Liverpool Repression Newswire Archive

03-08-2006 20:35 | 3 comments

Orwellian Eye-in-the-Sky Gets Orwellian Fanfare in Liverpool Echo

In a breathtakingly cynical strategy, Merseyside Police have linked their purchase of eye-in-the-sky camera technology with this week's 'moral panic' - mini-motos. In a breathtakingly credulous piece of 'journalism', the Liverpool Echo's Luke Traynor has bought their story hook, line and sinker. Read more >>

17-07-2006 12:08 | 3 comments

PALESTINE & LEBANON VIGIL IN LIVERPOOL

WEDNESDAY 19th JULY

OUTSIDE ST GEORGES HALL AT 6pm Read more >>

19-06-2006 18:42 | 2 comments

Birkenhead families to lose housing benefits

So-called 'neighbours from hell' in Birkenhead are going to be among the first to be stripped of housing benefits, plunging them even further into the poverty that causes their 'antisocial behaviour'. Read more >>

12-06-2006 13:28 | 2 comments

Liverpool Riot

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

05-06-2006 21:45 | 3 comments

'Good and wholesome' BNP blames media for wet nazi vicar horror

If you didn't laugh, you'd throw up Read more >>

16-05-2006 11:44

Under Fives Fingerprinted in Liverpool and Croydon

At an age when many kids are fingerpainting, children under five are being fingerprinted in Liverpool and Croydon asylum detention centres. Read more >>

15-04-2006 11:44

Hillsborough: 17 Years, 96 Dead: No Justice

April 15th marks the 17th Anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy and while it is easy for many to forget it with time, it is hard for the families who, despite years of campaigning, still have not seen any justice for those they lost. Read more >>

03-04-2006 12:56

Condoleezza Rice Pictures

More photos from the demo against the US Secretary of State's visit to Liverpool on Friday 31/3/2006. Read more >>

31-03-2006 19:36 | 1 addition | 4 comments

Liverpool Unites To 'Unwelcome' Terrorist Mastermind Rice

A crowd of at least two thousand Liverpudlians and welcome guests flocked to the Catholic cathedral on Hope Street to protest against neo-Condi's gala gig at the Philharmonic. In a show of awesome potential power, we decked the steps in a sea of defiant humanity. The message was loud and clear: terrorists and torturers are NOT welcome on Merseyside! As one speaker yelled, "We're not havin' it"! Read more >>

30-03-2006 14:01 | 5 comments

Protestors, performers & police get ready for Condi visit

06-03-2006 13:07 | 2 comments

NUS presentation

The National Union of Students have done a powerpoint presentation which they have distributed to Student's Unions around the country, and is available here as a MS Powerpoint file (sorry not openoffice format too - it has sound in it. if somebody has a few minutes to seperate out the sound file and then include it into an openoffice version that would be cool). Read more >>

04-03-2006 16:45 | 1 comment

Jose Couso - victim of state murder

On 8 April 2003, the US army attacked the Hotel Palestine in Iraq and killed José Couso, a Spanish TV cameraman. José is one of nearly forty journalists who have been killed in this war - one of the deadliest wars in history for journalists . Read more >>

16-02-2006 12:52 | 2 comments

George Fox 6 Appeal - Lancaster Crown Court 13th March 2006

The George Fox Six are to be given a new trial after appealing the guilty verdict last September. Read more >>

02-01-2006 14:47 | 1 comment

New Labour's New Year New Law

LONDON (Reuters) - Police will be able to arrest anyone for any criminal offence, including minor misdemeanours such as dropping litter, under new laws which come into force on Sunday (1/1/2006). Read more >>

07-12-2005 15:20 | 4 comments

Merseyside and The Palestinians

Palestine continues to be one of the major issues for activists on Merseyside with film showings, music nights and a stunning student twinning campaign all in the past few weeks. Read more >>

28-11-2005 20:46 | 2 additions

SANTA TWINS SAY “NO TO I.D. CARDS!”

Sunday 20th November 2005 6pm Liverpool City Centre – Christmas Light switch on.

The Santa twins from Liverpool Defy-ID showed their banner and gave out anti-ID leaflets to the public watching the switch on of Liverpool’s Christmas lights. While walking through town the Santa twins were regularly stopped by parents and kiddies asking to speak to the Santa twins.

17-11-2005 23:30

Hillsborough Memorial Legal Appeal

A HILLSBOROUGH campaigner is to launch a new legal bid to get justice for her son. Read more >>

08-11-2005 19:27 | 4 comments

Let's welcome Tyson to Manchester

Violent rapist comes to Old Trafford

Read more >>

22-10-2005 19:11 | 7 comments

Animal Rights and Police Repression

Animal rights protesters today held a peaceful and informative protest outside Thomas Cook in Liverpool City Centre. However this protest was deemed illegal by two police (numbers 2312 and 3032) and two pretend police (Community Wardens) who deemed the pictures of monkeys being tortured offensive. Read more >>

13-10-2005 23:44

Third Reading of ID Bill next week! Ask MPs to Vote NO

> From latest NO2ID newsletter:

"++ IDENTITY CARDS BILL THIRD (LAST IN HOUSE OF COMMONS) READING IMMINENT ++

The Third Reading of the government's ID Card Bill will take place next week,
on Tuesday 18th October. There will be a limited debate and further
opportunity for MPs to vote on the Bill before it goes to the Lords. At the
last vote on the bill (Second Reading), the government won by just 31 votes.
If all the other parties vote as they did last time, we need to convince just
16 Labour MPs to vote against the bill. NO2ID are busy lobbying and sending
briefings to MPs and constituencies but we need your help too." Read more >>