London Newswire Archive

09-09-2003 23:02 | 0 comment(s)

bloqueando la calle

Street blockades at DSEi, 9 September 2003 Read more >>

09-09-2003 21:57 | 0 comment(s)

morning DSEi

Footage from the morning of September 9th. Read more >>

09-09-2003 21:33 | 0 comment(s)

selected footage

Selected footage from DSEi, 9 September 2003. Read more >>

09-09-2003 21:31 | 0 comment(s)

fluffy blockade at DSEi

more pictures and video of samba & fluffy today's actions Read more >>

09-09-2003 21:06 | 0 comment(s)

police stop me filming

Police stopped me from filming on the rail platform near the DSEi exhibition today. Read more >>

09-09-2003 19:58 | 2 comment(s)

Police occupy school near DSEi

Police occupied a school near the site of the DSEi demonstrations for the entirety of the school day. The DSEi exhibition is being held in the ExCeL Center in the Docklands of East London next to Canning Town, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the city. Read more >>

09-09-2003 19:34 | 0 comment(s)

DSEi Fluffy Demonstration, 9 Sept 2003

Video footage of the afternoon demonstration at DSEi on 9 September. Features lots of fluffy people dressed in pink doing the samba thing, while the Police look on. Read more >>

09-09-2003 19:05 | 0 comment(s)

At a glance: the International Arms Trade

BBC report on the arms trade Read more >>

09-09-2003 17:56 | 0 comment(s)

Met Deputy Commissioner to do live Question & Answer session - Weds. 10th Sept

The Met's Deputy Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair will be doing a live question and answer session on BBC London 94.9 FM at 11 am on Wednesday - 020 7224 2000 Read more >>

09-09-2003 17:28 | 1 comment(s)

Testimony of one day of protest against the DSEI arms exhibitions

My testimony and disbelief at the number of police present and their aggressive behaviour. And how the government distorts the reality of a peaceful protest and reacts against it as if it was war against terrorist criminals. Read more >>

09-09-2003 16:58 | 5 comment(s)

200 demonstrators detained

A small breakaway group of protestors earlier outwitted slow-footed cops and attempted to storm the eastern entrance to the Excel Centre hosting the arms fair DSEi 2003. Read more >>

09-09-2003 16:57 | 0 comment(s)

Photos From Road Blockade at Fluffy DSEi

Quick photos from Fluffy DSEi action. Read more >>

09-09-2003 16:47 | 0 comment(s)

Photos from the blockade

Pictures from the DSEI blockade East Entrance ~4:45 pm Read more >>

09-09-2003 15:59 | 0 comment(s)

Further information from Liberty

Telephone discussion with Liberty Press Office about their plans following today's events in London. Read more >>

09-09-2003 15:32 | 4 comment(s)

Liberty launches High Court Action to protect right to protest

Press release from Liberty Human Rights watch Read more >>

09-09-2003 15:28 | 1 comment(s)

protesters detained on Connaught Overpass

Report phoned in from Sheffield anti-DSEI protestors currently on Connaught Overpass [west of Exel Centre]. Read more >>

09-09-2003 14:40 | 4 comment(s)

Short DSEi update 3

Update of DSEi action 14:30 Read more >>

09-09-2003 14:34 | 1 comment(s)

Photos of DSEI attendees

A peek through the fences on Tuesday morning Read more >>

09-09-2003 14:27 | 0 comment(s)

Internet Cafe List

Here a list of Internet cafe's in the area around DSEI Read more >>

09-09-2003 14:24 | 2 comment(s)

Children at local schools near Excell are prevented from leaving school bt Polic

In the schools local to Excel conference centre housing the DSEI arms fair, the pupils have been forbidden to leave the school at lunch time.
They have been told that if they leave the school premises they could face expulsion.
Some children have left the school grounds and were escorted back by the police.
Police officers are stationed in local schools to enforce this curfew. Read more >>