UK Indymedia Newswire Archive
M.P.s sign petition in support of IMC-UK
07-11-2004 22:22
After a posting 'Petition by MP's over Indymedia, GATS, Venezuela and Colombia' detailing the parliamentary petitions that his local MP sent him one indy contributer sent me the list of M.P.s that have signed itthe wording of the petition is
'this house expresses deep concern at the seizing of web servers belonging to he independent media organisation Indymedia; request that the Home Secretary explains under what authority their wholly independent news service was prevented from functioning; and expresses its disquiet at this attack on freedom of speech via the internet'.
Internet, a Weapon to Destroy Communication Monopolies
07-11-2004 21:18
Fidel Castro: "Internet, a Weapon to Destroy Communication Monopolies"During a meeting with Cuban journalists in Havana, the revolutionary leader said public opinion was the "key tool" to stop the war in Iraq. Castro believes that media monopolies manipulate people's minds, but Internet could play a decisive role to offset media power. The idea, to organize the anti-war movement from the cyberspace.
Boycott Marks and Spencers campaign. Brighton.
07-11-2004 18:12
Marks and Spencers fund the state of Israel this has been one of their main objectives from its start.They sell illegal goods off of the Israeli illegal settlements and make statements such as Palestinians should be expelled to countries like Iraq.
Hard-disks nailed to the italian consulate in Dijon (fr), in solidarity with IMC
06-11-2004 21:35
Petition by MP's over Indymedia, GATS, Venezuela and Colombia
06-11-2004 18:46
After some dialogue with my labour MP, Harold Best, i recieved a letter including a selection of petitions, covering Indymedia, Venezuela, Colombia and Ghana.
Support Iranian student movment
05-11-2004 11:49
On November 12th the Iranian regime is holding its international propaganda day "Al-Quds Day" with antisemitic hate rallies all around the world shamefully instrumentalizing the israeli-Palestinian conflict for securing its own islamist rule. The Iranian student movement reacted to this propaganda with the slogan "Leave Palestine be - think about us". Antiracist and Iranian activists from Berlin issued this international call.Smashing the apparatus of the state.
05-11-2004 11:39
A PROTEST SO BIG YOU COULD SEE IT FROM SPACE!!! INAUGURATION DAY PROTEST
05-11-2004 10:18
A PROTEST SO BIG YOU COULD SEE IT FROM SPACE!!!Indymedia server grab - Home Office knew, but isn't telling
04-11-2004 12:44
Almost a month after Indymedia servers in London were seized by agencies unknown working for states unknown, a parliamentary answer suggests that the Home Office does know who seized them, and under what authority. But it's not telling.Why Kerry Lost
04-11-2004 02:12
History will record that John Kerry lost the election on the day he voted the Constitution-shredding blank check for Bush’s war on Iraq.Sheffield Indymedia's 3 day film fest
03-11-2004 13:47
Sheffield Indymedia's alternative film festival will run for 3 days and includes a range of new and topical films including the northern premiere of XXI Century.
Iraq: The Danger of The Triangle of Death.
03-11-2004 12:05
I have spent time in the "Triangle of Death" and have suffered great personal tragedy there. I cannot express how deeply I am opposed to the deployment of British troops to that area. I hope that the following piece will enlighten people to some Iraqi's opinions, as well as my own. In my view it is a political deployment, and it's about time our military "boys" acted like the big "men" that they claim to be, and stop getting pushed around by our politicians.Help, from this morning....
03-11-2004 11:38
From this very morning Indymedia Italy is not....Indymedia solidarity action in Grenoble, France
02-11-2004 23:46
An italian bank has been targetted by the "pirate paint" group, as a solidarity-action towards Indymedia, against the seizure of its hard-disks. This is a press-release claiming responsability for the action.Home Office refuses to comment on IMC server seizure
02-11-2004 22:44
The Home Office refuses to comment on the seizure of the Indymedia servers in this letter dated 27th October 2004 from Caroline Flint MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the minister responsible for international crime, in a response to a question from MP Glenda Jackson, CBE.Photos of Justice for Gordon Gentle demo on Saturday 30th October 2004.
02-11-2004 16:40
Top 11 Reasons We Are Safer w/380 Tons Of High Explosives Missing In Iraq
31-10-2004 15:18
***Writers needed for political section of zine
30-10-2004 21:02
I'm looking for writers to write a few pages in my a5 zine to cover UK political hapennings. I am interested in anti-racism, anti-capitalist and anti-authoritarian writers mainly.New Statesman article on server seizure
30-10-2004 19:09
What the FBI didnext (in London)
by MIKE HOLDERNESS
On 7 October, the London premises of Rackspace, a Texas-based company that houses and manages web-server computers used by Indymedia - the independent, internet-based global information service - received a surprise visit. A couple of men turned up, seized two web servers and promptly shut down 21 Indymedia sites.