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Palestine Today - June 13, 2006

13-06-2006 15:18

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Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media centre, www.imemc.org for Tuesday June 13th, 2006

Army arrests three residents from Tulkarem and two from Nablus. The Israeli Army invades Jenin and unknown gunmen burn the PLC offices in Salfit, One youth from arrested from Bethlehem, Al Quds Open University students' protest in Beit Sahour, Gaza shelled by Israeli air force killing 9 and injuring 20, Palestinian resistance fighters ambush army vehicles in Nablus

Those stores and more coming up stay tuned.

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Art & Activism Caravan: Athens swings to radical samba!

13-06-2006 11:54

The Art and Activism Caravan inspired a group of Polytecnic students into creating a radical samba band. The newly formed band successfuly played at the big student march at Propylaia where 20,000 people opposed to the commercialisation of education. (June 8th)

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Rhythms of Resistance: against the privatisation of social housing

13-06-2006 11:10

The biggest radical samba band hits the streets for the right to have a home!

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BILL TO KILL PARLIAMENT IN LORDS TODAY (TUESDAY)

12-06-2006 21:15

Someone sent me this, just thought it shld be posted so people know what is happening

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Brian Haw 5 years not out!

12-06-2006 19:49

Here is a short piece with 7 photos of Brian Haw's contimuing vigil in Parliament Square.

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Stop the War conference Saturday June 10th 2006

12-06-2006 19:12

This a brief account of the Stop the War conference on Saturday June 10th in London. 12 photos of the day are attached.

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Rally for Justice at Scotland Yard Sunday June 11th 2006

12-06-2006 18:36

This is a 630 word piece about the rally for justice outside Scotland Yard on Sunday 11th June. 10 photos are attached.

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World Naked Bike Ride - London

12-06-2006 17:03

Make Love Not Oil
On 10th June, people in over 50 cities around the world took part in naked bike rides as a protest against oil dependency and car culture. Over 600 cyclists, along with a few rollerskaters, rollerbladers and others took part in the London event.

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EDO Corp Shares Drop To 52 week Low (NYSE)

12-06-2006 16:57

Independent Stock Market News

Following a disasterous UK court surrender to peace activists in April and reports of first quarter loss of millions due to related legal costs, EDO Corp today traded at their lowest price in the last year ($25.24) Nervous markets concerned about a possible interest rate rise and news of planned US withdrawal from Iraq have led to lack of interest in the beseiged arms company that has heavily invested in ongoing military operations in Iraq.

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More McHospitals for Merseyside!

12-06-2006 16:46

Following hard on the heels of the Liverpool Women's and the Countess of Chester hospitals, two more local hospital trusts have applied for 'foundation' status - opening healthcare up for private profit.

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Palestine Today

12-06-2006 16:03

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Palestine Today a service of the international Middle East media centre www.imemc.org for Monday June 12th, 2006

Today the Army starts to open a trench along the Yabod-Araba road. A car was shelled in Gaza also troops install portable checkpoints south of Tubas and the entrance of Tamon. The Army invades the West Bank city of Jenin and clashes with the resistance


Those stories and more coming up stay tuned.

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Justice for Muslims demo New Scotland Yard

12-06-2006 15:48

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Demo at New Scotland Yard to protest at Forest Gate raid.
Sunday 11th June 2006.

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Block the Builders Take Protest to Chippenham

12-06-2006 14:23

Block the Builders
This morning, as a delegation of Scottish MSPs, church leaders and NGO representatives visited Britain's nuclear weapons factory at AWE Aldermaston, anti-nuclear nonviolent direct action group Block the Builders took their protest to the UK office of German firm M+W Zander in Chippenham, Wilts.

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Liverpool Riot

12-06-2006 13:28

eye witness account: police provocation o reclaim the streets.
liverpool riots over police attack on fans watching for free.

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AN OPEN PETITION TO THE WORLD: THE IMMIGRATION HOLOCAUST

12-06-2006 12:10

The following detailed statement has been made by the Colnbrook Detainees. Anyone who has visited a UK immigration detention centre will know that is is not exaggerated. Anyone who has not been to one should go. It will make you sick to the stomach to see what we, a so-called civilised society, are doing to innocent people who's only crime is to be in the UK without papers.

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Defiant Gay Pride goes ahead in Warsaw

12-06-2006 12:00

Poland's LGBT community defiantly marched through Warsaw on Sat (10th). Although initially banned by the city's Mayor,the 'conservative authorities' allowed it during last week,but some far right and religious groups were out in opposition...

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'I have started hunger strike and I will continue until my life ends.'

12-06-2006 11:50

I want you know, I have started hunger strike today 11/06/06 and I will continue to do it until my life ends. Over 2 yrs i have been detained. I want to go to my country.

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Rally For Justice, New Scotland Yard

12-06-2006 09:45

George Galloway talks to journalists
A crowd of several hundred demonstrators, mainly Muslim, gathered outside New Scotland Yard on Sunday afternoon, 11 June, 2006 to voice their disquiet at the June 2 raid in Forest Gate. The protest had the support of a wide range of organisations.

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No Borders protest at Wapping

12-06-2006 09:26

At the gate of News International, Wapping
'London No Borders' & 'No One is Illegal' organised a demonstration outside the Wapping fortress on Sunday 11 June, against the 'vigilante journalism' stunt reported in the previous week's News of the World.

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London's world naked bike ride yesterday

11-06-2006 23:15

piccadilly just after the start of the ride
between 600 and 1000 people took part in the naked bike ride protest yesterday afternoon in the blazing sunshine