Skip to content or view screen version

UK Repression Newswire Archive

Full article | 1 comment

Guardian Journalist Assaulted by Canadian Police

28-06-2010 20:39

"Grabbed my arms, they yanked back. My notepad went flying. I was hit in the stomach by one officer as I was held by two others. As I was going over, I was then hit in the back and went down. After I went down and as I went down, I smacked my leg. I had officers jump on top of me. I was being hit in the back. My face was being pushed to the concrete. All the time I’m saying, "I’m not resisting arrest. I’m a journalist. Why are you beating me?" My leg was lifted up, and my ankle was twisted, from while I was on the ground not resisting. And at that point, after I started saying these things, the police then started saying, "Stop resisting arrest," as if to try and provide cover for themselves."

Full article

Italy: Mobilisations against Centres of Identification and Expulsion of Migrants

28-06-2010 17:33

Demos, protests and direct action for the closure of CIE's in Italy

Full article

March against Mavi Marmara Massacre 5th June, London

28-06-2010 16:30

The march through London to the Israeli Embassy in response to the massacre aboard the Mavi Marmara.

Full article | 16 comments

EDL Hijack British Armed Forces Week

28-06-2010 10:25

The EDL hijack the British Armed Forces home-coming parades throughout the whole of the United Kingdom, latching onto official mayoral welcomes, marching down streets cans and bottles in hand, deluded into believing that all the councillors, the town and city mayors, the soldiers and their friends and families who turn out are giving their tactit approval for everything the neo-Nazi rabble stand for.

Full article

Government to tell unemployed to ‘get migrating!’

27-06-2010 22:01

Iam Duncan Strings
A spoof of recent announcements by UK government which fail to address the reality for those in oppressed communities.

Full article | 3 comments

Critical Mass London, England 25th June 2010.

27-06-2010 14:30

Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxtxV1W-IhU

One arrest with loads of cops and several drivers trying to physically intimidate corkers by nosing into them with horns blazing.

Full article | 6 comments

A Bangladeshi Muslim shopkeeper was robbed beaten & hospitalised in Whitechapel

27-06-2010 03:31

A Tower Hamlets community activist was badly beaten, robbed and hospitalised on Wednesday following an England football match by a group of drunken thugs who had been drinking in a pub in Whitechapel Road. Afsar Khan Sadek was so badly beaten he was hospitalised and could not speak. He was then mistreated by the police who seemed to find what happened amusing and who were insensitive.

Full article

Transnational mass occupation of new detention site

25-06-2010 23:25

Around 60 activists from various countries occupied a construction site in Belgium today in a bid to stop a new detention centre being built...

Original and rough translation off press release below, pics here:
 http://www.cemab.be/news/2010/06/9735.php

Full article | 2 comments

No Border camp Brussel+Intersquat festival Berlin

25-06-2010 21:14

It would be good if many people would come to the Congress. It is very important for all.We need to work together and not against each other,otherwise the police will be increasingly against us.Let us come together
Come to No border camp Brussel and to Berlin Intersquat-Festival

Full article | 2 comments

The Hidden Victims of Those Housing Benefit Reforms

24-06-2010 17:48

Several months ago we published this piece (1) outlining plans to scrap the £15 quid a week in cash that some people were getting on top of their Local Housing Allowance.

Full article | 1 comment

Knesset Bills Threaten to Restrict Israeli NGOs

24-06-2010 10:17

An update about recent legislative developments that attempt to restrict the work of Israeli NGOs as well as a position paper to the European Parliament and links to articles about the Coalition of Women for Peace's work.

Full article

"Free the Atenco prisoners" : Protest at London Mexican embassy Tues. 29 June

23-06-2010 23:58

While world headlines feature the deployment of the army by the Mexican government in a seemingly losing battle against drug cartels, it's less well-known that the Mexican government has moved ruthlessly to crush grassroots people's movements who have nothing to do with organised criminality.

Full article

Novelty Band threatened by Brewery on way to Glastonbury festival

23-06-2010 20:56

Musicians and their young families were threatened today by 12 black clad
men hired by Thatchers the cider company.

Full article | 4 comments

EDL in Whitechapel on Tuesday 15th June mock Asian youth in video.

23-06-2010 19:05

The English Defence League, a racist, Islamophobic group of thugs have made a you tube video mocking youths in Whitechapel. The video shows the real reason for their trip, provoking Whitechapel locals and causing trouble. They have blamed Asian youths for spreading lies which were in fact spread by EDL supporters via text messages. The EDL attacked local people and were escorted out by police.

Full article

26 June:International Day Against Torture:Demo in Support of Rendition Victims

23-06-2010 17:46

26 June is international day in support of victims of torture - please come and support a demonstration outside the US Embassy in Mayfair, London, calling on the US administration to end its policy of kidnap and torture around the world, AKA extraordinary rendition

Full article

solidarity with prisoners

23-06-2010 14:36

info about g20 prisoners in uk

Full article

Venezuela: What should never happen in the Orinoco Delta

23-06-2010 00:57

This is the reason why Venezuela should be very careful in the corporation with multinational oil corporations. We have two oil disasters already. A third or fifth one will put us on the track of self-destruction.

Full article

"FREE THE ATENCO PRISONERS" : PROTEST AT LONDON MEXICAN EMBASSY TUES. 29 JUNE

22-06-2010 22:42

While world headlines feature the deployment of the army by the Mexican government in a seemingly losing battle against drug cartels, it's less well-known that the Mexican government has moved ruthlessly to crush grassroots people's movements who have nothing to do with organised criminality.

Full article

"Free the Atenco prisoners" : Protest at London Mexican Embassy Tues. 29 June

22-06-2010 22:38

While world headlines feature the deployment of the army by the Mexican government in a seemingly losing battle against drug cartels, it's less well-known that the Mexican government has moved ruthlessly to crush grassroots people's movements who have nothing to do with organised criminality.

Full article

"Free the Atenco prisoners" : Protest at London Mexican embassy Tues. 29 June

22-06-2010 21:44

While world headlines feature the deployment of the army by the Mexican government in a seemingly losing battle against drug cartels, it's less well-known that the Mexican government has moved ruthlessly to crush grassroots people's movements who have nothing to do with organised criminality.