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The Independent
March 2, 2015
Britain's “deeply shocking” treatment of vulnerable asylum-seekers sees innocent people held for years in detention centres that resemble high-security prisons, according to a major new report. People fleeing torture or persecution to seek refuge in the UK should no longer be detained for more than 28Ãâà...
BBC News
July 11, 2005
Demonstrations and violent clashes over the week of the G8 summit led to 358 arrests, police have revealed. Chief Constable Peter Wilson, who was in charge of security, said the operation had been a success and rejected claims of heavy-handedness. The biggest number of those arrested came fromÃâà...
BBC News
July 10, 2005
March organisers the G8 Alternatives group, led by Gill Hubbard, told the police in no uncertain terms that a ban would spark a mass protest later in the day in Edinburgh, already the scene of violence the night before. Lawyer for G8 Alternatives, Aamer Anwar, accused police of lying to hundreds on busesÃâà...
BBC News
July 9, 2005
At 10 miles from Gleneagles, the people of Stirling had expected to remain largely immune from the security surrounding the luxury hotel hosting the G8 summit. But a large campsite for protesters has ensured the focus of police is every bit on their city. On Tuesday, the usual crowd of youths hung aroundÃâà...
BBC News
July 8, 2005
Police stopping anti-G8 protesters from marching at an eco-camp near Stirling have seized knives at the site. Officers reinforced their lines at the entrance to the site and warned people that they faced arrest if they tried to take to the streets. Knives, wooden and metal poles and a can of CS spray wereÃâà...
BBC News
July 7, 2005
Tayside Police assistant chief constable Willie Bald said: "We are extremely disappointed that due to the actions of people determined to cause serious disruption the march as originally planned and agreed with G8 Alternatives could not go ahead. "Public safety has always been our priority and anyoneÃâà...
BBC News
July 7, 2005
Police withdrew permission for it to take place because of the unrest earlier in the day but reversed their decision after a meeting with the organisers, the G8 Alternatives, an umbrella group representing organisations such as trades unions and churches. Some left the march at about the halfway point andÃâà...
BBC News
July 3, 2005
"We welcome people who wish to take part but will not tolerate anti-social behaviour or criminal disorder." Protest group, G8 Alternatives, is promising peaceful demonstrations. Spokesman Dave Shields said: "When peaceful protesters get together to protest against poverty and war, then things will beÃâà...
BBC News
February 25, 2005
G8 Alternatives, a group organising planned demos, appealed for a sensitive policing policy at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. It claims previous summits have been marred by violence which has distracted attention from the issues on the table. Police say they will not stand in the way of peacefulÃâà...
BBC News
October 1, 2004
A meeting was held in Glasgow by the G8 Alternatives, a coalition of organisations and individuals who are also planning a counter-summit. "What unites us is our belief that another world is possible and that we need to have a massive mobilisation that brings together anti-capitalists, internationalÃâà...
