London Repression Newswire Archive

08-11-2007 15:55

What's up with the whiteboards on the grass at Parliament Square?

Anyone have a scooby-doo clue what Ken and his cohorts are up to now?

I thought Ken had deep concern for the grass, unlike his love of human rights and the rights of shelter to peace campaigners... Read more >>

05-11-2007 19:33

Class War: Bash The Rich Video Rush

Rapid cut of footage from Saturday 3 November 2007. Read more >>

05-11-2007 15:18 | 3 additions

Class War - Bash The Rich - FIT Watch

03/11/07: Video of FIT Watch at work on the Class War Protest in Notting Hill, London. Read more >>

05-11-2007 12:29

Have you ever been stop and searched by the FIT?

Have you been stopped and searched by the FIT? Do you still have a record of your search?
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05-11-2007 12:11

Fit for what purpose?

Bail conditions imposed on a FIT Watch activist for allegedly causing £1 of criminal damage. Read more >>

05-11-2007 11:37

Maya Anne Evans, SOCPA protestor, faces prison

Maya Anne Evans, the first person to be convicted of noncompliance with the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (2005) - for reading the names of the Iraq war dead opposite Downing Street in October 2005, is in court on Tuesday 6 November for her refusal to pay two fines imposed for SOCPA convictions. She explains the reasons behind her refusal. Read more >>

03-11-2007 23:59

Children 4 Peace - authorise or not?

Apparently, the police want to interrogate my Maranda as to her understanding of SOCPA - WTF??? Read more >>

03-11-2007 21:16

Artists 4 Peace - Serious Organised Criminals Protection Agenda - SOCPA

and the bullshit begins...

SOCPA - first told on the phone that I was denied... not in writing; then Inspector Robinson lies through his teeth on the stand at Brian's trial in the statement that no one had been denied authorization and poof!...and I get the acceptance letter... with conditions...no letter for my daughter...yet... Read more >>

03-11-2007 19:07

Jean Charles de Menezes shooting: Metropolitan police found guilty

On Thursday, a jury found the Metropolitan Police guilty of breaking health and safety laws over the shooting death of innocent Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes on a London underground carriage on July 22, 2005. Read more >>

02-11-2007 16:03

United Friends and Family March 2007

The ninth annual remembrance march for those who have died in custody saw angry speeches by bereaved relatives outside Downing Street. The march started with a silent procession from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street. The Police tried in vain to speed things up and keep the traffic flowing. They have regularly made all kinds of petty attempts to harass the marchers. This year was no exception. They mobilized no less than 8 motorcycle outriders to steward a march of less than 200 people. Over policing, or just making a point?

Upon arriving at Downing Street the silent procession became a noisy explosion of anger led by Janet Alder whose brother Christopher suffocated on the floor of Hull Police station, while officers made fun of him. The Police attempted to enforce the SOCPA ban on megaphones. So Pauline Campbell took hold of the mic to remind them that she had been arrested 14 times and that previous attempts to prosecute her had failed dismally. The megaphone remained in use for the rest of the event.

After finishing at Downing street the march then proceeded to Parliament square for more speeches. The march was briefly held up by a particularly inept Police motorcyclist who parked his bike in front of the banner leading the procession. He was quickly surrounded by furious protesters and had to be removed from the melee by his colleagues. Deliberate disrespect, or just inept?
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02-11-2007 14:03

Guantánamo as house arrest: Britain’s law lords capitulate on control orders

Andy Worthington praises the law lords for insisting on the rights of Britain's "ghost prisoners" to a fair hearing, but laments their refusal to condemn the control order system. Read more >>

02-11-2007 00:43 | 1 addition

Protest shackles Total Oil petrol station

During the Thursday evening rush-hour a dozen protestors caused a central London Total petrol station to close. Read more >>

31-10-2007 19:54

30/10/2007: London Mexican Embassy Protest, The World is STILL Watching

Tuesday 30 October 2007: Protestors returned to the London Mexican Embassy one year on from the scenes of police violence that greeted them on the 2006 protest. Read more >>

30-10-2007 08:44

9th Deaths in Custody Protest pics

The March was strictly policed and protesters ended up penned in, as usual. Read more >>

29-10-2007 11:32

Video of 9th March against Custody Deaths.

Every year families and friends of those who die in State custody march from Trafalgar Square in London, England, to Downing Street, the fortified official residence of the Prime Minister. Read more >>

28-10-2007 20:02

Jason McPherson -- Another Death in Custody not in the News

Last Saturday at the 9th Annual Rally against Custody Deaths, some familiar faces were missing, but like every year there were also plenty new ones, having lost a loved one during the past year. Amongst them the family and friends of Jason McPherson, who had died on the 18th January 2007 in Police Custody in Notting Hill. Unsurprisingly, only a local paper catering to the black community reported the incident at all, and the 'I'PCC's 'investigation' didn't turn up with anything yet. Read more >>

28-10-2007 19:04

SOCPA consultation re-opened

OK, so this isn't necessarily the good news it may seem at first :-/

The gushing intro from home secretary Jacqui Smith(*1) on 'the importance on protest to democracy' might reassure many readers they need read no further, sadly this is not the case...
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28-10-2007 13:23 | 1 addition

Pic's from annual death in custody rally

The following are pictures from the United Families & Friends rally against custody deaths (courtesy of Kevin Blowe), and a recent related BBC report. Read more >>

28-10-2007 11:14

Burma: Total HQ and petrol station targeted again in London

Protesters picketed Total's London HQ and the Total petrol station near Baker Street this week.
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28-10-2007 09:15

Bash the Rich: Fight the FIT

FIT Watch will be present at Bash the Rich.

Meet 3rd November, 11:30, bar area of Royal Festival Hall (to discuss tactics and actions before the event). Read more >>