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Demonstrate Against Likely Closure of Refugee and Migrant Justice – Defend Legal

18-06-2010 08:52

Refugee and Migrant Justice is closing down. RMA is legal service for asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants in England and Wales.

Our friends the "Tories" have cut funding, and now these good people (who have a branch in Whitechapel) are out of a job.

When my partner had some visa problems; Refugee and Migrant Justice were the only people people who would help us.

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The BNP, EDL & Violence by ‘Malatesta’

18-06-2010 08:34

As the BNP continue to implode the EDL are siphoning off support for their own brand of racism.

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Liverpool BNP fascist Peter Tierney guilty of actual bodily harm

17-06-2010 22:47

High-profile BNP member Peter Tierney has been found guilty of assault and causing actual bodily harm to an anti-fascist protester on St George’s Day last year.

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Brazil and Iran: Our motives and the bullying trio

17-06-2010 21:56

If it was possible to blatantly lie about Saddam Hussein’s "weapons of mass destruction" and then devastate Iraq, if they can lie shamelessly about the Iranian nuclear program and threaten Iran with a military strike, what is to ensure that the same thing will not happen to Brazil tomorrow? Brazil has a duty to defend the rights of Iranians today, lest we endanger our own rights in the future.

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Calais jungle bike tour

16-06-2010 10:21

Nearly one year after the media show of the destruction of Calais' “Jungle”, the refugees are still here, searching in Europe a place to stay and where to make their life. In the North of France, from Paris to Calais, along the motorways and the along the coast, they continue to live in makeshift camps, known as “jungles”, or in unused buildings. Waiting for a possibility to go further, to England, or facing the multiple obstacles on the way to obtain asylum in France. Amongst them, an important proportion of minors.

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Urgent! English Defence League [EDL] have gone into Whitechapel this evening

15-06-2010 18:08

The racist Islamophobic football hooligans of the English Defence League have gone into Whitechapel, East London E1 this evening, Tuesday 15th June to cause trouble. They were in Barking earlier today. They punched Muslims, threw eggs and pork meat at Muslims. They have now gone into Whitechapel. If you live in East London defend your Muslim friends and neighbours in case the EDL attack.

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Nazi EDL attack Palestine Peace Protesters on Sat 12 June 2010

15-06-2010 10:07

15 EDL members attacked a Palestine Solidarity Campaign stall and peace vigil in solidarity with Palestine.

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San Antonio Park Police Frame-Up Attempt

15-06-2010 01:42

San Antonio Park Police and Cellular On Patrol try to frame homeless park visitor

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Celebrating the hypocritical city?

14-06-2010 15:12

Sunday 20 June is Manchester Day – the city’s first ever. Dozens of colourful floats and thousands of people will take part in a parade to celebrate Manchester’s cultural diversity and creativity. That same day is also World Refugee Day – a fact conveniently forgotten. There are more than 20,000 refugees living in Manchester. Most of them have little to celebrate.

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Calais: Destruction of Africa House - solidarity needed

14-06-2010 13:55

Right now Africa House is under eviciton - and the bulldozers are moving in.

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The Futility of UN Security Council Resolutions

14-06-2010 11:27

Although the United Nations Security Council, which some politicians believe is one of the most undemocratic organizations in the world, voted in favor of a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its uranium enrichment program, global public opinion is well aware of the fact that 15 countries, 5 of which are entitled to remain in an unquestionable monopoly and dominance, cannot in reality represent the interests of the international community.

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URGENT: the EDL threatenes to demonstrate in Wembley 26th June

13-06-2010 12:01

Stop the EDL, stop the fascists! Mobilise now!

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UN "green light" for a pre-emptive US-Israel attack on Iran?

13-06-2010 10:07

The UN Security Council resolution grants a de facto "green light"; to wage a pre-emptive war against Iran, which has been on the Pentagon's drawing board since 2004. It prevents Russia and China to sell both strategic and conventional weapons and military technology to their de facto ally: Iran. At the same time, by barring Iran from purchasing conventional military equipment, the resolution prevents Iran from defending itself from a US-NATO-Israel attack.

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Aryan Strike Farce Trial

12-06-2010 07:57

2 Nazis are on trial this week over website content and they happen to have been in the EDL!

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Peter Tierney on Trial – protest against fascist violence

11-06-2010 13:07

On Wednesday 16th June Peter Tierney, high-profile member and donor for the Merseyside BNP, faces trial at Liverpool Crown Court. He is accused of assaulting a trade unionist and anti-fascist protester on St George’s Day last year.
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TRIAL HAS BEEN MOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL DATE OF MONDAY 14TH JUNE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETER PROTEST.)

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Obama's charade on Iran sanctions

10-06-2010 19:46

The Obama Administration has already “checked the box” to show that engaging Iran doesn’t work. Now it has started the process of “checking the box” to show that the “broadest and toughest” sanctions ever imposed on the Islamic Republic don’t work. And that will leave the Obama Administration with no other options except formal adoption of regime change as the explicit goal of its Iran policy—and/or military strikes against the Islamic Republic.

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Islamist conference scrapped in Whitechapel - EDL march off too?

10-06-2010 17:26

With the Islamist conference scrapped by its venue, it looks like the EDL 'demo' may also be off.

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Iran and the latest UNSC sanctions: the US game-plan revealed

09-06-2010 22:33

Today, the UNSC is scheduled to vote on Iran sanctions and they will probably pass. There is a lot of debate on the importance of sanctions and what it all means etc. But instead of concentrating so much on the latest news, we have to step back and observe the overall-pattern which is emerging to see what's really going on.

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Wigan Mike and Hannington in court for

09-06-2010 20:39

Two known Neo Nazis appeared in court today charges with soliciting murder among other offences

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Brazil slams UN Security Council Sanctions Resolution against Iran

09-06-2010 20:16

The following is the statement by Brazil, a UN Security Council member, read to the council yesterday, strongly opposing the new sanctions resolution against Iran. The resolution was adopted today under the pressure of the US, UK and France. Turkey and Brazil voted against and Lebanon abstained.

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