Tag Archives: G20
Coping with Copenhagen
Possibly the most offensive thing about the discussion over Copenhagen is this raging desire for more discussion – there seemed to be little ecological concern for the trees present in the mountain of literature being flung about at the convergence centres and kitchens during the summit. It is offensive because it’s all so straightforward: people [...]
Copenhagen Crackdown
Protest groups have expressed shock at police tactics in Denmark which saw thousands of people ‘pre-emptively’ arrested for the crime of joining protests to pressure world leaders on climate change on 12th December.
The Climate Justice Action group has issued a condemnation of the unprovoked police actions while other groups are planning on launching an official [...]
G20: A Tale of Two Cities
The latest in the aftermath of the G20 is in two parts. First, what happened to the demonstrators.
A total of 37 people have now been charged with crimes relating to the G20 protests, the City of London Police announced on Friday 7th August.
Impersonating ‘Murderers’
CPS decision to prosecute the Space Hijackers
The investigation into the G20 have at last resulted in charges. Not of any of the cops involved in Ian Tomlinson’s death of course, that would be ridiculous. Instead eleven people from the Space Hijackers group have been charged with ‘impersonating police officers’ and ‘wearing items of police uniform’. [...]
