London Newswire Archive

16-02-2008 11:24

Unlawful Detention

An asylum seeker continues to languish in Britains (Guantanamo Bay) Harmondsworth Detention Centre for 8 months after been detained despite the facts that it is against Home Office published policy on detention, on parents enagaged in Child Contact Proceedings and Case law regarding eminent removal. Read more >>

16-02-2008 01:49

Charges dropped for blockaders of Japanese Embassy

A 14-year-old anti-whaling campaigner arrested at the Japanese embassy has condemned a decision to drop charges. Read more >>

15-02-2008 23:58

Camden Inferno -

Will the fire in Camden see another area fall to corporate High Street culture? Wild rumours of a corporate plot behind the fire may have nothing in them, but one thing is certain another part of Camden is under threat. Read more >>

15-02-2008 23:54

Free Paper War - LONDON LITtEr

Ten tonnes of waste per week is generated by the free newspapers in Westminster alone, which is not a problem that can be solved just by recycling. The only solution to the problem is to remove it - stop printing the papers.

In an attempt to get this message out, a group of intrepid paper boys and girls decided to use the tactics of The London Paper and London Lite, putting their own pro-recycling anti-waste propaganda into copies of the papers then aggressively and relentlessly forcing them on the public. Read more >>

15-02-2008 19:04 | 1 addition

Hackney Social Centre Opens!

London's newest autonomous zone opened last night with a free cafe, music, and a series of short films. Read more >>

15-02-2008 17:59

Supersize My Pay: activists from France and New Zealand speak in London tomorrow

Mike Treen from New Zealand's Unite union, which organised the first Starbucks strike in the world, and French fast food worker and union activist Axel Perrson will speak in London tomorrow. Read more >>

15-02-2008 15:15

Urgent! Ring Health Secretary Friday&Saturday To Save 600 National Bloodworkers

Demo at health sec alan Johnsons surgery this evening 5.45pm to demonstrate against plans to axe 600 national blood centre lab workers & cut national blood centres to 3 centres. www.iww.org.uk.
Also demo at surgery tomorrow ring 07789362772 for details.
Or ring-email Alan Johnson Hull MP in london or Hull
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15-02-2008 14:47 | 1 addition

Guantánamo Britons’ Spanish extradition request: an update

Andy Worthington, author of “The Guantánamo Files,” reports on the latest stage in the Spanish government’s attempts to extradite Omar Deghayes and Jamil El-Banna, two of the three Britons freed from Guantánamo in December, on long-discredited charges. Read more >>

15-02-2008 14:14

Scientology: what it is and why we fight it

0. Prologue.

Tottenham Court Road, 10th February 2008. A busy London high street filled with shoppers. On one side of the road, the “Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Centre”. On the other, a crowd of people clad in V for Vendetta masks, dancing to Rick Astley and holding placards. Fair Game. Lisa McPherson. The Rehabilitation Project Force. What in the name of Xenu are they on about? Read more >>

15-02-2008 13:50

LSE Union Demands Divestment from Israel

The London School of Economics Students' Union (LSESU) yesterday voted overwhelmingly to call on its university and the National Union of Students (NUS) to divest from companies that provide military and commercial support for the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, condemning the decades of human rights abuses and systematic oppression that has occurred as a result. Read more >>

15-02-2008 13:41

Position Paper - 15th February 2008: Digging Machinery operating at Lismullen

According to reports on the 6th February 2008, there is digging machinery at the Lismullin
Henge as attempts are being made to bury this National Monument. Read more >>

15-02-2008 13:34

We Are Change UK - Alastair Campbell

Members of We Are Change UK attended the QPR vs Burnley football game on 12 February 2008 to protest against Alastair Campbell, who is a lifelong Burnley fan and was in the crowd.
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15-02-2008 07:39

The 2008 Elections and The Peace Movement

In America even if the Democrats win, the progressive peace movement needs to continue to “bear witness” to the crimes that our government, the CIA, and the Pentagonians are committing in foreign lands against people that have never harmed or attacked America. Read more >>

15-02-2008 00:05

Cuban Students Denounce Manipulation

Students whose images were exploited by different foreign media to present them as a sign of rebellion against the Cuban government spoke during a video interview denouncing the manipulations that occurred and denying that they were arrested on Tuesday. Read more >>

14-02-2008 20:26

9/11: The New Evidence (Monday 18th February)

London 9/11 Truth group presents: 9/11: The New Evidence. An evening
with Ian Henshall, author of the recently-published book of the same
title, and fellow-campaigners. Read more >>

14-02-2008 17:41

Unofficial "Memories" of Colombia's Armed Conflict

London Branch 19th February, 7.30pm. Read more >>

14-02-2008 14:51

New social centre opening tonite!

Having fought off raids by police and landlords, the new occupied social centre in Hackney is flinging open its doors for a great evening of food, films and friends... Read more >>

14-02-2008 13:38

Carmel Blockade photos

12/02/08 Brighton and London Palestine Solidarity demonstrators blockade Camel Agrexcos main UK headquarters in Hayes, Middlesex but run into the violent workforce first. Read more >>

14-02-2008 12:41

You need police permission to speak LOLCAT in a designated area!

I submitted a number of applications under SOCPA to carry a placard or wear a t-shirt reading 'I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?', 'I MADE YOU A COOKIE... BUT I EATED IT' etc. and the police decided that, yes, police permission was required. Read more >>