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Water Cannon and Tear Gas in Brussels

Report | 23.02.2005 01:26 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | London

Police have used water canon and tear gas against anti-bush protesters near the EU headquarters in Brussels. Petrol bombs were thrown at the Police by demonstrators.

In the largest demonstration up to 4,000 people gathered throughout the afternoon and evening to protest against Bush. Activists also invaded and briefly occupied the offices of Lockheed Martin in an anti-nuclear action.

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incendiarists

23.02.2005 09:37

molotovs: not necessary. numbers are what's needed. not A-B parades like the stopwar stuff. autonomous creativity sounds fine to me. lots of it.

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More info on brussels

23.02.2005 11:45

This happened at the end of a big demonstration and was a small part of what happened...

For fotos of the main demonstrations see pics on belgium indymedia at:

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93226.php

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93213.php

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93254.php

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93280.php

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93321.php

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93394.php

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93440.php

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93184.php

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93193.php

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93201.php

+ Video at:

http://www.indymedia.be/news/2005/02/93320.php

more statewatch

23.02.2005 12:10

if you're not signed up for their updates, you might consider it. here's the latest:

Statewatch News Online, 23 February 2005 (07/05)
Full contents see:

http://www.statewatch.org/news

1. UK: Prevention of Terrorism Bill - "control orders" incuding "house arrest"
2. EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council
3. Spain-Morroco: Human rights appeal
4. ASBOwatch updated

1. UK: PREVENTION OF TERRORISM BILL PUBLISHED - TO BE RUSHED THROUGH PARLIAMENT

It is intended to rush the Bill through parliament in just 14 days.
Prevention of Terrorism Bill - full-text introducing "control orders"
(including "house arrest") on "suspected" people for "terrorist-related"
activities:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/pta-bill.pdf

Explanatory Notes (link):

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmbills/061/en/05061x--.htm

The Home Office has also produced four short briefing papers intended to
emphasis the need for this new law regardinf international terrroism:

Paper One: The threat:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/pta-bill-paper-one.pdf
Paper Two: The government's strategy:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/pta-bill-paper-two.pdf
Paper Three: Reconciling liberty and security - the government's strategy
to reduce the threat:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/pta-bill-paper-three.pdf
Paper Four: Protect and prepare:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/pta-bill-paper-four.pdf

Judicial confirmation does not constitute a fair trial (Liberty, link):

http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/press/2005/judicial-confirmation-is-not-fair-trial.shtml
Liberty Briefing on control orders:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/internment-control-orders-briefing.pdf
Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, Part IV, Section 28 - Review
February 2004 by Lord Carlile:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/carlile-ptIV-Feb-05.pdf

2. EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 24 February 2005. The main agenda
includes the Council objection to the "naming of shaming" of member states
in the Commission's report on Joint Investigation Teams. The meeting will
also discuss Council Conclusions on biometric data in visas and residence
permits - these confirm Statewatch's story that a visa chip in passport
creates a "collision problem" so the Council is now seeking to advance the
inclusion of biometrics in the Visa Information System to 2006.

i. JHA "B" Point agenda:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/jha-feb-05-Bpts.pdf
ii. Council objects to Commission report which "names and shames"
governments (6047/2/05):

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/10eu-name-and-shame.htm
iii. Council conclusions on biometric data in visas and residence permits
(6492/05):

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/6492.05.pdf
iv. EU biometric visa policy unworkable:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/dec/07visas-residence-biometrics.htm

3. Spain-Morocco: Appeal highlights the human rights implications of the
transfer of responsibility for immigration controls to third countries:

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/feb/14sp-morocco.htm

4. Statewatch's ASBOwatch monitoring the use of Anti-Social Behaviour
Orders throughout the UK: Updated:

http://www.statewatch.org/asbo/ASBOwatch.html

BOOKMARK

News online - full contents:

http://www.statewatch.org/news
What's New on the Statewatch site:

http://www.statewatch.org/whatsnew.htm
Statewatch European Monitor:

http://www.statewatch.org/monitor/monitor.html