London Repression Newswire Archive

07-09-2003 04:48

Brian Butterworth-Brent East Socialist Alliance-against war and privatisation

Brent East Socialist Alliance-Brian Butterworth-Against war and against privatisation.
Brent East By-election candidate-End the illegal occupation now. Read more >>

07-09-2003 00:32

Extreme Police Harrassement of DSEI Protesters from 11PM until the small hours.

Three DSEI protesters were followed after leaving the convergence centre, at 11PM. They were followed all over North East London then all the way to South London where they sought refuge in a friend's flat. At 1.28 AM the police were still out side the flat. Read more >>

06-09-2003 22:51

Charing Cross Police Station Protest

DESi protestors arrested for a protest action involving boats were held in Charing Cross Police station and a protest was held outside untill there were all released. Read more >>

06-09-2003 18:48

Charing Cross Police Station Lobby

A short video of the protest action outside Charing Cross Police Station where the DSEi boat action demonstrators were being held. Read more >>

06-09-2003 18:07

DSEi Boat Action - Noise Demo - welcome to released activists

Around 16 people were arrested this morning for their part in an attempt to blockade the DSEi harbour area with boats. Read more >>

05-09-2003 17:05

Peter MCBride Justice Campaign appeals for volunteers in London

Volunteers urgently required this weekend.
Canvassing begins in earnest this weekend for Kelly Mc Bride in the Brent East By Election in London. If you are able to join us on Saturday we will be at Kilburn Square from 1pm onwards. Leaflets can be picked up at Kilburn Square throughout the afternoon.Volunteers will be on the ground from now until election day on September 18. Please call Please forward to any friends in the London area. Donations urgently required. contact

pfc@iol.ie See below for background.

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04-09-2003 19:49

Army murder victim's sister stands in Brent East by election.

Kellie McBride, the sister of 18 year old Peter McBride from north Belfast who was shot in the back in 1992 by Scots Guardsmen James Fisher and Mark Wright, was nominated as a candidate in the Brent East Westminster by election. Read more >>

02-09-2003 01:38

FREE AUNG SAN SUU KYI ON HUNGER STRIKE

Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma is on hunger strike; she has been in the cruel prisons of the Burmese military since May 30, 2003. All the evil generals in Burma, the brutes are attacking her and as we know well that she got a few stitches in her head hit and beaten by the hired thugs of a Burmese general. Please let us unite to save her or get her out of the danger zone; I believe that was what Dr.Michael Aris, the Englishman husband of Daw Suu Kyi would say in this battle of good and evil in a midnight of the blemished and broken Burmese soul. Read more >>

01-09-2003 23:10

al-jazeera website relaunches - but for how long???

The Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera launched an English-language Web site yesterday, five months after hackers brought down a temporary site at the height of the Iraq war but how long will it stay up for? Read more >>

30-08-2003 16:18

MURDER ATTEMPT AGAINST COCA COLA WORKER

Fear for safety ofJuan Carlos Galvis (m), Vice-president of the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria de Alimentos, (SINALTRAINAL), National Union of Food Industry Workers Barrancabermeja section;
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29-08-2003 18:31

Birmingham anti-war socialists purged by SWP

What should the Left do about the growing democratic deficit in the movement? How do we challenge abuse of power? One of the healthiest anti-war groups in the country was recently wrecked by the Socialist Workers Party who packed out key Birmingham meetings with its party members and purged a raft of well-respected activists.
They tell their story on their website. Read more >>

27-08-2003 13:01

University lecturer branded `racist' for weblink

The two leading Jewish newspapers in the UK last weekend kicked off a potential firestorm over the views held by university academics.

Dr Nat Queen, lecturer in mathematics and statistics at the University of Birmingham, has been lambasted for a link on his homepage to a website which accuses the US government of being satanic, criticises Israeli policy and questions what involvement Israel may have had in the September 11th attacks in the US.
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25-08-2003 14:02

US Hires Saddam's former intelligence People

The United States has hired officers from Saddam Hussein's feared and notorious Mukhabarat intelligence service to provide information about people who may be involved in resistance attacks and guerrilla strikes against American forces and international targets. Read more >>

20-08-2003 15:19

MERCENARY SOLDIER DEATHS

It's even not easy to die for lying assholes far away from the frontline Read more >>

19-08-2003 10:03

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY -- THESSALONIKI PRISONERS

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A CALL FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND SOLIDARITY ACTIONS
IN SUPPORT OF THE THESSALONIKI PRISONERS
:: SUNDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2003 ::
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....PLEASE CIRCULATE....PLEASE CIRCULATE....
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18-08-2003 17:57

Fighting the EU IP Enforcement Directive / Campaign for an Open Digital Enviro

The proposed EU Intellectual Property Enforcement Directive is another nasty bit of big brother legislation. It will forbid Europeans from removing or deactivating Radio Frequency (RFID) tags embedded in clothing and other consumer devices, as well as giving intellectual property holders (ie CORPORATIONS) broad subpoena powers to obtain PERSONAL INFORMATION about ANY EU CITIZEN allegedly connected to an infringement of ip... Read more >>

15-08-2003 18:48

A Bright Shining Lie

I was inspired to come to Iraq by the experience of reading “A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam.” Read more >>

15-08-2003 16:47

Yarl's Wood Trial ends - 7 acquittals

Yarl's Wood Trial ends - 7 acquittals

nacad release Read more >>

13-08-2003 13:29

COCA COLA ADDED INGREDIENT: MURDER!!!!!!!

IN DEFENCE OF SINALTRAINAL - MOBILISE THE BOYCOTT

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13-08-2003 12:54

ISM-related book launch

A launch party to celebrate the official release date of Ted Curtis' book, 'By theft & murder: a beginner's guide to the occupation of Palestine'. Read more >>