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UK G8 2005 Newswire Archive

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M2N: Carnival in Edinburgh this late afternoon

04-07-2005 18:06

This images are from the last moments of the Carnival today in
Edinburgh, wich took place (at the end) nearby the Convergence Center
and the Media Center. All was quite although the police was always around.

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No Platinum backstage Pass for the poor! Live 8 – let’s bury it fast!

04-07-2005 18:03

Live 8 was a distraction from the real issues. Lets put the politics back into this campaign.

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Report from the Aid, Traid, and Debt, Make Poverty History Plenarie at G8 Altern

04-07-2005 17:50

Report from the Aid, Traid, and Debt, Make Poverty History Plenarie at G8 Alternative Conference  http://www.g8alternatives.org.uk/

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When CIRCA meets the riot police....

04-07-2005 17:12

making police smile?
CIRCA activitst clowns meet riot police with stange results.....

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Dungavel Protest, Tues July 5

04-07-2005 16:49

The international day of protest at Dungavel, Immigrant Removal Centre, goes ahead tomorrow Tuesday July 5. This will be a day of action, including noise protest, music, information stalls and more.

The protest happens as hundreds of Zimbabwean's detained in Britain and threatened with deportation are on hunger strike.

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M2N: CIRCA in action at Edinburgh

04-07-2005 16:48

The circa army dinamizing the protest

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G8: How the rich world short-changes Africa

04-07-2005 16:45

Current Green Left Weekly front cover (300,000 fight neoliberalism in Australia)
The mass media hype about “a new deal between rich and poor”, in response to the powerful Group of Eight industrialised countries’ plan to cancel multilateral debts owed by 18 mainly African countries, has led many people to believe that a new era of international social justice has dawned. [.. reinforced by] uncritical endorsement [.. by Bob Geldof, Bono, and] Oxfam, the driving force behind the Make Poverty History (MPH) coalition [..].

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Medics targetted by police and Police not calling ambulances for head injuries

04-07-2005 16:20

A report from a medic 4/7 17:00 Edinburg: Police are targetting Medics, they are often searched, and have been arrested. This person also reports that Police have refused to call ambulances for unconscious people with head injuries.

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July 4: Protest at Faslane Navy Base

04-07-2005 16:16

Corporate News photos from Associated Press

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Video Clowns chase away Police - very funny!

04-07-2005 16:16

Clowns chase away Police - good stuff. G8 2005 Edinburg.

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Innocent Criminals Comedy Club G8 Charity Gig For Make Poverty History.

04-07-2005 16:15

Innocent Criminals Comedy Club Logo.
Charity Stand up Comedy Gig in support of Dissent.org.uk at The G8 meeting of world leaders in Scotland this Friday 8th July.

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July 4: Cops/Protesters Clash in Edinburgh

04-07-2005 16:12

Corporate News Photos from Reuters.

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picture update of the carnival of full enjoyment

04-07-2005 16:05

clown army in action
Pictures of the carnival and the skirmish with police

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Picture of Kayak action at Faslane

04-07-2005 16:02

Kayak action at Faslane
A group of people in kayaks managed to get close to the base before being stopped by some of the numerous police and army boats present in the fjord. This was one of the last actions of a day which saw a great diversity of protestors, few arrests and a carnival atmosphere.

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Live 8 – the concerts

04-07-2005 15:36

This is Live 8, the greatest rock show in the history of the world.

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M2N: Protests in Scotland

04-07-2005 14:49

This is a 2,200 word report of the `Make Poverty History` march in
Edinburgh on Saturday July 2nd. 9 labelled photos are attached.

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M2N: Cops on way at Edinburgh

04-07-2005 14:42

Loads of cops are moving towards the convergence center!

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Jauies Amijo Arrested

04-07-2005 14:33

Evidence of plain clothes cops?

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g8 summit video quick links

04-07-2005 13:58

G8 summit video quicklinks: having trouble viewing? scroll down to the links to download codecs and media players at the bottom of this page.

For screening quality films from the G8 and more, see:  http://video.indymedia.org/en/

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WDM mocks Blair in G8 run-up

04-07-2005 13:46

To symbolise existing injustices, a grinning Blair fed crumbs from the rich nations' table while Bush on stilts whipped the developing nations in the run-up to the G8 meeting at Gleneagles July 2005.
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