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Articles
more generally about Brian and his protest
It could have been me
New Statesman, 13 Dec 07
Brian Haw on Jenni
Williams and the Women of Zimbabwe Arise group
- in association with Amnesty
My
Neighbour's Child
25 October 2006, Brian is interviewed by 10 year old Phoebe.
Image
of the day
"I am not a lone ranger. I am not the saviour of mankind. But I do know that
I am responsible. We each have a responsibilty"
The Times, 4 April 06
Give
me hope, Joanna
Joanna Lumley yesterday offered encouragement to anti-war protester
Brian Haw at a demo outside Parliament yesterday.
The Mirror, 3 April 2006
Haw's
Square on Love and War
Nigel Bovey, editor of The Salvation Army newspaper The War Cry talks
to Brain Haw.
July 2005
La
vida de Brian... continúa
EL PAIS, 30-07-2005 IN SPANISH
He
shall not, he shall not be moved
After 1,500 days and nights,
the law is about to crack down on Brian Haw's
peace protest outside the Houses of Parliament.
So what keeps him going, asks Tim Adams
The Observer, July
24, 2005
Brian’s
Pavement
Sara Khorshid, IslamOnline.net, July 17,
2005
Mark
Thomas - assesses the threat of banner-waving
News Statesman, 2nd May 2005
Peace
protester to stand for seat
BBC Online, 21 April, 2005
Standing Fast for Freedom (about
Brian's protest) and A Bill to defeat
our human rights! (article about the
Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill written
by Liberty)
from the newsletter
of Two Garden Court Chambers (who have represented
Brian in his court cases), 2005
Life
of Brian
By
Craig Taylor, published in The Walrus Magazine,
Canada, Jan 2005
Brian
nominated as a People's Peer! Vote Brian!
21 Dec 04: Brian
nominated by Hilary Wainwright, of Red Pepper
Magazine, on Radio 4's Today programme to become
the 'Listeners Lord. See here to
hear the nomination (under Hilary Wainwright).
from
The Good and The Bad: Brian Haw
Observer, 19 December 2004
Power
of one
Independent on Sunday, 12 December 1004
Peace
protester accused of police assault
15 September 2004
Peer
Demands Action on Anti-War Protest
PA News, Tue 15 Jun 2004
Activist
marks three-year protest
BBC on-line, Monday, 31 May, 2004
Commons
war protester in court
BBC on-line, Tuesday, 18 May, 2004
Stalwart
anti-war protester arrested
The Guardian, Monday May 10, 2004
Parliament
Square's live-in protester faces eviction
if a ban on protest is introduced
The Guardian, 23 May 2003
MPs
seek to silence noisy demonstrators
Telegraph, 23 June 2003
Protesters
drown out work in the Commons
The Times, 20 June 2003
A
lively press conference in the House of Commons
on
17 June 2003
Defending protesters’ right
to be seen and heard in Parliament Square. Many
who packed the room have supported Brian Haw’s
two-year, 24-hour protest against the genocide
of Iraqi children, or have come for the open
microphone at the community anti-war picket organised
by the Global Women’s Strike.
Judge
lets traffic island protest go on
Guardian. Saturday October
5, 2002
A high court judge
yesterday refused to grant an injunction to Westminster
city council to prevent an anti-war demonstrator
from continuing his long-running pavement protest
opposite the Houses of Parliament.
"As
long as it takes"
Guardian. Friday
September 20, 2002
On Jun 2 2001, Brian Haw travelled to Westminster to protest against
the west's treatment of Iraq. Since then, he has maintained a peace
vigil on the traffic island in Parliament Square. What fuels his quixotic
vigil? 477 days later Craig Taylor joined him - and the mice - for
24 hours to find out.
Grudging
respect of pavement protesters
Telegraph. Tuesday
August 27, 2002
Politically, a vast
gulf separates them. But in Parliament Square,
only 6ft of pavement comes between Brian Haw's
anti-war protest and the Countryside Alliance
pro-hunting vigil.
Londoneasy
London internet magazine with short item
on Brian and comments posted by visitors.
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Articles
more about the government's attempts to
remove Brian and restrict the right to
protest
An
updated feature on Indymedia detailing
SOCPA related events in Parliament Square
after the Home Office won its appeal against
Brian on 8 May 06
A protest of love
by Mark Wallinger, Guardian online, 14 Dec 07
Liberty and the
state: State Britain, the Turner prize winner's
commentary on freedom
What exactly
has Ken got against Brian Haw?
