London Repression Newswire Archive

06-09-2007 23:39

Demo at high commission demanding release of Bangladeshi political prisoners

There was a demonstration outside the Bangladesh high commision in London today to protest against the manner in which student protests are being crushed in that country and also against the arrest and torture of academics on bogus charges of incitement. The protests occuring in Bangladesh against the 7 month old non-party caretaker government are as a result of the inhumane uprooting of roadside traders, markets and slums, the continually rising price of essentials and the privatisation of many industries at the dicate of the egregious IMF and World Bank.
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05-09-2007 21:50 | 1 addition

Guantánamo: UK refuses to prevent return of Ahmed Belbacha to torture in Algeria

A letter from the British government explains, but does not justify the government’s refusal to prevent the return of Guantánamo detainee and British resident Ahmed Belbacha to Algeria, where he faces the risk of torture. Read more >>

05-09-2007 19:35 | 1 addition

Indigenous women murdered in Ecuador.

Puyo, Ecuador

Gloria Ushigua and Rosa Gualinga, two indigenous leaders, were attacked on Sunday August 26, after months of receiving death threats for their efforts to protect the territory of the Zapara people in the Ecuadorian Amazon. They were beaten until unconscious, thrown in the trunk of a car, and later, apparently, left for dead. Read more >>

04-09-2007 18:32

Call for the immediate release of five university teachers of Bangladesh

Five senior University Professors in Bangladesh were arrested on the 24th August on alleged suspicion of organising the recent violent clashes between students and police. All the teachers have constantly rejected these allegations.
Please join the demonstration to stop this gross violation of Human Rights on Thursday, September 6 at 3:00pm outside the Bangladesh High Commission. Read more >>

04-09-2007 17:54

Israel Ignores Poverty

The facts capture an image of the politicised Israel in which turmoil is guaranteed; poverty a precursor to violence will put in jeopardy peace, as myths, distortions and lies serves the manipulator reinvigorating a hate filled backlash against those who are oppressed.
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04-09-2007 11:30

Israel allowed into UK for football, Palestine not!

Israel are coming to play England in a friendly (apparently in the world of football, Isael is in Europe), weeks after the Palestinian youth team were denied entry to the UK...anyone want to organise protests? Read more >>

03-09-2007 17:04

Picket War Conference 10th September 4:30pm-6:30pm, nr Green Park, London

On the eve of DSEi - the world's biggest arms fair, Jane's 'Defence' are hosting a conference on corporate wars in 2020 and beyond which in their own words is "the definitive event assessing priorities for defence ministries and business opportunities for those who supply defence equipment", but it might just as well be "more wars for less oil". It's being held at the Radisson Edwardian Mayfair Hotel, Stratton Street, London W1J 8LT

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=528877&Y=180440&A=Y&Z=1 Read more >>

02-09-2007 13:50

Danish police clash with youths

plagarised from bbc website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6974662.stm Read more >>

01-09-2007 19:02

Privatizing Misery, Deporting and Imprisoning Migrants for Profit

The Hidden Agenda of the Border Hype: Security Guards and Prisons in the Dollars-For-Migrants Industry

By Brenda Norrel

http://www.narconews.com/Issue46/article2769.html Read more >>

01-09-2007 14:09

July 7th bombing victims' meeting in London on Monday 3 September

Tonights public meeting will be focussed on the events of 7th July 2005. It will be a unique event combining the perspectives of a 7/7 survivor as well as the family of a 7/7 victim. Read more >>

01-09-2007 13:01

Video of one aspect of Mandela's vist not covered by the corporate media.

Nelson Mandela attended the unveiling of his statue in Parliament Square, London, UK, on Wednesday 29th August 2007, accompanied on stage by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and several other eminent politicians.
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01-09-2007 12:38

(funny video) Inspector G8

(funny video) Inspector G8 Read more >>

01-09-2007 07:50

Bicycle discrimination in the SOCPA zone.

The MP3 recording is further confirmation of the discrimination exercised against cyclists by the police during the monthly Critical Mass. Read more >>

30-08-2007 12:20

The ban on the Quran of Mr Wilders/Wardeclaration on human rights

With his recent hateprovoking remarks, in which he pleaded in favour of a ban on the Quran and also made a comparison between this Holy Book and ''Mein Kampf', the biography of Adolf Hitler, The Dutch right-wing politician G Wilders has declared war on the fundamental human rights, which are the heart of real civilisation Read more >>

30-08-2007 09:58 | 3 additions

Camberwell Squatted Centre Evicted 30-08-07

Camberwell Squatted Centre was unexpectedly evicted this morning by the police and high court bailiffs. The building had been occupied since March 2007 and was planning a busy weekend of events including a soca night, a bike wheel making workshop and a vegan cake day. Read more >>

30-08-2007 08:34 | 1 addition

What they tried to hide from Mandela

So ashamed are Ken and the GLA of our government's war record and its slaughter of thousands of innocents, including children, they tried to hide Brian Haw's anti-war display from view. Read more >>

30-08-2007 08:28

Philippines: Widow to testify against CPP founder Joma Sison

Gloria “Joy” Jopson-Kintanar has blamed Sison for the murder of her husband, Romulo Kintanar, on Jan. 23, 2003. She and another widow, Veronica Tabara, filed complaints against Sison early last year that served as grounds for the arrest of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder in the Netherlands on Tuesday.
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29-08-2007 19:32

SOCPA - nelson mandela in parliament square

it is a terrible irony that the great freedom-fighting icon of the 20th century has his statue placed in parliament square where freedom has been substantially curtailed by the labour government. Read more >>

29-08-2007 18:16

How the police estimate crowd sizes

Interesting article on the BBC about how the police lie about crowd sizes on demos. Prompted by the 60,000 / 10,000 disparity between organisers and police estimates for the size of the Stop the War demo in Feb, the beeb asked the Met how they came up with their figure. Read more >>

29-08-2007 17:23

Smash EDO camp and actions continue despite police repression

6pm update: Read more >>