22/06/2011   Secret web blocking plans threaten freedom of expression

Corporate media copyright “experts” are secretly lobbying Ed Vaizey for the right to block websites, despite a UN report that website banning would severely risk freedom of expression unless strictly controlled by the Courts.

15/06/2011   Say no to Total's mining plans in Madagascar

Support campaigners against the destruction of Madagascar’s unique biodiversity and its people from proposed tar sands mining. Write to French oil giant Total’s CEO Christophe de Margerie.

10/06/2011   Campsfield Hunger strike against mass deportation to Iraq

Protesters at CampsfieldProtesters at CampsfieldA mass deportation flight scheduled for 20 June has led to hunger strikes by asylum seekers and a solidarity protest.

26/05/2011   Tell the UN: internet rights are human rights

On 3 June the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression will present his annual report to the Human Rights Council. Tell the HRC that internet rights are human rights and that all people have the right to freedom of expression and freedom of association.

24/05/2011   MPs oppose moratorium on shale gas drilling

Despite a ban in France, law suits in the US and campaigns in Canada and Europe MPs have rejected calls for a moratorium on shale gas exploration in the UK.

15/05/2011   Faslane Nuclear Submarine Base blockaded

Trident Ploughshares and Faslane Peace Camp jointly blockaded Faslane from 7am Tuesday 10 May, shutting down the Trident submarine base for two and a half hours.

06/05/2011   Fight back against Ad Agency's "Radical Media" threats

Glossy corporate advertisers @radical.media, a “global transmedia company”, have forced Peace News activists to rename their Radical Media Conference, claiming intellectual property infringement.

13/04/2011   Support Malaysian websites under attack

MalaysiakiniMalaysiakini Help us keep the information from critical Malaysian websites up and flowing. Unprecedented attacks on these sites during the current elections in Sarawak are preventing people from accessing information about the corruption endemic in Malaysian politics.

12/04/2011   Forced evictions of Serbian Roma violate human rights

DevInfo in ActionDevInfo in ActionRoma communities in Serbia are being forcibly evicted without the safeguards required under international human rights legislation. Forcibly evicted Roma have been resettled in metal containers and displaced to southern Serbia.