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Bring the Bushite to Justice

"We don't give them a bail out on top of
a bail out, they'll run Americans into the
ground - is the for sure crime of extortion"

Autonet - an autonomous internet

23-06-2009 11:35 | Repression | Technology | Sheffield | World

Autonet is a project to create a wireless, global internet that can provide more reliability than corporate phone companies by being community based and freely licensed.

UK Network launched as Belgium bans depleted uranium

22-06-2009 15:13 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Technology | World

Sunday marked the passage into force of Belgium’s 2007 decision to ban the use of uranium in all conventional weapons and armour after a series of unanimous parliamentary votes and a ban on all government investments in the manufacturers of the weapons. To mark the day, 11 UK NGOs have launched a UK Uranium Weapon Network to increase pressure on the UK government ahead of the 2010 UN General Assembly.

Global IMC Newsreal -

24-05-2009 14:47 | Social Struggles | Technology | World

This is a monthly newsreal produced from all the submissions that are received from around the world.

This is how to smash anti-pirate org BayTSP

16-05-2009 14:13 | Culture | Repression | Technology | World

If you google "

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q=%22infringement+information%22+site%3Abaytsp.com&btnG=Search" you can see where anti-pirate mafia company BayTSP send warnings to people they believe downloaded illegal files. Anyone can click their web form to agree a legally binding contract on behalf of the alleged perp. But that is illegal. You can type anything, say anything. Just be careful what you click re: 'Compliance Statement'.

Today: protest against internet surveillance in Brazil

14-05-2009 12:35 | Technology | World

The action is called against the "Digital AI-5" and named after the "fifth in a series of decrees issued by the military regime in the years following the 1964 military coup in Brazil"[2] and that set a hardline policy regarding freedom of speech and other civil liberties.

Pirate Bay Verdict: Why Does SWEDEN Persecute its Citizens?

19-04-2009 04:03 | Globalisation | Repression | Technology | World

To kiss up to the United States of course, but read on.

Hackean the web Loquesomos.org In the anniversary of the II Spanish Republic

17-04-2009 16:21 | Analysis | Free Spaces | Technology | World

The republican community came 6 years publishing a web in defence of the freedom of communication

Western internet censorship: The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

09-04-2009 21:21 | Repression | Technology | World

We're arresting you for speeding.
What's the speed limit, officer?
The speed limit is secret.

Shortly after 9pm on Tuesday March 24, Wikileaks related buildings in Dresden and Jena, were raided by 11 plain clothes German police

http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Hausdurchsuchung_bei_WikiLeaks.de_Domaininhaber .

electrohippies: World Intellectual Privateers Day, April 26th 2009

08-04-2009 23:22 | Culture | Globalisation | Technology | World

the electrohippies are calling upon people around the globe to celebrate World Intellectual Privateers Day on April 26th 2009. In a concerted action across the Internet, we call upon people to select a piece of information or other creative work which should be in the public domain, but which is chained by the rules of intellectual privateering rights (IPRs), and to re-appropriate it for the people of the world to share in common by publishing it as widely as possible on-line.

The UK Minority Report: Has 'Precrime' Finally Arrived?

03-04-2009 11:51 | Technology | World

The UK’s new Channel Project heralds the unofficial beginning of British law enforcement’s own ‘Pre-crime’ program. In this brave new world of pre-emptive measures, are civil liberties becoming a thing of the past?

DARPA Project Finished

01-04-2009 01:12 | Technology | Terror War | World

A project funded by American Department of Defense has finally reached completion.

Nuclear power producers scared of wind power

26-03-2009 21:34 | Energy Crisis | Technology | World

The French government-owned power monopoly EdF and the German power giant E.ON have warned the British government they may be forced to drop plans to build a new generation of nuclear power plants in that country unless the government scales back its targets for wind power.

Thousands of activists shutting down coal plant in Washington, D.C.

04-03-2009 16:42 | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Technology | World

A shout out to the 12,000 green activists who are defying the coal industry and the politicians in Washington D.C. by blocking the entrance to the coal plant today! Check it out -- it's streaming live on the commondreams.com website! They/we are the real hope/change, not Obama!

Reduce Repair Reuse Recycle - Transforming Oil Rigs into Eco-Resorts

21-02-2009 16:03 | Ecology | Ocean Defence | Technology | World

Once we complete the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, there’ll be a lot of unused oil rigs sitting around. One architecture firm, the Morris design team, already has an idea that’s making waves: turning them into oceanic eco-resorts. Their ‘Rig Hotel’ concept reuses an abandoned oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, transforming it into a luxury resort offering amenities like boating, snorkeling, and diving as well as acting as a destination for conferences and business meetings.

The biggest online portal in Azerbaijan- day.az- was shut down today

20-02-2009 22:49 | Other Press | Repression | Technology | World

Today, Azerbaijan saw yet again, how far the government can go in its quest for achieving full power over freedom of speech in this country.

"The site was closed for reconstruction work and will resume its work in a week" stated Anar Mammedxanov, a parliament member in his official statement on the closer of one of hte biggest news portals in Azerbaijan in Russuan and English languages- www.day.az (www.today.az).

PA calls for DIME bombs to be tried as war crime

18-02-2009 14:15 | Palestine | Technology | World

After several doctor's reports of unusual wounds and over 500 amputations in the recent war in Gaza, the Palestinian Authority has accused Israel of using and testing new, horrific weapons, including DIME bombs, and has urged the International Criminal Court in The Hague to try Israel for the use of these weapons as war crimes.

Waterford occupiers keep factory alive

15-02-2009 03:45 | Smash EDO | Technology | Workers' Movements | World

Noel is part of a group of workers who are keeping the Waterford Crystal flame burning.

He is among a dozen who make sure that 18 tonnes of molten glass continue to be produced by the plant’s furnace every 24 hours.

The furnace must stay working for production at the factory to continue.

If the furnace stops, the glass will solidify and the repairs would cost 8 million euros.

A Technical Guide to Anonymous Posting

Recent events have got people talking and thinking about security implications of using indymedia or other online publishing outlets. Below is a guide to how to implement security measures for hiding your identity online.

Police bail sysadmin in animal rights extremism probe

Here is the latest from the register about the arrest related to the latest imc server seizure. The arrested man is a sys admin who hosted several servers including the indymedia server. Apparently this is enough to get you held for 8 hours and bail conditions. But the comments get it -

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/10/indymedia/comments/

World Technology Newswire Archive

Bring the Bushite to Justice

Autonet - an autonomous internet

UK Network launched as Belgium bans depleted uranium

Global IMC Newsreal -

This is how to smash anti-pirate org BayTSP

Today: protest against internet surveillance in Brazil

Pirate Bay Verdict: Why Does SWEDEN Persecute its Citizens?

Hackean the web Loquesomos.org In the anniversary of the II Spanish Republic

Western internet censorship: The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

electrohippies: World Intellectual Privateers Day, April 26th 2009

The UK Minority Report: Has 'Precrime' Finally Arrived?

DARPA Project Finished

Nuclear power producers scared of wind power

Thousands of activists shutting down coal plant in Washington, D.C.

Reduce Repair Reuse Recycle - Transforming Oil Rigs into Eco-Resorts

The biggest online portal in Azerbaijan- day.az- was shut down today

PA calls for DIME bombs to be tried as war crime

Waterford occupiers keep factory alive

A Technical Guide to Anonymous Posting

Police bail sysadmin in animal rights extremism probe

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