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BNP threaten anti-fascist leafletters in Brinsley

17-12-2007 20:12

The split in the BNP should not fool anyone that either side, Graham or Griffin will change their methods of political work; violence, threats and suppression of democratic expression is central to both as we found out in Brinsley on the 16th Dec.

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Pictures from Sequani March & Blockade

17-12-2007 18:25

Activists from around the country travelled for a national march and demonstration in Ledbury on Saturday 15th December. One the return journey, five people sat down and began a blockade in the centre of town in solidarity with the Sequani 12: on bail and awaiting court cases for SOCPA conspiracy charges.

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Palestine Today 121707

17-12-2007 15:54

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday December 17th, 2007.

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Jane Mary Mutetsi belongs to Nottingham

17-12-2007 13:52

Jane Mary Mutetsi is currently detained in Yarl's Wood IRC with removal directions set for Tuesday 18th December on British Airways Flight BA063 leaving Heathrow @ 21:05 for Entebbe/Uganda.

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Monday 17th December - Campsfield IRC another disturbance in progress

17-12-2007 07:28

I have just had a call (5:37 am) from a detainee in Blue Block at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), Kidlington, Oxford, describing a disturbance developing there AT THIS MOMENT.

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Sequani Labs March & Blockade in Ledbury

16-12-2007 22:08

Activists from around the country travelled for a national march and demonstration in Ledbury on Saturday 15th December. One the return journey, five people sat down and began a blockade in the centre of town in solidarity with the Sequani 12: on bail and awaiting court cases for SOCPA conspiracy charges.

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Rising Tide Rooftop Protest at Newquay Airport - 15.1.08

16-12-2007 13:08

Report from yesterday's action at Newquay airport

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Santas of Excessive Consumption on Oxford Street

15-12-2007 22:02

Santas singing alternative carols on Oxford street in London today (15 December).

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post-G8: Hamburg against state repression

15-12-2007 21:23

Up to 5000 people, more than half of them classified as a "potentially violent" part of the 'Autonome' movement, have participated in a demonstration against "security madness and surveillance state". Clashes between riot police and protestor occured in the early evening hours.

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Bristol podcast - Stop Hinkley Nukes & Merry Christmas All

15-12-2007 21:19

Weekly internet radio arts and current affairs podcast from the Bristol Broadband Co-Operative

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Totalitarian Oil get out of Burma protest in Chiswick

15-12-2007 18:21

On Thursday 13th December, eight protesters campaigned at the Total Oil
station at 137 Chiswick High Road against Total's funding of the repressive
regime in Burma.

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US Intransigence Waters Down Climate Change Road map Agreement

15-12-2007 18:01

Climate Talks concluded in Bali with the United States caving in under pressure of the European Union and the developing world and agreeing to a substantially watered down compromise text in the preamble of "Deep cuts in global emissions will be required" to avoid dangerous climate change. The guideline that rich countries should cut emissions by 25-40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020 as recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was moved to a footnote at the US delegation's insistence.

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Subversive Singing Santas Spread Seasonal Sanity

15-12-2007 17:50

Today, on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, activists from Norwich Rising Tide dressed up as Santas and visited Chapelfield Mall to sing a different tune to the usual buy, buy, buy madness of the holiday season.

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Brian Haw's alternative Christmas message

15-12-2007 14:20

Check out Brian's message to the world at Christmas.
The Queen's speech.... Blah! This is the one that matters!!

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Pictures from Foie-Gras Free Christmas Demo

15-12-2007 13:39

A handful of protesters braving the cold, watched over by as many police from the comfort of their SUV, kept up the pressure on Midsummer House, who still have imported foie-gras on the menu, even though it is illegal to produce it in this country.

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National Day Of Action in Holland Fighting Anti-Squatting Legislation (timeline)

15-12-2007 12:41

Squatting groups across the Netherlands are up in arms about newly proposed anti-squatting legislation. The 'ban on squatting' would make an end to the country's long and rich tradition of the creation of free spaces. This is the english version of the timeline of the actions today (Saturday 15th December).

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Climate change protest Newquay airport - Risingtide

15-12-2007 11:59

PRESS RELEASE

Climate Activists Spotlight Newquay Airport

Climate activists from Rising Tide[1] have occupied Newquay airport today. The demonstrators are calling for an immediate halt to expansion of the airport[2] and a public debate on its future. With banners, leaflets and costumes - the peaceful protest calls attention to the airport as an obstacle to sustainable development in the County.

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g8-genova: [press release] In any case, no regret.

15-12-2007 00:36

The sentence of the trial against the 25 demonstrators for the Genoa g8 riots has fixed the price to pay for expressing our own ideas and going against the actual state of things: 110 years of jail.

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Video and audio from climate change rally, London, 8 Dec 2007

14-12-2007 23:50

Video and audio clips of most of the speeches and some of the songs performed at the Campaign Against Climate Change rally held outside the US embassy in Grosvenor Square, London, on 8th December 2007.

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Resisiting deporation/ some families released

14-12-2007 18:48

Back in their Home Towns - Aliyeva & Adediwura Families

Maud Lennard - 7 attempts to remove, Still here, Still resisting

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