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Red Pepper report on Edinburgh protest

04-07-2005 23:25 | G8 2005 | World

Latest news on Edinburgh protests now on Red Pepper's blog site

http://redpepper.blogs.com/

Outside the pen on Canning Street

04-07-2005 22:26 | G8 2005 | Repression | World

After cordoning part of the Carnival on Canning Street today, the police began to move fellow protestors, onlookers and press outside the cordon further and further away from the demonstrators. We ended up a few hundred yards away, right around the corner. Here is some of what we could see.

Photos from Cannon pen

04-07-2005 18:07 | G8 2005 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

We were stuck on cannon street for 5 hours, even though nothing really happened.

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Report of `Make Poverty History` march in Edinburgh with 12 photos

This is a 2,200 word report from the `Make Poverty History` march and rallies of Saturday 2nd July 2005. 12 labelled photos are attached.

Why we are protesting the G8: Make Poverty History march

03-07-2005 22:27 | G8 2005 | Analysis | World

On the Make Poverty History march I asked: "What do you hope to achieve? And why is marching the way to achieve it?" Here is what I heard.

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Anti-G8 graffiti in Edinburg

03-07-2005 22:11 | G8 2005 | Culture | Free Spaces | World

Anti-G8 feeling is in the air, on the streets and on the walls of edinburgh.

More anti-authoritarian pictures (and others...)

03-07-2005 21:32 | G8 2005 | Social Struggles | World

Pictures from the july 2 G8 / MPH march. And some assorted banners...

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Blair & Brown Bodysnatchers?

03-07-2005 21:01 | G8 2005 | World

George Galloway was in full invective flow at the G8 Alternatives Summit in Edinburgh this morning.

Have you booked your transport to Faslane yet?

03-07-2005 15:21 | G8 2005 | Anti-militarism | World

Final preparations are underway for the blockade at Faslane tomorrow, which will begin at 7am at the naval base 30 miles west of Glasgow, which is the home port for Trident - and the largest military base in Scotland.

Arrival and demonstation pictures

03-07-2005 14:57 | G8 2005 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Pictures from the train arrival, and the july 2 anti-capitalist march.

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Clown Army preparations

03-07-2005 14:46 | G8 2005 | Social Struggles | World

Clown preparations before the July 2nd actions...

Inside the anti-capitalist pen

03-07-2005 13:15 | G8 2005 | Repression | World

Photos from inside the anti-capitalist pen at the Make Poverty History marck, july 2nd.

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LIVE 8, G-8 AND MOVEMENT WEIGHT

Three forces are in collision in the fight to make poverty history--Live 8, the protest movements and the G8. The differences are dramatic says Mediachannel.org's News Dissector Danny Schechter

Unidentifiable Police arrest protestor outside Forest Cafe

03-07-2005 09:32 | G8 2005 | Repression | World

When uniformed police moved in to close down an impromptu street party outside the Forest Cafe (which had a late license until 5am), a protestor was arrested by cops with all id removed and taken in an unnumbered van to an undisclosed location.

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Police Confirm Section 60 throughout Edinburgh City Centre

02-07-2005 22:31 | G8 2005 | World

PC Skidmore at Edinburgh Police Headquarters confirmed to Indymedia at 16.53 this afternoon that a Section 60 had been declared throughout Edinburgh City Centre, along the entire route of the Make Poverty History March and the Meadows, site of the Live8 Concert.

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Global media interest in blockade of G8 protesters in Edinburgh

02-07-2005 22:27 | G8 2005 | World

The world's media was watching as hundreds of riot and uniformed police surrounded a group of Make Poverty History marchers who had the temerity to leave the official route.

Heavyhanded police tactics lead to blockade and arrests on Make Poverty History

02-07-2005 22:20 | G8 2005 | World

Indiscriminate use of the riot squad led to a minor incident - when a small group of protesters on the make poverty history march decided to talk an alternative route - being escalated into a major standoff, with at least a hundred riot police and several hundred uniforms (including the Met Police Forward Information Team) blockading Buccleugh Place for 2.5 hours.