People from the SPSC, Jews for a Just Peace and other groups gathered outside the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday afternoon to protest against the opening of an exhibition celebrating Israeli technology.
A solidarity caravan travelling to the autonomous municipality of San Juan Copala in the Triqui Region of Oaxaca has been attacked by UBISORT paramilitaries. 2 are confirmed dead, with at least 15 injured and 3 missing.
More than 60 rail workers gathered to protest outside the Scottish parliament on Thursday. The action by the RMT union was the latest in their dispute with First Scotrail over staffing levels on the Airdrie-Bathgate line.
Five Palestine campaigners who contested the relevancy of a “racially aggravated conduct” charge in relation to their protest against Israel’s blockade of Gaza had all charges against them dropped today.
"A secret video showing US air crew falsely claiming to have encountered a firefight in Baghdad and then laughing at the dead after launching an air strike that killed a dozen people, including two Iraqis working for Reuters news agency, was revealed by Wikileaks today."
£4 million of public funds to fight climate change are to be diverted to subsidise the Ministry of Defense. More money may be set to follow down that particular plughole.
After 16 years of dedicated service in the fight against injustice in the immigration and asylum control system, John O is leaving NCADC as he retires at the end of March 2010. During this time the laws have only become harsher, the struggle against deportations more difficult, but John O has never given up the fight.