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Palestine Today 040809

08-04-2009 14:54 | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Wednesday April 8th, 2009.

Six Britons Join Two Hundred Strong Blockade of NATO Summit in Strasbourg

08-04-2009 13:46 | Anti-militarism | World

Six Britons Join Two Hundred Strong Blockade of NATO Summit in Strasbourg

Trident Ploughshares Press Release

Saturday, 4 April, 2009

Photos:

http://tinyurl.com/TPStrasbourg

Six British members and supporters of anti-nuclear campaign group Trident Ploughshares joined over two hundred protesters from a dozen countries in the five-hour NATO-ZU / Shut down NATO nonviolent blockade of NATO's 60th anniversary conference this morning [see note 1]. The activists blocked a main road into the red security zone around the conference centre where NATO is meeting. There were no arrests. At the same time, other groups of five hundred and seven hundred activists blocked other main roads into the red zone. They are joining tens of thousands of protesters from across Europe.

Terrorizing Dissent - US Indymedia film about policing demo's

08-04-2009 11:09 | Globalisation | Indymedia | Social Struggles | World

If the policing concerned you at G20, have a look at what our American friends have to put up with and us before not too long.

Glass Bead Collective, Twin Cities Indymedia, and other independent media activists have released a new film, 'Terrorizing Dissent', an exposé of events at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Featuring first-person accounts and footage from more than forty cameras on the streets, 'Terrorizing Dissent' focuses on the story of dissent suppressed. People charged with "conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism" speak out against the government's campaign to manipulate media coverage and label civil disobedience and community organizing as terrorism.

ITALY BNP politician who lives in a Welsh village greeted by fascist salutes

08-04-2009 07:50 | World

POLITICIANS from all sides condemned the British National Party last night after its deputy leader appeared on stage in Milan at a neo-fascist rally.

Assembly and procession to mark G20 Meltdown death

Ian Tomlinson died at G20 Meltdown in the city on 1st April. People are gathering. Flowers will be laid.

Correcting the media narrative of the G20 protests on April 1, 2009

07-04-2009 22:27 | G20 London Summit | Other Press | Repression | World

The media coverage of the G20 protests has been systematically biased, writes Musab Younis - ignoring the violent policing, the tactic of open-air imprisonment of demonstrators, and the real chronology of events. “It has taken remarkable obedience by the press,” writes Musab, “to refuse to ask some simple and obvious questions.”

Cuba: The hurt of no longer being

07-04-2009 21:57 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

* Fragment from a work by Daniel Barret about the evolution of Cuba’s political regime since November 17 2005 till today. This piece attempts to place the role of Fidel Castro these past months.

The Future of NATO: Time to Break a Taboo

07-04-2009 19:46 | Anti-militarism | World

The European public supports neither the military engagment in Afghanistan nor new expansions of NATO.. The alliance must promote disarmament and arms control.

Some thoughts on the G20 police riot

07-04-2009 17:20 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

As has been said numerous times now, we need to take stock of the police riot on April 1st 2009 during the G20 protests. Although none of the tactics were that new, the level of intimidation and repression of public protest was entirely something different. I suppose this is the way things will be from now on. With this is mind, it's a time of learning from the past and from the G20 protests.

The Stop Camden Animal Lab meeting at Housmans Bookshop was cancelled.

The Stop Camden Animal Lab meeting planned for tonight at Housmans Bookshop planned for tonight was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for this.

The meeting was cancelled by the founders, organisers and committee members of Stop Camden Animal Lab.

The rise of neo-Nazism

07-04-2009 15:05 | World

The pictures in the below link are referring to a conference that took place last September in Hamburg amongst whom foreign representatives, including Belgians, attended.

Palestine Today 040709

07-04-2009 14:41 | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Tuesday April 7th, 2009.

