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Now We Are Free - Lessons from Vieques

A major international conference launches at the end of the month in Glasgow with special speakers coming from Puerto Rico to Govan. Robert Rabin was at the heart of the struggle to eject the US Navy from Vieques. After this victory he's now invited to Scotland to share his tactics...

“Fake” Spodden Valley asbestos websites exposed…

The Save Spodden Valley campaign may have discovered a sinister move by developers of the former asbestos factory site in the Spodden Valley, Rochdale:

It's not racist......

13-04-2005 21:11 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Migration | World

Are you thinking what they're thinking? It's not racist to endanger ethnic minorities in order to advance your career

Report on Sandra Bakutz trial in Turkey

13-04-2005 16:31 | Repression | World

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.

Destruction of the palmtrees in Iraq

13-04-2005 15:58 | Ecology | World

Le palmier dattier est l'arbre emblématique de la Basse Mésopotamie. Les dattes sont l'un des produits de base de l'alimentation de l'Irak moderne. Avant l'embargo, l'Irak, qui abritait plus de trente millions de palmiers dattiers et plusieurs centaines de variétés, était le premier exportateur de dattes au monde. Aujourd'hui, les palmeraies, saccagées par les troupes d'occupation et atteintes par une maladie inconnue, sont pratiquement détruites.
La destruction des palmiers-dattiers et d'autres arbres fruitiers pourrait-elle faire partie de la politique de génocide culturel menée par les Etats-Unis en Irak, berceau de la civilisation, tout comme la destruction des oliveraies en Palestine par les Israéliens ?

Indypendent video evidence saves the day

13-04-2005 12:49 | Indymedia | World

Video evidence collected by on the streets by independent journalists is being used more and more to challange in the courts the lies of the police. In the USA court cases have begun for the 1,806 people arrested in New York last summer while the Republican National Convention was taking place. In the first case the prosecutor abruptly dropped all charges when video evidence provided proved that the officer who had just testified had not even been present at the arrest! Similar stories can be found around the world and while the footage taken by grassroots videographers rarely making it onto the corporate controlled mainstream media, the footage may often prove vital in protecting people against the worst abuses of power by the police.

The police clearly don't like their actions being recorded and are scared of the power of the photos and video footage taken by independent journalist (and don't forget with indymedia we can all be journalists). This fear is demonstrated by this quote by Cheif Supt Davies of the Mets Public Order Branch published in the Police Review in 1997:

"Like all forms of modern protest, experience has shown environmentalist to be highly organised and media friendly. It is almost standard now that the media will give protesters cameras, both video and still, to record a protester's eye view. This would almost certainly result in a significant propaganda victory for the protesters as they are selective about what they release".

However it is the police who are selective, selecting where and what can be filmed. During protests to save greenbelt land from contruction projects in Manchester and Birmingham the police erected fences around the sites and banned all journalists. An observation platform well away from the action was erected with views of only a tiny section of the forest was constructed by officers leaving the actions of balliffs and police unobserved during the evictions.

Obviously the power of the alt media is recognised by the police and frequently those with cameras will be the first targetted for arrest or harrasment.

Ex undercurrents journalist Roddy Mansfield (who now works or Sky News) was arrested for forgetting his press card PIN while covering a protest in London. While reporting on the Manchester Airport, HTV producer John Fraser Williams, sustained two broken ribs after being beaten by police.

Photographer Nick Cobbing was arrested in Oxford merely for leaving a demonstration. The animal rights protest he was covering was covered by a section 12 order and when it came time to leave he told a senior police officer him his NUJ press card. However, shortly after he was arrested.

There is an almost endless list of such stories: David Sims freelance photographer detained for 11 hours, being arrested for breach of the peace at Greenpeace demo against arrival of genetically modified soya beans into Liverpool Docks. Was arrested in spite of repeatedly showing his NUJ card. Police returned camera, but kept roll of film.

In a more recent case in the UK, a freelance journalist was arrested just minutes after filming an arrest that occured during a protest outside a meeting of G8 environment ministers taking place in London. It was reported afterwards that the police kept the camera and footage but have since dropped charges.
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http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308413.html)

Iain Hook's Murder COVERED UP: Dr. Jack Shepard &The Socialist Worker New agree

13-04-2005 11:12 | Anti-militarism | Indymedia | Social Struggles | World

When will we realize that there can't be this many "accidents"?

