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Brian Haw - 7 years on, still going strong

24-08-2008 01:09

UK, London. Houses of parliament seen through Brian Haw's peace flag. 2008
Images of Brian Haw's peaceful demonstration in Parliament Square, London, UK.
Brian's protest, against war and to highlight the ridiculous SOCPA laws, is now in its seventh year.

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Smash EDO Press Release - Man Arrested For Playing Waltzing Matilda

21-08-2008 08:35

SMASH EDO PRESS RELEASE

PROTESTER ARRESTED FOR PLAYING WALTZING MATILDA

21ST AUGUST 2007

Press Contact Andrew Beckett or Chloe Marsh

For more details tel. 07875 708873 or 07754 135290
email  smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk

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Press Release - Conspiracy Prosecution Comes Unstuck

14-08-2008 08:04

Smash EDO Press Release

Thursday 14th August

For more info call Andrew Beckett or Chloe Marsh on 07875708873 or email  smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk

www.smashedo.org.uk

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Bush and the Georgia-Russia conflict (by Latuff)

13-08-2008 23:25

Russia-Georgia conflict
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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Unacceptable death of Hussein Ali

13-08-2008 08:39

Hussein Ali was arrested for working without permission (in London). He had been in the UK many years and his asylum application refused.
After 50 days in detention he was forcibly returned to Kurdistan. Two days later he had shot himself.

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Campsfield detainees on hunger strike

12-08-2008 23:38

Campsfield detainees have been on hunger strike for up to 5 days. The hunger strike was seemingly initiated by 13 Iraqi detainees who were later joined by others of all nationalities. There are fifty detainees on hunger strike at the moment.

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Anti War Conspiracy Trial Shambles Draws To A Close

11-08-2008 14:21

Smash EDO Press Release

Monday 11th August

For more info call Andrew Beckett or Chloe Walsh on 07875708873 or email  smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk

www.smashedo.org.uk

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Unity Care Services - The Horrors continue for children

09-08-2008 16:52

The horrors continue for the children in the care of Socail Services placed with Unity Care Services

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International Antiwar Protest -September 11

07-08-2008 21:05

Last year's Antiwar-9/11 protest was very successful, this year NYC will feature
Cynthia McKinney who is running for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES and Green Party Presidential nominee!
Rallies and demonstrations will be held in cities around the world.

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Barack Obama in Berlin: "Send more troops!"

06-08-2008 15:07

The flow of people from the Brandenburg Gate to the Victory Column in the heart of Berlin seemed truly endless. On 24 July, up to 200,000 people came to Berlin's central park, the Tiergarten, to hear a speech by U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. As with the "fan mile" for the European Cup, which had been in the same place on month earlier, there were jumbotrons alongside the countless beer and sausage stands.

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Fasayil School - A Jordan Valley Success Story

04-08-2008 21:25

Brighton Tubas Friendship And Solidarity Group Press Release

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Scots census awarded to Abu Ghraib torturers

04-08-2008 17:34

The Scottish government has awarded the next census contract to CACI, a corporation responsible for torture in Iraq. This corporation is not only being sued by Iraqi survivors, but was even condemned by the official US army investigation. This gestapo-like corporation will soon be legally demanding the personal details of all Scots, so one more reason not to fill in the census.

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New libel threat against Uzbekistan solidarity

04-08-2008 08:05

Craig Murray

Craig Murray, former ambassador to Uzbekistan, is threatened again with libel action to prevent the publication of his new book.
In this book, Murray plans to expose the methods of mercenary commander Tim Spicer, one of those who has made a fortune with supplying his private, unaccountable army, to Iraq. [Fuck the War action]

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El Salvador will not leave Iraq "till Iraqis control the situation"

03-08-2008 20:48

It's all very easy at times to forget that when the proper instruments of international arbitration were sidelined (UN) and systematically delegitamized (IAEA) in the lead-up to the illegal war on aggression on Iraq in 2003 the subsequent classified occupying power still being the USA, there was assembled a motley crew of states termed the "coalition of the willing".

17 of that group withdrew their troops. But plucky little El Salvador which sent 360 soldiers at the beginning will deploy its 10th contigent of 200 next week - according to a Radio broadcast today by presidente Elías Antonio Saca.

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Smash EDO Update - Support Campaigners in Court

03-08-2008 20:34

Support Campaigners in Court

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Houses Searched and further arrests made over the Carnival Against Arms Trade

29-07-2008 17:13

Update on arrests following the Smash EDO Carnival Against the Arms Trade which was held in Brighton on 4th June (see  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/southcoast/2008/06/400163.html)

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Parliament Square: police harassment

29-07-2008 14:16

Police attempting to search Brian Haw's tent at 2.30pm 29th July 08

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Anti War Protesters on Trial for Conspiracy

29-07-2008 13:37

Smash EDO Press Release

29th July 2008

Anti War Protesters on Trial For Conspiracy

Tel Andrew Beckett or Sarah Johnson on 07875708873

E mail  smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk

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VID (5.50) -"Iraq Veterans Against the War" Open Coffee House near Ft. Lewis, US

28-07-2008 18:13

A group of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) are planning to start
up a GI coffeehouse near the entrance of the Fort Lewis military base
in Washington State. Though the project is still in its planning
stages, the idea is that it will be a center for supporting GI rights
and war resistance in the region, as well as a place for GIs to get
coffee right off the base.

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It’s Chilling: Iraq Before Liberation

25-07-2008 18:58

Often forgotten are the children whom the British Government also sought to "liberate" before rendering an estimated 4.5 million extra Iraqi children as orphans through "liberation"
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