UK Indymedia - UK Promoted Newswire Archive

No more deaths in custody! - Prisoners Justice Day! London

13-08-2008 00:23

Campaigners gathered outside Holloway Prison, London on Sunday 10 August to remember all the women who have died there, to protest against all deaths in prison and to remember the massive contribution to the struggle against prison brutality made by Pauline Campbell, who died earlier this year.

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Climate Camp UK 2008 Slideshow

12-08-2008 23:42

Slideshow of stills taken at the Camp for Climate Action 2008 nr to Kingsnorth Power Station on the Hoo Peninsular in Kent, UK. This slideshow was prepared from the library of photos gathered by the photo desk of the Be the Media space on site at the Climate Camp and shown publically in the main tent during the evening on Saturday the 9th August. Viewable at

http://blip.tv/file/1167973

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Footage of police shoving campers around at Kingsnorth protest

12-08-2008 23:02

Footage from the Kingsnorth Power Station protest on 9th August 2008 with a considerable amount of shoving around of climate campers on the part of Her Majesty's Police Force. Video at

http://blip.tv/file/1167554

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Photos and Videos from Saturday's orange block march and rally

12-08-2008 22:00

Here's some images and vids from the orange block march from the camp site to Kingsnorth station. As others have mentioned, the event really wasn't that fluffy, with one arrest plus another attempted arrest and baton attacks en route, plus many more arrests at the gates when demonstrators refused to obey a police helicopter dispersal order.

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Red White and Blue site: Photos

12-08-2008 19:25

Photos of the area around The Bungalow, Codnor-Denby Lane where the BNP will be holding their so-called festival next weekend. Taken sometime before the BNP started setting up, these ought to give people who aren't familiar with the area an idea what it's like.

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Animal Rights groups protest against seminar by cruelty lobby

12-08-2008 17:32

Animal Rights groups were tipped off that the Hunting Association of Ireland was going to be hosting a breakfast seminar this morning to unite groups and companies which have been the subject of protest for their treatment of animals.

The main speaker at the event was Lt. Col. Dennis Foster (US Army, ret'd) who was described as an ''expert on animal rights terrorists" .

See video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz9b9rmhavI

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Palestine Today 081208

12-08-2008 14:03

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday August 12th, 2008.

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NETCU and Climate Camp

12-08-2008 12:48

The Hoo Peninsular becomes a fully functioning police state but police fail miserably!

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Communication with the Climate Camps movement (from Canadian Climate Camp)

12-08-2008 11:53

The Autonomous camp (part of the Climate Camps movement) is now taking place in Lévis (Québec), nearby the future site for the methane port. This is a letter sent to the other Climate Camps now in action.

This is a letter to all who care.

Campement Autogéré - Autonomous Camp
Lévis, 10 août 2008

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Two more deaths of asylum seekers

12-08-2008 11:33

Nadir Zarebee from Iran hanged himself in a Manchester park on Tuesday 5 August after being asked to leave his home in Trafford by Home Office's NASS-appointed 'accommodation provider' MNQ.

Mohammad Hussain from Iraq died last Sunday 3rd August. He had stomach cancer that went undetected and untreated while he was detained in Lindholme IRC.

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NW // Power station shut down: Netcu lying or Kent police lying?

12-08-2008 10:02

Netcu have proudly published the following press release on their site:

"Fifty arrested during river rescue and scuffles - but protesters fail to close down power station

Around 50 people were arrested in disturbances today as climate camp protesters attempted to carry out their threat to break into Kingsnorth Power Station, near Hoo."

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DSEi Downing Street legal observer cleared of obstruction on appeal

12-08-2008 09:56

A legal observer convicted in February of obstructing a police officer during a stop and search outside Downing Street won his appeal at Southwark Crown Court in London on Friday, 8 August following a one-and-a-half-day hearing. The incident occurred during a peaceful vigil and blockade of Downing Street last September in memory of victims of the arms trade. The demonstration took place while arms dealers from around the world congregated in east London for Europe’s biggest arms fair.

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Climate campers target mining corporation

11-08-2008 23:45

An affinity group from Thames Valley Climate Action, inspired by this year's climate camp, occupied the lobby of BHP Billiton today, supergluing themselves to the doors and windows and climbing onto part of the architecture. After several hours, they managed to negotiate leaving without any arrests.

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Regular Ciba Vision, Novartis Protest Gets More Support

11-08-2008 22:58

Activists from across the south paid our weekly visit to Ciba Vision, Novartis.

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Climate Campaigners Target Military Base

11-08-2008 17:13

At USAF Mildenhall today, activists linked to the climate camp made a surprise appearance. Dressed as military aircraft and traffic jam both with CO2 technicians. They attempted to entertain whilst defiantly educating the troops and passers by. They said they where there to raise awareness of the large CO2 emissions created by Military aircraft.

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A Personal Experience at Climate Camp with photos

11-08-2008 16:35

A brief and subjective report of my time at Climate Camp with photos.

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proof that kingsnorth was infact shut down by protesters!

11-08-2008 15:46

the water cooling inlet system of kingsnorth power station was shut down because of four protesters who conducted a peacefull sitdown protest above it.

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Climate Camp bail-breaker Paul Morozzo free on bail

11-08-2008 15:37

Paul Morozzo, arrested while attempting to enter Climate Camp in breach of his bail conditions (imposed for his participation in the Drax coal train occupation on 13 June 2008), was freed by Selby magistrates court today, Monday 11 August.

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The road to Kingsnorth.

11-08-2008 14:20

Some more photos of the action on Saturday.

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Climate camp activists target environmentally ‘irresponsible’ meat industry

11-08-2008 14:18

This morning, six Climate Camp activists climbed the roof of Smithfield meat market to highlight the links between climate change and meat consumption. The activists dropped a banner bearing the message “Fight climate change - Go Vegan”.