Monthly Archives: October 2004

the law lords have set a dangerous precedent by backing the demands of the state over individual privacy http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/sep/03uk-dna-database.htm The highest court in the land, in the House of Lords, ruled on 22 July that DNA samples taken from people … Continue reading →

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/10/298741.html On Thursday morning, US authorities issued a federal order to Rackspace ordering them to hand over Indymedia web servers to the requesting agency. Rackspace, which provides hosting services for more that 20 Indymedia sites at its London facility, complied … Continue reading →

Weds 13 – Sat 16 October 2004 inna London squat venue. phone on the day for info: 07050 614 804 http://www.randomartists.org The whole event is open-access and you are invited to take part. Please get in touch if you would … Continue reading →

SchNEWS was born out of the movement against Michael Howard’s Criminal Justice Act of 1994, an act that sought to criminalise everyone from travellers to free partygoers to those doing direct action. It has become an internationally respected newsletter of … Continue reading →

The Government is proposing yet another extension of the law which will affect the right to dissent and protest – Modernising Police Powers to Meet Community Needs. As the Guardian article below says, the proposals ‘are extraordinary in (its) scope’. … Continue reading →