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S11: $1.3 million for lawyers

Posted on March 5, 2007 by @ndy

Hmmm. Six-and-a-half years later, lawyers from Slater & Gordon, representing 47 litigants, have earnt themselves $600,000, and Government lawyers have earnt themselves $700,000, following an out-of-court settlement over allegations of police misconduct at S11. As for the 47 protesters who … Continue reading →

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Josh Wolf and ‘The vanishing art of standing firm’

Posted on February 20, 2007 by @ndy

MEDIA : The vanishing art of standing firm Edward Wasserman Miami Herald February 19, 2007 Josh Wolf is an activist and freelance journalist who videotaped a small anti-globalism [sic] demonstration in San Francisco on July 8, 2005. The action protested … Continue reading →

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Josh Wolf is #1!

Posted on February 9, 2007 by @ndy

Three days ago, on February 6, videoblogger Josh Wolf made US legal history. According to The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Blogger Josh Wolf now holds the troubling record as the longest-jailed journalist for contempt of court in … Continue reading →

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Wolf to remain caged

Posted on February 1, 2007 by @ndy

[Update : Opinion piece by Ann Woolner, ‘Reporter Today Is Prosecution Witness Tomorrow’, Bloomberg.com, February 2, 2007: … “The rules are changing,” says Kirtley, who until 1999 ran the Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press in Arlington, Virginia. It’s … Continue reading →

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Greek protest culture baffles people who still call themselves “journalists”

Posted on January 30, 2007 by @ndy

Yesterday, suspicious and superbly stylish Greek anarchists reportedly exploded bombs in Athens, outside a Citibank branch, and Thessaloniki, outside an office of New Democracy, in what authorities believe to be the acting out of a playful rivalry between anarchists in … Continue reading →

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“We shot them under Article 301.”

Posted on January 25, 2007 by @ndy

An Armenian/Turkish journalist and ‘person of interest’ to Turkish authorities, Hrant Dink, had his funeral a few days ago, after having been murdered by a Young Turk. More than 50,000 people filled the streets of Istanbul in mourning (Turks and … Continue reading →

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Vegan punk A Matter of Record

Posted on January 24, 2007 by @ndy

‘Cos it’s in The New York Times: Strict Vegan Ethics, Frosted With Hedonism Julia Moskin January 24, 2007 ISA CHANDRA MOSKOWITZ, a vegan chef, does not particularly like to talk about tofu. Ditto seitan, tempeh and nutritional yeast. “I think … Continue reading →

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G20: Two more arrests

Posted on January 23, 2007 by @ndy

The Age reports that two of their Most Wanted have today joined with two other individuals arrested last week at Melbourne Magistrates Court, all four being bailed to re-appear on May 11; the date which most of those so far … Continue reading →

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G20: Arrest #28? // Josh Wolf

Posted on January 23, 2007 by @ndy

Apparently, this is arrest #28: buggered if I know how police have come up with that figure but. In any case, congratulations to the relevant employees at The Age and the Herald Sun on this, another small victory in the … Continue reading →

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G20: According to Newscorpse // FN: Internet geeks steal my heart

Posted on January 21, 2007 by @ndy

Yanqui citizen (since 1985), champion of journalistic freedoms, and owner of Newscorpse Rupert Murdoch‘s most widely consumed Orstralian newspaper the Herald Sun has an ‘In-depth Report’ on the cowardly thugs who held Melbourne to ransom last November. It also contains … Continue reading →

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