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War Protesters Halt Traffic, Recall Dead
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Protesters 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 the U.S. invasion of Iraq.In other, more somber observances, organizers set up a 2-mile display of about 4,000 T-shirts in Cincinnati, meant to symbolize the members of the U.S. military killed in Iraq, while in Louisville, ...
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Anti-war demo draws thousands
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
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 on parliament.
The protest, organised by the Stop the War Coalition, was called to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Demonstrators ...
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SOCPA Demo Pics & Report
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008Indymedia
SOCPA placard outside the National Gallery
Demonstrators in Trafalgar Square
Officer attempts to impede photography during stop and search, Whitehall
Peace Protesters, Parliament Square...
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Stop The War - Mass Demo 15 March
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Stop 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 March protest, writes Andrew Burgin The fifth anniversary of the great anti-war march of 15 February 2003 was celebrated by the anti-war movement last week, as a high point of a truly unique mass movement ...
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London Demo Slams Musharraf’s Rights Abuses
Saturday, January 26th, 2008Rights 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 meeting between Musharraf and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday. "British Prime Minister Gordon Brown should tell visiting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that free and fair elections will be impossible without ...
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Mark Thomas: Laws have chilling effect on activism
Monday, June 11th, 2007By 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 protests outside Parliament without prior police permission. The ban exists within half a mile radius of the House of Commons that severely damages civil rights in the United Kingdom, in which the government overruled the Human Rights Act - that was ...
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Iranian protester sentenced to 6 years in prison
Monday, May 28th, 2007
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 of Roya Tolui, said on Wednesday her client took part in two peaceful rallies in 2005.
The ISNA news agency reported the two rallies were in ...
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International Antifascist demo in Schwerin
Sunday, May 27th, 2007*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 will protest against the planned right-wing extremist march on June 2nd 2007 in Schwerin. On this day, the regional leader of the German Nationalist Party (NPD), Stefan Koester, previously convicted for grievous bodily harm, has registered a ...
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