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London Parliament Square Peace Protests - No War in Iran

Peace protesters in Parliament Sq continue 24/7 protests despite police removal of all tents from the Square Peace Campaign. The Peace Strike...

by Peter Marshall in United Kingdom on 08/02/2012

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Don't Attack Iran protest at Foreign Office - London

The first weekly 'Don't Attack Iran' demonstration was held outside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Westminster to to highlight...

by P Nutt in United Kingdom on 19/01/2012

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Parliament Square protests continue after police raid - London

Brian Haw's Parliament Square Peace Campaign continues on to Day 3881, despite the police seizure of tents and the arrest of Barbara Tucker last...

by Peter Marshall in United Kingdom on 17/01/2012

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London Parliament Square Peace Protests - No War in Iran
Peace protesters in Parliament Sq continue 24/7 protests despite police removal of all tents from the Square Peace Campaign. The Peace Strike supports a weekly protest at the Foreign Of...
Don't Attack Iran protest at Foreign Office - London
The first weekly 'Don't Attack Iran' demonstration was held outside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Westminster to to highlight the concerns over a war on Iran. Lo...
Parliament Square protests continue after police raid - London
Brian Haw's Parliament Square Peace Campaign continues on to Day 3881, despite the police seizure of tents and the arrest of Barbara Tucker last night. An injunction protects the P...
Parliament Square protest camp dismantled - London
Late Brian Haw's protest camp in Parliament Square was dismantled by police under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act o remove "all tents and sleeping equipment&qu...
Occupy London given reprieve till March
Maria Gallastegui explains to campaigners and protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice that a further reprieve has been given until March. Protesters have been camped outside vari...
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Campaigners gather for a rally in London's Trafalgar Square marking, United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a demonstration called by London Guantánamo ...
Petition for Iranian hunger strikers delivered at Downing Street
A petition supporting Iranian hunger strikers in London was delivered to 10 Downing Street.
Iranians Hunger Strike against Deportation to Torture And Death
Six young men refused asylum in the UK and under threat of deportation to certain torture and probable death in Iran, have been on a hunger strike for a month. They protested opposite P...
Parliament Square Protests Continue
The resident protesters, including Brian Haw's Peace Campaign and the Peace Strike, are still in Parliament Square, enjoying the extra attention from crowds coming to London to cel...
Deadline passes as Protesters remain in Protest Camp
Peace Protesters, and other members of the Protest Camp, in Parliament Square, London are determined to remain in place as the 17:00 deadline to leave the area set by Westminster Counci...
Stop the War protestors scale scaffolding on House of Commons.
Stop the War protestors scale scaffolding on House of Commons, London, UK. 08/09/2010
Activists scale Houses of Parliament
On the day that Tony Blair cancelled his book signing event in London, activists scaled the scaffolding on the Houses of Parliament to make a banner drop following a diversion tactic em...
The Future for Parliament Square Protests & Democracy Village
After the clearance of the Democracy Village from Parliament Square, several groups of protesters remain and the Democracy Villagers met to decide their future plans. London, UK. 24/07/...
Tree planted in Parliament Square
Members of the democracy village planted an oak tree in the centre of Parliament Square. London, United Kingdom, 08/05/2010.
Feud continues at democracy village
The feud between the two camps continues at the democracy village in parliament square. I interviewed campaigner Charity Sweet to clarify the situation on the day that England woke up t...
Democracy village in Parliament Square
Since the festivities of May 1st people have been camping in Parliament square in what has been called a Democracy village.