Nadine Dorries bill proposing mandatory abstinence classes for young girls was withdrawn before it could be debated by MPs in parliament today. Close to 100 mostly women protesters welcomed the news of the withdrawal with cheers and applause.



The protest was supported by Women Against Rape and Black Women’s Rape Action Project, The British Humanist Association, Feminist Fightback, Abortion Right…

A quick report; Squatters sleep out on Tot Hill a traditional place of free speech, near parliament. The police moved in on a picnic of concerned citizens and squatters who were expressing their opinions about the criminalisation of squatting.

PETITION TO BAN THE USE OF WATER CANON AND PLASTIC BULLETS

FREEDOM AND UNITY FOR ALL KOREANS -OPEN THE BORDER-

Granting an order for possession and an injunction against Haw and Tucker, Mr Justice Wyn Williams said: "As is apparent from this judgment, I have concluded that the claimant has adduced substantial evidence which justifies the conclusion that the making of orders in this case is proportionate."

If I kept a diary yesterday, this is what it'd look like...

This is not an exhaustive report. There were so many of us and everyone has their story to tell (why don't you tell your story?). So basically, they want to take away the right to education, and we won't let them. It was brilliant seeing all those people turn out, 13, 14 year old school kids amongst them. We started off at ULU. Everyone's really angry. How do those who got an education get to mess…

All sorts of people in the kettle including tourists and random people having tea. It was pretty tightly packed, but after a mesh fence on a building site was pushed down there was a bit more space. Cop van is stuck in the middle of the crowd.

The Israeli military's attack on the Free Gaza Flotilla has sparked demonstrations in London today. Even before the massacre, there were demonstrations on Sunday outside 10 Downing Street demanding freedom of passage for the aid ships. 

Following the raid, which killed at least 10 peace activists in a commando assault in international waters, demonstrators began gathering at 11am, with both the …

Thousands of British Tamils gathered in parliament square to mourn the dead and injured in the war in Sri Lanka. People young and old laid flowers and lit candles in memory of friends and relatives. MP Tony Benn held the Tamil flag in solidarity, as earlier in the day police officers had attempted to confiscate them from protesters.

Tamils blockade Parliament Square in protest over the ongoing war in Sri Lanka. Police removed demonstrators from the road and made several arrests.