UK Newswire Archive
Nobel Peace Laureate Arrested at Faslane, Scotland
09-12-2006 15:32
Five people, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Mark Chapman, Philip Mangold, Ann Patterson and Miriam Turley were arrested by Strathclyde police outside the UK trident nuclear submarine base at Faslane , Scotland on Saturday 9 December at 12 noon. Mairead Maguire is a Nobel Peace Laureate and honorary President of the Peace People . The five were part of a larger group called that had come from Ireland as part of the Faslane 365 campaign to protest against nuclear weapons of mass destruction at the Base. The blockade lasted about 40 minutes while the traffic was slowed down to a single lane. The other members of the group sang songs and shouted words of encouragement while the five were being arrested.Vision of future is boot stamping on face
09-12-2006 14:52
From the film 1984 - humans are the expendable means to maintaining control. War is the means of controlling the economy. Resistance is real.13th DECEMBER decision from the Botswana high courts- action now please
09-12-2006 13:27
we love tribal peoples, they have a place in our earth, so why are they being pushed out of existence and how can we gravitate to a free world for all of us....maintain your freedom of speech and give a call to the people who are questioning this answer, the answer that will have all the peoples a place and some choices for the future...Asylum seekers protest treatment at detention centres
09-12-2006 10:44
Asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented workers seeking to remain in Britain last week staged a protest in response to their treatment at Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow, London.UPRISING RADIO: Mumia Abu-Jamal after 25 years
09-12-2006 05:52
Uprising Radio: 25th anniversary of Mumia’s Arrest
http://uprisingradio.org/home/?p=987 GUEST: Hans Bennett, Philadelphia based photo-journalist who has been documenting the free-Mumia movement. View his new series on Mumia published in the weeks leading up to December 9:
http://hbjournalist1.googlepages.com/ms
Photos/Report - Eritrean embassy demo on human rights day 8/12/06
09-12-2006 00:54
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Public Statement on behalf of Donald Currie
09-12-2006 00:35
Animal rights activist Don Currie was yesterday sentenced to 12 years in prison, for carrying out crimes of compassion against those who collaborate with the notorious animal torturers Huntingdon Life Sciences(HLS). Read a public statement about the case below.Full article | 2 additions | 9 comments
BNP takes 13% of vote in Horsham By-Election
08-12-2006 22:33
In the By-Election for the Denne ward in Horsham, the BNP candidate Richard James Trower has taken nearly 13% of the vote, coming third after the Lib Dems and the Tories.Mexican journalists give recognition to Indymedia Mexico and to Brad Will
08-12-2006 21:04
* Bradley Ronald Will, murdered in Oaxaca, receives a posthumous recognition for his important informative work.
An italian view on London spy-story
08-12-2006 20:07
I was in London when the russian ex-KGB spy was killed into a Sushi pub in Picadilly, London. Once back in Italy I followed the clue and found that the italian intriguing person, Mario Scaramella, seems a not-so-casual victim of this story.Justice for Cleaners: Stop Press. Victory number 2, events cancelled.
08-12-2006 18:22
The Fast for Justice by cleaners planned for next week has been cancelled due to a premature victory. Sounds like a pretty good reason!Leeds No Borders in Solidarity with Harmondsworth Detainees
08-12-2006 16:58
Sack Parliament Defendants Solidarity 11th Dec
08-12-2006 15:21
On Monday 11th December people will be gathering outside Charing Cross Police Station from 9am to show solidarity with those arrested at Sack Parliament.Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment
Leeds bus strikes over pensions to go ahead
08-12-2006 13:05
Bus drivers at First Leeds will strike in protest at attempts to devalue their hard earned pensions. One thousand drivers, all members of the Transport and General Workers Union, will walk out on 11th, 23rd and 24th December when no buses are expected to run so hitting the lucrative Christmas shopping and leisure period.Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment
Kalyx to pay Home Office £5 million for 'Contractual failures' at Harmondsworth
08-12-2006 12:35
It emerged on Wednesday that Kalyx who manage Harmondsworth IRC, which was wrecked in a riot last week, are to pay the Home Office £5,096,000 for 'contractual failures'.TURKEY: Conscientious objector Halil Savda arrested
08-12-2006 12:18
Public Meeting this Sunday on 19/3/07 Global Day of Action for Iraq and Beyond
08-12-2006 11:43
The common call to action to make March 19th 2007 a global day of action against the war on terror, marking the 4th anniversary of the invasion, followed by a proposed response to be discussed at a public meeting at ULU, London, in Room 3E on the 10th December from 2-6pm. Please circulate widely.Voices of Torture in London
08-12-2006 11:30
Along with the films was a illuminating discussion about deportation, torture and the awful human rights abuse in Eritrea. Coincidently we also learned of a demonstration called for today outside the Eritrean embassy to commemorate The International Human Rights Day.
They say that the torture is effective
08-12-2006 10:38
