London Newswire Archive

25-11-2006 20:26

Misjudging rape

Adjudicators (now known as immigration judges) flout international law and even their own guidelines when they consider the asylum claims of women and girls seeking safety and protection from rape. Read more >>

25-11-2006 05:12 | 6 comments

SOCPA ban on cycle sound systems.

While cycling up Whitehall last night with Critical Mass, a cycle cop pulled up alongside and said I wasn't allowed to play my sound system in Whitehall. I asked if he was going to arrest me and he said no but I would be liable to arrest if I did it again. Read more >>

24-11-2006 16:59 | 1 comment

Voices From Detention

Barbed Wire Britain, a network to end refugee and migrant detention, has produced a second volume of testimonies from immigration detainees, Voices From Detention II.

Amidst the political and media clamour about how many asylum seekers have been or need be deported, the voices of the system's victims are necessarily stifled. Would-be refugees are mere statistics, objects in a disgusting Dutch auction as to which political brand can wash whitest. And this why such a collection is an important tool in the struggle for rights and justice.

The volume is a collection of accounts by detainees in Tinsley House, Campsfield House, Rochester (HMP), Liverpool (HMP), Belmarsh (HMP), Lindholme, Harmondsworth, Yarlswood, Dungavel, Dover and Haslar. These are people for whom the unthinkable has happened. They have been imprisoned in the UK without charge, without conviction, without time limit. They have been imprisoned by the UK government, which boasts its democratic institutions.

24-11-2006 15:59

Peak Oil : High tide for an oil addicted world

2006 has seen awareness of Climate Change reach new levels and those who have said for so long that something should be done to reduce CO2 emissions are seeing action slowly – perhaps too slowly – beginning to happen.

The incredible levels of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere are a result of the massive explosion of the human population in the 20th century and the resulting use of resources – especially the burning of fossil fuels –due to our rising living standards and expectations.
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24-11-2006 14:36

"Sweatshops, workers and international solidarity" conference, 25 November

The No Sweat campaign's 2006 conference takes place at SOAS on Saturday 25 November. Read more >>

24-11-2006 11:51

Video of Brian's 2000th day.

Despite repressive SOCPA legislation limiting freedom of speech and the right of assembly, which has led to many people being arrested, Brian Haw and his supporters have managed to maintain his vigil, against the terrible war on Iraq, opposite the Houses of Parliament for 2000 days. Read more >>

24-11-2006 11:19

Welfare Reform Bill: Lobby of Parliament and Rally

Please support this important event, this really is a brutal and nasty bill which will have a massive impact on disabled people. Read more >>

24-11-2006 02:31

Global Action Day for Education (30th Nov.)

A Global Action Day for Education will take place on the 30th Nov to protest and resist neoliberal reforms (especially within the education sector). Students of the world unite! Read more >>

24-11-2006 00:41

SOCPA - brian's 2000 days

brian haw and some of his supporters marked his 2000th day of protest in parliament square this evening with some food and drink and some well-chosen words. Read more >>

23-11-2006 23:27 | 4 comments

Protest Litvinkeno's murder at the Russian embassy in London, 1pm Saturday

Alexander Litvinenko died this evening at University College Hospital, in Central London. A vocal critic of Russia's corrupt and murderous President, Vladimir Putin, Litvinenko is believed to have been poisoned by Russian agents on Putin's orders. The British government must not sweep this quietly under the carpet. Justice for Litvinenko! Read more >>

23-11-2006 22:21 | 2 comments

Photos: Brian Haw's, 2,000th day protesting outside Parliament.

Brian Haw's 2,000th day protesting outside Parliament, London, UK. (23.11.06) Read more >>

23-11-2006 19:34 | 1 comment

TAX REFUSENIK in court

Challenge to legality of taxes and fines
Royal Courts of Justice – 10.00 24th November
Marylebone Magistrates Court – 10.00 1st December
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23-11-2006 17:11

William Rodriguez - 9/11 survivor to speak in London

9/11 survivor and leading truth campaigner, William Rodriguez, to visit London and tour the UK.

PUBLIC MEETING

Date: Monday November 27th 2006
Time: 7pm
Place: Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, London W1
Tube: Warren Street
Entry: Free Read more >>

23-11-2006 16:26

Tesco GM rice removed from the shelves landed Tesco Poland stores?

According to Polish Chief Health Inspectorate GM rice of variety LL601 was
found in 6% (3 out of 48) of samples taken in the stores of three regions of
Poland: Pomerania, West Pomerania and Lower Silesia. The contaminated rice
came to Poland from US via France.

According to the spokeperson of Regional Health Inspectorate of Lower
Silesia- Elzbieta Peszko-Bilska rice of variety LL601 was found in the
supermarket chains Tesco and Auchan in this region. Polish authorities hasn't
found LL601 rice in Warsaw region although Greenpeace Poland testing done in
Germany of long rice showed three products contaminated: "Bosto"(Ebro
Puleva), "Britta" and "Halina".

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23-11-2006 13:14 | 2 additions

Caterpillar Homewrecker’s Visit to London

Around 50 protester including a samba band turned out to Greet Mike Baunton, the Vice President of Caterpillar, who was due to speak last night a function organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers The function (the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Annual Dinner) was held in the ballroom of the Grosvenor House Hotel. Read more >>

22-11-2006 23:59

SOAS Apologises to Nasser Amin

Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Statement on Nasser Amin's victory against SOAS over the right to free speech for Muslim students Read more >>

22-11-2006 23:00 | 6 comments

Student Sit-In Halts LSE Oil Baron Peter Sutherland's Lecture

LSE students this evening demonstrated their opposition to the appointment of current BP Chair, Peter Sutherland, as the prospective Chair of LSE Court of Governors by staging a mass sit-in and halting a public lecture that he was due to give at the university. Read more >>

22-11-2006 21:00

UNNOTICE BANNER AT THE MEXICAN EMBASSY

so many people with video cameras and cameras and they did'n't notice the banner Read more >>

22-11-2006 17:33 | 4 comments

fingerprinting - the future is already here

apologies for linking mainstream media stuff here, but i thought it may be of interest to see these two recent bbc website articles and their comments section on fingerprinting technology and the argument over rights. Read more >>

22-11-2006 16:54 | 2 comments

Urgent Action: Help save the life of brave journalist

Colombian journalist FREDY MUÑOZ ALTAMIRANDA has been arrested by Colombia's notorious secret police after participating in a workshop organised by one of the BBC's US correspondents.
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