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France, Villiers le Bel: "Kill Me Instead, Right On the Spot!"

20-02-2008 22:43

“I’ve never seen a police operation on this scale” declared the prosecutor who supervised the raids Monday morning in Villiers le Bel, a banlieue in northern Paris where riots took place last November after 2 young people were killed by a cop car.

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Demonstrate outside Kalyx HQ Friday 22 February 2008

20-02-2008 16:48

The Support the Harmondsworth 4 Campaign is holding a demonstration outside the offices of the company which runs Harmondsworth detention centre - Kalyx which is a subsidiary of Sodhexo.
* Friday 22 February 2008, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
* Sodhexo, 25 Chapel Street, London NW1 5DH

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Che Guevara’s deputy speaks in Liverpool and Manchester

19-02-2008 18:22

This Saturday, Liverpool will host a meeting at which Che Guevara’s closest comrade from Cuba, Orlando Borrego, will speak. On Sunday it will be Manchester’s turn. The events are part of a speaking tour of Britain organised by the campaign group Rock Around the Blockade. The tour comes at a crucial time for Cuban socialism as the people give their decisive and defiant answer to the oft-asked question ‘what happens when Fidel goes?’

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Glasgow Unity Centre Induction Day 01/03/2008

19-02-2008 16:18

Outside the Unity Centre last summer
The Unity Centre has played a crucial and unique role in providing solidarity to asylum seeker families in Glasgow over the last two years. We provide friendly and desperately needed support for families when they face detention or being forcibly removed from the UK. The centre is independently run by a collective of volunteers and we share the responsibility of running the centre between us.

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Black Police Association Chief joins platform against stop and search

18-02-2008 20:52

The meeting will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, 19th February at Friends House in Euston Road.

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Verdict awaited in Harmondsworth 4 trial.

18-02-2008 12:50

Photo by Endo
On Friday 15 February the judge finished summing up in the trial of four men who were in Harmondsworth IRC at the time of the protest there on 28 November 2006. This morning, Monday 18 February 2008, the prisoners will be at court waiting for the jury to return with its verdict on whether they should be found guilty of various charges, the main one of which is conspiracy to commit violent disorder.

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Palestinians Tortured after being Incarcerated

18-02-2008 01:59

Beaten and not given access to medical care inmates threaten and threaten suicide.

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Tyneside family face 2nd deportation attempt after 8 years in Britain

18-02-2008 01:12

A Nigerian family face a second deportation attempt after being snatched in a dawn raid from Byker in Newcastle last Wednesday. They were not put onto a flight on Friday, due to protests from TCAR combined with resistance at the airport but now they have been given another flight date on Tuesday and Yarlswood is refusing to let Kunle, the father of the family, see a psychiatrist.

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Antifascist in Moscow stabbed by Nazis - 14th February

17-02-2008 22:51

Antifascist in Moscow stabbed by Nazis on Valentine's Day march for sexual minorities

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Support The Harmondsworth 4! - Demonstrate 18 February 9.30-10.30am – Jury is no

17-02-2008 14:00

On Friday 15 February the judge finished summing up in the trial of four men who were in Harmondsworth IRC at the time of the protest there on 28 November 2006. The jury are now considering whether the four should be found guilty of various charges, the main one of which is conspiracy to commit violent disorder. There has been a demonstration each Monday morning throughout the trial, and solidarity is even more important for this final week. Please join us!

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Holding Barack Obama Accountable

17-02-2008 11:12

What would holding Barack Obama accountable on war and peace, on social security, health care and other issues look like, and is it possible to hold a political "rock star" accountable at all?

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Israel's Extremists Lay Groundwork for Assault on Gaza

16-02-2008 02:10

Which means that they will soon be knocking on the Brown Government's door.

Let's beat them to the punch.

TO THE STREETS!

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How the EU helps Israel to strangle Gaza

16-02-2008 02:06

Ridiculous as it may seem, the EU takes the view that the opening of the crossing is a matter that may be disputed by Israeli representatives in the liaison office. And if they don't agree to it opening, the EU doesn't send its monitors to the crossing, as required for its opening under the terms of the agreement. So, Israel has a veto over the opening of the crossing, even though, according to Rice and Solana, it is "not controlled by the Israelis."

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BNP leader plans vist to Hastings

15-02-2008 21:36

The British National Party chairman Nick Griffin is coming to Hastings on Monday, sparking a storm of controversy...

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Emergency action needed to stop deportation of Nigerian family Today

15-02-2008 02:23

Nigerian family living in Byker due to be deported with their last remaining child 12.50pm TODAY (Friday). Please send your messages of protest to the addresses below.

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9/11: The New Evidence (Monday 18th February)

14-02-2008 19:26

London 9/11 Truth group presents: 9/11: The New Evidence. An evening
with Ian Henshall, author of the recently-published book of the same
title, and fellow-campaigners.

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Spain:More than 100 immigrant farm worker on strike

14-02-2008 13:39

More than 100 immigrant farmworkers, who are organised within the syndicate of
immigrant workers (SOI) are on strike for an unlimited period. Amongst other things they claim better working conditions and a regularisation of all "sin papeles".

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Gypsies in Turkey: Int'l voice raised for Sulukule (EveryOne Group)

13-02-2008 22:02

SIGN PETITION: www.everyonegroup.com - click on "SAVE SULUKULE"

Since November 2007, when Istanbul began its large-scale project of urban transformation, Sulukule, old and legendary neighborhood of Istanbul famous for its Roma population, has received its share of attention. Moving the Roma community to a new district is being advocated by an Italy-based social activist association.

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Charly and Kiefer attachments

13-02-2008 11:39

Model letters to fax ASAP