UK Indymedia - UK Animal Liberation Newswire Archive

Animal Rights Gathering in North Korea

01-07-2009 14:40

The well-known exiled North Korean painter and animal rights activist Latuff, who is living in Brazil produced a new copyright-free picture in support of COALITION FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA IN EXILE (CARNKE). The picture shows some courageous fighters of the ANIMAL LIBERATION ARMY - KOREAN PEOPLE´S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (ALA-KPDR) at their clandestine animal rights gathering near Pjoengjang zoo in 1985, planning an attack to liberate tortured galapagos-iguanas, who are abused for perversions like games, similar to spanish bullfights.

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Crackdown On Anti-Corporate Dissent: Animal Rights Movement

30-06-2009 19:23

During the past three years, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service have launched a new campaign against anti-corporate animal rights campaigns across the country. The crackdown has lead to the imprisonment of activists linked to Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) for a total of 50 years and the jailing of Sean Kirtley, who was linked to the Stop Sequani Animal Torture Campaign (SSAT), for four and a half years. The sentences, the charges and the nature of the prosecutions have all been political. Public opposition to the crackdown has been confounded by a media smokescreen thrown up by the press releases churned out by the National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit (NETCU), portraying activists as ‘extremists’ and disseminating misinformation. Many of those jailed have not committed any conventional crime but have been targeted by new legislation intended to counter the threat posed to the pharmaceutical industry by effective direct action.

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West Yorkshire Hunt Sabs - Back Up and Running

30-06-2009 14:31

Up the Anti!

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Airport expansion halted!

27-06-2009 19:48

As an act of direct action training, to empower and equip festivalgoers at Glastonbury who have had no previous contact with direct action or groups that actively campaign for a better future in the face of climate chaos, the outrageous plans of expansion to a third runway of Greenpeace International Airport were halted today by a handful of members of the public who formed an affinity group in a short space of time and locked on to prevent the demolition of a locally organised recreation of Sipson village.

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DISARM DSEi 2009 - 8th September 2009 - City of London

26-06-2009 23:54

DESTROY THE BANKS!
DESTROY THE INVESTORS!
DESTROY THE ARMS TRADE!

Defenc e Systems Equipment International (DSEi) – the world’s largest arms fair – is due to take place in East London between 8 and 11 September 2009. At DSEi 2007, there were 1352 exhibitors from 40 different countries with a total of 26,5000 visitors.

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American Animal Activist Just Released from Secretive Prison Speaks Out

26-06-2009 19:48

interview with Andrew Stepanian, an animal rights activist who was jailed at a secretive prison known as a Communication Management Unit, or CMU. Stepanian is believed to be the first prisoner released from a CMU...

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BNP election agent has AR past

26-06-2009 10:43

A British National Party candidate in a Croydon, south London, by-election this month was an animal rights activist who served a prison sentence for a campaign of terror against an animal research laboratory.

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"Be The Media!" at Glastonbury

25-06-2009 16:07

Maybe not to everyone's tastes, but this years Glastonbury Festival is in full swing and Indymedia is there to cover the goings on that are relevant to the activist community and to reach out to get people involved and excited about participating in Indymedia collectives around the country. A mobile "Be the media" centre has been provided by the Northern Indymedia collective at the Veggies Catering Campaign pitch in the green futures field and will be running alt-media workshops throughout the weekend in conjunction with IMC Nottinghamshire. Don't hate the media, BE THE MEDIA!

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McDonalds McLibel Protest 2009 + Video

24-06-2009 15:27

McDonalds waste there cash on security while activists get the message out!

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Support SHAC prisoners

24-06-2009 07:35

SHAC prisoners need your support to get threough the summer.

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Direct Action; Italy, Mexico & USA

22-06-2009 18:58

16th-22nd June

ANIMAL TRANSPORT TRUCK DESTROYED (Italy)
CANARY FREED FROM CAGE (Mexico)
UNGAR FURS LOOKING WORSE THAN USUAL (USA)
GLUED LOCKS AND BROKEN WINDOWS IN ROME (Italy)
"BREAK WITH HLS" PAINTED AT NOVARTIS (Mexico)
MEAT MARKETS, TELMEX PHONES VANDALIZED (Mexico)
SABOTAGE IN MEMORY OF MAURI MORALES (Mexico)

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Greenpeace action in Malta -Video

22-06-2009 17:34

Greenpeace try to board Tuna Fishing Boat in Malta today.

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Trainer showed "no remorse" after horrific injury to greyhound

22-06-2009 11:04

Campaigners renew call to close Peterborough "death-track"

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Indymedia, Climate Camp, Veggies at Glastonbury

21-06-2009 20:21

Whilst not everyone's mug of chai, Glastonbury offers a good opportunity to engage with potential new supporters, so several like-minded crews will be hanging out in the Green Fields and welcome your support.

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McDonalds Protest: TOMMROW! (Sunday)

20-06-2009 17:50

- Animal Rights.
- McDonalds owning 61,500 shares in arms company ITT who own EDO Corporation.
- McDonalds links with Israel.
- McDonalds repression of protest (Mclibel and Locally)
- Environmental issues.
- Human Rights.
- McDonalds Globalisation.
- Health. Childhood Obesity.

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ALF, ELF & Luddites; Bomb Threat, Sabotage & Arson

17-06-2009 17:29

8th-15th June

BOMB THREAT AT WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY (Netherlands)
ELF SABOTAGE DIGGER (Italy)
ARSON ATTACK AGAINST POLICE VEHICLE IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE IN PERU (Mexico)
DOZENS OF TELMEX PHONES SABOTAGED (Mexico)

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Yet another greyhound killed at Belle Vue

16-06-2009 20:52

Campaigners renew call for Manchester dog track closure

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Dutch animal liberationists imprisoned, new address

15-06-2009 16:51

In April ELP reported the jailing of a Dutch animal rights activist, Peter Janssen, who has been accused of involvement in a raid on a mink farm. A second person who was arrested at the same time as Peter was later released without charge. However since then ELP has learnt of a third arrest. The third person is Naomi van der Pol and she has been remanded into custody. Naomi has been in prison for a month and a half now without any support, so it is vital we send her lots of messages of support from all around the world.

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New House Searches, Continuing Repression Targeting ARA's in Austria

12-06-2009 19:20

A little over a year after the 23 house and office searches culmintating in the arrest and 3 ½ month imprisonment of 10 animal rights activists, the repression seems to have no end. Despite the fact that the special commission has already written their final reports on those suspected of being part of a „criminal organization“ according to §278a of the Austrian Penal Code (encompassing about 40 people!), the police conducted three house searches on Wednesday, June 10. But not quite as planned...

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Death By Doctor and Drug in the US

12-06-2009 17:23

Medical Errors Outnumber Heart Disease & Cancer as Causes of Death in US