UK Indymedia FeaturesUK Indymedia FeaturesLondon Solidarity Protests Against the G8 Summit 2008- July 7, 2008 The G8 2008 is taking place in Hokkaido, Japan, from July 7th to July 9th. As in the past years, people from all over the world are protesting this summit and the capitalist system it represents, both in Japan and in many places around the globe.On Saturday the 5th of July, the International Day of Action Against the G8,there were protests worldwide against this year's G8 Summit, including London. A picket outside the Japanese embassy took place on Friday the 4th, and for Saturday the 5th, and..http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402980.html Badgers Saved In England, What About Wales- July 7, 2008 The Secretary of State for DEFRA, Hilary Benn, announced today that he has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle. The decision came after protest actions last month with a rally attended by over 300 supporters and the sabotaging of five offices owned by the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW). Mr Benn also has resounding public support for sparing badgers. A DEFRA public consultation on the issue received submissions from 47,000...http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402975.html Campaigners Celebrate Victory On EU Seal Ban- July 5, 2008 There is good news for campaigners on the proposed EU ban on the import on seal products from Canada. The EU's Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas has just announced to EU ministers that legislation for a trade ban on all seal products from Canada will come into force in a matter of weeks.The Canadian slaughter of over 350.000 baby harp seals takes place each year around MarchApril off the east coast of Canada in Newfoundland. The 'hunt' has been widely condemned around the world, but the...http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402783.html Grandson of State-Sponsored Terrorism Victim Visits Nottingham- July 4, 2008 Just two weeks after the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) released a report by their Historical Enquiries Team (HET) on the McGurks Bar Bombing in 1971, Robert McClenaghan, grandson of Phillip Garry, one of the victims, visited Nottingham to speak at the ICC. He was representing An Fhirinne (The Truth), an organisation of relatives of people murdered by loyalist paramilitaries where there is evidence of collusion between the paramilitaries and British state forces. An Fhirinne and...http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402630.html |