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March in Memory of Ian Tomlinson, Sat 11 April

14-04-2009 19:46

Several hundred people marched in silence from Bethnal Green Police Station to Bank to lay flowers where Ian Tomlinson was attacked by police. Pictures (C) Copyright 2009, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Earth First! Occupies Director's Office at E.On HQ (Netherlands)

14-04-2009 17:16

Four activists from GroenFront! (the Dutch Earth First!) occupied a director's office at the head office of energy giant E.On today in Rotterdam. The activists told the people working at the office that they were looking for the directors for a 'serious chat' about the planned construction of a new coal fired power station in Rotterdam. Although legal issues should have hindered E.On on starting construction at the site, work has has been pushed ahead regardless. Activist Roos van Dijck: " Building a coal fired power station now is criminal, solving the climate crisis starts with keeping coal in the ground. "

The four activists occupied the room of Chief Financial Officer Markus Bokelmann. Although he has various books on sustainable businessing on his book shelf, he doesn't seem to be able to put this into practice yet. Police arrived after a few hours and arrested the activists. None of the E.On directors were willing to participate in a conversation about the planned construction of the power plant.

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Mass Arrest of 114 Climate Activists in Raid in Nottingham The pictures 2

14-04-2009 15:37

114 activists were arrested in a 2am police raid on a community centre and school on Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, early on Easter Monday, 13th April 2009.

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Mass Arrest of 114 Climate Activists in Raid in Nottingham The pictures 1

14-04-2009 15:30

114 activists were arrested in a 2am police raid on a community centre and school on Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, early on Easter Monday, 13th April 2009.

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Palestine Today 041409

14-04-2009 15:22

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Tuesday April 14th, 2009.

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Stop the BNP in Cheshire tomorrow

14-04-2009 14:50

The BNP are holding a meeting in Winsford, Cheshire tomorrow (15/04/09), join the counter-demonstration.

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RBS HQ in Brighton attacked by anarchists

14-04-2009 14:19

Monday 14 April, late evening.

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Gaza action continues

13-04-2009 20:15

Liverpool Friends of Palestine were leafleting outside city centre Tesco on Easter Saturday, to encourage shoppers to boycott Israeli goods.

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Jungle Zoo and Great British Circus get Easter protests; zoo manager arrested

13-04-2009 19:26

Protests hit the Jungle Zoo in Cleethorpes and the Great British Circus in Grimsby on Sunday 12 April. The Jungle Zoo is about the worst kind of dump that passes legal muster, while the Great British Circus makes its wild animals perform unnatural tricks for the gawping public. Campaigns are active against both. A trail of protests is following the Great British Circus around on tour, and the Jungle Zoo's manager was arrested following an incident during the protest that was caught on video.

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G20 police brutality photo and appeal for more witnesses and footage

13-04-2009 16:08

Witness statement and photos of attack by police on woman. Anyone else who saw this please add to comments. Anyone who has footage or stills please also add them as comments.

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Palestine Today 041309

13-04-2009 14:38

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Monday April 13th, 2009.

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Nottingham's Climate Criminals

13-04-2009 13:55

It may be only speculation that "Officers said they believed those arrested were planning to protest at nearby Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station."

Whilst awaiting clarification, read earlier reports which might inform any questions as to why Ratcliffe MIGHT be considered a target of such concern and motivated action.

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Law under section 76 - Photography, a crime?

13-04-2009 13:49

The police passed a new law that says that any person taking photographs of a police officer may be considered illegal and can face fines or imprisonment up to 10 years.

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M returns to the prison where he was held, as a political prisoner periodically

13-04-2009 12:31

This report is published on 'Its me fuming rights innit' blog, as the 17th of April looms.
The 17th of April is the annual remembrance day when Palestinians honour their political prisoners held inside Israeli gaols.
Palestinian trade union organiser M, returns to the prison where he was held periodically from the age of 13 until the age of 25 for participating in student protests against the Israeli occupation of the West bank during the 1980's.

In this report he takes Penelope Constantinople on a tour of the rehabilitated AlFarah Prison now operating as a residential youth centre in the northern West bank.

In the report M describes being tortured for long periods during his detentions at Al Farah prison.
Click on the link below to read the full report and view images of what was Al Farah juvenile prison.

http://itsmefumingrightsinit.blogspot.com/2009/04/m-returns-to-prison-where-he-was-held.html

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80 activists blocked the gate of a detention centre in Belgium on 11/04/09

13-04-2009 12:25

On the 11th of april 2009 eighty activists blocked the gate of the closed detention centre in Steenokkerzeel (Belgium). The action started at 5:30 AM, when activists from across the country found their way trough the fields surrounding the detention centre, and blocked the gates. The action ended around 11:30 AM when the last activists were removed by the police.

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Mayday! Mayday! Anti-Militarist Map of Brighton

13-04-2009 11:44

On May 4th Smash EDO are holding a mas s street party against war, greed and militarism. Here's a handy map of war profiteers in Brighton and Hove.

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

Over the years Mayday has been a time to celebrate ordinary people's struggle against global capitalism. The growing anti-militarist movement is a part of that struggle. On May 4th people from across the UK and beyond will come to Brighton in a show of force against EDO MBM/ITT, who profit from the suffering of ordinary people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine.

EDO MBM/ITT do not operate in a vacuum. The weapons they manufacture couldn't be produced without the support of other corporations; investors, business partners and companies providing services to them. This map plots the network of companies complicit in ITT's crimes in Brighton.

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Climate Protest Busted!?

13-04-2009 07:40

More than 80 people (over 100 according to BBC Today programme) arrested in Nottingham on suspicion of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass and criminal damage at a power industry facility.

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Close London's (Mis)Communications House

12-04-2009 23:08

Yet another asylum seeker was detained last week while signing on at Communications House, one of London's two immigration reporting centres that is located on Old Street. He was taken into the adjoining short-term detention facility and, a few hours later, a G4S van carried him to one of the UK's 11 detention centres. Below are some pictures taken with a mobile phone as well as some information on Communications 'House'.

"Though [short-term detention facilities] hold detainees only for short periods, they do so at a time of maximum anxiety and uncertainty, outside the public gaze." - HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers, August 2005

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Photos from demo against police brutality 4 April

12-04-2009 20:50

Some photos from the demo at Bank on Saturday 4 April against police brutality in the wake of the G20 policing and the death of Ian Tomlinson. Not to be confused with the somewhat larger demo this Saturday.

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Tamil Hunger Strike (day 6), London - pictures

12-04-2009 18:58

As the Sri Lankan government announce a temporary truce in fighting between government forces and the Tamil Tigers, Tamils reach day 6 of their protest in London to object to the carnage being meted out to the Tamil civilian population. (WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT).