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From Hiroshima to Syria .....

16-10-2013 10:16

Von Hiroshima bis Syrien: Der Feind, dessen Namen wir nicht auszusprechen wagen An meiner Wand hängt das Titelblatt des Daily Express vom 5. September 1945, dazu die Worte: „Ich schreibe dies als eine Warnung an die Welt.“ Das war die Einleitung von Wilfred Burchetts Bericht über Hiroshima. Es war die Nachricht des Jahrhunderts. Für seine einsame und gefährliche Reise, die sich der US-Besatzungsbehörde widersetzte, wurde Burchett von seinen in das Militär eingebetteten Kollegen an den Pranger gestellt. Er warnte davor, dass mit einem geplanten Massenmord von gigantischen Ausmaßen eine neue Ära des Terrors begonnen hatte.

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Black power, anti-fascist struggle & anarchism in the US - 3 talks in Bristol

14-10-2013 10:31

Two former US Black Panthers visit Bristol - as part of a UK tour initiated by the London Anarchist Bookfair collective, various Bristol groups have banded together to arrange 3 discussion meetings in 2 days on 16th and 17th October.

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Did you hear the one about the Casuals United in Bristol?

13-10-2013 20:31

Casuals United disco disappointment in Bristol - Embarassing without even getting on the dancefloor!

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Evesham EDL in leadership bid?

10-10-2013 00:13

No holds barred for this relatively new idiot

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When the captain refuses to go down with his ship: Yaxley-Lennon quits the EDL

09-10-2013 19:06

all ex-extremists together apparently
Anti-fascists should not be automatically celebrating Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s move to quit the EDL. The real thing to celebrate in this is not anything to do with Yaxley-Lennon’s phoney personal journey but the confusion and chaos generated in the ranks of the far-right by the hand-grenade he has thrown into their midst.

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Tommy Robinson quits EDL - an Anti-Fascist response

08-10-2013 11:46

Tommy Robinson at BNP meeting with Richard Edmonds
EDL leader Tommy Robinson quits, calls violent anti-Muslim supporters "morons", and finally admits the EDL has been taken over by Nazis

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hGX9pqOm2I

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Afghan refugee resistance in Belgium

03-10-2013 12:47

Since the occupation of a church in July, Afghan migrants (including many of families) in Brussels been organising a sustained struggle against the Belgian state's asylum policies.

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65 Syrians protesting at the port of Calais

03-10-2013 09:45

65 Syrian exiles have blocked the foot passengers entrance at the Calais port and some of them have gone on hungerstrike. They are asking to meet a Home Office representative as they want to be allowed to seek safety in UK. They are also complaining at their inhuman treatement at the hads of the French authorities and police.

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EDL in Bradford- Public Meeting today at 6 in Girlington Centre

02-10-2013 15:28

We Are Bradford is organizing an open public meeting today (wed. 2/10/13) at 18.00 in the Girlington Centre discussing organizing the response to the EDL coming to Bradford on the 12th of October. The participation of as many activists as possible is welcome and necessary.

Girlington Community Centre- Girlington Road, Girlington, BD8 9NN

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Fascist sympathiser Anna Von Hausswolff to play Cube, Bristol

28-09-2013 17:30

Anna Von Hausswolff, Burzum
Anna Von Hausswolff publicly endorsed a terrorist who believes in "tackling anti-racism and those behind it, by all possible means", then refused to apologize

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Questions Plague UN Report on Syria

24-09-2013 19:57

A senior United Nations official who deals directly with Syrian affairs has told Al-Akhbar that the Syrian government had no involvement in the alleged Ghouta chemical weapons attack: "Of course not, he (President Bashar al-Assad) would be committing suicide.” When asked who he believed was responsible for the use of chemical munitions in Ghouta, the UN official, who would not permit disclosure of his identity, said: “Saudi intelligence was behind the attacks and unfortunately nobody will dare say that.” The official claims that this information was provided by rebels in Ghouta.

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Palestine Today 23 09 2013

23-09-2013 18:15

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday, September 23, 2013

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Rules of Engagement: Anti-Fascism After Tower Hamlets

22-09-2013 02:37

Antifascist black & red flags by the police van. Some of AFN bloc got real close
The Tower Hamlets demonstration against the EDL on September 7th was a big day for those of us who have been hoping for a renewed opposition to be able to tackle the rise of the far-right and the new forms of racism spreading in this country. There were a lot of expectations riding on what happened on the 7th and a lot turns on how it comes to be perceived and what lessons are drawn from it.

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In memoriam Pavlos Fyssas

21-09-2013 21:56

Vigil for Pavlos Fyssas, Manchester
This evening we gathered in Manchester to mark the death of Pavlos Fyssas, the 34 year old who was assassinated by cowards, "neo-Nazis" in Greece. We hope that his death will mark a decisive change in the direction of the battered country and the continent and that the militias who roam the streets of Greece will be seen for what they really are: thugs.

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This Week in Palestine Week 38 2013

20-09-2013 17:05

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Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for September 14th to the 20th, 2013.

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Stop the EDL in Sheffield tomorrow!

20-09-2013 14:14

The English Defence League are planning on marching through Sheffield on 21st September. We want to make sure that the EDL don't get to intimidate people and parade their hatred through the streets unopposed. Anti-fascists will be meeting by the First Start Building at the north end of Firth Park at 1pm.

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Palestine Today 19 09 2013

19-09-2013 17:47

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media CenteR, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, September 19, 2013

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London Banner Drop in Rememberance of Killah P

19-09-2013 15:55

Solidarity with a fallen Greek comrade. Banner drops today, street demonstrations and battles against fascists in weeks to come!

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No Pasaran Uncut - new anti-fascist animation

19-09-2013 08:03

Watch the new anti-fascist animation about the anti-fascist movement from Magdeburg, Germany!