THE TARGETED ASSASSINATION OF IAIN HOOK A TOP BRITISH UN OFFICIAL BY THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE UNCOVERED UP!

by Dr. Jack Shepard

Report from Amman, Jordan with 11photos.

13-04-2005 06:15 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Culture | World

This is a 2,700 word article about my impressions and the impressions of others on the current situation in Jordan in the Middle East. 11 labelled photos are attached.

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DEATH SQUAD DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: How America Installed Its Puppets

13-04-2005 04:29 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

Tens of thousands of Iraqis poured into the streets to say No To America, No to Death Squads, and No to the new puppet government. As Iaqis are conditioned to kill each other it is believed that the "tipping point" of insurgency has already passed.Nonviolant demonstration of peaceful Iraqis might be the only method towards success. prove be the best strategy

Get involved in Nottingham IMC !

12-04-2005 09:28 | Indymedia | Sheffield | World

Nottingham IMC meeting will be on the 18th of April at 7.30pm at the Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX, 0845 458 9595.

What about the Racism That We Face? (Racism within and by union)

11-04-2005 22:05 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

This Article was written by a member of a Canadian union and Originally published at

http://www.ufcw.net

Racism has an unquestionably destructive effect upon worker solidarity.
What strategies do unions have in place for combating racism within the union?

Photos needed urgently

11-04-2005 21:00 | Animal Liberation | Free Spaces | Oxford | World

A friend has died recently and we are looking for photos of him from demos to send to his family, so they have some upto date photos of him. he died last month and was 17.

Poll Tax riot 15th anniversary pix from that glorious day

11-04-2005 20:24 | Indymedia | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Sorry almose two weeks late with these, totally passed me by!
Enjoy them!
Comments welcome!

The Poor Are Revolting

11-04-2005 20:12 | Analysis | Repression | World

The Observer reports that UK "cabinet minister Peter Hain launched a fierce attack on self-indulgent 'dinner party critics' among the liberal middle classes who are tempted to use the ballot box to punish Blair.

Pix of Roma demo Central London Saturday 9th April 2005

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Pastor Makielokele Nzelengi Daly - or Detainee 4707

11-04-2005 18:16 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Repression | World

"They lied to my children."

"I asked them, what are you doing here? It was then that the children told me that "oh, we were told we were coming to visit you." And I told them “no no no no, thats not reality, the reality is you've been arrested with me."

"My daughter asked me ‘why should we be arrested, what did we do? Should we be arrested for nothing?’ Those kind of words are very painful to a father."

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Scientist calls 4 World DNA database

11-04-2005 15:37 | Social Struggles | Technology | World

Someone hasn't read his George Orwell ??

Royal Wedding – Gays demand marriage rights too

11-04-2005 09:02 | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Tatchell detained under Terrorism Act
Windsor public support same-sex marriage rights
Gay marriage ban is illegal under Human Rights Act

Vampire Howard's Constituency info

10-04-2005 13:48 | Social Struggles | South Coast | World

Info on the Election situ in M.Howard's lair for anyone interested and for anyone/groupos who may like to pay a visit to 'advise' him of their views...
(He will definately be here April 30th at a Churches Together Hustings- Untd Reform Church 7.30pm- see below for Church locale)

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April 13: International Day of Action to Stop Caterpillar

09-04-2005 15:32 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Human rights groups to demand investigation of Israeli war crimes at Caterpillar's Annual Meeting in Chicago on April 13 - Simultaneous protests scheduled for dozens of cities around the world.

World Newswire Archive

Now We Are Free - Lessons from Vieques

“Fake” Spodden Valley asbestos websites exposed…

It's not racist......

Report on Sandra Bakutz trial in Turkey

Destruction of the palmtrees in Iraq

Indypendent video evidence saves the day

Iain Hook's Murder COVERED UP: Dr. Jack Shepard &The Socialist Worker New agree

Report from Amman, Jordan with 11photos.

DEATH SQUAD DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: How America Installed Its Puppets

Get involved in Nottingham IMC !

What about the Racism That We Face? (Racism within and by union)

Photos needed urgently

Poll Tax riot 15th anniversary pix from that glorious day

The Poor Are Revolting

Pix of Roma demo Central London Saturday 9th April 2005

Pastor Makielokele Nzelengi Daly - or Detainee 4707

Scientist calls 4 World DNA database

Royal Wedding – Gays demand marriage rights too

Vampire Howard's Constituency info

April 13: International Day of Action to Stop Caterpillar

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