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Photos: Glaxo AGM

17-05-2006 17:48

Animal Rights protesters and Pro-Test founder “clash” at Glaxo AGM. (17.05.06)

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Convicted Animal Rights `Grave Digger` Speaks Out

17-05-2006 17:07

Four activists from the West Midlands were last week sentenced to a total of 40 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiracy to blackmail Newchurch Farm in Staffordshire, where guinea pigs were bred before being sent off to their deaths in labs across Europe. Despite the guilty pleas, all four deny any involvement in the infamous `grave robbery` of Gladys Hammond`s remains, and the police have admitted that they don`t have any evidence to link any of them directly to that offence. But that didn`t stop the judge passing sentence as if there were absolutely no doubt!! The following statement by our good friend Jonny Ablewhite, one of the alleged `grave diggers`, was mostly written prior to his sentencing, and part written just after. It reveals much about how the Newchurch Four have effectively been stitched up!!

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TODAY IN PALESTINE

17-05-2006 16:15

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TODAY IN PALESTINE A SERVICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST MEDIA CENTER WWW.IMEMC.ORG FOR WEDENSDAY may 17th, 2006

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Two Palestinians Killed in Nablus in pre-dawn Israeli invasion, Army invades several villages near Bethlehem and arrests four, Three residents arrested in Hebron, Army assaults a medical patient at a military checkpoint near Tubas, Palestinian prisoner released after 32 months of administrative detention. The Israeli Army seize a car belonging to a resident from Kofer Ra'e village, Army invades north of the Gaza strip, Army continue to hold Arqaba village south east of Nablus under siege

THESE STORIES AND MORE COMING UP STAY TUNED

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The Palestinian Nakba -Report and Photos from Oxford Vigil

17-05-2006 16:12

On Sunday May 14th Oxford residents gathered to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Arabic for Catastrophe)

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Athens: The ESF, the L.A. Anarchist Forum + march, the 6 May riots and 4 prisoner

17-05-2006 15:47

Here's a communique of an anarchist collective in Athens about the role of the ESF, the Libertarian Anti-authoritarian Anarchist Forum and the anarchist demo in the morning of 6 May, the riots during the anti-war march the same afternoon, and the political consent of the ESF to state repression. Out of the 17 people arrested, 8 are facing felony charges and 4 are now imprisoned. Solidarity actions are planned the next days in Athens...

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The 5th International conference against disappearances-Turkey

17-05-2006 15:44

The 5th International conference against disappearances opened today in Diyarbakir or Amed in Kurdish.
Diyarbakir is in the south of Turkey, not far from the Syrian border.

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Justice For Atenco, Mexico

17-05-2006 14:51

Last week residents of San Salvador Atenco (Atenco), a municipality near Mexico City, suffered massive police brutality and repression after local organisations helped 60 flower vendors, at Texcoco local market in the State of Mexico, to resist a state police blockade for setting up their stands.

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Urgent: Solidarity with Afghan Assylum Seekers in Dublin

17-05-2006 13:18

A group of 41refugees occupied St. Patricks Cathedral after Sundays Cathedral Service. At least three minors are believed to be among the group of men. The group are seeking refugee status in Ireland and decided to hungerstrike after some of their applications were turned down last Friday by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Commissioner. Geen Party TD, Ciarán Cuffe has met some of the men and believes them to be genuine.
Until yesterday the men were also on 'water strike' some of them remain so.

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Indymedia Radio London Newswire Show a special discussion from Palestine

17-05-2006 08:42

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Listen to a series of discussions about the current situation in Palestine: with Dr Jadah IsHak the director of the Jerusalem Research Institute, Ghassan Adonis the co founder of ISM ( The International Solidarity Movement) Fida Ghareeb the co-ordinator of the IMEMC Youth Advocacy Service and Ghassan Bannora IMEMC reporter.
This debate was recorded especially for the Resonance FM Indymedia Radio London News Wire wednesday Slot and aims to present back ground of the current crisis in Palestine that is not generally explored in the Western Media.

