London Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

23-03-2013 09:48

Activists head to Swedish embassy to demand guarantee of no further extradition

Activists head to Swedish embassy to demand guarantee of no further extradition of Assange to U.S. Read more >>

15-03-2013 20:17

A Passage Through Time Looking Back To Look Forward, at Herstory.......

We will take you on a journey back to tell a little about the other side of his-story.
Her-story will look at how women activists over the years have used art as a tool to campaign for social changes and how activisists have used their imaginative means on many levels to flout conventions, make a stand and create change. Read more >>

27-02-2013 21:22

Turkish warplanes bombers continue attacking Kurdistan regions

According to the local source several Kurdish villages been under brutal air strike during last few days.

This brutal attacks happening despite all the media report about peace talk between Ankara and PKK.
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25-02-2013 16:57

Open Shuhada Street Action

On Saturday, 23 February activists in London staged a multiple boycott action and protest at the Israeli Embassy, in support of the Palestinians in Al-Khalil.
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04-02-2013 15:48

The Drone King!

Print & Post Everywhere. Read more >>

25-01-2013 22:23

90% Of World's Countries, 82% Of US States Did Not Execute Prisoners In 2012

Only 20 countries and only 9 US states commited government murder of prisoners in 2012. Read more >>

16-01-2013 16:41

War taxes paid under protest

On Thursday 17th January, War Resisters' International, a global network of pacifist organisations based in London, will pay taxes that have been withheld for five years, under protest to HM Revenue and Customs. Read more >>

16-01-2013 09:32

You are seeing the rise of a new Fascist State here in the US

You are seeing the rise of a new Fascist State here in the US Read more >>

15-01-2013 10:26

Campaign organizes to push back against Obama provision to arrest Americans

Detention prevention strategy goes national Read more >>

15-01-2013 09:21

A word in heartfelt solidarity with the bereaved

Bereavement may not feature in political action but what about the losses that are caused by repression?
Don't the bereaved matter politically?

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03-01-2013 22:50

8 Jan: Vigil for Bradley Manning at US Embassy London at start of another court hearing

Bradley Manning is back in court at Fort Meade, Maryland, US from Tuesday 8 - Friday 11 January.

Vigil at the US Embassy in London 2pm Tuesday 8 January.

The entire soundtrack of the Collateral Murder video will be played.

29-12-2012 21:29

Google's Role As Internet Censor

Biased link placement, cooperation with illegal wars,
activist link censorship, lawsuits regarding
censorship are some of the many issues involving Google. Read more >>

13-12-2012 21:45

Caged in the USA: Torture in America’s many prisons (report from London event)

Below is an article, reprinted in full, reporting on an event in London, organized by the Cage Prisoners organization. One of the featured speakers was former US political prisoner Robert H. King of the Angola 3, who was released in 2001 after 29 years in solitary confinement. King's comrades Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace remain behind bars and have now been in solitary for over 40 years Read more >>

01-12-2012 21:28

Czarist War, Communist Peace

anticommunist war propaganda in the 1930's Read more >>

01-12-2012 20:00

Police, army turn terror on Jaffna University students

According to reports from Jaffna, the Jaffna University students wearing black bands were staging the protest rally opposite the university main entrance around 11 am when hundreds of police and military personnel attacked them with poles, wires and cables, seriously wounding at least seven of them. Read more >>

01-12-2012 19:49

November 28: Appalling attack and deafening silence

On the evening of the November 27 at 06:07 PM (local time), flames were lit in commemoration of Maaveerar Naal 2012 (Martyrs’ Day 2012). It was initiated by the Tamil students from the Jaffna University.Pre-deployed Sri Lankan troops forcibly entered into the Ladies’ Hostel and attacked the students and damaged properties, soon after they realized that the flames were lit inside the Ladies’ Hostel of the Jaffna University. The victims called the University administration to escape from the attack and seek safety. However, following the attack tensions prevailed. Read more >>

30-11-2012 11:13

Israel military boycott over Gaza assault

Nobel peace laureates call for Israel military boycott over Gaza assault ...... Letter with 52 signatories including artists and activists also denounces US and EU 'complicity' through weapons sales ..... A group of Nobel peace prize-winners, prominent artists and activists have issued a call for an international military boycott of Israel following its assault on the Gaza Strip this month. The letter also denounces the US, EU and several developing countries for what it describes as their "complicity" through weapons sales and other military support in the attack that killed 160 Palestinians, many of them civilians, including about 35 children.

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22-11-2012 12:02

Batsheva Performance Disrupted For Third Night In Sadlers Wells

NOVEMBER 21 - For the third consecutive night, pro-Palestinian protesters evaded enhanced security checks to mount demonstrations inside Sadler's Wells theatre where the Batsheva dance ensemble from Israel was performing the last of three London shows. Its tour continues on Friday and Saturday in Plymouth where campaigners have pledged to mount further protests.
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19-11-2012 12:42

Israel killing children in Gaza

Israel Bombing Residential Areas, Civilian Infrastructure in Gaza ....... Via Electronic Intifada, Israeli attacks on Gaza “have caused serious damage to civilian infrastructure including homes, schools, sports facilities and a hospital in many parts of Gaza City,” according to the the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9001:ongoing-israeli-offensive-on-gaza-palestinian-civilian-deaths-rise-to-17-including-2-women-and-6-children-and-381-wounded-including-107-children-and-64-women-&catid=145:in-focus : Israeli forces have launched dozens of airstrikes on Gaza City, targeting governmental and civilian facilities and other objects mostly located in densely-populated areas. ........

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30-10-2012 20:49

Britain trains Papua killer squads - demo in London against Indonesian president

If you can, please join us at a peaceful demonstration to mark the State Visit of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (known as SBY) to the UK.
Survival is using SBY's visit to protest against human rights violations in West Papua and to challenge UK Government on its training of specialist anti-terror police who have been implicated in the killing of Papuan leaders.
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