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War Protesters Halt Traffic, Recall Dead

Mick Meaney March 20, 2008 0

Protesters blocked traffic and government buildings in Washington, acted out a Baghdad street scene in Syracuse, N.Y., and banged drums in a parade through San Francisco on Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of

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Anti-war demo draws thousands

Mick Meaney March 15, 2008 1

Thousands of anti-war protesters rallied to demand Britain withdraw its troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Activists urging an end to Britain’s role in overseas’ wars gathered in Trafalgar Square, central London, for a march

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SOCPA Demo Pics & Report

Mick Meaney March 2, 2008 0

Indymedia SOCPA placard outside the National Gallery Demonstrators in Trafalgar Square Officer attempts to impede photography during stop and search, Whitehall Peace Protesters, Parliament Square SOCPA placard and Big Ben Disproportionate policing was the

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Stop The War – Mass Demo 15 March

Mick Meaney February 21, 2008 9

Stop the War: a mass movement to celebrate and defend Socialist Worker The 15 February 2003 demonstration reminds us of the strength of the anti-war movement and shows the importance of the upcoming 15

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London Demo Slams Musharraf’s Rights Abuses

Mick Meaney January 26, 2008 1

Rights activists have staged demonstrations in London to denounce Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s ‘human rights abuses’. The demonstration, organized by human rights group Amnesty International, came on Saturday at Downing Street, prior to a

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Mark Thomas: Laws have chilling effect on activism

CW June 11, 2007 0

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News British comedian and political activist, Mark Thomas, made stark a warning at the annual conference of the GMB union in Brighton, last week, about a draconian British law prohibiting

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Iranian protester sentenced to 6 years in prison

CW May 28, 2007 0

A female activist has been sentenced to six years in prison by an Iranian court for attending two banned rallies and for “propaganda activity against the system”. Nasrin Sotoudeh, the lawyer acting on behalf

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International Antifascist demo in Schwerin

CW May 27, 2007 0

*International Antifascist demonstration against the German Nationalist Party (NPD) march on June 2nd 2007 in Schwerin* With the slogan, “Against Fascism and Capitalism – For a World without Borders!”, antifascists from Germany and beyond

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