London Repression Newswire Archive

28-10-2007 08:36

Custody Death Protest, London (27.10.07).

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 27.10.07. Custody death protesters march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square via Downing Street on Saturday 27th October 2007. Members of United Families and Friends congregated to demand justice for those who have been killed in police custody, prisons and mental health institutions. Read more >>

27-10-2007 23:32

lloyd george statue comes clean

there was a small chalk addition to the new lloyd george statue this afternoon. it attracted half a dozen 'heritage wardens', four community support officers, and several police. there were no arrests, but eventually the statue was cleaned. Read more >>

27-10-2007 12:58

Call for nationwide prayer support for deaths in custody march

A public call to all Christians to support in prayer families of those who have lost a loved one in custody has been made by BMC3, the (Black Majority Churches Consultative Consortium) this week. Read more >>

27-10-2007 01:38

UK Deaths in Custody -- Facts, Figures, Suggestions

As some comments on a recent article indicate [see

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/10/384167.html?c=on ], even top-notch activists often know precious little about this exceptionally grave and widespread abuse of state power, and even less about the decadelong struggle against it. So here's a few details, just in the nick of time for the 9th Annual Rally against Custody Deaths today (Assembly: 12:30 Trafalgar Square). Additions welcome! Read more >>

26-10-2007 23:22

FIT on bikes at Critical Mass

At least one officer from the FIT (Forwards Intelligence Team) were spotted on the critical mass without their usual blue-shoulder uniforms on and on bikes! Read more >>

26-10-2007 12:02

Founding Statement of London ABC

founding statement of London ABC Read more >>

24-10-2007 00:25

TUC Work in Freedom Conference

A TUC conference to commemorate bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade
Contribuitions at the conference will be made by speakers from Africa, American and the Caribbean and the UK. A number of workshops will be organised on:Captialism, Slavery & Abolition; Slavery, legacy and Education; Forced Labour and the Olympics; Black Women & Slavery; Forced labour & Domestic Workers; and · Trafficking
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23-10-2007 15:52

Demand release of Aotearoa/NZ Political Prisoners

17 political activists in Aotearoa/New Zealand are being held in jail and threatened with charges of terrorism. What they have in common is supporting tino rangatiratanga, Maori claims to self-determination. These arrests are political (new tougher terrorism laws are coming up for debate in parliament) and aimed at creating a climate of fear. Therefore we see these arrests as state terrorism and demand the immediate release of the prisoners. This event is in support of a global day of action called by supporters of the prisoners.
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23-10-2007 10:43 | 1 addition

Asylum Seekers Beaten and Abused in UK Detention Centres:

Reportage from Harmondsworth Detention Centre in February 2007, where a solidarity noise demo was held to show support for those locked up there. Read more >>

23-10-2007 00:28

COLOMBIAN MINEWORKERS SPEAK OUT

Wednesday 24th October 2007 7pm-9pm Read more >>

23-10-2007 00:26

Oil Struggles and Human Rights in Barrancabermeja and Casanare

7pm Tuesday 23 October Read more >>

21-10-2007 11:14

Going around Parliament Square.

Anyone who spends any time in Parliament Square will have noticed trailers towed by motorised vehicles going round and round the square for lengthy periods. Those trailers carry large adverts of a political or commercial nature and the police seem to ignore them.
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21-10-2007 00:22

9th Annual Protest against Custody Deaths 27.7.2007

Imagine a country where someone gets killed by the police every week [1]. At the same time, at least 10 more people die an untimely death in state custody [2]. Week after week, month after month, decade after decade. And not a single copper, goaler or doctor sentenced. Not even for unlawful killing, neglicence or anything. Not once [3]. Read more >>

20-10-2007 22:59 | 2 additions

Gay Rights Protest At London Saudi Embassy As Two Face 7000 Lashes For Sodomy

19/10/2007: LGBT Human Rights Group Outrage! called for a protest outside the London Saudi Arabia Embassy as two men convicted of sodomy face 7000 lashes for their so called crime. Read more >>

20-10-2007 18:04

Councillor leads protest against Total Oil in Lewsiham

20 protestors, led by local Green Party councillor Sue Luxton, converged on the Total petrol station near Catford on Saturday morning. They were raising awareness of Lewisham Council's investment in Total Oil and calling for Total Oil to pull out of Burma. Read more >>

20-10-2007 09:27

Guantánamo’s ghosts and the shame of Diego Garcia

A parliamentary committee is to investigate claims that the British colony - shamefully cleared of its native population to make way for a US base - has been used to hold "ghost prisoners" in the "War on Terror." Read more >>

20-10-2007 08:13

Video of plinth occupation in Parliament Square.

Following the forcible eviction of tents from the grass of the Square by Greater London Authority security guards on 17th October, protesters sought an alternative site, where they could not be accused of causing an obstruction. Video:

http://www.archive.org/details/VideoOfPlinthOccupationInParliamentSquare
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19-10-2007 09:20

GLA damage the grass of Parliament Square.

One excuse after another to harass Brian Haw's legal protest. Read more >>

18-10-2007 21:33

24-hour Total petrol station shuts due to protest

During the Thursday evening rush hour, the 24-hour Total petrol station on Marylebone Road in London shut down due to the presence of protestors calling for Total to pull out of Burma. Read more >>

18-10-2007 13:52

New Peace Statue in Parliament Square.

Bored with all the statues of warmongers in the square, peace campaigners today decided to erect their own People's 'living' statue on a vacant plinth.
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