G8 & G20
Dungavel Detention Center protest
A protest against the jailing of asylum seekers was held on July 5 at Dungavel, Scotland. Coordinated with G8 Alternatives, peaceful protesters were overwhelmed by the large presence of militarized police, with their horses and dogs in tow.
The Battle to get to Gleneagles
Wednesday morning 8am torrential rain and we’re off to Gleneagles!
TAKiNG THE STREETS OF EDiNBURGH - DAY TWO
Second report from the streets and campsites of Scotland
Giuliano Giuliani interview
Three years ago, the world was coming to terms with the murder of Carlo Giuliani at the hands of the Carabineri during the G8 protests in Genoa. GR’s John Sinha caught up with Carlo’s father, Giuliano on a recent visit to London.
G8 ILLEGITIME!
The media may be concentrating on the violence, but the main thing for me about the Evian protests was the sheer scale of the turn out.
To get 100,000 people to a protest on the French Swiss border in the foothills of the Alps was fantastic. Just that achievement sends a
ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
It was with a mixture of excitement and trepidation that I boarded my early morning flight to Geneva last week.
Local hostility to Policing
The presence of the German speaking police from elsewhere in Switzerland and an actual German police regiment has lead to hostility from the locals.
Report from the in blockades in Lausanne
I spent time in the Intergalactic and Vaaag villages and in Lausanne, where I took part in the blockades on June 1st.
Activists at Lausanne attempt to get across the lake
On Thursday 28th I joined the fluffy protest from the Intergalactic and Vaaag campsites to the centre of Annemasse. There were