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Emergency in Calais as police repression escalate

21-01-2010 10:36

Please get down to Calais if you can!

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Calais- short film(2 mins) of Hazara 'jungle' - this time with link!

21-01-2010 09:36

Destroyed again last week ,here is a short film of the Hazara jungle,right next to the port of Calais -

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbs0im_chez-les-afghans-hazaras-a-calais-l_news

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Human Rights Watch / World Report 2010 / Events 2009

21-01-2010 08:11

Taking Back the Initiative from the Human Rights Spoilers

The 20th annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in 80 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2009 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in question.

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Bad news for Mumia - what are we going to do?

19-01-2010 20:14

Today's ruling in a US court means the death penalty is back on the cards for Mumia Abu Jamal.

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Pix from the Remember Gaza demo Brighton 18 January 2010

19-01-2010 13:14

Pix from the Remember Gaza demo in Brighton

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Smash Edo Gaza Demo

19-01-2010 10:45

On the first anniversary of the end of the Israeli war against Gaza, Smash EDO activists in Brighton organised a demonstration against arms manufacturer EDO MBM/ITT who made some of the weapons that killed 1417 Palestinians, mainly the elderly, women and children, during the three-week assault. Pictures Copyright (C) Peter Marshall, 2010, all rights reserved

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Smash EDO Demo - 'Remember Gaza' - photos

18-01-2010 19:57

Brighton hosted over 500 protesters calling for the closure of the EDO/ITT weapons factory, which manufactures bomb parts used against the people of Gaza last year.

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"Hermaphrodites" in sports: IOC and IAAF deny responsibility

17-01-2010 20:24

Discriminating, unfair and harmful treatment of intersexed athletes ("hermaphrodites") in women's sports has a long and painful history. The "suspected" athletes' dignity and human rights keep getting violated on a regular basis by both of the ruling international sports bodies, the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), as well as by their subsidiaries and affiliates.

Until today, the governing bodies keep on denying their responsibilities and refusing dialogue, as well as seemingly reacting only when forced by public pressure, and if so pro forma only.

Case in point: The IOC's attitude with regards to their syposium on "'ambiguous' gender cases" ending in Miami today. demands justice!

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Gaza 1417 Remembrance Die-In Trafalgar Square Saturday 16th January 2010

17-01-2010 15:31

An event was staged at Trafalagar Square to remember the Palestinians murdered by Israel during Operation Cast Lead this time last year. Despite hideous weather, approximately 200 people came out to show their solidarity and were joined by Manal Timraz, Natalie Abou Shakra and Sameh Habeeb all of whom addressed the crowd.

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Trafalgar Square: anniversary of Israeli military incursion into Gaza

16-01-2010 23:45

Saturday 16 January 2010: First anniversary commemoration of the 1417 victims of the 2009 Israeli military incursion into Gaza, held in London's Trafalgar Square.

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Cambridge Remember Gaza Vigil Pictures 16-01-2010

16-01-2010 23:30

Today at midday, despite sporadic rain showers and a chilly local climate, about forty people gathered in Cambridge Market Square to mark the one year anniversary of the last military blockade of Gaza.

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Wild at Heart SCHnews 705

16-01-2010 15:48

Our comrades at SMASH EDO have announced the location of their Remember Gaza demo... plus, Gaza convoy finally allowed in after being held at port and attacked by Egyptian police, legal observer arrested at Smash EDO Carnival Against the Arms Trade finally overturns charges, European Court rules Section 44 stop 'n search illegal, the Christmas period has seen no let up for migrants in the squats and camps of Calais, and more...

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Save Nigeria from US Proscription, London - pictures.

15-01-2010 19:24

Campaigners gather in London to protest the proscription of Nigeria as a terrorist state by the US Government after a security incident takes place during the holiday season on Christmas Day within the US when a Nigerian man by the name of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab makes an attempt on a passenger airliner inbound to Detroit, US.

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Sea Shepherd: Update from sea

15-01-2010 18:15

Southern Ocean, 4th January 2010

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Around the Campaigns Friday 15th January 2009

15-01-2010 08:42

ord Carey's comments on immigration promote racism, bishop warns

A Church of England bishop has warned that the former Archbishop of Canterbury's call for new limits on immigration would "play into the hands of racists". The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, the Right Rev John Packer, is the latest Anglican cleric to criticise Lord Carey of Clifton after he said in an article in The Times that he feared the present levels of immigration threatened "the very ethos or the DNA of our nation". Lord Carey is a member of the crossparty parliamentary group on balanced migration, which last week urged the political parties to make a commitment to keeping Britain's population below 70 million.

http://tinyurl.com/yex6voa

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Eight Years of Guantánamo: Reports and Round Ups

13-01-2010 19:45

Eight years on...no let up in the regime of torture, arbitrary detention and indefensible justifications...

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Visteon workers fight on

13-01-2010 06:08

Workers at the car part manufacturers who won a momentous battle for redundancy payment from Ford motor giants last year are still locked in a bitter dispute with their ex-employers over money owed through the pension fund after the collapse of Visteon UK.

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Around the Campaigns Tuesday 12th January 2009

12-01-2010 12:26

Lydia Besong Released From Yarl's Wood

Fresh claim for asylum to be considered by UKBA

Supporters of Lydia Besong, the writer and human rights activist threatened with deportation from the UK, have welcomed the UK Border Agency's decision to release her and to consider a fresh claim for asylum.

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Anti-Deportation Training - Newcastle 30 Jan

12-01-2010 00:40

National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns training for groups and individuals involved in resisting deportations. It will include an overview of the asylum system and comprehensive training on how to plan, launch and run an effective anti-deportation campaign.

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Guantanamo - 8 Years

11-01-2010 22:03

The London Guantánamo Campaign held a demonstration on eighth anniversary of Guantánamo Bay, Monday 11 January 2010, outside the US Embassy in London. A vigil by protesters in orange jumpsuits and black hoods was followed by an hour of speeches calling for the closing down of the camp without further delay and justice for all those still detained there. Pictures (C) Copyright Peter Marshall, 2010, all rights reserved.