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‘No-Bush’ demo in Nottingham in Market Square. Starting with a public trial of this bloke for crimes at 12:00 noon and at 5pm, a sit-down and march around town. A trial of President GW. Bush, was held in the Market … Continue reading →

The Freelance is the bulletin of London Freelance Branch of the National Union of Journalists. These are some of the articles the newsletter has run about difficulties faced by reporters on demonstrations, and what can be done about them. They … Continue reading →

&&& This site is to keep to up with the mans’ itinerary … Help us track George W. Bush across London! &&& the ‘main’ UK National Demonstration Thursday 20th November http://www.stopwar.org.uk Assemble 2pm at Malet Street, Central London (nearest tubes: … Continue reading →

“Public order situations” can be difficult. Especially if you’re a photographer, and the only place you can do it from is in the thick of it: often sandwiched between police officers, who just want everyone to go away (or stay … Continue reading →

http://www.barewitness.org/images/nogmambush/index.html 16th November 2003, London: Protest group barewitness.org pulled off its most daring demonstration so far, when a group of it’s members stripped naked in Parliament Square and spelt out a stark message for Tony Blair and George Bush on … Continue reading →

SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER SHEFFIELD: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/11/280177.html Sheffield and Yorkshire Demonstration in Sheffield against the war criminals Bush and Blair,in conjuction with anti-war protests across Europe. SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER London: Morning: Bare Witness invite you to spell out NO GM AMBUSH on … Continue reading →

NYTimes Article By Warren Hoge – Published: November 6, 2003 LONDON, Nov. 5 – President Bush, who has been shielded from protests in recent travels, arrives in Britain on a state visit in two weeks, and the police here are … Continue reading →

A webpage has now been set-up by Fairford Peacewatchers for any new information concerning the build up of US warplanes over the highlands of Scotland. Visit: http://www.fairfordpeacewatch.com/ScottishCNDalert.html On 31st October 2003, and after verifying with witnesses, Scottish CND put out … Continue reading →

Terror-Twister Last week High Court judges threw out Liberty’s case against the Met Police for their use of the section 44 Stop and Search provision (Terrorism Act 2000) against protestors at the DSEi Arms Fair in London last month. The … Continue reading →

 High court rejects claim that tactics used at arms fair were illegal Rebecca Allison Saturday November 1, 2003 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,1075445,00.html Civil rights campaigners yesterday lost their bid for a high court ruling that anti-terrorism laws were used unlawfully to … Continue reading →

http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=13547 This is not really a use for a cam phone, they’re too far up the pole, usually, still, though I’d give it a go. http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=13547 As part of the traffic congestion scheme in Nottingham, you can view the output … Continue reading →

17th October 2003. It questions the legality of Home Office plans to snoop on the phone and Internet activity of the UK population. Privacy International reports: “The Opinion, which relates to the EU framework directive on the retention of communications … Continue reading →

The Judicial Review brought by Liberty against the Home Secretary and the Metropolitan Police over the use of anti-terrorist legislation against protesters picketing the arms fair in London’s docklands was heard earlier this month. The judgment is expected by the … Continue reading →

http://www.reclaimthebases.org.uk The Reclaim The Bases site has been renewed ! In an attempt to centralise access to known information on UK military bases that is currently scattered around the web (or elsewhere), it now contains many resources, in particular : … Continue reading →

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/opencountry_20031011.shtml Helen Mark travels to the South West of England to find out about sustainable living. Her first visit is to Tinkers Bubble, in Somerset. It’s a self-sufficient community that has been in existence for almost ten years now and … Continue reading →

http://www.lag.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=90471 The Anti-Social Behaviour Bill received its second reading in the House of Lords on the final day of the parliamentary session. Compared with the Criminal Justice Bill, this is a tiny piece of legislation – but with a significance … Continue reading →

Statewatch has submitted a dossier covering 22 concerns on civil liberties issues to the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights (the Network was set up to follow up the Charter on Fundamental Rights) for its report on the … Continue reading →

A day out, photographing autumn at Black Rocks, near Cromford, in the Derbyshire Peak District. Such a wonderful day, the low light just right in hue, and angle, to pick out the details of the rocks. Some pictures from my … Continue reading →

European Day of Media Monitoring which is being organised in mid November this year. The actual dates will be announced shortly. This is an important campaign designed to build a picture of just how the media is covering refugee and … Continue reading →