22/11/2010   Trial for E.ON campaigners arrested for planning action

20 climate change activists face a Crown Court trial for planning to shut down the UK’s third largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions. 6 more are to be tried in January merely for thinking about it.

 17/11/2010   Police fail to block student protest advice website

After Fitwatch posted advice for protesters at the Millbank occupation who may face arrest the site was blocked by the police. But rapid posting of the information on websites, blogs and social media made the block useless and now Fitwatch is back.

 17/11/2010   Research climate change on your computer

You can help with new research to understand climate change in more detail than ever before. A new regional climate model available to download and run on personal computers anywhere has been developed by climateprediction.net.
12/11/2010   Aung San Suu Kyi released - 2,202 to go

Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s democracy leader, has now been released after more than 15 years of detention. Her release on 13 November is very welcome but does not signify any political change in the country. There are still 2,202 political prisoners in Burma.

 11/11/2010   Top tax officials are tax avoiders too

Former directors of Swiss Bank UBS, who received substantial bonuses through an offshore tax avoidance scheme, are now top UK Treasury officials responsible for the tax regulation of RBS, Lloyds Banking group, Northern Rock and others.

 04/11/2010   £2bn Big Brother bill revived

Although the coalition government scrapped plans for a central information database and ID cards, they have quietly reintroduced proposals for ISPs and CSPs to maintain databases of internet and telecoms traffic which they will be able to intercept, and not only in the “interests of national security”.
28/10/2010   Denial of service attack after torture video release

© Survival International© Survival InternationalSurvival International and other organisations reporting on human rights in West Papua have come under a massive cyberattack. The attacks came one week after a shocking video showing Indonesian soldiers torturing Papuan tribal people was released.

 28/10/2010   Jimmy Mubenga RIP - when will it end?

Photo: Graeme RobertsonPhoto: Graeme RobertsonOn 12 October 2010 Jimmy Mubenga died during a forced deportation from the UK to Angola. He was handcuffed and restrained by three G4S security guards on a BA flight from Heathrow. Before he died, Jimmy was heard by other passengers repeatedly crying out for help.

 20/10/2010   Campaign for the Bushmen's right to water in their ancestral home

Botswana’s government won’t let the Kalahari Bushmen use their own well, but tourism company Wilderness Safaris has built a luxury lodge on their land with a bar and swimming pool. Sign the petition for the Bushmen to return to their homeland and live in peace.