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Metropolitan Police in the Twitterverse

19-08-2009 10:49

CO11 join Twitter.

Nikos Tsouvalakis: the forgotten hunger striker in Greece

19-08-2009 05:26

GREECE: He began a hunger strike on 10 July 2009 in solidarity to Thodoris Iliopoulos who was arrested during the December 2008 revolt and is jailed in Koridalos prison charged with three felonies and two misdemeanours.

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Palestine Today 08182009

18-08-2009 15:56

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Tuesday, August 18th 2009.

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Five activists walk straight into Faslane nuclear weapons base – breaking news

17-08-2009 15:51

Trident Ploughshares, Monday August 17, 2009 – 16:40pm – for immediate release

This afternoon five peace activists from nonviolent direct action group Trident Ploughshares walked unchallenged straight into Faslane naval base in Scotland, the home of Britain ’s nuclear-armed Trident submarines, making a mockery of security for Britain’s “strategic nuclear deterrent.” The five are currently still inside the base.

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Palestine Today 081709

17-08-2009 15:47

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Monday, August 17th 2009.

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Peace pensioner Irene jailed again

17-08-2009 15:14

Peace and environmental activist and Trident Ploughshares member Irene Willis, 64, originally from Essex but now living in Tregaron, Wales was released from jail last Wednesday, August 12th after serving 10 days of a 20 day sentence at HMP Eastwood in Bristol for non-payment of fines totalling £638 imposed for her part in nonviolent protests against nuclear weapons and the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon between 2006-8.

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Report of anti BNP protest in Codnor with 20 photos

17-08-2009 15:09

This a 1,300 word report of the anti-BNP protest in Codnor on Saturday 15th August with 20 photos.

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Report from the protest against the BNP's RWB festival 2009

16-08-2009 18:26

I posted picture here:

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Police raid eco-protest camp

16-08-2009 13:10

POLICE bullies have invaded Camp Titnore near Worthing and intimidated the protesters, who have been peacefully occupying the threatened Durrington woodland since 2006.

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BNP 'Red, White and Blue' festival hit by direct action

15-08-2009 23:11

Thousands of British citizens came together today to blockade the BNP's 'Red, White and Blue' festival. Protesters blocked roads with their bodies, physically stopping BNP card-carriers and possible new recruits from reaching their festival.

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First report back from RWB demo

15-08-2009 16:16

Fun and frolics at the RWB demo

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Thodoros Iliopoulos: An interview

15-08-2009 14:17

The interview that follows was conducted by Ntina Daskalopoulou and published in an Athens daily this morning. It is translated and posted here as is: with no comments, additions or explanations – none is needed. After 36 days on hunger strike, Thodoros’ words are crystal clear. In his face, the State has found an enemy to unleash all its revanchist rage, some rage in reality directed against an ever-growing current of disobedience, resistance and solidarity. As long as there are people like Thodoros standing up to the wrath of the State, the next December will always be close. In the struggle against their order, Thodoros is not alone — trans.

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Fourth attempt to remove Cherbal Family

15-08-2009 06:44

"All we want to do is to be allowed to stay in the UK and to make a life for ourselves here. We will never return to Algeria." Ismail Cherbal

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Day of the Broken Promise

14-08-2009 23:28

Benny Wenda, West Papuan independence leader and chairman of the Koteka Tribal Assembly, and most of the rest of the small handful of West Papuans living in Britain demonstrated opposite the Netherlands Embassy in London on Fri 14 Aug, to mark the anniversary of the 'Day of the Broken Promise', 15 August 1962. Photos Copyright (C) 2009, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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This Week in Palestine -Week 33 2009

14-08-2009 16:25

Welcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 8th to 14th, 2009

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More pics of Climate Camp Cymru Wales

13-08-2009 19:53

More pics a coming in :)

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Palestine Today 081309

13-08-2009 17:29

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

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Get Your Selves Down to Climate Camp

13-08-2009 17:04

5.30pm Thursday

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Today's Oxford Six Vigil CANCELLED

13-08-2009 09:40

Thankfully the six Saharawi students arrested and beaten by Moroccan police have all be released. Thanks to all those who got involved in the campaign and to those who made banners and placards in preparation for the planned protest outside the Moroccan embassy in London.

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Removal from the UK is an invisible and stressful process

13-08-2009 06:24

'the use of force did not assist removal, but in fact led to its abandonment'