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April 30th: CAMBODIA: Protesting garment workers in Cambodia have clashed with police leaving scores injured.
The UK prison “Book Ban”
April 15th: Well, one of the big prison stories in recent months has been the Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) “book ban”, that has so outrag…
Energy price hikes
November 20th: Energy providers have warned that the cost of gas and electricity is expected to sky-rocket
No Brand
October 29th: The celebrity comedian and womaniser attracts controversy with impassioned ‘anarchist’ rants
File-sharing site closed
October 12th: The Isohunt torrent website has been closed following claims of copyright infringement
Occupy London: Stock Exchange takes it to the City
October 15th: Assemble in front of St Pauls Cathedral at Midday – please try to be on time and not early or late.
Greenwich: Pupils’ silent protest
October 11th: Pupils at Blackheath Bluecoat, Greenwich, staged a silent protest on October 10th during a council staff visit against the proposed closure of the …
Anti-fascists win their case
October 6th: Nine political activists accused of conspiracy to commit violent disorder were all found not guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court on Monday October 3rd.
Student occupation of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
September 24th: After the successful occupation of the George Square Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh in protest at Scottish universities charging £…
Riots: Police monitor beaten in back of police van
August 13th: Independent police monitor punched and kicked to the head and legs in back of police van, while monitoring policing of disturbances.
Nothing ‘mindless’ about rioters
August 10th: Although riots are complex social phenomenon, the recent unrest in England has inescapably political roots.
Anarchist ‘Bookfair’ Plot
October 24th: Undercover report from the anarchist bookfair Thousands of Anarchists have descended on Queen Mary College in the East End of London in a first ste…
