Police response to a demonstration calling for an end to the bombing of Lebanon was the heaviest I can remember. Sussex Police are now in the habit of detaining anyone on 'terrorism' suspicions (remember Walter Wolfgang) and are now trying to define support for the Palestinians or opposition to Zionist terrorism as 'anti-Semitic.'

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Day 8 of Mersey Fire Strike: Scale of Cuts Confirmed

08-09-2006 20:33

As the first round of strikes ended, Merseyside Fire Authority revealed how they intended to cut £3.5 million from their budget. Meanwhile, the General Secretary of the Fire Brigades' Union has called a national demonstration in Liverpool next Friday.

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12 Deaths in Immigration Custody

08-09-2006 17:27

NCADC has obtained the information below under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Children Calling Yarl's Wood IRC 'Home'

08-09-2006 14:20

Children calling Yarl's Wood IRC 'home' - Are Britain's Youngest Prisoners becoming Institutionalized?

When children behind the wire start to call Yarl's Wood IRC 'home' it clearly shows that their perception of living in Yarl's Wood, is that they have lived there a long time.

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OutRage! (and HRW)- Uganda-45 gays 'outed in witch-hunt-arrests follow

08-09-2006 12:44

Gay rights group OutRage! exposes the 'outing' of 45 gays by a Ugandan newspaper (Red Pepper) in a witch-hunt against lgbt people. arrests have followed.
Human Rights Watch (USA) have also condemned the Ugandan authrities and newspaper.

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Climate Camp site restored to how it was found

08-09-2006 10:11

The last climate campers left site on wednesday after much hard work restoring the site to its original state. The landowner rang on thursday to teel the the campers he was happy with the clean-up operation.

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SOCPA - latest news on barbara tucker and steve jago

07-09-2006 23:21

when barbara attended charing cross police station on bail, she had no idea she would be held for 24 hours, and obstructed from getting legal representation. her witness friend steve jago, ended up in cells after being violently assaulted. the men behind the continual harrassment of peaceful anti-war protestors, chief inspector robinson and superintendent terry, have recently stopped attempting to use socpa legislation and instead bring ever more bizarre charges against their victims.

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SOCPA - report on tuesday's brian haw adjournment hearing

07-09-2006 19:19

brian haw appeared at marylebone magistrates court on tuesday afternoon to ask for an adjournment of his socpa trial while a judicial review investigates the lawfulness of police actions. the end of the hearing descended into farce as superintendent terry ran from the court and called for two units of back-up after brian accused him publicly of his involvement in harrasment and intimidation of an innocent woman.

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Quinta MegaMarcha photos and SlideShow: Por un Oaxaca Mejor

07-09-2006 17:48

SlideShow of photos taken on September 1st, 2006, during Oaxaca's 5th MegaMarcha which started in the community of San Felipe and ended at the zócalo in the center of Oaxaca City. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets and marched to demand the immediate departure of Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (URO), liberation for political prisoners, the cancellation of 70 government arrest warrants for people involved in the leaderless Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO, by its Spanish initials) movement and the desire for popular governance. (4:22 minutes / 6.5 MB)

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Day 7 of Mersey Fire Strike: More Delaying Tactics By Authority

07-09-2006 16:49

With just forty hours to go in this round of strikes, the Fire Authority finally agreed to come back to the table....on Monday! Meanwhile, the Authority has planned an away day at Aintree racecourse, to paid for by the taxpayer!

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22 Iraqi Kurds detained today

07-09-2006 16:23

Today, 22 Iraqi Kurds were detained at mainly reporting centres across the UK with plans to forcibly deport them next week to Northern Iraq in another high profile, media event. This follows the forced deportation two days ago of 32 Iraqi Kurds. The government is clearly now going for it big style on mass deportations.

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(Some) Workshops at the Camp for Climate Action

07-09-2006 14:14

The recent Camp for Climate Action in Yorkshire got headlines for its audacious attempt to shut down the UK's most polluting coal-fired power station, Drax, but it also featured a packed programme of workshops.

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Peace Cycle receives a frosty reception from Israel.

07-09-2006 07:40

After a full month of gruelling cycling, the Peace Cycle finally arrived in the West Bank tonight, September 6th.

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City harvest workshop at climate camp

06-09-2006 23:27

A summary of the workshop "City Harvests- eat away at those food miles" at the camp for climate action.

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Malik Must Stay Campaign

06-09-2006 18:41

At sentencing the judge imposed a term of imprisonment for the offence but also recommended that Malik should be deported, as his presence in the UK was 'not conducive to the public good'. Malik accepted and served the prison sentence for the offence but does not accept the recommendation to deport and is appealing against it.

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Day 6 of Mersey Fire Strike: "We are not getting anywhere."

06-09-2006 13:59

Even as he was announcing another eight dates of strike action against the Fire Authority's cuts agenda, Merseyside FBU secretary Les Skarratts admitted "We are not getting anywhere."

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Home Secretary resumes forced removals to Iraq

06-09-2006 08:56

John Reid's vow to get tough on unwanted asylum seekers become a reality for 32 Iraqi/Kurds, who were forcibly removed from the UK yesterday. Amidst what one national paper reported as "carnage with blood on the walls" as 15 of those to be removed self-harmed in a desperate attempt to remain in the UK.

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Palestinian schools suffer heaviest days of strike

06-09-2006 08:19

Palestine faced the fourth day of the strike today. Teachers and many other government employees are striking since Saturday 2nd September. They haven't received salaries in six months.

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Leeds Primary Care Anti-Privatisation Campaign

05-09-2006 21:59

A meeting will take place on Thursday 14th September 2006 at the Common Place, 23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds, to discuss the threat to publicly provided primary care NHS services in Leeds.