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“Taser” stun guns for Metropolitan Police
On 1 August it was revealed that the Metropolitan Police force (Met) in London has ordered "taser" stun guns from a US supplier. The Guardian newspaper reported that the export of such equipment has been Read More
News in Brief Archive May-August 2001
August 2001 European Ombudsman receives award for work on openness and transparency: Ombudsman July 2001 UK, London, 31 July: Public meeting organised by the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CACC) (Coalition of groups Against Terrorism Act Read More
The EU adopts the French immigration proposals
Taken as a whole, the four French proposals have been worsened, not improved, by the process of negotiation within the Council... for migrants and asylum-seekers the "area of freedom, security and justice" consists largely of Read More
Civil society boycotts Hague conference
In the wake of the Genoa protests and confrontations with police and paramilitary units the Italian government has decided to move the planned NATO Summit meeting on 26-27 September from the city of Naples to Read More
The “enemy within”: EU plans for the surveillance of protestors and the criminalisation of protests
A special report by Statewatch (pdf file) on the EU's plans to combat future protests at EU and international meetings in Europe shows the EU plans would: * give control of operations to the newly-created Read More
Genoa- Statements by two of the British people arrested
93 people were brutally attacked and arrested in their sleep after the demonstrations against the G8, including five British people and one New Zealander living in Britain. They were held for four days in appalling Read More
2,093 people refused entry to Italy to attend Genoa protests
Update: In his report on events in Genoa in the Italian Chamber of Deputies (lower house of Parliament) on 23 July, interior minister Claudio Scajola stated that after the suspension of the Schengen agreement on Read More
Genoa Reports from the ground
Here are presented a number of reports from the ground on events leading up to and during the protests against the G8 Summit in Genoa, Italy. They have been largely gathering from alternative media sources. Read More
FRENCH GOVERNMENT STAMPS OUT PROTEST
UPDATE, 19.7.01: "The most famous train in the history of trains is BACK ON. After great pressure from all over the place, the french government backed down at 6:30 pm today" (Global Resistance). The train Read More
Updated preliminary report on African immigrants and refugees in Turkey
A group of immigrants and refugees from various countries in Africa requested the HRA on 17 July to take legal action on behalf of more than 205 Africans dumped into the border zone between Turkey Read More