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STUDENT MARCHES IN ATHENS AND THESSALONIKI 17/1/2007

18-01-2007 17:45

National marches were organised by many student associations in Athens and Thessaloniki, where more than 270 faculties are occupied by students, protesting against the revision of the constitutional article 16...

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More pipeline protest pictures

18-01-2007 16:23

Action continues, on and on and on......

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Ex Royal Engineer commando being Made homeless

18-01-2007 13:40

walkabout backpack poster
52 year old male with asthma. A Whitefriars tenant who refuses to take eviction laying down having had his tenancy demoted by the court to a assured short hold periodic tenancy without legal representation in September 2006

He has started a one mans campaign walking the streets of Coventry
highlighting evictions without access to legal representation

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Genova G8 Cops get off as the evidence disapears into thin air

18-01-2007 11:44

Genova, well it was a set up from the start cops beat the living shit out of sleeping innocents on plant the basis of evidence in the form of a crate full of petrol bombs, it kooked like an open and shut case. But today "La Repubblica" (masso'cronace)newspaper reports that the petrol bombs are no more they are in fact ex petrol bombs and the case against the cops is as the they say "finito" no evidence no case. The whole trial and inquiry into the events of the G8 in Genoa have been a farce.

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Germany G8 - 12km Security Fence Construction Begins!

18-01-2007 10:22

Last monday (15th jan) authorities in Germany began erecting a 12km security fence around the area of the 2007 G8 summit venue. The fence costing 12.5M Euros will take 15 weeks to complete. Not missing a trick activists were on hand to unwelcome the fence, hanging a banner saying "Fence In Capitalism!"

The fence consisting of 4,600 dark green steel segments weighing 75 kg (165.3 lb) will be 2.5 metres (8 ft 2.4 in) high and 2.45 metres wide. The segments are attached to cement pillars weighing 900 kg each and topped with razor wire - to prevent anyone from tunneling beneath the fence, 50-cm long steel grating is also being sunk into the ground.

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Radley Lakes - check this out and spread the dirty news

18-01-2007 09:30

if you ever needed an excuse to get angry..............

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Families in Immigration Detention - November 2006

18-01-2007 06:11

Freedom of Information Act 2000. NCADC asked: In November 2006 how many families were in Immigration Detention in Dungavel, Tinsley House and Yarl's Wood? How many adults
and how many children?

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Self-harm in Immigration Detention - November 2006

18-01-2007 06:08

Freedom of Information Act 2000. NCADC asked for figures on self-harm in immigration detention for November 2006 under the following headings: 1) Number of individuals on formal self-harm at risk; 2) Number on incidents of self-harm requiring medical treatment; 3) Number of deaths if any.

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The Locus Of Responsibility: Media Alert's Exchanges with the BBC and C4

18-01-2007 05:55

Consider this recent exchange with Paul Adams, BBC News 24's Chief Diplomatic Correspondent:
Dear Paul,
Your online piece today is curious [1]. You write:
"Tony Blair insists Britain must continue to show its willingness to launch military interventions for humanitarian purposes after he leaves office."
Why do you take at face value Tony Blair's argument that military interventions are "for humanitarian purposes"? Why did you not write, instead:
"...to launch military interventions for what he calls 'humanitarian purposes'..."?

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London buses recruitment ads

17-01-2007 23:56

Something must be done about the part recruitment ads on our buses play in the war effort

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New Year Destruction at the Hill of Tara, Ireland

17-01-2007 23:13

In flagrent contempt of best archaeological and ecological practice, a systematic campaign of tree felling, earth clearance and monument removal has begun at the Hill of Tara. This is even before the Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract for the M3 Motorway, through the Tara / Skryne Valley, has even been signed. Daily protests are taking place, every 7am in the morning at the Hill of Tara car park.

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Police clash with anarchists in Athens

17-01-2007 21:21

Greek protesters clash with riot police during a rally in Athens January 17, 2007. Students and teachers participated in a rally against the government's plans to reform higher education and introduce private universities.

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G8 police raids in Munich

17-01-2007 21:21

in munich different places were raided by the police. Named as a reason was the call to blockade the airport Rostock-Laage published in several broshures and in the call for protests against the socalled security-conference [a privatelly organized sub-summit where politicians, weapons industrials and nato-generals harmonize their strategies,].

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Camp Bling at 'Prittlewel King' awards

17-01-2007 20:31

Southend 'Mayor' cancels F5 road widening at 'Prittlewell King' award celebrations

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Further details and pictures - PIPELINE PROTEST

17-01-2007 19:04

Action continues in South Wales. This is a call to arms, come and join in. The welcome is very warm and food and water plentiful.

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MP promotes junk food

17-01-2007 13:24

Aldershot's MP serves up a Big Mac
Obviously oblivious to the links with childhood obesity and aggression, and probably doesn't care, Gerald Howarth MP was recently pictured on the front page of his local paper serving a Big Mac.

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No Indymedia in Ireland- Rights Referendum Upcoming

17-01-2007 10:58

No IMC- In Ireland
It's election time in Ireland and with that we get a 'Rights Referendum'
which is a unique little piece of political obfuscation which creates
the necessary division between left/right- traditional/liberal to advance
yet again the cause of mediocre politics and refusal to look at issues
such as climate change and environment.It's all sponsored by the Catholic Church.

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Why suppress Biovision/Biosquare ?

17-01-2007 09:38

From the 11th to the 14th of March 2007, the fifth edition of Biovision/Biosquare Forum is going to take place in Lyon. These meetings are now considered to be the biggest meeting in the world on biotechnologies. Stop Biovision!

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A More Fortress Europe

17-01-2007 06:23

European Union changes in security, police and immigration cooperative efforts
16 January 2007

Top law enforcement officials of the European Union announced this week efforts to give police across the entire bloc access to national databases containing fingerprints, DNA samples, other biometric data and license plate information.

 http://www.workpermit.com/news/2007_01_16/eu/police_cooperation_right-wing_parliament.htm
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