France: "The Nine of Tarnac": Confronted by an absurd state power, we shall spea

07-04-2009 09:56 | Analysis | Repression | World

For four month now, the legal & media spectacle titled "The Tarnac affair" won't come to an end. Was Julien Coupat to come out of prison for Christmas? For New Year's Eve then? Or would Friday the 13th be his lucky day? No. In the end 'we' will keep him a bit longer in jail, locked into his new role as 'leader of an invisible cell'.

Tamil Protest still going strong

07-04-2009 09:49 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Protestors against lack of British support for the Tamil people and the recent offensive by the Sri Lankan Government against them continue into a second day.

What Obama's Trip to Europe Revealed

07-04-2009 03:45 | G20 London Summit | Workers' Movements | World

Declaring something a success doesn’t necessarily make it so. We learned this at the Bush-led G-20 summit only four months ago, when global leaders were expected to do something far-reaching in response to the world-wide economic crisis, instead of chatting about it. When nothing came of the meeting, we were told that the summit “succeeded” because it “laid the groundwork” for the next G-20 gathering, recently led by Obama.

The four months between G-20 summits was one of rising massive unemployment and social misery for millions of people, creating an urgency that was unmet by the world leaders in London.

Direct Action; Germany, Netherlands, Mexico, France, Spain & Italy

3rd-6th April

BAYER AND NOVARTIS CRIMINALS TRACKED DOWN AND ATTACKED (Germany)
MORE BROKEN WINDOWS AT MCDONALDS (Netherlands)
BULLFIGHT SPONSOR VANDALIZED (Mexico)
ADS FOR CIRCUS, ZOO MODIFIED (France)
CHURCH BILLBOARDS SABOTAGED (Spain)
CAGES OPENED AT FUR FARM (DELAYED REPORT) (Italy)

Stop kettling sign this petition every little helps.

06-04-2009 21:08 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The "Kettle" is best known for having been used in the May Day protests at Oxford Circus in 2001, after which it became the subject of a civil action, brought by one of those contained and only finally resolved by the law lords (in the police's favour) in January this year.

Palestine Today 040609

06-04-2009 14:55 | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Monday April 6th, 2009.

Defaced Banksy

06-04-2009 08:07 | Culture | Free Spaces | Workers' Movements | World

In the early hours of this morning, Banksy's 'Mild Mild West' on Stokes Croft in Bristol (UK) was repainted by a member of Appropriate Media, presenting an alternative version of this 'alternative Bristol landmark'.

Andy Worthington: A Comprehensive Exposé of Britain's Guantánamo

In a series of articles following, Andy Worthington, journalist and author of The Guantánamo Files, follows up on a Parliamentary meeting in the House of Commons on Monday, March 30th 2009 - "Britain's Guantánamo? The use of secret evidence and evidence based on torture in the UK courts," chaired by Diane Abbott MP - with four articles examining how and why the British government has turned its back on the principles of open justice, and five statements made by prisoners held on the basis of secret evidence.

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Palestine Today 040809

Six Britons Join Two Hundred Strong Blockade of NATO Summit in Strasbourg

Terrorizing Dissent - US Indymedia film about policing demo's

ITALY BNP politician who lives in a Welsh village greeted by fascist salutes

Assembly and procession to mark G20 Meltdown death

Correcting the media narrative of the G20 protests on April 1, 2009

Cuba: The hurt of no longer being

The Future of NATO: Time to Break a Taboo

Some thoughts on the G20 police riot

The Stop Camden Animal Lab meeting at Housmans Bookshop was cancelled.

The rise of neo-Nazism

Palestine Today 040709

France: "The Nine of Tarnac": Confronted by an absurd state power, we shall spea

Tamil Protest still going strong

What Obama's Trip to Europe Revealed

Direct Action; Germany, Netherlands, Mexico, France, Spain & Italy

Stop kettling sign this petition every little helps.

Palestine Today 040609

Defaced Banksy

Andy Worthington: A Comprehensive Exposé of Britain's Guantánamo

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