UK Indymedia - UK Repression Newswire Archive

Hunger strike of undocumented migrants in Belgium !!

24-04-2007 18:36

*Belgium: 37 people on hunger strike in (the detention center) 127 since last
Wednesday morning, 19 April 2007!*
*6 people managed to escape from the closed centre of Vottem on Thursday*

CRER - Coordination pour la regularisation et la libre circulation des
personnes (Coordination for the legalisation and the free movement of
people)

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Local elections bin backlash

24-04-2007 15:36

There is expected to be a major bin backlash in the May local elections, with councillors who backed fortnightly waste collection kicked out of office.

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Prisoners revolt around Greece - ongoing story

24-04-2007 14:30

Ongoing story, check Athens indymedia for regular updates:

http://athens.indymedia.org/features.php3?id=463

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Army deserters to be executed

24-04-2007 10:21

Iraqi soldiers who desert their units now face execution, according to a decree by the country’s Presidential Council.

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Australia: g20 solidarity action this morning

24-04-2007 08:06

This morning the first four arrestees appeared in the Melbourne Children’s Court, part of the continuing politically motivated police and state campaign against protestors following the demonstrations at the G20 in November. A solidarity action was held at 10am outside the courtroom in support of the arrestees.

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Urgent upcoming rally: Free Mumia now!

23-04-2007 23:47

Mumia Abu-Jamal is an innocent man!
Free Mumia Now!
Mumia's life is in danger - mobilise now!

Rally, sponsored by the Partisan Defence Committee

Saturday 5 May, 1 pm
University of London Union, Room 3C&D,
Malet Street, London WC1

Abolish the racist death penalty!

Contact the PDC on 020 7281 5504 or at

partisandefence@yahoo.co.uk for more information and to help build the rally. Distribute the attached leaflet to your friends, fellow workers and organisations.

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Prison-death demonstration, Derbyshire, 1 May 2007

23-04-2007 19:49

A demonstration will be held outside HMP Foston Hall, Derbyshire
on Tuesday 1 May 2007, at 1.00 pm for the duration of the afternoon
to protest against the death of mother-of-two Kerry Devereux, aged 32
who died in the 'care' of the jail on 18 April 2007
Reporters/photographers are welcome to attend

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Justice against Terrorism!

23-04-2007 14:10

The decision to allow Posada Carriles to go free in Miami is the clearest demonstration of the double moral standards of the American government...

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Australia: Sheikh denies Hezbollah funding

22-04-2007 23:57

But in an interview on SBS [AIPAC] the sheikh said all the funds went directly to needy families.

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As Bliar Scandal Looms, Gov't Cries "Al Qaeda"

22-04-2007 22:17

As the legal ramifications of aspects of Bliar's Corruption come to bear, the Regime starts waving Emmanuel Goldstein - with the media's help - in the hopes of yet again distracting the populace.

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Hands Off John Bowden!

22-04-2007 14:23

An update on the latest situation with long-term prison resister John Bowden.

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Urgent Appeal - Help halt the deportation of Jack Ikegwu

22-04-2007 11:49

Following the protest against the new proposed Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), No Borders London put out this urgent appeal to halt the deportation of 18-year-old Nigerian-born Jack Monday Ikegwu.

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Public Funds Wasted Busting Party in Granchester Meadows.

22-04-2007 04:03

If you go down to a field tonight you're sure of a big surprise, because you may find yourself surrounded by Police, out to use the full weight of the law and the resources of the State to stop you having any fun there!

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Bats Out of Hell: SEE CIAs in Dulles Airport on Way to Crimes

22-04-2007 03:40

You can meet, anytime, at a public airport (PHOTOS BELOW), the U.S. government's Criminals In Action (aka CIA) on their way to commit crimes. The Landmark Aviation terminal (FIRST PHOTO) at the Washington (DC) Dulles International Airport (code: IAD) is the place these batty hellions fly out of. It is open to the public to mingle with the CIA agents.

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Australia: Behind the ANZAC Myth - Conscription and World War 1

22-04-2007 01:39

The ANZAC myth has become an integral part of Australian folklore, as the last living witnesses to the carnage that occurred cannot personally challenge the idealised sanitised accounts that are being trotted out each ANZAC Day.

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Vanunu Freedom Ride - Mission Accomplished!

22-04-2007 00:19

The intrepid Vanunu Freedom Riders complete the last leg of their gruelling 600-mile bicycle journey from Faslane in Scotland to Downing Street and the Israeli Embassy in London.

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21/04/07: Video rush & report on Crawley anti-detention protest

21-04-2007 23:27

Today saw activists march in Crawley, near Gatwick airport, London, UK, to oppose the proposed new immigration detention centre.

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Strange Virginia Tech “Coincidences”

20-04-2007 23:49

As “News Commentary” on the Truthseeker website notes, Virginia Tech is an “active partner” with DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In addition, the CIA actively recruits VT students, holding events the spook agency bills as “career information” sessions.

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Report from Land and Marine demo and demo announcement

20-04-2007 21:01

Despite massive over-policing and the eviction of Bath Climate Camp, actions are continuing as scheduled, so if you were thinking of coming down for saturdays demo, starting at 12 at Bath Abbey, please do so to show that thier repression will not make us go away! - here is a report of the Land and Marine demo -

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John Bowden Ghosted

20-04-2007 15:06

Long-term prison resister subject to puniative transfer.