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Protest against IDF dance troop's performance - Photos

30-04-2009 00:05

Pro Palestinian activists picketed the Israeli Army dance troop performance. The party was organized by Zionist Federation as a celebration of the formation of the Israeli state.

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Tamil Hunger Strike Day 23, London - pictures.

29-04-2009 20:40

As the Sri Lankan government dismiss international pressure to call an end to its horrendous war against the civilian Tamil population in Sri Lanka, Mr Subramaniyan reaches day 23 of his hunger strike outside the British Parliament building.

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The Coal caravan has arrived in West Yorkshire!

29-04-2009 16:23

The coal caravan is now in West Yorkshire and has visited Fairburn Ings which is threatened with open casting and Ferrbybridge power station which will burn the coal.

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Palestinian Today 290409

29-04-2009 16:08

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, April 29th, 2009.

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Anti-deportation protest at the Nigerian embassy in London

29-04-2009 15:50

A dozen anti-deportation campaigners held a small protest today outside the Nigerian embassy in central London to highlight the Nigerian government's role in the forcible mass deportation of Nigerian refugees. A joint deportation charter flight carrying more than 20 families, with children as young as one, is scheduled to leave London, from an undisclosed airport, to Lagos via Dublin at 6pm today.

The protest, organised by the Stop Deportation Network, lasted for about an hour, after which protesters walked down to Parliament Square to join the Tamil protest there. Having leafleted passers-by and people visting the embassy, they ended with some loud chants such as 'no more deportations' and 'No borders, no nations, stop deportations'.

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Anti-militarists disrupt careers fair.

29-04-2009 13:15

Sheffield anti-militarists dismantled the stalls of prominent research companies in the arms trade and army recruiters at the Spring graduate recruitment fair.

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Abseil blockade of nuclear waste train in Germany

29-04-2009 12:13

An abseiling 27-year-old female activist from France held up a train carrying over 1000 tonnes of 'depleted' uranium through a densely populated region of Germany for two hours on Monday 27 April, the day after the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster - the world's worst ever civil nuclear accident.

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Second attempt to remove Eric Tcheujoue

29-04-2009 10:56

Eric Tcheujoue, a national of Cameroon, currently detained in Colnbrook IRC is due to be forcibly removed to Cameroon on Friday 1st May 2009 on 'Ethnic Charter flight' PVT002 at 01:00am. A previous attempt to remove Eric on Sunday 29th March was aborted when Eric refused to fly.

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Stop these inhumane 'Ethnic Charter Flights'

29-04-2009 10:53

"My daughter Stephanie who is in detention at Yarl's Wood has tried harming herself by incision on her wrist she is right now under suicide watch here at Yarl's Wood" Ubaka Kenneth Nwosem

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Nottingham's April Critical Mass + Coal Caravan 2

29-04-2009 00:44

On Friday 24th April, Nottingham's Critical Mass Bike Ride started from the Market Square. Critical Mass is for everyone who rides a bike in Nottingham and wants to take part.

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Nottingham's April Critical Mass + Coal Caravan 1

29-04-2009 00:40

On Friday 24th April, Nottingham's Critical Mass Bike Ride started from the Market Square. Critical Mass is for everyone who rides a bike in Nottingham and wants to take part.

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Protest against Israeli Army Performance - pics

28-04-2009 21:49

The Israeli army's song-and-dance troupe performed in north London to commemorate founding of Israel.

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Rob Williams shop steward at Ford Swansea sacked .. factory occupied

28-04-2009 19:55

Rob Williams, the Unite convenor of the Linamar car parts factory in Swansea and vice chair of the NSSN, was called into the directors' office of the plant on Tuesday 28 April and told that he was being sacked for "irretrievable breakdown of trust". This blatant victimisation of one of the leading left-wing shop steward activists in the car industry was met by an immediate production line walk-off by the day shift. They surrounded Rob's union office after management called in police to forcibly remove Rob from the building.

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Union Acitvist Occupies Car Plant Swansea

28-04-2009 19:22

Rob Williams, a UNITE Union Convenor was this morning summarily sacked by LINAMAR, a Canadian multi-national corporation. He has barricaded himself into his office and was still there at 8pm tonight. 100 workers walked of the assembly line in support of his actions. A crowd is growing outside.

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United Community of Erris, Co Mayo, Remove Shell Nets.

28-04-2009 18:14

“There is no land that can rightfully be called ‘Shell’s land’. This land is our land”. – Local Resident

Following a cowardly and vicious attack in the dead of night by Shell mercenaries on Willie Corduff in the early hours of Thursday 23rd April 2009, members of the Erris community assisted by national supporters opposed to the Shell Corrib Gas Project, united at 3pm on Sunday 26th April to rid the Glengad beach and cliffs of Shell nets.

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Afghan name-reading at army showroom in east London

28-04-2009 15:26

Belated report of vigil held on Thursday 9 April, just before Easter.

Catholic Workers Counter-recruitment at Dalston Military Showroom

In these times of escalating war on Afghanistan/Pakistan (Af-Pak) and crashing economy, the British military have opened a recruitment/showroom in low income Dalston, London. The showroom is "home to a virtual battlefield stimulator which gives vistors a chance to use their friends as target practice with a replica AF80). handgun (Go figure?). Outraged Mothers Against Guns, Lucy Cope, said it was grossly insensitive to house the showroom in a borough that has been plagued by gun violence." Hackney Gazette

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The Palestine Today 042809

28-04-2009 15:14

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Tuesday April 28th 2009.

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[Name removed] Belongs to Leicester

28-04-2009 14:41

[Name removed as requested by subject], a national of Afghanistan, has been living in Leicester since 2004. He is an honest, caring, peaceful and law-abiding man who needs help and protection from the UK government because of the dangers to practising Christians in Afghanistan.

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End this injustice - Fourth attempt to remove Anselme Noumbiwa!

28-04-2009 08:10

Anselme Noumbiwa, a Cameroon national and resident of Tees Valley, is currently detained in Colnbrook IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Friday 1st May on flight PVT002 @ 01:00 to Cameroon.