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Occupied Justice holds a people's court addressing Iraq War Crimes

Occupied Justice held a public court on the Iraq War in an occupied Magistrates court in Shoreditch, London. 19th January 2012

by Matthew Aslett in United Kingdom on 19/01/2012

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Musical groups perform at the 2011 South Asian Bands Festival - Delhi

Presented by the Indian Council For Cultural Relations in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and Sehar, 15 popular bands from across...

by ROHIT GAUTAM in India on 02/12/2011

Politics

Homecoming parade for 3 Commando Brigade - Exeter

The homecoming parade took place for soldiers of 3 Commando Brigade, who returned from their six-month-tour of Afghanistan during Operation Herrick...

by Clive Chilvers in United Kingdom on 16/11/2011

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19/01/2012 - Occupied Justice holds a people's court addressing Iraq War Crimes - United Kingdom - Occupied Justice held a public court on...
02/12/2011 - Musical groups perform at the 2011 South Asian Bands Festival - Delhi - India - Presented by the Indian Council For...
16/11/2011 - Homecoming parade for 3 Commando Brigade - Exeter - United Kingdom - The homecoming parade took place for...
16/11/2011 - Returning Afghanistan troops parade through Exeter City - United Kingdom - Hundreds line the sreets to watch over...
08/10/2011 - Peace Rally Calls for Troops to be Withdrawn from Afghanistan - United Kingdom - Hundreds of protesters attended a peace...
20/09/2011 - Soviet war veterans protest over social benefits bill - Kiev - Ukraine - Veterans of the Soviet war in...
19/06/2011 - Parliament Square peace camp lives on after death of Brian Haw - United Kingdom - Anti-war campaigner Brian Haw's...
26/05/2011 - Community attends British soldier's repatriation - Wootton Bassett - United Kingdom - The community mourns the repatriation...
18/04/2011 - UNODC representatives react to news that poppy cultivation has fallen - Afghanistan - UNODC representatives in Kabul welcome...
19/01/2011 - Drugs use in Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Afghanistan remains the world's...

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Occupied Justice holds a people's court addressing Iraq War Crimes
Occupied Justice held a public court on the Iraq War in an occupied Magistrates court in Shoreditch, London. 19th January 2012
Bradley Manning supporters take their protest to Parliament - London
Supporters of detained US soldier Private Bradley Manning and anti war protesters took their protest to the UK Government's Cabinet Office to invoice the UK government for the wars...
Musical groups perform at the 2011 South Asian Bands Festival - Delhi
Presented by the Indian Council For Cultural Relations in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and Sehar, 15 popular bands from across nine nations come to perform at the...
3rd International Anti-imperialist Conference start - Dhaka
Third International Anti-imperialist Conference of International Anti-imperialist and People’s Solidarity Coordinating Committee (IAPSCC) Convened jointly with Socialist Party of Bangla...
Homecoming parade for 3 Commando Brigade - Exeter
The homecoming parade took place for soldiers of 3 Commando Brigade, who returned from their six-month-tour of Afghanistan during Operation Herrick 14. During their tour of duty the bri...
Occupy Exeter continues to grow
After five days, Occupy Exeter has increased to 22 tents and protesters have vowed to stay indefinitely. UK. 16th November 2011
Returning Afghanistan troops parade through Exeter City
Hundreds line the sreets to watch over 600 troops parade through Exeter city centre marking the homecoming of Task Force Helmand from Afghanistan. The parade was followed by a thanksgiv...
Celebrities Speak at The Stop The War Campaign - London
Celebrities attend and speak The Stop the War Campaign demanding that the government bring back troops from Afganistan and end all war. UK. 8th October 2011
Peace Rally Calls for Troops to be Withdrawn from Afghanistan
Hundreds of protesters attended a peace rally in Trafalgar Square where they were addressed by a number of high profile speakers. A march to Downing Street followed and a handful of ar...
Stop The War 10 years on 'Troops out of Afghanistan Demonstration'
Stop The War 10 years on Troops out of Afghanistan - Antiwar Demonstration, Trafalgar Square, London. Images show Tony Benn, Sanum Ghaffour, Bruce Kent, Jeremy Corbin MP and Elvis McDo...
Anti-war Mass Assembly in Trafalgar Square
The Anti-war Mass Assembly gathers in Trafalgar square to call for an end to the war in Afghanistan. London, UK. 8th October 2011
Soviet war veterans protest over social benefits bill - Kiev
Veterans of the Soviet war in Afganistan (1979-1989) and the Chernobyl catastrophe liquidators protest against the adoption in parliament of a bill abolishing their social benefits outs...
Afghan journalists condemn the arrest of Al Jazeera Kabul Bureau Chief
Journalists from the Al Jazeera Network and journalists working in the region gather to condemn the arrest of Al Jazeera Kabul Bureau Chief, Samer Allawi, by Israeli forces. Kabul, Afga...
Kandahar clash between police and Taliban leaves five dead
A Clash between Afghan police and Taliban today in Kandahar ended with five dead and six injured. Taliban is an Islamist militia group that ruled large parts of Afghanistan. Afganistan....
News of the World publishes it Final Edition
The News of the World has ended it's 168 year run and published its final edition after the owner, Rupert Murdoch, decided to close the publication down following a phone hacking s...
Malaysia marks World Refugee Day - Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia has officially has not given recognition to its refugees. However, the UNHCR has taken responsibility for all refugees coming to Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. July 2, 2011
Parliament Square peace camp lives on after death of Brian Haw
Anti-war campaigner Brian Haw's memory lives on at the peace camp in Parliament Square he set up before the September 11 attacks in 2001. Brian Haw died on June 18th after losing h...
Scene of two back-to-back explosions in western Herat City
The scene of two back-to-back explosions in the western Herat province. Four people were killed and 24 others wounded in the blasts that rocked the capital of western Herat on Monday, h...
Muslims Against Crusades protest Barack Obama's visit - London
As U.S. President Barack Obama visits Prime British Prime Minister David Cameron, Muslims Against Crusades hold a demonstration opposite Downing Street.
Community attends British soldier's repatriation - Wootton Bassett
The community mourns the repatriation of Colour Sergeant Kevin Fortuna, 36, during a cold and windy day. Kevin Charles Fortuna of 1st Battalion The Rifles died on Monday in the Helmand...