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Shell AGM: feedback from within the antiseptic portals of the Novotel H'smith

16-05-2006 23:20

Here's a report from a London Rising Tider with a single Shell share, who went into its Annual General Meeting, while others stayed outside to leaflet shareholders and passers-by. The main meeting took place in The Hague, with a video feed to London, or the Novotel Hammersmith, to be precise.

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Monday afternoon with Brian Haw & Mark Thomas in Parliament square.

16-05-2006 20:00

Telling it like it is.
My first full afternoon in Parliament square. It is now around the 1800th for Brian.....

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Today in Palestine, The Daily News for the 16th May 2006

16-05-2006 16:43

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TODAY IN PALESTINE A SERVICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST MEDIA CENTER WWW.IMEMC.ORG FOR TUESDAY May 16th , 2006

The Israeli Army orders a school in Jenin to remove the Palestinian flag, Army detains Palestinian Press photographer in Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers invade Al-Khader village, beat two children, Israeli Army invades the West Bank city of Nablus, Right-wing Jewish extremists try to set fire to a mosque in Hifa, Army invades Tammon village and the Army arrests resident from Al Hashmia village
THESE STORIES AND MORE COMING UP STAY TUNED

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Save Ryton Demo

16-05-2006 16:16

About 60 - 100 Peugeot workers and their families were joined by a contingent of Midland Anarchists in a gesture of solidarity as they picketed the George Heath Motor showroom in B'ham's Digbeth area on Saturday 14th May.

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EXILED JOURNALIST & FAMILY FACING DEPORTATION

16-05-2006 15:30

AN EXILED PAKISTAN JOURNALIST & HIS FAMILY FACE DEPORTATION THIS THURSDAY 18TH MAY. A MASS ASSEMBLY WILL TAKE PLACE AT DALLAS COURT, THIS THURSDAY 18TH MAY AT 11.30 AM.

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Gagged 12 Anarchist Newsletter of South East Wales

16-05-2006 14:26

GAGGED! #12 May 2006
Anarchist Newsletter of South-East Wales • Against Power & Profit • Anti-Copyright
Download the pdf it's alot prettier!

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Nanotech: Corporations make money, government ducks issue, public takes the risk

16-05-2006 09:54

The UK government is currently running a consultation on the regulation of nanotechnology. The only proposal on the table is a voluntary notification scheme for new nanotech products. This will give nanotech companies free reign to introduce nanomaterials into consumer products - unlabelled, untested and unregulated

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Today in Palestine, The Daily News for the 15th May 2006

16-05-2006 08:32

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TODAY IN PALESTINE, a service of the international Middle East Media Center  http://www.imemc.org for Monday may 15th, 2006

The Israeli Army arrest two Hebron residents and three residents arrested from Tulkarem, One farmer injured in the Israeli shelling of Beit Lahia and the Israeli Army installs a military checkpoint at Tammon village entrance and a Bethlehem resident arrested.

These stories and more coming up stay tuned

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Greece, Athens 4-7 May: An anarchist forum, a demo and a riot (Photos)

16-05-2006 02:03

Greece, Athens 4-7 May: An anarchist forum, a demo & a riot (photos) & the co-operation of the European Social Forum with the police in arresting dozens of innocent passers-by and bystanders and charging seventeen of them.

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Resist attack on Human Rights Act!

15-05-2006 22:40

This article calls for a defence of the Human Rights Act which is under attack from Labour and Tory politicians and Sun journalists. It also links to stories on human rights abuses in Britain.

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Block the Builders target contractors again

15-05-2006 14:12

Cementing global destruction
This morning nonviolent direct action group Block the Builders took their protest against the controversial Orion laser facility to the doors of the cement factory supplying materials for foundations of new facilities at AWE Aldermaston.