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Palestine Today 07 13 2010
13-07-2010 15:13
Palestine Today 07 12 2010
12-07-2010 16:11
Brook House IRC - Fundamentally Unsafe - G4S condemned again
12-07-2010 05:26
[ G4s Not Fit for Purpose: This is the second report in seven days by Anne Owers HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (HMCIP) severely critical of G4S managed establishments. Report on an announced inspection of HMP Wolds (disappointing decline) was published on Tuesday 6th July, copy available here . . . . HMCIP previous reports of G4s managed IRCS, Tinsley House report July 2009 severely critical, Oakington report June 2008, severely critical. Inspectors have made 190 recommendations for Brook House, all following text , extracted from inspectorate report/press release. ]Critical Mess - Some Reflections on the London CM
11-07-2010 21:12
A rumination on aggressive cyclists, the police and what to do about our good friends the pedestrians.UG#507 - Breaking Rankism & Violent Male Stereotypes
11-07-2010 08:40
Cambridge Uni Day of Action Against Animal Tests!
10-07-2010 17:29
Parliament Square hunger strike
10-07-2010 10:13
Coal Train Court Verdict [1]
09-07-2010 17:22
Charges dropped against drivers and a legal observer, and thirteen who locked on or provided support plead guilty to reduced charge. No prison but restraining order and compensation being considered.
Trainee writes Charges dropped against drivers and a legal observer, and thirteen who locked on or provided support plead guilty to reduced charge. No prison but restraining order and compensation being considered. Eighteen people from Bristol and Bath were in court yesterday to answer two charges of obstructing the railway at Ffos-y-Fran open-cast coal mine in Merthyr Tydfil. Seven people who had chained themselves to the track and six who had been acting as support and legal observers all pleaded guilty to Section 36 of the Malicious Damages Act 1861, and not guilty to Section 35 of the same act (the section carrying the infamous life penalty). Five people including a legal obvserer and drivers pleaded not guilty to both charges.
Section 35 was dropped against all 18, crucially acknowledging that this was not a malicious action as originally alleged, and Section 36 was dropped against the 5 who had pleaded not guilty to it and had clearly had nothing to do with the obstruction.
Five of the eighteen walk out of court with no conviction. For the other thirteen, sentencing will be on August 13th at Merthyr Crown Court. There will be no prison sentences, however it appears restraining orders and an £8000 compensation claim are being considered.
Those involved are very grateful for the continued support of friends in Merthyr Tydfil, Bristol, Bath, nationwide and beyond. Hopefully there will be a big turnout for sentencing, when those facing restraining orders will explain for the record why they felt it necessary to blockade a coal train.
This Sunday, Bristol & Bath Rising Tide host an evening at Kebele Social Centre in Easton, recounting train blockades carried out by Bristolians over the past 30 years opposing social injustices from climate chaos to nuclear waste. Film, food and discussion from 6:30pm.
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This Week in Palestine – Week 27
09-07-2010 16:32
Activists 'decorate' Israel Ministry of Tourism billboards.
09-07-2010 14:11
CCTV Free Zone - Day 3
09-07-2010 14:04
Animal Equality Protest
08-07-2010 20:16
CCTV Free Zone
08-07-2010 16:48
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Palestine Today 07 08 2010
08-07-2010 15:19
Joint Statement of May First and plentyfact on METRO vs metr0
07-07-2010 16:46
Joint Statement of Mayfirst and plentyfact on METRO vs metr0see:
http://plentyfact.net/stuff/joint-statement-mayfirst-plentyfact.html Bullying use of copyright law fails to stifle political commentary - Trans-Atlantic collaboration keeps site running
Contact: Alfredo Lopez,
alfredo@mayfirst.org, plentyfact, collective@plentyfact.net Palestine Today 07 07 2010
07-07-2010 15:22
Peat Bog protesters found not guilty
07-07-2010 01:05
Do you believe in the Welsh Defence League?
06-07-2010 18:59
Like all previous mobilisations in Wales, the recent protests by the English Defence League (EDL) in Cardiff and Swansea on 5th June were called under the name of the "Welsh Defence League" (WDL). Judging by the combined turnout at both demos and taking into consideration the large number of attendees from England, the WDL numbers less than 50 people.Palestien Today 07 06 2010
06-07-2010 15:33