London Newswire Archive

09-12-2006 10:44

Asylum seekers protest treatment at detention centres

Asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented workers seeking to remain in Britain last week staged a protest in response to their treatment at Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow, London.

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09-12-2006 00:54

Photos/Report - Eritrean embassy demo on human rights day 8/12/06

About 80 to 100 brave Eritreans turned up outside the Eritrean embassy today (saturday 8th Dec 2006) to commemorate the International Human Rights Day and demand freedom and justice in from the government of their country. (Photo plus background below. Video to follow) Read more >>

08-12-2006 20:07 | 1 comment

An italian view on London spy-story

I was in London when the russian ex-KGB spy was killed into a Sushi pub in Picadilly, London. Once back in Italy I followed the clue and found that the italian intriguing person, Mario Scaramella, seems a not-so-casual victim of this story. Read more >>

08-12-2006 18:22

Justice for Cleaners: Stop Press. Victory number 2, events cancelled.

The Fast for Justice by cleaners planned for next week has been cancelled due to a premature victory. Sounds like a pretty good reason! Read more >>

08-12-2006 15:21

Sack Parliament Defendants Solidarity 11th Dec

On Monday 11th December people will be gathering outside Charing Cross Police Station from 9am to show solidarity with those arrested at Sack Parliament. Read more >>

08-12-2006 11:43

Public Meeting this Sunday on 19/3/07 Global Day of Action for Iraq and Beyond

The common call to action to make March 19th 2007 a global day of action against the war on terror, marking the 4th anniversary of the invasion, followed by a proposed response to be discussed at a public meeting at ULU, London, in Room 3E on the 10th December from 2-6pm. Please circulate widely. Read more >>

08-12-2006 11:30

Voices of Torture in London

Last night at the regular rampART social centre cinema night a disapointingly small audience was treated to a series of film being presented under the theme 'alternative black history month'.

Along with the films was a illuminating discussion about deportation, torture and the awful human rights abuse in Eritrea. Coincidently we also learned of a demonstration called for today outside the Eritrean embassy to commemorate The International Human Rights Day.

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08-12-2006 00:37 | 3 additions

New York WTC collapse survivor gave public account

On the evening of Monday 27 November 2006, William Rodriguez addressed
a public meeting of a hundred or so at in the Indian YMCA in Fitzroy
Street, London on the destruction of the World Trade Centre in New York
where he was working on 11 September 2001.

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07-12-2006 13:33 | 1 addition | 6 comments

Cleaners Fast for Justice outside Royal Bank of Scotland. Call for Support

Starting Monday 11th Dec, a group of cleaners from the TGWU Justice for Cleaners campaign will be spending several days without food, sitting outside the headquarters of one of UK's richest banks, demanding a fair deal. Read more >>

07-12-2006 12:32

John Reid on AI concerns over 'failed' refugees and benefits.

Home Sec John Reid replies to an Amnesty Intl camapign letter regarding the removal of benefits from so-called failed asylum seekers. Read more >>

07-12-2006 12:20

House of Lords Harmondsworth Debate

Discussion in the House of Lords of the shocking report into Harmondsworth IRC, which sparked off a riot. Intriguing piece of info - the Home Office got £5M back from the folk who trun the Centre because of unspecified contractual failures. Read more >>

07-12-2006 04:53

AUDIO spanish Brian Haw

Interview in spanish/english to Brian Haw, pacifist living and acting in front of the British Parliament

Entrevista en español/inglés con este pacifista
que puede ser expulsado de Parliament Square el próximo lunes día 11 de diciembre
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06-12-2006 23:11 | 1 comment

Private cab drivers want same rights as bus and black cab drivers

Private cabs are often used by people with disabilities and people who can't afford black cabs, yet drivers aren't allowed to stop in red routes and use bus lanes. This means that people with disabilities, etc, can't easily be taken to their front doors, etc, or the front doors of the places they're trying to get to. You can do all that if you can afford a black cab, though. Is this fair? Read more >>

06-12-2006 19:03

Protest against sacking of JJB Sports rep!

Following a successful strike by workers at JJB Sport's warehouse in Wigan, the company is trying to sack GMB rep Chris Riley. The No Sweat campaign is organising a protest against this and in solidarity with Chris this Sunday in Shepherd's Bush. Read more >>

06-12-2006 16:31

Asylum From Rape Bulletin October/November 2006

Our Asylum from Rape Project provides self-help support services to rape survivors seeking asylum. We offer help and referrals, welcome volunteers and provide guidance to organisations on how to meet women’s needs. Read more >>

06-12-2006 13:49

Who do you have to kill to get an invite?

Halloween is a complex tradition, and different people choose to celebrate it in different ways, but this year in darkest Westminster there were some particularly spooky events, and an unusual array of ghouls. Read more >>

06-12-2006 11:20

Sack Parliament defendants' meeting @ LARC 6pm 11th Dec

LDMG (Legal Defence & Monitoring Group) will be hosting a defendants' meeting for anyone arrested or reported to the CPS for the 9th October 'Sack Parliament' actions, as most people arrested are bailed to return to Charing Cross police station on the 11th December. The meeting will be the same day from 6pm at LARC, 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, London E1 1ES. If you are unable to come to this meeting and have not had any contact with LDMG already please email us

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06-12-2006 10:28 | 1 addition | 1 comment

No Justice - video of deaths in custody march

Every year for the last nine years, on the last saturday of October, there has been a gathering in London of the friends and family of those who have been killed while in the custody of the state and it's employees....

06-12-2006 10:08 | 2 comments

Licence to kill?

The Menezes family went to the High Court yesterday, in a further attempt to get justice for Jean Charles, who was gunned down in London by police on 22 July last year. Read more >>