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Mega protest march in Oaxaca

17-06-2006 12:35

Oaxaca teachers greet release of imprisoned comrades
Hundreds of thousands marched yesterday (16 June) in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, in protest against the brutal police attack on striking teachers last Wednesday. They were joined by people from San Salvador Atenco, the town brutalised by paramilitary police last month.

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Innocent prisoners prefer to die

17-06-2006 09:17

Protests Have Continued at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) north of Oxford with a yard-occupation last night by 25 inmates lasting until 5 am this morning, constantly-changing numbers refusing food at mealtimes, and sporadic violence.

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120 Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike at Campsfield IRC

17-06-2006 01:59

Here is a letter which the detainees on hunger strike at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (at Kidlington near Oxford) have written. They started their hunger strike last Wednesday 14th June; 80 of them did not take breakfast, and they estimate that there are now about 120 on hunger strike.

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Matilda Tresspass Hearing

16-06-2006 22:08

Persons unknown X 30 from the Matilda Social Centre,  http://www.matilda.aktivix.org/ are due in court for tresspass, Yorkshite Forward are claiming possession of 111 Matilda Street in Sheffield.

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Patients Must Travel Further To See GPs

16-06-2006 21:33

In the ‘Our Health, Our Care, Our Say’ White Paper, the government has published details of how you must travel further to see your doctors and dentists, spending more time and money whilst damaging the environment with increased exhaust emissions that poison us all.

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Activists Attacked at Circus Demo

16-06-2006 19:23

On wednesday 14th June 2006 activists were attacked and arrested at the opening night of The Spirit of the Horse in Bakewell. Please read on and consider helping the campaign against the circus.

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Indymedia Media Collective London Radio Show - 14 June 2006

16-06-2006 16:01

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Broadcast live on ResonanceFM and streamed live at resonancefm.com 1300 - 1400


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Intro: Sex and drugs and rock and roll (Dury/Jankel/Adams/Dougie)
Irish theme: I won't be a nun (march) (Kilnefora Ceili Band)
IMC-Ireland: Shell to the sea
Cycling weather
World Naked Bike Ride interview
Haditha is USMC policy
Aqsa report: Seth Porcello
Telephone interview: Pennie Quinton
Tune: Everybody wants to rule the world

Telephone interview: Mark Barrett
I won't wear the union jack (Tracey Curtis)
Palestine Today (imemc.org)

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Rossport Solidarity
Cycling weather
Square resists
CNT struggle
Girl wins science prize
Greenpeace against the bomb
Demonstrators' right to move was curtailed
Wapping demo poses kidnap charge
Peacenews retro

Events
Red pepper nite
Peace news is 70
National refugee week
Stonehenge solstice
Climate campaigners picnic in Grosvenor Square

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This Week In Palestine

16-06-2006 14:05

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This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for June 9 through June 15, 2006.

Israeli army kills seven family members on Gaza Beach and 21 others in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as the army staged up its extra-judicial killings policy. Meanwhile, Palestinians along with Israeli and International supporters continue to resist the West Bank annexation wall as Palestinians continue with their National dialogue session in bid to stop the infighting and end the financial crisis.

These stories and more coming up. Stay tuned.

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Sabotage Raid on Yorkshire Quarry

16-06-2006 13:06

To celebrate the Spring there was a sabotage raid on Horton Quarry in Ribblesdale, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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Police at Matilda

16-06-2006 12:56

Around 13:45 today, police arrived at Matilda, asking to come inside. People are requested to come down in support of the activists inside. More news as it comes in...

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This Weeks SchNEWS - FOOD FOR THOUGHT

16-06-2006 11:38

Corporations like to gloat that one of the great achievements of capitalism has been its ability to feed 6 billion of us. Back in the heady 60s the world’s agriculture underwent the so-called “Green Revolution”- a massive expansion in the use and abuse of fertilisers, pesticides and mechanised, petrol fuelled intensive agriculture designed to meet the problem of global population growth.

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Oaxaca repression

16-06-2006 07:46

Recent update of events in Oaxaca and request for further info

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Review of 'Alternatives' meeting in Telford

16-06-2006 06:44

Positives and negatives to take from the 'Alternatives' meeting on 10 June

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a day of seriously disorganised police farce

15-06-2006 23:21

'bliar' and the copy of the magna carta
court appearances for brian haw, barbara tucker and the five jericho protestors. mark barrett's magna carta burning outside downing street. barbara tucker's 29th police 'report', and lots of bungling police.

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About the police raid at the collective farm “Novy Put’”(“New Way”)

15-06-2006 21:26

Russian police reveal the true nature of their ilk worldwide with the deliberate targetting of anarchists at a collective farm in Russia.

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No M1 Widening Protest

15-06-2006 18:09

There was protest on 15th June at the Highways Agency exhibition at the Don Valley which presented their plans for the widening of the M1 and M62.

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Urgent action needed: stop Begum being deported Satuday the 17th!

15-06-2006 16:55

Begum Must Stay! - Begum Belongs to Dover

Begum is an Indian rape survivor who does not wish her full identity to be revealed for fear that her abusive ex husband will find her and kill her if she is forcibly returned to India.

Begum faces deportation to India on Saturday June 17th on flight AI 102 at 9.45am from Heathrow Airport.

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Urgent Letter from Chile

15-06-2006 16:37

News About the Student Struggle taking place in Chile - Call to action to organise a protest at the Chilean embassy.

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PRESS-RELEASE: HUNGER STRIKE in protest agains human rights abuses...

15-06-2006 16:22

CANDLE-LIT DEMONSTRATION OF SUPPORT, THIS EVENING, 9.45 pm

Government policy is aimed at destroying hope among detainees.
Tonight, we want to show them that there are people out here who care.

Please join the Campaign to Close Campsfield and Oxford Students to
Close Campsfield/Student Action for Refugees (STAR) TONIGHT, Thursday
the 15th of June, for a vigil 21.45-22.30

Meeting for lifts outside the Taylorian Institute on St Giles at 21.20.

Bring musical instruments, candles, jamjars...

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BRADFORD PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN DENIED STALL AT MELA

15-06-2006 14:51

The Council have refused Bradford PSC a stall at the Mela on the advice of the Police. They have stated the Mela is a family event but have not given us any reason(s) as to why our stall would be unsuitable or unfamily friendly.