See: http://blog.jinbo.net/noG8/?pid=156

See: http://stressfaktor.squat.net/news.php?id=1001 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69N7Mou1JAs.

On 12 July at 17:00 a demonstration was held in front of the Japanese Embassy in Berlin to protest against police violence and arrests during the Japanese G8 Summit. A number of "Kamikaze" paper airplanes dutifully served their one-time mission by flying over the Embassy fence to deliver the clear message onto Japanese soil (all Embassies are considered soveriegn land) that we demand immediate release of all those imprisoned during the G8 protests.
Banners were also there to say "Send Prisons to Hell! Freedom for Political Prisons", and demading an end also to German's repressive paragraph 129a "Anti-Terrorist" law. Another banner called for an end to repression in Japan.
The Japanese police have used very strange laws such as "illegally registered as living with parents" or "mobile phone registered under different name than person in possesion of phone" in order to imprison people for up to 23 days. People are urged to put pressure on Japan by calling their national Japanese Embassy to demand the release of all G8 related prisoners.  (More)

Three of our friends were unjustly arrested at the demonstration against the G8 summit on 5th July 2008. One of the arrested (vid,ja) is an indymedia activist who is organizing sound actions and a member of the G8 Media Network. The police used overwhelming violence. For instance, they stopped the sound truck forcefully, three [1] [2] [3] policemen broke the truck window with their clubs, (vid,ja) and they viciously dragged out the driver. This situation was exposed as Japanese police brutality once again, reported by independent media.  (More)

There will be a solidarity action tomorrow to raise support for political prisoners: the 23 people that have been arrested in the wake of the recent riots" in Osaka, and the four people arrested for demonstrating against the G8. Where: Osaka (Central) Station When: 3pm, Saturday, July 12th For more background on the arrests in Osaka, please visit these links: http://www.325collective.com/social-control_tabi-detained.html http://www.325collective.com/social-control_tabi-update-19-06-08.html http://www.325collective.com/social-control_repression-and-revolt-g8-japan.html

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At 6 pm on the 9th of July 30 people assembled in the german town Salzwedel (21.000 inhabitants) in a spontaneous solidarity demonstration with activists facing severe police repression for their protest against the ongoing G8 summit in Japan. The demonstration which was fairly black with some pink spots - the front banner being held by activists with bandannas pulled up -  moved through the centre of the town and informed passers-by about the events in Japan via numerous banners and speeches held through a megaphone. After a while (mostly motorised) police tried to escort the demonstration but were repeatedly shaken off. Apart from trying to take notes of all slogans on the banners (an increasingly common practice clearly aimed at intimidating attendees) and taking photos, the police didn't escalate the situation further so that the activists were able to finish the demonstration as planned and end it peacefully.  (More)

In the concluding event of ten days of anti-G8 protests, hundreds of activists from protest camps established in the area of the summit marched in a demonstration organized by the Ainu, the disenfranchised indigenous population of Hokkaido Island. The march was surrounded by several rows of police the entire time. Protesters held signs in English and Japanese reading "No G8" and "Japan is a police state." (Media G8way, July 9).

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The summit of the poor," which is taking place in Katibougou, Mali, has urged the world's richest countries, currently meeting as the G8 in Japan, to keep their promises regarding aid to Africa, according to news reaching here. As the Mali meeting, popularly known as the poor people's summit, entered its first day Monday, speaker after speaker took as wipe at the G8 leadership, notably criticizing the world's nations of making grand "announcements" in a bid to "clear their conscience."
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Below is the statement of more than 100 international, regional, national, and local organizations and individuals, challenging the G8 governments to acknowledge their responsibility for the food and climate crises and the continuing problem of debt, and take decisive action to:

Cancel all illegitimate debt;
Stop financing projects and policies that contribute to climate change;
Respect the efforts of South countries to reverse the harmful policies that have led to the food crisis;
Ban speculation on food prices;
End the practice of using loans and debt cancellation to impose conditionalities;
Pay restitution and reparations for the huge ecological debts owed to the South; and,
Facilitate the return of stolen assets kept in the banks in the G8 countries.
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A network of Anti-G8 protesters from various autonomous groups and collectives held silent protest infront Japanese Embassy in Manila, Tuesday noon, by unfurling banners denouncing police violence and corporate free trade at the G8 Summit in Hokkaido

