Brutal Human Rights Violations Bahrain
Alex Wolf , 25-03-2011 - 14:03
In London this past Saturday hundreds of protesters demonstrated at the Embassy of Bahrain.
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Brussels demo kicks off against EU summit
TinTin , 25-03-2011 - 01:07
BRUSSELS - Trade union protests outside an EU summit in Brussels against the austerity being imposed across the continent by the bloc turned violent on Thursday (24 March), as riot police battled rock-wielding demonstrators with water cannon and pepper spray.
Because of a fear of violence, helicopters circled over the summit site, hundreds of police patrolled throughout the capital, and heavy equipment, including water cannons, was stationed close to EU headquarters. Demonstrators armed with sticks and other protesters throwing stones confronted police cordons but could not break through.
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Shut Guantánamo / Free Shaker / Free Bradley Manning demo
dv / LGC , 24-03-2011 - 15:48
"Shut Down Guantánamo!" / Free Shaker Aamer / Free Bradley Manning demonstration
Friday 1 April, 12-1pm and 1.15-2.15pm:
12-1pm: US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London, W1A 1AE (nearest tube: Bond Street/Marble Arch)
1.15-2.15pm: Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park, W1 (nearest tube: Marble Arch)
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G4S involved in Israeli prisons and illegal settlements
Adri Nieuwhof and Basma Salem , 24-03-2011 - 08:37
On 11 March, the Danish-British security firm G4S announced its exit from some contracts in the West Bank. The company will continue to deliver security services to illegal settlements in the West Bank and to prisons in Israel.
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Sukey slip closer into the arms of the Met
Polly Filla , 24-03-2011 - 00:21
Sukey have changed their their Warning To Idiots page to come across a little more, er user friendly.
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The puppet show in Libya has been set - here are the actors..
gar , 23-03-2011 - 22:27
The puppet show in Libya has been set. Actually it was set before the Libyan revolutionaries revolted against Qaddafi. They (the people of Libya) will soon have to face the bitter truth when these puppets will negotiate in their name and will sell Oil to their masters..
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Syrian protest movement , At least four dead in fresh Syria violence
Kawah , 23-03-2011 - 13:37
The Syrian protest movement was launched on 15 March 2011 via a Facebook group entitled "the Syrian revolution against Bashar al-Assad in 2011" which demanded an end to corruption, humiliation, and poverty.
Residents say the victims were shot dead in an attack on the city’s Omari mosque in the early hours of the morning, where protesters had gathered.
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Pro-Gaddafi protesters chant slogans as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
gar , 22-03-2011 - 22:44
Pro-Gaddafi protesters chant slogans and hold up signs as they protest against the international intervention in the war in Libya, as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives to meet Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo March 21, 2011. http://garizo.blogspot.com/2011/03/pro-gaddafi-protesters-chant-slogans-as.html
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Glasgow Uni Occupation Violently Evicted by Cops
YaBas , 22-03-2011 - 15:22
The 49 day long occupation of The Hetherington Building at Glasgow University has today been violent evicted by the cops. In response, occupiers, students and supporters have occupied the Senate Floor of Glasgow University.
Over the last month The Hetherington Building has been the site of Free Space offering workshops and other useful social activities.
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Petition: SAY NO to the UK's Largest Eviction of Travellers
Mairead Moore , 22-03-2011 - 14:41
A decision was taken by Basildon Council last week in favour of issuing the 28 day notice period for the eviction of resident's at Dale Farm (although there are still negotiations taking place). This is despite widespread concerns from the UN, the Children's Commissioner and a recent visit to the site from the Council of Europe. If this goes ahead it will represent the largest ever eviction of Travellers in the UK, with over 150 children affected.
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Full Unemployment Cinema, 27th March 2011 London
Full Unemployment Cinema , 22-03-2011 - 11:36
Full Unemployment Cinema presents 'Evening' Land by Peter Watkins
Sunday 27th March 2011, 6pm at Colorama 52-56 Lancaster Street, London SE1
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Will Sukey Keep Us Safe? … Leaked Minutes Reveal Cosy Chats With Met
riotact , 22-03-2011 - 10:09
On the face of it, Sukey (1), the mobile phone application launched to much fanfare in the mainstream press, seems like a good idea. Sukey is designed as a: “a multi-platform news, communications and logistical support system designed to ensure safety for protesters during demonstrations”.
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US, France and Britain launch war of aggression against Libya
Patrick Martin , 21-03-2011 - 23:40
The United States, France and Britain began air strikes and missile attacks on Libyan targets Saturday, initiating a war of aggression that threatens to destabilize North Africa and the entire Middle East. The first two days of bombing have already claimed many lives among the Libyan population that the imperialist powers falsely claim to be protecting.
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Outlawed, taking a picture!
terratech , 21-03-2011 - 20:29
Sec. 9.1(a)(2) makes it a crime to “Possess or distribute a record which produces an image or sound occurring at the animal facility” which was taken without permission of the owner.
Sec. 14.1.b makes it a crime to “Possess or distribute a record which produces an image or sound occurring at the crop operation which was” taken without permission of the owner. -from Iowa House Bill HF589, passed March 17, 2011
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In London On 26/03? Remember Ed Woollard!
The Judge , 21-03-2011 - 13:02
Don't forget the victims of politicised sentencing.
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#541 - Outing Prison 1 (Mass Incarceration Is The New Jim Crow)
Robin Upton , 21-03-2011 - 12:55
This week we hear author Sasha Abramsky and professors Viviane Saleh-Hanna and Michelle Alexander on the US incarceration industry, or as they call it, the "Prison Industrial Complex". How can a country which used to style itself the "land of the free" lock up far more of its own population than any other country? Why has the US prison population exploded? And what is the connection with racial segregation and Jim Crow?
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Vigil in Wrexham for Bradley Manning, for Japan, Iraq and Libya
vg , 21-03-2011 - 12:37
Ten people held a vigil in Queens Square Wrexham yesterday, Sunday 20 March, observing 20 minutes of silence before being joined by other supporters and passers by over the following hour.
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Attending the Ian Tomlinson Inquest: Information for the public
harry , 21-03-2011 - 12:30
The inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson, who died during the G20 protests in 2009, will commence on Monday 28 March 2011 and is expected to last for of 5-6 weeks.
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Census by Arms Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Social profiling , 21-03-2011 - 10:07
In case you're not aware, the upcoming UK census is being run by a big US arms and surveillance company, Lockheed Martin.
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London Solidarity in Day of Action for Bradley Manning
Solar Flare , 20-03-2011 - 21:59
A demonstration was held outside the US Embassy in London today in solidarity with Wikileaks whistle-blower Bradley Manning as part of a day of action around the world, including in the US and other parts of the Europe and the UK. Around 80 people attended.
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