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Nottingham photographer ‘Tash’ strongly supports the British Journal of Photography Campaign Police routinely invoke anti-terror legislation to prevent photographers from carrying out their work, and photojournalists are constantly filmed at public gatherings and their details kept on an ever-growing database. … Continue reading →

Join our rally in the Market Square on Friday 24th July at 5.15pm. Show the government that Nottingham wants Amdani to stay Help us make the rally big and loud. The Friends of Amdani contact details: http//friendsofamdani.wordpress.com In 2003, Amdani … Continue reading →

Firstly…. Happy Solstice! Wot Free Festivals?  A further rant, from Tash For those interested in this background, I ask you check these out: Stonehenge:            http://tash.gn.apc.org/stones1.htm Solstice Ritual:        http://tash.gn.apc.org/solst_0.htm Beanfield:            http://tash.gn.apc.org/sh_bean.htm The Story so far:    … Continue reading →

Arrested for asking a policeman for his badge number – Guardian The Guardian has obtained this police footage of Emily Apple and Val Swain being arrested by surveillance officers after asking for their badge numbers at the Kingsnorth climate camp … Continue reading →

Squatters in the JB Spray Building, [Russell Street, Radford, Nottingham, NG7 4FL] prevented Severn-Trent water from cutting them off. My report in Indymedia with piccys Nottingham Squatters in the JB Spray Building, prevent water company from cutting them off On … Continue reading →

Two photographers and a lawyer, nattering about their common interests. PhotoLegal is a podcast exploring legal issues that affect UK Photographers, from copyright and protection of images on the internet, to the thorny questions about photography in public places and … Continue reading →

Amazing!! Have just learned from the Nokia E71 blog, that I can make a blog posting here, direct from My Nokia 71, here in the street. Simply by send this as an email. So, just checking Testing, testing 123 …… … Continue reading →

What is wrong here? Perhaps I should start a competition … but sadly, there is no prize  🙁 This is a Nottinghamshire Police vehicle,  parked on double yellows, while his mate goes into Sainsbury’s. If you or I did this, … Continue reading →

The G20 Protests: Global Economic Meltdown – Video http://current.com/items/90015124_the-g20-protests-global-economic-meltdown.htm 1 April 2009 – Financial Fools Day: As the 29 G20 leaders gathered in London, thousands came out on to the streets of the financial district to protest a wide range … Continue reading →

Here at Nottinghamshire Indymedia Towers, we are also experimenting with Twitter. Again, most useful for RSS notifications. User name:  nottsindymedia txt to +447624801423  <FOLLOW nottsindymedia>  from other & international mobile phones. To stop receiving texts, send <LEAVE nottsindymedia> or <OFF>  … Continue reading →

So, well, I have for a while now, but on the whole, I use it to notify updates on this blog:  http://tashuk.wordpress.com YouTube:  http://uk.youtube.com/tashphoto Flickr:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tash and another photo-blog, I have linked for uploads, direct from my Nokia E71 mobile … Continue reading →

On Saturday 18th April, the ex-pat Zimbabwe Community from around the UK, came together to discuss the ‘Death of Democracy’ The gathering was in Nottingham at the Hyson Green Youth Centre, Terrance Street NG7 6ER. [between ASDA and the Noel … Continue reading →

“There’s only one motive for a police officer disguising his identity and that’s because he thinks he’s going to be doing something reprehensible.” – Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, said his party was given a guarantee by … Continue reading →

In light of the G20 event Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has invited Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Denis O’Connor, to conduct a review of related public order policing tactics. Sir Paul said: “G20 was a complex policing operation managing … Continue reading →

114 activists were arrested in a 2am police raid on a community centre and school on Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, early on Easter Monday, 13th April 2009. It is believed that a demonstration was planned at the E.On powerstation at Ratcliffe-on-Soar … Continue reading →

Paul Lewis on the evidence concerning the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 summit protest http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/audio/2009/apr/08/g20-tomlinson

Ian Tomlinson, the man who died at last week’s G20 protests in London, was attacked from behind and thrown to the ground by a baton-wielding police officer in riot gear, dramatic footage obtained by the ­Guardian shows. Moments after the … Continue reading →

No new revelations for regular schnews readers as we look at the latest campaign for civil liberties It shows how bad things have got for freedom in this country if we’re pinning any hopes on the moderate left. They’re finally … Continue reading →

Independent Media Centre UK Press Release 26.01.2009 For immediate release Indymedia Server Raided by UK Police Issued by: IMC UK Press Group ON 22 January 2009, KENT POLICE seized an INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTRE server hosted by MANCHESTER-based company, UK GRID, … Continue reading →

Since there have been a number of ‘CCTV events in Nottingham recently [reports on the Notts newswire and features], I thought I’d take this opportunity to show you some of my more recent work on the subject, describing some of … Continue reading →