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Between the Crosses

17-08-2005 03:04 | Anti-militarism | World

Some thoughts that crossed my mind after hearing Cindy Sheehan speak

Ugandan hunger striker deportation stopped

16-08-2005 19:32 | Migration | World

The deportation of Ugandan hunger Striker known as C has been halted.

9/11 detainees 'abused' - Koran Kicking in NYC After 9/11

16-08-2005 14:22 | Repression | World

- While an inmate was at prayer, an assistant warden allegedly entered his cell and ordered a corrections officer to confiscate his prayer rug and Qur'an and to dispose of the items in a garbage incinerator.

- A Bureau of Prisons inmate alleged that a corrections officer ordered him to drop his Qur'an on the floor outside his cell and then kicked the Qur'an and walked away.

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All Australians deserve a fair trial

16-08-2005 10:24 | Analysis | Culture | Repression | World

David Hicks could be facing a U.S military commission in a matter of weeks. We must act now. Sign our letter demanding that Alexander Downer get David Hicks back here to face an Australian court:

Norwegians criticised over minister's killing

16-08-2005 09:49 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

The Norwegian-led Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission has been criticised after the killing of Sri Lankan foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, whose funeral was on 15 August. It has been claimed that concern over human rights violations have been ignored.

British Law Student and Tourist Complains of Abuse by Thai Army

16-08-2005 09:38 | Social Struggles | World

A British 3rd Year Human Rights Law Student from Sunnyside, Halls Lan, north Kelsey, Lincolnshire, England who is staying in an Akha village of norther Thailand said that the Thai army tried every effort to find some means by which to arrest him.

British Tourist in Thailand Accosted By Thai Army!

15-08-2005 15:47 | Social Struggles | World

British Tourist in Thailand, Adam Lane, (more details coming) was staying as a guest in the Akha village Pah Nmm in Ampur Mae Fah Luang, Chiangrai Province when another tourist was brought to the village from the Akha village of Hooh Yoh by three Thai soldiers.

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Community set to oppose downer propaganda: Bashir

15-08-2005 07:47 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

9-ll, Bali, Spain, Australia's Embassy in Jakarta, London and Egypt all have similarities and follow the same pattern, in that without them it would have been impossible to get the support from the west necessary to pre-emptively and illegally strike a sovereign nation state and whoever is behind these bombings wanted to go into an illegal and degrading war and not preach and teach peasants in Indonesia.

ONE YEAR ON - JUSTICE FOR TJ - RE-OPEN THE INQUEST

15-08-2005 00:01 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The Inquest itself was also flawed as legitimate evidence and witnesses were blocked by the legal team purportedly representing the Hickey Family and by the Counsel assisting the Coroner. The Coroner had also set strict parameters for what could be discussed in open Court.

Naming Names: The Bin Laden Galaxy

14-08-2005 23:34 | Globalisation | World

Jean-Charles Brisard explores the relationships between the Bin Laden family and friends and Osama. The interconnection between these entites are frightening. This book was banned for publishing for Three Years until a European court recently overruled that motion, which was initiated by the Bin Laden Family. from the original text: "Ben Laden: La vérité interdite". This is a translated excerpt of the chapter "La Galaxie Bin Laden"

Solitary confinement for Ugandan hunger Striker

14-08-2005 14:53 | Migration | World

In recent minutes officers at Yarl's Wood detention centre have tried to put Ugandan hunger striker Harriet Anyangokolo into solitary confinement.

Ugandan hunger strike women facing imminent deportation

14-08-2005 13:58 | Migration | World

Some of the Ugandan hunger strikers in Yarl's Wood detention center are facing imminent deportation, as they reach their third week of hunger strike.

Notes from new Palestine: revolutionary suicidal tendencies

13-08-2005 22:49 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

it has been 6 years since the martyredome of anthony james dawson and the silence remains by all who thought they once meant something to activism as they lay cozy in union jobs. all the deaf, dumb and blind and coopted media run by the sycophants of can west mediocrity, be it the mainstream facist press to the sellout alternia-rags sold out to arrogant bigots with tunnel vision, no imagination and with axes to grind, still hold no sense to know the question – what time is it?

Iraqis say 15 dead after military shooting -- but U.S. denies

13-08-2005 19:48 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

Iraqis say 15 dead after military shooting -- but U.S. denies

Activists remember Burundi's Gatumba massacre

13-08-2005 17:49 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Human rights groups around the world are marking the first anniversary of the Gatumba massacre, in which more than 150 Congolese "Banyamulenge" Tutsis were killed, at a refugee camp in western Burundi.

Danish "Rebellion" repressed

13-08-2005 15:21 | Repression | World

Danish anti-terror legislation campaign group Oprør (Rebellion) is once again in the searhlight, due to the appeal below, which the police has ordered removed from their site. It is, of course, now appearing everywhere in cyberspace in solidarity.

Neo-Nazi and White Power Groups Using Author's Website to Organize

12-08-2005 22:48 | Anti-racism | World

Neo-Nazi and White Power groups in Canada, the US and elsewhere have been using Nationstates.net, an online gaming site based on Australian author Max Barry's novel, Jennifer Government, hosted on UK servers, to recruit new members for their hate groups. Let Max Barry know what's up with supporting hate groups by letting them use his site!

A Chip of the old CIA block?

12-08-2005 21:37 | Analysis | World

Sign up today to be among the first in the world to "Get Chipped" for george dubya bushit's military industrial complex and the cia.

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Spodden Valley regeneration and asbestos- a growing scandal?

BBC TV North West Tonight investigates the controversial Spodden Valley planning application.

Were Councillors and the BBC misled over asbestos test results?

Jayne Barrett of BBC North West Tonight reports that residents in Rochdale are today calling on the office of Deputy Prime Minister to for a Public Inquiry because they suggest that developers have seriously misled town councillors and the BBC over important facts about asbestos contamination.

This concerns the former Turner and Newall site in Spodden Valley, Rochdale where there are controversial plans by a consortium, headed by Countryside Properties, to build over 600 homes and a children’s nursery on the site of the world’s largest asbestos textile factory

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Israel and Palestine blog

12-08-2005 19:33 | World

I am currently in Ramallah, Palestine, and having been writing a blog for War on Want. If you want to check it out, go to

World Newswire Archive

Between the Crosses

Ugandan hunger striker deportation stopped

9/11 detainees 'abused' - Koran Kicking in NYC After 9/11

All Australians deserve a fair trial

Norwegians criticised over minister's killing

British Law Student and Tourist Complains of Abuse by Thai Army

British Tourist in Thailand Accosted By Thai Army!

Community set to oppose downer propaganda: Bashir

ONE YEAR ON - JUSTICE FOR TJ - RE-OPEN THE INQUEST

Naming Names: The Bin Laden Galaxy

Solitary confinement for Ugandan hunger Striker

Ugandan hunger strike women facing imminent deportation

Notes from new Palestine: revolutionary suicidal tendencies

Iraqis say 15 dead after military shooting -- but U.S. denies

Activists remember Burundi's Gatumba massacre

Danish "Rebellion" repressed

Neo-Nazi and White Power Groups Using Author's Website to Organize

A Chip of the old CIA block?

Spodden Valley regeneration and asbestos- a growing scandal?

Israel and Palestine blog

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