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Urgent!! - Iraqi Government's 31st December Illegal Deadline For Forcible Closure Of Camp Ashraf

20-12-2011 18:04 | Iraq | Repression | World

The Iraqi government intends to close down Camp Ashraf, home to 3400 Iranian dissidents, by 31st December 2011. This is in direct contravention to the residents' rights as protected persons under the Geneva Convention. Previous attacks by Iraqi forces at the behest of the Iranian regime have resulted in the death and injury of hundreds of people. This next imminent attack will be the worst to date, if it is not prevented.

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Palestine Today 12 20 2011

20-12-2011 14:19 | Gender | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday December 20, 2011.

Palestine Today 12 19 2011

19-12-2011 16:01 | Other Press | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday December 19, 2011.

Titnore Woods Info Night

The woods are under (indirect) threat again!

Direct action against migration prisons in Brussels

19-12-2011 12:25 | Migration | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Report of Sunday's demo against the new "Caricole" prison outside Brussels, and the ongoing campaign of direct action and practical solidarity.

Bradley Manning, Wikileaks, and Judicial Farce

18-12-2011 20:38 | Iraq | Other Press | Terror War | World

After 19 long months of detention, including solitary confinement, Private Bradley Manning has been brought before the court – sort of. His pre-trial proceedings which began on Friday 16th December will be heard by a military ‘investigating official’, the equivalent of a civilian court judge.The hearings are supposed to continue through this weekend. The proceedings are being held in Fort Meade, in the north-eastern state of Maryland, also home to the National Security Agency.

Thank you Joker for not playing with Israeli Apartheid

17-12-2011 17:35 | Anti-racism | Palestine | Terror War | World

Joker (Dubstep) was due to play in Tel Aviv for Hanukkah celebrations on 20th December 2011. He was contacted by fans on Facebook asking him to cancel his performance and not support Israeli Apartheid. Joker aksed his fans what he should do and after understanding their replies drew his own decision on the matter.

Smash HLS! Contact investor BlackRock

17-12-2011 15:15 | SHAC | Animal Liberation | World

HLS' collaborators should know by now that while they continue to be complicit in the murder of 500 animals a day, the SHAC campaign will continue to think up new ways to make them face the consequences of their actions. BlackRock owns shares therefore owns part of AstraZeneca making them complicit and directly responsible. Please contact BlackRock.

Two police cars burned in Helsinki (Finland)

17-12-2011 09:29 | Social Struggles | World

As the world economy falters the power elite holds on to capitalism with tooth and nail, even though around them, the house of cards is wavering. The people who suffer from this listen to the money-grabbing power elite without calling into question the orders the elite hands out just to save their own hinds.

Time to waterboard some four-star US Generals? & message from Parliament Square

16-12-2011 23:59 | Analysis | World

Friday Drivetime - BCfm’s weekly politics show
At five: discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world
After six: straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers and Marina Morris

Poems for the Occupy Movement and the 99 percent

16-12-2011 19:05 | Occupy Everywhere | Culture | World

Tsunami
U.S. City
Historical Inevitability
Occupation

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Cairo: Deaths and injuries after SCAF attack on #OccupyCabinet

16-12-2011 19:02 | Anti-militarism | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

Activists believe that up to 5 people have died in Cairo today following clashes between troops and protesters. Hundreds are reported to be injured after pro-SCAF thugs hurled rocks onto the protestors from the roofs of neighbouring buildings. According to Joseph Mayton:

The violence began around two in the morning after an Ultra – a hardcore football fan – was allegedly abducted by security near the nearly three-week old sit-in in front of the Egyptian cabinet building.

The man was reportedly beaten up and tortured by his captors.

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Solidarity with Bradley Manning in Wrexham

16-12-2011 11:53 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

Today, on the first day of Bradley Manning's pre-trial hearing, supporters put up two banners at the busy Plas Coch roundabout in Wrexham, Wales, during the morning rush hour: ‘FREE BRADLEY MANNING’ and ‘END THE WARS!’ Bradley Manning’s mother is from Pembrokeshire and still lives in Wales along with other of his relatives. There will be solidarity actions taking place in Cardiff over the weekend:

https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/12/490101.html

Sunday Times investigation unmasks EDL’s wealthy strategists

16-12-2011 11:17 | Anti-racism | World

This article is published in conjunction with Pickled Politics (

http://www.pickledpolitics.com/) and EDL News (

http://edlnews.co.uk/).

The Sunday Times have formally investigated the English Defence League’s backers and have confirmed that two key individuals in particular are involved.

50 Dead & 500 wounded by riot police in Kazakhstan

16-12-2011 10:50 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Today, at Kazakhstan’s independence day, more than 3000 people assembled peacefully in Zhanaozen, to promote the demands of the oil workers who have been on strike since May. Police and special forces attacked the meeting and opened fire on the strikers and their families.

Palestine Today 12 15 2011

15-12-2011 14:08 | Other Press | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday December 15, 2011.

Activists blockade mass Tamil deportation, allege torture risk

15-12-2011 12:07 | Anti-racism | Free Spaces | Migration | World

Protesters have seized control of access roads and the notorious Colbrook immigration prison to halt the planned forced removal of Tamil refigees back to Sri Lanka. Legal experts believe they could be tortured upon their return as retribution for leaving.

The Public Sector workers’ Strike on November 30

14-12-2011 21:29 | Workers' Movements | Liverpool | World

On November 30th an estimated 2 million public sector workers went on strike in Great Britain, making it the biggest protest since the General Strike in 1926. Several of the big public sector unions called out its members currently in receipt of a public sector pension scheme to strike against the huge

Daily Mail bribed police officers

14-12-2011 16:03 | Indymedia | Repression | World

Recently, an investigation dating back to the Genoa G8 summit during July 2001 has concluded that the Daily Mail reporter bribed three Italian police officers to gain access to one of the G8 Diaz school victims.