By Jong Pairez

8 July 2008 UPDATE: Silent Protest In Manila Bashed G8, Autonomous Activists Denounced Police Violence In Japan

MANILA, Philippines-- A network of Anti-G8 protesters from various autonomous groups and collectives held silent protest infront Japanese Embassy in Manila, Tuesday noon, by unfurling banners denouncing police violence and corporate free trade at the G8 Summit in Hokkaido.
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The group Anticapitalistas.net is in japan to participate and report on the evolution of resistance.
Videos Demostrations in Tokio and Kyoto:
anticapitalistas.net/2008/07/video-manifestaciones-contra-el-g8-en-kyoto-y-tokio/

::Videos Way to Hokkaido::
::Video 1 "Landing and IRA"::
anticapitalistas.net/2008/06/video-g8-japon-camino-a-hokkaido-1-aterrizaje-e-ira/

::Video 2 "noise in Narita"::
anticapitalistas.net/2008/06/g8-japon-camino-de-hokkaido-2-ruido-en-narita/

::Video 3 "The 8 group"::
anticapitalistas.net/2008/07/video-camino-a-hokkaido-3-el-grupo-de-los-8/

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A fight song for all who raise their voices in dissent

Hello everybody. It's the start of the G8 and I wanted to let everyone know that we have put up (for free download) our song "The Siege". It's our fight song for all of you who are fighting the hypocricy and injustice perpetrated by the G8 and other organizations of repression. Put it in your digital player, copy it, pass it around! Listen to it while you're doing what you need to do to get out the message. We want to be the fuel for your fire! We can't be with you in Hokkaido physically but we're with you in solidarity.
You can download it at  http://www.denlinden.com/siege.mp3 or get it off this page!
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Bowl Court Social Centre in London UK will be holding 3 evenings of screenings/discussions about the actions against the G8

Monday-Wednesday 7, 8, 9 July, vegan food and coffee/tea from 7pm onward,  screening and discussion starting at 8pm

As most are aware the 7th-9th July sees the G8 meeting for another round of bollocks by Lake Toya in Hokkaido, Japan. To coincide with this Bowl Court Social Centre brings you film and info nights. Bowl Court will be screening any footage we can get our hands on in the evenings that the summit is taking place. There will be vegan food provided free/by donation. This is an opportunity to find out what is happening in Japan and also to discuss ideas of actions in London.

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Around hundred mass movement from any organization in Jakarta mostly NGO on July 7 join in the day protest against G8 summit in Japan. They are long march from the city center (bunderan HI) to the Japan Embassy, in the front embassy mass speech for cancel G8 summit and destroy this institution.

Mass movement also demand for against fuel oil pries, food prices are high. Not just that mass movement also against indonesia president Susilo Bambang attend G8 summit in Japan. G8 organization is state and corporate crime this one of mass speech cause in this summit will be make many deal and also will be make new debt for third world countries, talk about climate change is will worse cause capitalist policy will be number one this is also one of speaker in the front Japan Embassy. (More)

The action Enter Fortress Europe in the Town of Dordrecht (near Rotterdam in the Netherlands) was countered by the evil system with lots of repression. The activists had announced a kind of playful approach, in the form of a competition with flags and banners, ending at the infamous bajesboot (a very nasty floating prison for undocumented persons, of which there are several in the Netherlands).

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George Bush and the Japanese prime minister have used the beginning of the G8 summit to insist they will both attend the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. Hundreds of protesters have rallied under heavy police security in Japan as leaders from the top industrialised nations arrived for the annual talks. A morning protest ended peacefully, but one person was detailed during another rally held later.
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SAPPORO, Japan: Hundreds of protesters rallied under heavy police security Sunday in Japan as leaders from the top industrialized nations arrived for their annual summit.A morning protest ended peacefully, but one person was detailed during another rally held later in the day.The rallies followed a demonstration by about 2,500 on Saturday that lead to a brief clash with police in which four people — including a television cameraman — were detained.

