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Demotix: Masked protesters questioned under Section 60

Masked protesters were pulled out of the crowds at the beginning of the June 30th strike from Lincoln's Inn Fields and detained and de-masked with their details taken under Section 60 of the Public Order Act. London, UK, 30/07/2011.

Demotix: Man scales lampost to drop banner at start of J30

Shortly after the June 30th strike and march began from Lincoln's Inn Fields around 12 noon, a man scaled a lamp post at the south end of Kingsway dropping a banner supporting the strike. London, UK, 30/07/2011.

Demotix: Libyans demonstrate at Downing St.

Hundreds of Libyans demonstrated opposite Downing Street following the air strikes that Moammar Gaddafi ordered in Tripoli, the Libyan Capital with Human Rights Watch claiming at least 233 dead. London, UK, 22/02/2011.

Fight Back! A Reader on the Winter of Protest

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Published today, Fight Back! features reports, analysis, images, reflections and overviews on the UK's winter of protests, and the start of a movement against fees and cuts.

From a 15-year-old UK Uncut activist to a rebel Lib Dem peer, via kettled students and forward-thinking commentary - Fight Back! captures both the spirit and arguments of revolt, bringing together the best reportage and a…

Party and Picnic Against Benefit Cuts

January 24, 2011 14:00

Triton Square is on the North side of Euston Road, a minute or so from Warren Street tube and less than five minutes from Euston/Euston Square or Great Portland Street tube stations.

Riot Police Seize University of Puerto Rico

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After midnight on Thursday, December 9, 2010 the Puerto Rican police force, including SWAT forces broke into the Rio Piedras campus of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), as well as other campuses.  Students and professors have said that they will not open or attend classes until police leave, and students still plan to strike indefinitely over the tuition hike beginning on Tuesday, December 12…

http://njcooke.blogspot.com/: Kettling at Student Protest 30/11/10

I filmed the last protests and thought many might be interested in seeing the result.

National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts

Take action now to defend the Welfare State. We will not pay for their crisis.

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After London, hot reception for G8/G20 in Toronto

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The G8/G20 jamboree rolled up in Toronto Canada last week. Not to be outdone by the authorities in London last April, over a billion dollars has been spent on security, $4million alone on fencing, and 20,000 cops on duty to stomp on dissent. After the third day of protests on Saturday, the arrest figure stood at around 400. By the end of Monday it exceeded 900 - the highest level of mass arrests i…

Camp Ashraf Protests:30 Days and Beyond

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On 26th August i was at the US embassy for my visa appointment and saw the camps and make shift beds of 13/14 Iranian Men and Women outside the embassy on hunger strike in protest of the Camp Ashraf killings that occurred in Iraq last month. I am surprised that there has been absolutely no televised coverage of this event by the british media considering that some of the protesters have marked the…

Mass Action Victory Scuppers E.ON Recruitment Plan

National wave of student protest forces energy giant to abandon recruitment tour



Anti-coal protests at graduate careers fairs around the UK have forced E.ON to cancel the remainder of its recruitment tour. The energy company, which is planning to build a new coal power station at Kingsnorth, Kent [1], has seen at least seventeen of its careers events disrupted over the last few weeks [2].