London Repression Newswire Archive

25-11-2006 05:12

SOCPA ban on cycle sound systems.

While cycling up Whitehall last night with Critical Mass, a cycle cop pulled up alongside and said I wasn't allowed to play my sound system in Whitehall. I asked if he was going to arrest me and he said no but I would be liable to arrest if I did it again. Read more >>

24-11-2006 16:59

Voices From Detention

Barbed Wire Britain, a network to end refugee and migrant detention, has produced a second volume of testimonies from immigration detainees, Voices From Detention II.

Amidst the political and media clamour about how many asylum seekers have been or need be deported, the voices of the system's victims are necessarily stifled. Would-be refugees are mere statistics, objects in a disgusting Dutch auction as to which political brand can wash whitest. And this why such a collection is an important tool in the struggle for rights and justice.

The volume is a collection of accounts by detainees in Tinsley House, Campsfield House, Rochester (HMP), Liverpool (HMP), Belmarsh (HMP), Lindholme, Harmondsworth, Yarlswood, Dungavel, Dover and Haslar. These are people for whom the unthinkable has happened. They have been imprisoned in the UK without charge, without conviction, without time limit. They have been imprisoned by the UK government, which boasts its democratic institutions.

24-11-2006 00:41

SOCPA - brian's 2000 days

brian haw and some of his supporters marked his 2000th day of protest in parliament square this evening with some food and drink and some well-chosen words. Read more >>

23-11-2006 23:27

Protest Litvinkeno's murder at the Russian embassy in London, 1pm Saturday

Alexander Litvinenko died this evening at University College Hospital, in Central London. A vocal critic of Russia's corrupt and murderous President, Vladimir Putin, Litvinenko is believed to have been poisoned by Russian agents on Putin's orders. The British government must not sweep this quietly under the carpet. Justice for Litvinenko! Read more >>

23-11-2006 22:21

Photos: Brian Haw's, 2,000th day protesting outside Parliament.

Brian Haw's 2,000th day protesting outside Parliament, London, UK. (23.11.06) Read more >>

23-11-2006 19:34

TAX REFUSENIK in court

Challenge to legality of taxes and fines
Royal Courts of Justice – 10.00 24th November
Marylebone Magistrates Court – 10.00 1st December
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22-11-2006 23:59

SOAS Apologises to Nasser Amin

Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Statement on Nasser Amin's victory against SOAS over the right to free speech for Muslim students Read more >>

22-11-2006 21:00

UNNOTICE BANNER AT THE MEXICAN EMBASSY

so many people with video cameras and cameras and they did'n't notice the banner Read more >>

22-11-2006 17:33

fingerprinting - the future is already here

apologies for linking mainstream media stuff here, but i thought it may be of interest to see these two recent bbc website articles and their comments section on fingerprinting technology and the argument over rights. Read more >>

22-11-2006 16:54

Urgent Action: Help save the life of brave journalist

Colombian journalist FREDY MUÑOZ ALTAMIRANDA has been arrested by Colombia's notorious secret police after participating in a workshop organised by one of the BBC's US correspondents.
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22-11-2006 16:14

SOCPA - biran haw is 2000 tomorrow

tomorrow evening, supporters of brian haw will mark the 2000th day of his vigil outside parliament. his remarkable five-year-plus protest has suffered harrassment, legal challenges, violence, and every weather condition imaginable, but brian still stands up to all, and continues to remind parliament every day of the terrible outcomes of their decisions to terrorise innocent children in iraq and afghanistan. Read more >>

22-11-2006 15:50 | 1 addition

SOCPA - violent arrests in parliament square this morning

barbara tucker, who had a major victory in court yesterday against police, was violently arrested in parliament square this morning, after trying to peacefully demonstrate with banners, as prime minister tony blair arrived for question time. member of parliament and left-wing leadership challenger john mcdonnell has written to the police commissioner for an explanation. Read more >>

22-11-2006 15:35

Corporations Profiting from Death and Repression in Oaxaca

A List of US, Canadian and European Corporations Profiting from Death and Repression in Oaxaca
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22-11-2006 03:51

On the ground: Santa came early to Chiapas but he didn't bring me flak jacket

The latest report from San Cristobal: Tuesday 21 November 2006. Read more >>

21-11-2006 15:39 | 1 addition

report of oaxaca solidarity actions in london yesterday

RESPONDING to an emergency call for solidarity from the people of Oaxaca in Mexico, over 70 activists, trade unionists and politicians came together in London yesterday to protest against violent repression and electoral fraud. Read more >>

20-11-2006 19:25 | 1 addition

On the ground: Video report, road blockades in San Cristobal

Video and written report on the EZLN road blocks on every way into and out of San Cristobal, shutting most the city down as the 20 November celebrations of the 1910 revolution begin. Read more >>

19-11-2006 21:21

Legal Aid: The End of an Era?

The Legal Services Commission have recently changed the way that legal aid is granted. Jon of Arc examines some of the pitfalls for those facing criminal sanctions in the Reading area... Read more >>

19-11-2006 18:36 | 1 addition

On the ground: San Cristobal, Sunday 19 November

Second report from Oscar Beard on the Mexico situation. Read more >>

19-11-2006 18:25 | 1 addition

On The Ground: Mexico City, Friday 19 November

First report from Oscar Beard on Mexico situation. Read more >>

19-11-2006 13:49

Demo outside Mexican embassy TOMORROW (Monday) and solidarity meeting

MEXICO EMERGENCY! HANDS OFF OAXACA! NO TO ELECTORAL FRAUD! URO MUST GO!

Picket the Mexican embassy (16 St George St W1, nearest tube: Oxford Circus) from 5pm to 6.30pm this Monday 20th November!

Then come to a public meeting from 7.30pm at the National Union of Journalists (308 Grays Inn Rd WC1, nearest tube: Kings Cross) with Jeremy Corbyn MP. Read more >>