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Two Edinburgh G8 court cases collapse

29-11-2005 14:57

Two recent G8 court cases in Edinburgh saw the prosecution case completely collapse. Defendants were found not guilty when the Procurator Fiscal threw in the towel halfway through the trials.

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a callout for meaningful action on Dec 3rd

29-11-2005 13:54

A callout for meaningfull action on the Climate clange demo

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Glasgow Buy Nothing Day

28-11-2005 15:44

A detachment of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army took to the streets and shopping areas of Glasgow on Saturday.

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Buy Nothing Day in Birmingham

28-11-2005 00:15

Reflections by one activist on the Birmingham day of action for Buy Nothing Day.

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The Coming Great Global Re-Balancing

27-11-2005 22:33

On the economic horizon is an event that will exceed the Thirties.

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Notts Trade Justice Movement Event on Sat 10th December

27-11-2005 20:19

On 10 Decembers 11am until 3pm at the Cornerhouse Notts Trade Justice Movement presents stalls music films children’s activities, treasure hunt with a balloon release at 2.30 pm

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Tory leader (Til 6Dec)M.Howard on Trident&Climate Change.

27-11-2005 14:31

Letters to a constituent from out going Toty leader Michael Howard on Trident renewal (Greenpeace campaign) and Climate Change (FoE campaign).

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Buy Nothing Day

26-11-2005 23:00

Video Cashpoint placard
Oxford and Brookes students take part in Buy Nothing Day, a day of action against consumerism, aiming to make people think about the consequences of their excessive shopping habits.

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Leaked al Jazeera Memos: Bush confirming earlier press killings?

26-11-2005 20:46

It is by most - and logically - understood that in the document - which frantically is kept secret - Bush tells British PM Blair that killing and bombing can be done: "We've done it before, and we get away with it." - Bush is suspected of bragging.

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The Dark Political Alleys of Torture

25-11-2005 12:03

What makes me worthy not to be tortured in some CIA prison, if I will not stand vehemently opposed to such evil? Will I stand up when it is too late?

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SF-IMC has been allowing Google to track you

25-11-2005 09:29

SF-IMC for an unknown period of time has included code in their web pages that allowed the capitalists at Google to track their site visitors, as well as allowing Google to set and read cookies on users' machines. Other Indymedia tech people called this out on Thanksgiving day.

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Audio report - Tribunal condemns Nestle in Colombia

25-11-2005 05:56

On 29 October 2005 Swiss trade unions, church organisations and political parties held a tribunal in Bern, Switzerland, to examine Nestle's activities in Colombia. Colombian trade unionists denounced human rights abuses and other malpractice. Hear interviews with participants.

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Genoa G8: Police brutality trials get under way in earnest

24-11-2005 21:23

One of the 93 people beaten by police during the July 21 raid on the Diaz-Pertini School during the Genoa G8 summit in 2001, testifies before Justice Gabrio Barone in the Genoa Criminal Tribunal.

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Genoa G8, Diaz: "This your last G8", police told protestors

24-11-2005 20:46

Translated summary of 9th hearing in the trial against 29 top police officials, charged with grievous bodily harm, falsifying evidence and fabricating charges, following the raid on the complex known as the "Diaz schools" during the Genoa G8 summit

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England: higher gas prices make ten thousands die

24-11-2005 17:35

"The 'Age Audit' - which is based on Government statistics and major pieces of research into the lives of elderly people, also found that an estimated 22,000 people died as a result of the cold last year, 1.5 million said their house was too cold in winter."

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Paul Samuelson Attacks a Dogma

23-11-2005 14:21

The best-known econmist of the world doubts that shifting services to India and buying cheap goods from India will bring advantages to Americans when the income of workers falls through the foreign competition.. The rich North will lose its monopoly profits under globalization.

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Half Price Sale

23-11-2005 10:20

T Shirt Design
Imagine the fun that can be had when you print up a bundle of half price sale t-shirts and then wander around London's shopping mecca?

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book review: China’s Global Reach - Chinese multinationals

22-11-2005 04:48

book: China's Global Reach
How fast world is changing! What is next?

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vietnam 2005

22-11-2005 03:12

those who fail to learn history are doomed, those who fail to learn history correctly why they are simply doomed

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WTO: Why is it bad for YOU ( Video )

20-11-2005 23:44

A video about next meeting of the WTO in December in Hong Kong...and why we should fight it.