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We will never work for the BBC again – actors and directors in Gaza protest
By EMILY PYKETT ACTORS and directors have warned the BBC they will not work for the corporation again if it does not broadcast...
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BBC staff protest over decision not to show Gaza aid appeal
By Leigh Holmwood The BBC is facing a growing revolt from its own journalists over its decision not to broadcast the Gaza...
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Cyberspace wars
By JAMES EAGLE WHILE bombs and bullets have been raining down on Gaza, a different kind of warfare has been conducted in...
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Activists threaten to close Heathrow
Activists behind an annual climate change camp today threatened to close down Heathrow in an early sign of direct action...
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Police at Gaza demo ‘caused stampede’
By René Lavanchy | FURTHER allegations of police brutality at last Saturday’s demonstration against the Gaza violence...
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Events timeline for National Free Gaza demo
Indymedia | After 14 days of of Israeli state aggression against the people of Palestine 802 people are dead, over 257 of...
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Rallies to protest Gaza bombing
Tens of thousands of protesters are due to voice their anger at the Gaza bombing blitz in a series of rallies across the...
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Amy Goodman: Voices of Resistance Sing On
Strong voices for peace have left us this year, people who used their art for social change, often at a high personal price. ...
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Zimbabwe police won’t free activists
By Jonathan Clayton POLICE in Zimbabwe defied a High Court order for the release to hospital of a leading human rights activist...
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China sentences rights activist to two years in prison
Beijing – A Beijing court sentenced a rights activist to two years in prison on Thursday after convicting her of ‘obstructing...
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Greek youths break into state TV center, take over
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Protesters forced their way into Greece’s state NET television news studio Tuesday and...
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Police charge 49 after Stansted protest
Nearly 50 people have been charged following yesterday’s climate change protests at Stansted airport. Essex police...
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Hundreds protest police shooting of youth
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Riots broke out Sunday in the Greek capital and the northern city of Thessaloniki as demonstrators...
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Greenpeace activists scale Bank of England
By Hannah Wooderson | Activists from environmental group Greenpeace scaled the Bank of England building in the City of London...
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Iraqi protesters burn George Bush effigy
The crowd of tens of thousands, gathered in Baghdad where a Saddam Hussein statue once stood, protests a security pact that...
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Unite against Nato expansion and war
With conflict spreading across the globe, April’s protest in Strasbourg will be a key focus for the anti-war movement,...
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Scientology lambasted
By Caitlin Loughran | As soon as protesters in a local anti-Scientology group, donning Guy Fawkes masks, arrived at the...
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Undercover cops were among the unruly at DNC
By Felisa Cardona |The Denver Post When a Jefferson County deputy deployed pepper spray into a crowd during the first night...
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Riot police use violence to break up student demonstration
Harare – Riot police broke up a student demonstration in Harare, injuring at least four people and arresting three...
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Md. Police Put Activists’ Names On Terror Lists – Surveillance’s Reach Revealed
By Lisa Rein | The Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists and entered their names and personal...
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Report: Police Erred In Activist Surveillance
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A report has concluded the Maryland State Police intruded on the ability of law-abiding residents...
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Climate change demo cost police £6m
The estimated cost of policing a week-long protest against climate change stands at just under £6 million, it has been disclosed. Around...
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Rights groups demonstrate outside UN
Amnesty International and human rights activists are expected to send a message to United Nations Security Council at a rally...
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Howard Zinn – US ‘in need of rebellion’
Al Jazeera speaks to Howard Zinn, the author, American historian, social critic and activist, about how the Iraq war damaged...
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UK activist faces 12 year sentence after RNC protests
Indymedia | Dave Mahoney was cycling to the grocery store with his girlfriend in Minneapolis on September 4th 2008, when...




