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Don't hate the media, blog the media

Over the space of a few years the culture of blogging has spread rapidly to such a degree that the new media form appears to enjoy a readership to compete with the traditional media forms such as the daily paper...

prayer rather than disinvestment will bring peace - says CoE

19-09-2005 17:10 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Technology | World

Caterkiller: No current grounds for disinvestment says Church of England as there have been no recent sales of the killer diggers to the Israeli authorities.

Yahoo helps jail Chinese Journalist!

09-09-2005 18:38 | Globalisation | Repression | Technology | World

Yahoo 'helped jail China writer'

Western internet firms are rushing to invest in China
Internet giant Yahoo has been accused of supplying information to China which led to the jailing of a journalist for "divulging state secrets".

WA/ Satellite Surveillance

29-08-2005 04:04 | Analysis | Repression | Technology | World

However, his proposal for using high tech satellite tracking of specific types of offenders in WA could be seen as just another attempt to produce a 'tough on crime' vote winner. Such new technologies always look good on paper. Then comes the serious questions. How does one effectively police it, and will it really act as a deterrent?

Free and Environmentally friendly electricity by Hamster Power Stations

28-08-2005 10:57 | Ecology | Globalisation | Technology | World

If you ever wanted your hamster doing something useful and productive instead of distracting and destructive, modify his enthusiasm to run into powering a nightlamp or your mobile phone.

Anti-Lydd Airport demo-report

A protest against Lydd Airports expansion plans was held Aug 27th.

saving iceland electronic blockade TODAY!

17-08-2005 10:46 | Ecology | Technology | World

Electronic blockade Wednesday 17. August from 10 am.

Lets force Landsvirkjun to face up to what we think of their destruction of Iceland for their own personal profit and that of multinational corporations.

Rapier missiles at Dover & Ch' Tunnel

04-08-2005 15:33 | Anti-militarism | Technology | South Coast | World

'Rapier' misiles have been installed near the Channel Tunnel and the Port of Dover in a 'supposed' training exercise.

US court files reveal Italian link to Indymedia server grab

03-08-2005 13:13 | Analysis | Indymedia | Technology | World

New article on "The Register" on the UK Indymedia server seizure case. Register coverage of this case has been very good so far. Read on...

Sth East Trains defends Ticket office reductions/staff redeploying.

Letter received in reply to RMT (rail Union) campaign against proposed changes to station ticket office opening times/staff re-deployment.

Iceland dam works blockaded

19-07-2005 17:22 | Ecology | Technology | World

At noon today, a group of about 16 people from across Europe braved mud & drizzle to blockade access roads and lock on to vehicles on the site of the Karahnjukar hydro-electric dam project, bringing work on the site to a standstill.

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monbiot on climate change

george monbiot has brought post-g8 climate change eloquently to the readers of the guardian today, but what do we do now?

please read, circulate and mobilise.......

Mainstream Media Coverage of Bristol IMC Server Seizure

Collecting links and media coverrage of the police take down and seizure of Indymedia Bristol's web server and arrest of indymedia volunteer.

News Update : Bristol Indymedia Server Threatened by Police

News Release : Bristol Indymedia Server Threatened.
by imc bristol
24th June 2005

Bristol Indymedia Server Threatened

2nd Leaked G8 Climate Declaration Draft going Backwards (download here)

Following the leaking of an initial G8 climate position paper (see

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/05/311859.html) another later set climate documents have been leaked. It seems that after pressure from the US the already poor plan for action is being watered down still further.

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'Shell'shock over oil giants plans in Russian far east

08-06-2005 14:52 | Ecology | Globalisation | Technology | World

oil giant Shell is causing more 'concern' over it's drilling plans for gas on Sakhalin,Russia. Just across from
Japan.... (Was it ever thus?..)

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Woman tazered for Speeding USA= Stop tazers for Uk police

01-06-2005 21:19 | Anti-militarism | Gender | Technology | World

http://www.filecabi.net/v.php?file=1117656456.wmv
Let this be a lesson to all, this women had comitted the offence of driving 4 miles per hour over a speed limit.
The cop is just looking for any excuse to use his new toy and appears to enjoy the crime so much he can not resist doing it again when the woman is paralised and begging help

ID card cost soars to £93 !!!

25-05-2005 15:22 | Social Struggles | Technology | World

The costs of an ID card is now reckoned to be about £93
each revealled in The Guardian May 25th. So, presumably those on low incomes of whatever sort will
be 'helped' to pay? I think not.