MOAZZAM BEGG, the British law student being held in solitary confinement in Guantanamo Bay, has accused the US military of torture, death threats and illegal abduction.
"What I want to do is change the dynamics on the ground. And you have to do that by beginning to not back off of Fallujah and other places, and send the wrong message to terrorists. You’ve got to show you’re serious." John Kerry US Democratic Party presidential candidate speaking in his live televised debate with George Bush
POPULAR PROTEST has claimed the scalp of Scottish health minister Malcolm Chisholm.
Residents Against Rubbish (RAR) is continuing its campaign to stop Gateshead council’s proposals to allow private company SITA to create a new landfill site next to their homes in Stargate. It met with representatives from the Environment Agency recently.
THE RMT union has won a major victory against victimisation and management attempts to break workers’ organisation on London Underground.
Campaigners from Unite Against Fascism took to the streets of Dagenham, east London, last weekend, where the Nazi British National Party (BNP) is contesting the Village ward by-election.
SOME 290,000 civil service workers in the PCS union were receiving their ballot papers at the beginning of this week. They are balloting for a strike on Friday 5 November over New Labour’s plans to cut 104,000 jobs.
POSTAL WORKERS at the N7 delivery office stopped work last week in protest at dangerous conditions. The office is within yards of the major construction works taking place for the new Arsenal stadium.
Strike threat gets moves on deal THE THREAT of strike action by parking attendants working for Vinci Park in Bromley, south London, planned for last Saturday has forced the company to meet the workers’ demands.
A SECOND 24-hour strike by 600 TGWU union members working for Servisair at Gatwick airport stretched management’s scabbing operation last week.
