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Women in Yarl's Wood Removal Centre on Hunger Strike

06-05-2007 14:56

Women in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre are on hunger strike protesting against SERCO's draconian regime.

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Nottingham Mayday 2 Parade Pictures

06-05-2007 00:54

Nottingham's Mayday march and rally took place on Saturday May 5

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Nottingham Mayday 1 Event Pictures

06-05-2007 00:44

Nottingham's Mayday march and rally took place on Saturday May 5

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Cornwall goes Critical

05-05-2007 21:58

the dinky but tuneful sound system
At midday this Sat 5th May cyclists gathered in the town square in Falmouth for the towns first Critical Mass bike ride. The celebration of combustion free liberty, picnics and ever so slightly fancy dress boasted nearly 50 riders.

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Netherlands: anti G 8 bike rally stopped by police. 115 arrested.

05-05-2007 20:01

Netherlands, Utrecht: An anti-G 8 bike rally heading towards Heiligendamm, Germany, where the G 8 will take place in june, was arrested by police.
About 115 people were arrested and brought to the headquarter of the police. The bikes were taken away from the owners and are now in posession of police. Police officials say the people were arrested because they were too many to drive in normal traffic.

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SOCPA - stephen jago trial - full report

05-05-2007 17:06

steve's banner that led to arrest
stephen jago appeared at horseferry road magistrates court on monday and friday this week, and judge purdy found him guilty of demonstrating without authorisation but acquitted him of assaulting a police officer. he intends to appeal against the conviction for which he received £100 fine and £100 costs.

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Mayday in Nottingham (Round Two)

05-05-2007 17:02

Gateway
Nottingham's Mayday march and rally took place on Saturday May 5.

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CNT MayDay in Madrid

05-05-2007 14:53

Some 300 people marched in Madrid at the CNT's annual rally.

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Fight for Your Right to Party

05-05-2007 14:06

Madrid's two-day public holiday was marked by clashes between youths and police over open-air partying in the Malasaña district.

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This Week In Palestine – week 18 2007

04-05-2007 21:36

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This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for April 21 through May 04, 2007.

The long waited National Unity Government is facing the threat of being dissolved as a result of its inability to end the blockade. These stories and more coming up, stay tuned.

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Space Hijackers Mayday report

04-05-2007 21:03

The growing crowd
A report on the Mayday Suited & Booted party from the Space Hijackers site.

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Anti-nuclear activists needle German power giant's annual general meeting

04-05-2007 14:36

Anti-nuclear activists have been demonstrating outside and inside the annual meeting of stockholders of one of Germany’s electricity giants, the transnational EON. A coalition of environmental groups protested in Essen against EON’s plans to expand nuclear power production. Some of the countries where EON is planning new nukes are Finland, Great Britain, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.

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The Basement Fire / Flood Update. WE NEED YOU!

04-05-2007 12:17

The Basement is a social centre in Central Manchester with a vegan cafe, activist library, bookshop, computer hub and exhibition space. We have been badly affected by the massive fire on Monday and we are appealing for help so we can get back open again as soon as possible.

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1st + 2nd May: Riots in Madrid

04-05-2007 09:27

Spain, Madrid. On may the 1 st and may the 2 nd streetfights in the city centre. About 3000 people against an unknown number of cops. 80 people hurt (20 cops). 20 people captured by police. barricades were built and many police vans demolished. banks and shops looted.

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May Day in INDONESIA

04-05-2007 04:45

KASBI (Kongres Aliansi Serikat Buruh Indonesia)
Congress of Indonesia Unions Alliance
Jl.Pemuda 3A/12B, RT 10/02, Rawamangun, Jakarta 13220, IndonesiaTelp/Fax: +6221 471 5675
 kp_kasbi@yahoo.com

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Protester Accused of 'Harassing, Alarming,and Distressing' the Police

03-05-2007 19:48

oh...
the irony...

Today Marcus Wise, described by Sussex CPS as 'one of the most vocal' of protesters against the EDO MBM warmongers in Brighton, faced bizarre allegations that he had conducted a course of conduct amounting to the harassment of a well known Sussex police officer.

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Letter from Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group to the Mexican Government and Res

03-05-2007 19:34

In reference to the latest news we have received from Mexico and in commemoration of last years events in San Salvador Atenco.

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International Compost Awareness Week

03-05-2007 13:56

promotion of recycling and composting
International Compost Awareness Week takes place 6-12 May 2007.

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Mayday march and protest at Canary Wharf

03-05-2007 13:16

Civilian cameras turned on police photographer
One arrest with photo of police using "pain compliance" techniques. Police take photos but do not like being photographed.

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The Welfare Bill to become law: disabled people failed by the left

03-05-2007 12:41

as the bill becomes law, questions need to be asked about the lack of support from progressives, etc