London Newswire Archive

09-10-2007 16:21 | 1 addition

Stop the War March goes ahead photos and report

Police declared Monday's march legal just moments before it was due to begin some arrests and rough handling by police Read more >>

09-10-2007 14:57 | 1 addition

Video of Parliament Square on 8th October 2007.

Confrontation with authorities in Parliament Square on 8th October 2007.

On the day that the British Parliament resumed after its Summer recess, a large group of anti-war protesters marched into the Square. They were joined by people who demand the basic freedom to be able to protest peacefully without prior police permission or conditions. The video shows some of the confrontations with authorities, while no doubt Members of Parliament looked on from the windows of their well protected building.

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09-10-2007 12:01 | 1 addition

Video Rush: Troops Out Now Protest, London, 08/10/1007

Video rush of the day's events. Read more >>

09-10-2007 10:55

Footage of Banned Anti-War Demo in London Parliament Square

Video of October 8th demonstration - marching from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square
See it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAVQ0tBwqdI

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09-10-2007 09:36

Oh no! BAA cocks it up yet again...

'Future Heathrow" - a spurious lobby group set up to help push through BAA's unpopular plans yesterday released an survey showing Londoners' apparent support for more and constant overflying.

However the "independent" survey showed its true colours when it emerged that it had been e-mailed out by BAA, who forgot to remove the footer reading:

“If you would rather not receive future email messages from BAA......" Read more >>

09-10-2007 09:09

Stop the war march goes ahead

Thousands march on parliament to demand troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan
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09-10-2007 08:25

Speak out against Iraq War (by Latuff)

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff. Read more >>

09-10-2007 07:36

Some STW demo pics.

A glimpse of a very successful day. Read more >>

09-10-2007 01:59

Burma: report from daily embassy protest

Around 20 people gathered on Monday lunchtime, reduced perhaps by events elsewhere in the city, in the small Mayfair street where the Burmese Ambassador hides away. Over half those present were Burmese. Read more >>

09-10-2007 01:40

SOCPA - STWC 'ban' was bollocks

i'm sure indymedia readers knew this anyway, but the proof is on the bbc website Read more >>

08-10-2007 23:50

London Underground CCTV firm replaces fugitive CEO

Ten months before the 7/7 London bombs Verint Systems signed a 30 year contract with privatised London tube company Metronet Rail. Metronet is now in liquidation so many are asking is that contract still valid? They are also asking because Verint's last chief executive, ex Israeli army officer Kobi Alexander, is a fugitive in Namibia who has run off with $13m and is wanted in New York under 35 counts of fraud. Verint was also Delisted from the NASDAQ in February this year for failing to file accounts to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read more >>

08-10-2007 22:59

Niger: Massacre in the North of Niger

The nigerien army is violating the Human Rights. In massacres in the north of Niger at least 29 innocent persons were killed. Read more >>

08-10-2007 22:36

Troops Out Movement Delegation to Belfast

The Troops Out Movement, which campaigns for British Withdrawal from Ireland, organises an annual trip to Belfast to meet with campaign organisations and community groups. This is a report of this years visit. Read more >>

08-10-2007 22:33 | 1 addition

Troops Out Now: Interview with Tony Benn

A short interview with Tony Benn to Indymedia prior to the protest. Read more >>

08-10-2007 19:11

TOPOFF 4 and Vigilant Shield 08: a view from the "feverish fringe"

All the pieces will be in place. The top officials in town. The Iranian problem presumably still unresolved. The usual alphabet soup of security agencies represented. The majority of the citizenry rendered fully docile by the reporting and editorial pablum of mass media narcotics purveyors like The Oregonian. Read more >>

08-10-2007 17:56

Occupied London issue two is out!

Autumn 2007, 48pp. Free!
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08-10-2007 17:37 | 1 addition

17:15 at Parliament Sq

Most of the protesters still in the Square although an attempt was made to march of in the direction of Westminster Bridge. Read more >>

08-10-2007 16:33

Parliament Square 4.15pm. GLA barriers down.

Grass area taken. Read more >>

08-10-2007 16:30 | 1 addition

Fence down at parliament sq

During today's Stop the War demo large numbers of protesters who had previously occupied the road turned their attention to the fence surrounding Parliament Square green. In the surreal scenes that followed 3/4 of the controversial fence were ripped down and stacked neatly. Read more >>