Andrew
Gilligan, Evening Standard, 25 Oct 07
SOCPA
- Brian Haw's full display rises like a
pheonix
Indymedia, 15 Jan 07
includes lots of photos
Protester
wins megaphone battle
BBC online, 8 June 2006
Police
seize Parliament Square protester's placards
The Guardian, Tuesday May 23, 2006
Judges rule against peace vigil
BBC Online, 8 May 2006 - includes video
SOCPA:
first overturned verdict in the crown court
Indymedia, 9 April 2006
Helen
and Sylvia, the new face of terrorism
Article in The Independent about further powers under Serious
Organised Crime and Police Act under which many armed forces bases
have become Designated Areas, criminalising trespass. Also mentions
Brian in list of free-speech victims. 6 April 2006
A
casualty of free speech and Blair's
Britain 2005 - where peaceful protest can
be costly
2 articles from The Independent, 10 December
2005
Brian on the front page on Human Rights Day!
Parliament
protester is arrested
BBC Online, 9 December 2005
Article about the arrest of Brian as he
defended the right of one of his supporters to
visit him.
Below are just 2 of the many articles
about the first conviction under the Serious
Organised Crime and Police Act.
In
praise of ... peaceful protest
Leader, The Guardian, 9 December
2005
Activist
convicted under demo law
BBC Online, 7 December 2005
See
Indymedia reports on the demonstrations in
Parliament Square at the beginning of August
Six
arrested for defying protest ban
The Guardian, August 8, 2005
Arrests
over Parliament demo ban
BBC online1 August, 2005
Activists
clash with police over ban on protests
The Guardian, August 2, 2005
Parliament
Square protester wins right to challenge
ban
Press Association,
July 26, 2005
Parliament
protester wins battle
BBC online, 29 July 2005
He
shall not, he shall not be moved
After 1,500 days and nights,
the law is about to crack down on Brian Haw's
peace protest outside the Houses of Parliament.
So what keeps him going, asks Tim Adams
The Observer, July
24, 2005
Parliament
protester to fight ban
BBC online, 23 July, 2005
Protesters
face police crackdown
Evening Standard, 1 July 2005
Passport
to parliament
Leader in The Guardian, Monday June 27,
2005
In
the name of security
Tony Benn
The Guardian, Wednesday June 22, 2005
Liberty
backs exclusion zone protest
The Guardian, Friday June 17, 2005
Why
I'd join the nutty protester in Parliament
Square
Daily Telegraph,
17 June 2005
Commons
exclusion zone to ban protesters
The Telegraph, June 16, 2005
Exclusion
zone to Parliament protests
Evening Standard, 15 June 2005
Mark
Thomas - assesses the threat of banner-waving
News Statesman, 2nd May 2005
Standing Fast for Freedom (about
Brian's protest) and A Bill to defeat
our human rights! (article about the
Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill written
by Liberty)
from the newsletter
of Two Garden Court Chambers (who have represented
Brian in his court cases), 2005
Protest
as harassment
If you want to know how a leaflet could be seen as a criminal weapon,
take a look at the new crime bill. This article details ways in which
this Bill will criminalise protest - not just near Parliament.
George Monbiot, February 22, 2005, The Guardian
Right to Demonstrate in
UK Threatened (2:24) - click here to
listen (it is the last item)
Free Speech Radio News, Tuesday, February
08, 2005
MPs
Protest at Westminster Demo Curb
Press Association, 7 February 2005
Letter
in Independent from a supporter of Brian
Independent, 9 November 2004
Peace
protest man faces eviction
Redditch Standard, Saturday, November 06,
2004
Blunkett
changes law to evict Commons anti-war protester
The Independent,
04 November 2004
New
law to silence peace protest
The Telegraph, 04/11/2004
Campaigner
Angry at 'Mad' Parliament Clampdown
Press Association, Wed 3 Nov 2004
Ministers
ban Parliament Sq protests
Evening Standard, 3 November 2004
Blunkett
legislates to silence lone protester at Westminster plus
leader comment: Save
the Parliament Square One
Independent on Sunday, 24 October 2004
This
is about politics, not policing: Crime is
at a record low, so why does Labour talk
of crackdowns?
The Guardian, Friday August 13, 2004
Useful article about new legistlation proposed by the Government including
a ban on protest in Parliament Square.
Westminster
protests to be banned after fox hunt clashes
The Scotsman, Fri 17 Sep 2004
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