Skip to content or view screen version

UK Repression Newswire Archive

Full article | 1 comment

York Calls for Debt Cancellation for Haiti

30-01-2010 17:44

Around 30 York residents assembled at the city's Parliament Street Fountain, on the busy "Residents Weekend", to call for Haiti's debt to be cancelled and to denounce the imperialism and distaster-capitalism that have marred aid efforts so far, and threaten Haiti with centuries more suffering. Over a hundred passers by signed petitions, and the protest received local media coverage, raising the need for long-term politicaland systemic chance alongside the excellent short-term aid donations that have marked a public outpouring of concern.

Full article | 8 comments

Why did MI5 attack Somali community but let UDA nazi porno pub remain untouched?

30-01-2010 08:40

The Gloucester Arms in Camden was evicted, eventually by the brewery and council following a harrowing experience by residents living near to the pub who had to put up with UDA, nazis, underage drinkers etc. MI5 didn't ask for the pub to be ASBO'd unlike their attack upon the Camden Somali community who have been harrassed by MI5 constantly.

Full article | 3 comments

AstraZeneca Day of Action - Cambridge

29-01-2010 19:17

KuDOs Cruelty Campaign
Activists from Cambridge supported SHAC's Global Day of Action against AstraZeneca who are a customer of Europe's biggest Contract Testing laboratory Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS).

The day of action is today 29th Jan 2010 (the demo was on 28th Jan 2010).

Full article

Close Communications House! Demonstrate Tuesday 2 February 1-2pm

27-01-2010 18:31


Solidarity with asylum seekers and migrants
Fight Britain's racist immigration laws!

Demonstrate Tuesday 2 February 1-2pm outside Communications House, Old Street, London EC1 (nearest tube Old Street – exit on Clerkenwell Road side)

Called by Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! - all welcome

Full article | 1 comment

Info-night on the Greek state's counter-insurgency 29.1, 6pm @Cowley club

27-01-2010 11:57

“Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down”: Info-night and discussion on state strategies of counterinsurgency in Greece. Cowley Club, Brighton, Friday January 29th.

Full article | 7 comments

The Real Human Rights Violators On The Korean Peninsula

27-01-2010 09:30

The Western media and some liberal groups accuse the Democratic Peoples Republic of
Korea of "human rights violations" .

Full article | 9 comments

Camden Fascist pub = meeting held by Camden UAF Tuesday 26th Jan 2009 7pm

26-01-2010 00:49

Early in December members of the Jobbik Party, the Hungarian ultra right Nazi party, held a meeting in Kentish Town at the Gloucester Arms pub in Leighton Road. Jobbik have been creating links with the BNP. With the BNP making gains in the European parliament and Nick Griffin standing for Barking and Deagenham now is the time to act to keep Nazis off of the streets of Camden.

Full article | 1 comment

When Authors Are Authoritative

25-01-2010 23:48

It is not mere coincidence the word authority takes command from the word author, or a group of authors acting as a united force. Both words are coequal and stem from the idea that some form of egotistic persuasion has come to dominate or rule. This authoritarian reality is true irrespective of whether people put their faith in law, religion, articulated ideology, or any other form of persuasive power. Yet there is little doubt that the most effective form of authority, if believed, is that which speaks fore an endgame result of lasting spiritual finality—namely those clerics, that is how their personalities, claim to speak for an ultimate power of religion, and the ego-will of God, Yahweh or Allah. What mere mortal can stand up to what Hobbes has described as the Leviathan or the iron-fisted state?

Full article

Aerial Bombardment and Torture

25-01-2010 23:39

AERIAL BOMBARDMENT
Geneva Conventions and United Nations Convention Against Torture

Full article

Mad World presents 'Insight in Mind'

25-01-2010 20:01

Poster for February Mad World event
Radical mental health discussion group, It's a Mad World, will be showing Insight in Mind, a film about mania and depression, next Tuesday (2nd Feb), 7pm @ the Art Organisation.

Full article | 20 comments

06 feb 2010 - Make Capitalism History through revolution

25-01-2010 19:39

06 feb 2010 - Make Capitalism History - Just Do It !!
In every city around the world, make capitalism history through revolution !

Full article | 9 comments

Germany: Repression against anti-fascists

25-01-2010 17:58

Germany: Repression against anti-fascists goes on...

Full article | 27 comments

Camden Racist Pub. Did porno nazi UDA supporter wreck own pub & shoot windows?

24-01-2010 17:57

Local people believe that loopy nazi John Coyne may have shot out his own pub windows in a bizarre attempt to smear anti fascist activists. Drunken Coyne has been at the centre of a political row and complaints from neighbours regarding his behaviour in the pub and his decision to let neo nazis hold meetings there. He plays loud music until 6am, lets kids in the pub where he watches porn dvds.

Full article | 1 addition | 5 comments

Life is too short to be controlled

24-01-2010 16:52

Rally at St Pancras 1
Over 150 people took part in a march, organised by 'London NoBorders', 'Life is too short to be controlled' was a protest in London on Saturday (23/01/2010) against the increasing control over our lives through increased police powers to stop and search, increased surveillance and controls on freedom of movement. Photographs Copyright (C) Peter Marshall, 2009. All rights reserved.

Full article | 5 comments

Photographers Not Terrorists

24-01-2010 16:36

The mini placard
Around 2000 photographers gathered in Trafalgar Square, London today, Saturday 23 Jan, 2010, to protest at the harassment of people taking photographs by police, and in particular their abuse of powers under the Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Pictures (C) Peter Marshall, 2010, all rights reserved.

Full article

PMOI vigil for Political Prisoners. London - pictures.

24-01-2010 15:43

Assembling.
Outside the Iraq Enquiry building at Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in London, PMOI (Peoples Mojahedin Organisation of Iran) gather to hold a vigil inside Westminster Abbey for political prisoners currently held by the mollah regime in Iran and who are scheduled to be executed.

Full article | 16 comments

Hardcore Nazis of the EDL

23-01-2010 20:33

The "peace-loving, tree-hugging non-violent non-Nazis" of the EDL (as they would have us believe) poured into Stoke today intent upon chanting racist slogans, making Nazi salutes and wreaking havoc upon another British town centre.

Full article

Calais: Pics of Migrant Resistance

23-01-2010 15:29

Here are some pics from the protest by migrants in Calais earlier in the week, and our press release which sheds a bit more light on the events....

Full article | 1 comment

Call for EU pressure over Serbian human rights

23-01-2010 15:22

The continued incarceration of the Belgrade Six and fears over Serbia's willingness to maintain the human rights of its citizens has prompted mutterings both inside and outside the country - particularly as the process for country's EU membership application speeds up.

Full article

no borders demonstration in london 23/01

22-01-2010 23:10

meeting is at 2pm at st. pancras station.

be prepared.