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06-06-2005 18:20

Sail 8

Bob Geldof has called for a modern-day Dunkirk, sailors to sail to France and bring across protestors for Edinburgh.

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03-06-2005 16:26

Mc Libel to be shown on BBC2, Sunday 5th of june,

Mc Libel is to be shown on BBC2 on Sunday 5th of June, 10.30 - 11.55 pm.

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28-05-2005 11:55

Stop The War Coalition Get Go Ahead for 2 Edinburgh G8 Protests

The Stop The War Coalition have progressed in getting approval for their two protests in Edinburgh around the G8 Summit in July.

This is despite The Scotsman Newspaper briefing against them and initial objections from Lothian and Borders police.

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26-05-2005 15:25

Chiapas: bank bars the solidarity bank accounts

The bank Bilbao Vizcaya-Bancomer freezes the bank accounts of the solidarity organization ENLACE CIVIL

“The bank has to protect itself from money laundering”

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26-05-2005 14:33

Motorcycle demonstration to support Kurdish hungerstriker Bahoz in Greece

On Tuesday, the 24th of May, a motorcycle demonstration took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, to support the anarchist hungerstriker Bahoz in his fight for political asylum.
Political asylum is nearly unknown in Greece as from 2000 to 3000 applications each year only 2-3 individual’s applications get approved.

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26-05-2005 14:12

Police fired again on Students in Ambazonia

he was shot in the back abd bull tore through the front of his hand After killing two students on the 27th of April by using life ammunition to shoot at peacefully demonstrating student, despite the fact that the law in this country does not permit the using of life ammunition to restore order, the police fired life ammunition yesterday on students again. This time 1person was killed and 6 others seriously injured.

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23-05-2005 21:56

ANARCHIST IMMIGRANT ON HUNGER STRIKE FOR THE POLITICAL ASYLUM, GREECE

POLITICAL ASYLUM TO BAHOZ NOW!
HUNGER STRIKE SINCE MAY 17
SOLIDARITY TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS

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21-05-2005 12:34

Stop The War Coalition announces G8 Demo in Edinburgh Mon 3rd July

The Stop The War Coalition has announced its intention to hold a mass demonstration in Edinburgh on Sunday 3rd July.

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21-05-2005 12:16

Scottish Police Attack Sensationalist Press Over G8 Taser Gun Deployment


Chief Constable David Strang, President of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, and Tayside Police Chief Constable John Vine, the officer in charge of policing the summit, have both denied that Taser guns will be deployed against G8 protestors and have attacked the press for being sensationalist, accusing The Scotsman of a "dangerous form of journalism".

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20-05-2005 20:32

JOURNALISTS TO SUE POLICE FOR GENOA G8 VIOLENCE

GENOA - Italy's press union, FNSI, on Thursday said it had joined anti-globalization protestors who are suing 28 police officials accused of brutality during an international summit here in 2001. The union said it was suing the police on behalf of journalists who were beaten and had equipment seized during a raid on the Pascoli school, which was used as an independent press centre during the Group of Eight summit.

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20-05-2005 01:55

Stormtroopers Against The G8

Shock as Imperial Stormtroopers rebel against the Empire in London!



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19-05-2005 17:13

G8: Travel Ban @ Prestwick Airport as Americans Flex Security Muscles

18th May:

A massive security clampdown has been announced around Prestwick airport for July ahead of the G8 Summit, as details emerged of US military demands for premission to act independently of domestic security forces.

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19-05-2005 10:52

"How To Spin the G8" - good article on the state, media and protests

Good article joining the dots about the state, media and protests, from Spinwatch.

 http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=360

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19-05-2005 10:32

G8 Gleneagles Road Closures, Exclusion Zones and offer of rally for just 5000

On Monday 6th May, Tayside police announced the initial security cordon plan (or as it's been labelled the 'traffic management plan') for the Gleneagles Summit in July. This will see local road closures to the west of Auchterarder, as well as the closure of rights of way through the southern part of the Gleneagles estate. Police will also be stationed at the junctions at Blackford, Loaninghead, Auchterarder and Aberuthven, an no doubt Braco and other junction locations.

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18-05-2005 00:00

“Reporters without borders” serve US government intrests

“Yes, this is correct, we receive money from NED and this isn't a problem for us”, admitted the boss of “Reporters without borders” Robert Ménard. But the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is not any organisation. It has been founded 1983 under the admistration of Reagan to enforce a politic which specifically aimed to destabilise Cuba and Sandinista Nicaragua.

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17-05-2005 23:36

G8 Alternatives announce not to accept road blocks during G8 summit

G8 Alternatives website, 17th of may, 2005, 23:18 As currently announced via the mainstream media, the planned G8 Alternatives demonstration against the G8 previously announced to take place on the 6th of july, from the meeting at 12 o' clock noon, passing via the front of Gleneagles hotel, in which the summit is held to the park in Auchterarder, got its permission denied by the authorities.
This coincides with the announcement of road closures during the G8 summit.

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05-05-2005 18:12

Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State

Alex Jones' new documentary, "Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State" is available!

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01-05-2005 18:47

Glasgow Mayday RTS Pics

pics from mayday's reclaim the streets in glasgow

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13-04-2005 17:31

Report on Sandra Bakutz trial in Turkey

The main body of this is a report I wrote for the Scottish Socialist Party of the March 30 trial of Sandra Bakutz, an Austrian who was arrested in Turkey in February and charged with belonging to a banned organisation. Sandra was released and allowed to return to Austria but the trial continues. I have added an afterword which adds some updated information since her release.

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