Liverpool Repression Newswire Archive

26-10-2012 16:34 | 2 comments

'Free John Bowden' T-shirts

Hot off the press and selling like hot cakes! Read more >>

20-10-2012 16:50 | 2 comments

Census case verdict in Liverpool: Donate to support refusers

Andy Manifold was back at Liverpool's Dale Street Magistrates' Court on Friday 19 October to hear the outcome of his trial on a charge of failing to complete the 2011 Census. Six people held a solidarity vigil outside the court beforehand. In the week that the CPS dropped charges against another census refuser in Liverpool, Andy was found guilty, fined and costs were awarded against him.

A number of people are now in the position of having fines taken directly from their benefits. As these aren't enough to live on even before any deductions, please consider making a donation to the solidarity fund if you can afford it, and particularly if you resisted the census but weren't prosecuted. Over 1 in 20 households didn't complete a census return (see this Daily Telegraph article) but only a few hundred people were prosecuted. Donation details below.

18-10-2012 09:21 | 1 comment

L'pool Census Refuser prosecutions. Sarah Ledsom – case dropped

Last week, after a hearing during which Sarah handed over to the Judge and Prosecution a list of arguments for her case to be dropped the CPS wrote to inform her that the case would indeed be discontinued. None of these arguments included Sarah's health, although she did complain about disability discrimination - including the extra court hearings she'd had to attend because legal aid had been refused and which had caused her additional pain. The grounds cited by the CPS for dropping the case - “your significant ill health” - are significantly unconvincing and a more plausible explanation is that the CPS realised that to continue with the case would expose issues to do with the census they would rather keep out of the public domain, and that some of their more questionable behaviour might be revealed in open court. Read on... Read more >>

17-10-2012 16:01 | 1 comment

L'pool: Support Census Refuser Andy Manifold - court verdict Fri 19 Oct. Join Us.

The costly and pointless shambles of census prosecutions continue to unfold in Liverpool where one verdict is due on Friday while the CPS has suddenly and for distinctly unconvincing reasons discontinued another case that had yet to reach trial. In a third case, where the defendant lost on appeal, the fine is now being collected weekly from the defendant's benefits against his will. There's a lot of information here, so I'll put it into separate posts. First, Andy Manifold, back in court on Friday. Report about Sarah's case here:

https://indymedia.org.uk/en/2012/10/501387.html
Read more >>

08-10-2012 23:01

Photos from Census Resistance solidarity vigil at Liverpool court

Census refusers Andy Manifold and Sarah Ledsom were at Dale Street Magistrates Court in Liverpool today for their trials in connection with refusing to complete the 2011 Census on grounds of conscience. Neither trial reached a conclusion and further dates have been set.

Join anti-war/solidarity vigils outside the court again from 1pm on Friday 19 October (Andy) and Friday 23 November (Sarah). Read more >>

29-09-2012 11:48 | 1 comment

Census resistance update: including court dates

18 months after the 2011 Census, court cases are dragging on against a tiny proportion of those who resisted the Census on anti-war and privacy grounds, mainly but not entirely because of Census data processing contracts with Lockheed Martin (England and Wales) and CACI (Scotland). For background and other reports on this, see the Indymedia census topic, Count Me Out and Ethical Census.

27-09-2012 09:01

Dozens of indigenous Chiapans flee from paramilitary aggression

** The situation in La Dignidad autonomous municipality is grave: Frayba
** The firing of shots forced EZLN supporters to take refuge in other communities
Hermann Bellinghausen Read more >>

21-09-2012 19:33

Latest news from Comandante Abel

Attacks on the Zapatista communities of Chiapas are increasing.

Paramilitary groups are acting with impunity

Read more >>

09-09-2012 07:04

From Truth to Action, Stopping the Repression

CALL TO ACTION

“Worldwide Echo in Support of the Zapatistas:
Freedom and Justice for San Marcos Avilés and Francisco Sántiz López”

http://sanmarcosaviles.wordpress.com/ Read more >>

10-08-2012 06:16 | 2 comments

Bradley Manning and Julian Assange: new flyer design

New design for flyers for Bradley Manning and Julian Assange.

We've had some printed up as double-sided postcards and the first of them were distributed around Liverpool yesterday. Read more >>

21-06-2012 12:49

More photos from Wales-Israel match protest

Here are a few more photos from yesterday. Read more >>

21-06-2012 11:29

Report and Photos from protest at Wales-Israel match in Wrexham

Yesterday evening, pro-Palestine activists from the local area and across the country including south Wales, north west Wales, Liverpool, Chester, Manchester and London demonstrated inside and outside the Wrexham Racecourse football ground. The action was called in protest at Israel's participation in international competitions while the Palestinian team is prevented from taking part, while Palestinian footballers including Mahmoud al Sarsak remain imprisoned without charge or trial, and while Israel continues to maintain its Apartheid regime.

20-06-2012 21:39

Wales-Israel football match in Wrexham - Palestinian fans ejected

30-40 people turned up in Wrexham this evening to protest Israel's involvement in the European football Championships, in this case the women's competition. First off, here are some photos of fans ejected from the ground during the course of the evening for making their support for Palestine known in various (in some cases very discreet) ways.
Read more >>

20-05-2012 12:56

Comments critical of Globalisation strategies deleted

Comments on the recent article on DHL 'investment' in a distribution centre for Jaguar Land Rover have been deleted without any justification. Read more >>

16-05-2012 09:27 | 3 comments

Policing the Crisis Today - New pamphlet

We had 'Pop sociology', well now we've got punk criminology! This could be an early contender for the pamphlet of the year award?

“Policing the Crisis Today”, 44 pages, printed in A5 and A4 sizes
Published by Cl@ss War Classix; Mayday 2012, £1, ISSN 2042-048X
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11-05-2012 08:03 | 1 comment

Census refuser court update: CPS drops some cases

An update on some of the court cases involving those who refused to complete the 2011 Census on anti-war and anti-surveillance grounds amongst others. Many objections were directly related to arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin's contract to process census data. The CPS has started dropping cases. This is the latest information we have. Please get in touch if you have more up-to-date info on any of these cases (or others). Read more >>

04-05-2012 20:59 | 2 comments

Catholic Church Faces Disruption and Banishment as Irish Cardinal Set To Resign

A Communiqué from ITCCS International Brussels and Dublin:
The Roman Catholic Church faces permanent disruption and banishment in at least five countries if it does not comply with ten “non-negotiable measures” by September 15, 2012, according to a global coalition of survivors of church rape and torture. Read more >>

02-05-2012 17:10

Help Stop US Senate From Allowing Hunting In National Parks

Please stop the US Senate from supporting expansion of hunting into national parks Read more >>

17-03-2012 12:56

Prison Was Created For The Poor pdf

Leeds ABC have released our pamphlet PRISON WAS CREATED FOR THE POOR as a PDF file (downloadable from the Leeds ABC website at www.leedsabc.org). Read more >>

15-03-2012 12:14

On the Frontline with the Mayr-Melnhof Night-Pickets

And the Night was not Unruly ......
Night Pickets at the Mayr-Melnhof Packaging plant in Bootle, Merseside. Read more >>