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Stop the War demo at Nottingham's Armed Forces Recruitment Centre

25-01-2006 21:45

On Saturday Stop the War Coalition draped Nottingham's Armed Forces Recruitment Centre with coffin-shaped placards naming the members of the British Forces killed in Iraq.
At this time 98 British servicement have lost their lives. Why wait to demonstrate until the number inevitably reaches 100!

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Here's LIST of CIA Torture Planes, Culprits--Here's PROOF that EU DENIES

25-01-2006 20:25

49 Planes in the News
THERE IS PROOF THAT EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS WERE IN LEAGUE WITH CIA GANGSTERS THAT KIDNAPPED PERSONS IN EUROPE TO TORTURE THEM. That proof is in a document excerpted here. You can read the full document by following a link given. Also here are embarassing lists of persons -- Americans and Europeans -- with varying degrees of complicity in CIA gangsterism. There is a list of the countries that have joint ventures with the CIA called "CTICs." And there is a list of all of the CIA planes mentioned in the news.

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Serious Organised Crime? Ha Ha Ha!

25-01-2006 20:13

Serious Organised Crime? Ha Ha Ha!
Four Rebel Clowns took to Parliament Square on Monday, 23rd of
January 2006 to address the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act
section 132.

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massive protests: The WEF in Davos - The NATO in Munic

25-01-2006 17:42

This weekend the WEF (World Economic Forum) will take place in Davos, Switzerland. Protest and direct action against it already started...
Next weekend the NATO "Security"- Conference will take place in Munic, Germany. Also in Munic, protests and direct action already started....

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The Agrexco Seven - Day Two

25-01-2006 09:09

Don't buy dem fruits
Tuesday in court 4 at Uxbridge Magistrates Court, and the prosecution is still presenting its case. A clutch of cops testify and in the afternoon everyone gets comfortable for the premier of the 50 minute video of the action, shot be the cops. Line of the day is about 20 minutes into the vidoe when the operator is heard to say "I hope this thing is working Frank!"

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ETHNIC-CLEANSING VOTE

25-01-2006 09:01

Ustiben report
ETHNIC-CLEANSING VOTE
THREATENS UK GYPSIES

A UK council voted last night (24 Jan) to carry out
what is seen by many as a policy of ethnic-cleansing
against Romanies and Travellers.

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Italian people fight police to prevent construction of TAV train line

25-01-2006 08:36

intervention against olympics
Mulitple battles in many cities as Italian people attempt to stop the construction of the environmentally destructive TAV high-speed train line from being built. They are also fighting against the Winter Olympics in Turin, the games of capital and finance.

Destroy the Olympics!
Destroy the TAV!

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So Far and Yet So Near - show 3

24-01-2006 17:04

Audio
In So Far and Yet So Near this week:
- South African director Gavin Hood describes his new film, Tsotsi
- Making business more ethical and accountable: Craig Bennett, from Friends of the Earth, talks about a new campaign
- Hannah learns about West African drumming and South African singing
- How the 'resurrection fern' inspired Cambridge scientists to improve vaccines

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Climate Radio

24-01-2006 16:50

The Climate Outreach and Information Network provides free, web based interviews on climate change issues.

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Second preparatory meeting against the G8 2007

24-01-2006 15:14

The second big preparatory meeting for the radical left for the G8 summit in 2007 took place the weekend 6th to 8th of january in Berlin.
Location for the summit will be Heiligendamm, part of the town Bad Doberan at the Baltic See.

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OPPOSE THE NEW LASER AT AWE ALDERMASTON

24-01-2006 09:43

JOIN THE BLOCKADE ON 30TH JAN

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Government to bribe GPs

24-01-2006 09:31

I had always understood that when my GP was making an assessment of any illness I presented, he would base his judgement on his medical skills and experience. Under new government proposals this may no longer be the case.

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The Agrexco Seven - Day one

24-01-2006 07:51

Don't buy dem fruits
Monday saw the commencement of the Agrexco Seven trial at Uxbridge Magistrates Court. The seven are on trial for aggravated tresspass following a blockade of the Israeli national fresh produce exporters HQ in Hayes on November 11th, 2004, when all vehicular access tot he site was blocked with cages constructed by the defendants, for over 8 hours.

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The Colombian Army exterminates the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado

24-01-2006 01:32

murdered by columbian army
Edilberto Vasquez peace community member mutilated by the Columbian army.

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Vigil in memory of Bereket Yohannes

24-01-2006 01:22

A vigil in memory of Bereket Yohannes will be held at 12 noon this coming Sunday 29th January outside Harmondsworth detention centre, on the A4 on the north edge of Heathrow Airport, west London.
Bereket Yohannes, a 26 year-old-man from Eritrea, was found hanged in the showers in Hamondsworth Immigration Removal Centre at around 5.25 last Thursday the 19th January 2006.

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Video - when is a demonstration not a demonstration?

24-01-2006 00:30

Video
This video was one of two short films made during a video activism gathering held at the rampART social centre.

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Multinational Chains on Mill Rd

23-01-2006 21:42

A campaign has started to ask people to boycott the multinational chains on Mill Rd. Prompted by the recent opening of Pizza Hut and Chicken Cottage, a group of Romsey and Petersfield residents have been talking to shopkeepers, leafleting shoppers on Mill Rd and pushing leaflets through front doors in the area.

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Parklife Occupy Government Office

23-01-2006 20:41

Latest from 'Camp Bling' , Southend on Sea's anti-road widening protest camp

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Suicide of Bereket Yohannes at Harmondsworth Immigration Detention Centre

23-01-2006 18:41

In Memory of Bereket Yohannes born Eritrea 1980



- died in Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre Thursday 19th January 2006

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Improve Not Remove: Anti-PFI campaigners picket Leeds City Council

23-01-2006 17:55

The latest stage in what is starting to look like a powerful grassroots campaign to stop the Comprehensive Regeneration Option (the PFI project) to demolish, rebuild and gentrify their council estate.