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Jailed Democratic convention protesters are released

23-08-2000 11:53

LA police release 41 of the protesters arrested outside the Democratic convention, ending their supporters' hunger strike.

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Turkish revolutionary on hunger strike

22-08-2000 20:48

On Aug. 18, Turkish political activist Fehriye Erdal, who
has been held by the Belgian authorities since September
1999, resumed her 33-day hunger strike after suspending it
one day.

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IMC in Prague Posts Protest Against Censorship on IMC - UK

22-08-2000 18:56

IMC-UK is accused by IMC - Prague (Czech Republic) of Censoring Posts.

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Media Alert 21st Aug: Walking The Land For Our Ancient Right in Canberra,

22-08-2000 14:29

MEDIA ALERT 21st Aug. Please forward to all your media contacts. "Walking The Land For Our Ancient Right" is now at the Canberra Aboriginal Tent Embassy. Walking on to the Sydney Olympics on 26th Aug, arriving on 31st Aug. "This is big" Kevin Buzzacott, Arabunna Elder.

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Voices of solidarity at Oakington (plus photograph)

22-08-2000 13:29

Voices of solidarity at Oakington (plus photograph)
A large police presence outside Oakington Detention Centre failed to stop 120 people from holding a 'solidarity action' aimed at highlighting the plight of asylum-seekers and immigration into the UK in general. Photo of the protest outside the centre's gates.

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Political prisoner in Belgium

21-08-2000 16:24

On 4 August, the President of the Belgian League of Human Rights, Dan Van Raemdonck wrote to the Minister of the Interior, Antoine Duquesne: "We ask you to put an end to this arbitrary detention, since expulsion from Belgium is not possible without particularly grave risks".

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Solidarity with inmates at the Oakington Detention Centre

21-08-2000 06:43

Telephone report from an activist

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Oakington protestor explains reasons the tabloids are wrong

20-08-2000 23:10

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A representative from CAGE protest group explains that UK tabloid newspapers have exaggerated the "threat" of economic migrants and also sheds light on fact that thousands more people migrate from the UK than enter it.

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Zimbabwe election - a defeat for imperialism

20-08-2000 19:15

Zimbabwe?s parliamentary elections, in the outcome of which imperialism had placed high hopes, have proved rather disappointing for it. ZANU(PF) won 62 out of the 120 contested seats, five more than were won by the so-called Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), headed by Morgan Tsvangirai, a revolting flunkey of imperialism. Of the 2.8 million people who cast their votes, the highest turnout since independence, 1.2 million (just over 50%) voted for ZANU(PF), while 1.17 million (just under 50%) voted for the MDC.

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Hillingdon Hospital - so near and yet so far!

20-08-2000 19:11

Hillingdon hospital workers have set a shining example to the working class everywhere of stubborn perseverance in a fight to save jobs.

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Oakington Detention Centre - AUG 19 protest

20-08-2000 17:38

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About 120 people gathered at Oakington Detention Centre (August 19) throughout the afternoon in an effort to raise awareness about the treatment of asylum-seekers in the United Kingdom and "fortress Europe' in general.

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Blair's "Third Way". Does it Exist ?

20-08-2000 15:26

In domestic terms, of course, its just the third hogwash, a third mishmash of therampage in the 80's.
But on the INTERNATIONAL arena, it does have a significance......

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Huntingdon - Tools of (the) Trade 2

19-08-2000 22:18

Huntingdon - Tools of (the) Trade 2
Huntingdon - Tools of (the) Trade 2

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Huntingdon - Tools of (the) Trade 1

19-08-2000 22:17

Huntingdon - Tools of (the) Trade 1
Huntingdon - Tools of (the) Trade 1

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Huntington - Abandoned...

19-08-2000 22:16

Huntington - Abandoned...
Huntington - Abandoned...

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Huntingdon - Placard: Born to Die

19-08-2000 22:16

Huntingdon - Placard: Born to Die
Huntingdon - Placard: Born to Die

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Huntingdon - Reinforcements move in

19-08-2000 22:15

Huntingdon - Reinforcements move in
Huntingdon - Reinforcements move in

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Sony Police

19-08-2000 22:14

Sony Police
Huntingdon - Surveillance 2

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Huntingdon - Surveillance

19-08-2000 22:13

Huntingdon - Surveillance
Huntingdon - Surveillance

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waiting for the green light

19-08-2000 22:12

waiting for the green light
Huntingdon - waiting for the green light.
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