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5th July 2008. London Fete held an anti-G8 solidarity action in Croydon, London. They focused on border control and immigration. Globalisation has created huge movements of people, however, only those deemed worthy under the eyes of the capitalist state find it easy to settle in their country of choice. For the poor and vulnerable freedom of movement is severely restricted. Rich nations, like those within the G8, abhor those who cannot bring further wealth into the capitalist economy. The poor and vulnerable who dare try and seek a better life are often treated no better than dogs. And they soon discover that a tin of baked beans are bestowed more rights to enter a country than themselves. No Nations, No Borders, No G8!

See http://tv.g8medianetwork.org/?q=en/node/289

In some dutch cities like Nijmegen and Dordrecht activists played the "central" and "decentral" collective game 'Enter Fortress Europe'. Aim of the game: choose an object which, according to your team, is the most representative one for Fortress Europe and so the one which you want to conquer. See pictures and report: http://indymedia.nl/nl/2008/06/53238.shtml.

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SHUT DOWN THE G8 SUMMIT! INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST THE G8! JULY 4th, 11:00 AM, HALIFAX, CANADA

March on the Japanese Consulate 5475 Spring Garden Road Halifax, NS

Gathering point: 10:30 AM Victoria Park

March to Japanese Consulate: 11:00 AM Peaceful event. Child friendly. Bring banners, placards, costumes, noise-makers!

From July 5th to 9th, at Lake Toya in northern Japan, leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States will meet behind closed doors and protected by the police and military, to discuss soaring food and oil prices, climate change and African development. The major powers of the G8 summit ignore justice, human rights and social security. Instead, they push for neoliberal policies which prioritize economic efficiency. These countries also strengthen military rule in the world under the guise of anti-terrorism. On July 4th and 5th, protests will be happening around the world to say NO to the world's most powerful countries deciding on policies of global apartheid. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate in actions with people who tackle issues of poverty, labor, discrimination, war, violence, gender inequality, social exclusion, environmental destruction, abuse of human rights, food safety and agriculture.  (More)

Following the International Day of Action against G8 organised by No G8 Action Japan, Dissent held an autonomous demonstration in front of the Asiatic entry of the Lafayette Galeries during the summer rebate period as the Japan is actually hosting the 2008 G8 Summit. We distributed texts in French and in Japanese and pulled out a bilingual banner declaring « Stop G8. The World Is Not For Sale ».

This demonstration was part of an anti-consumerism struggle as consumerism is the very basis of the capitalistic system. A tool for controling people (we consume thus we exist), and mainly responsible for the mass destruction of our natural ressources.

« Work, Consume and Die », this is the lifestyle they are offering us...

In Japan, as in many other places in the world, the resistance is growing in spite of the repression trying to shut us up.

This action was also in solidarity with our japanese comrades arrested on the 10^th June to prevent them from organising the contestation against G8 and as well with our italian comrades awaiting justice for the Bolzaneto story (Genoa, G8 2001) where many G8 activists were tortured.

Join us protesting in Genoa July 18^th to 22^nd during the Bolzenato trial and in commemoration of Carlo Guliani, Anti-G8 militant killed by the police in 2001 during the protests in Genoa.

www.dissent.fr

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SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Several thousand people rallied on Saturday on the streets of central Sapporo, Japan, to protest against a Group of Eight summit due to start next week at a luxury hotel a two-hour drive away.

Four Japanese men were arrested, said a police official on the northern island of Hokkaido, of which Sapporo is the capital. Two were arrested for violating the public safety ordinances and two others for interfering with police activities.

A Reuters cameraman was taken away by police but it was not immediately clear if he was among the four arrested.

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At the request of the anti-G8 activists in Japan who visited Belgium we made a video of the Dog Of Flanders against the G8. We shot a music clip in Antwerp, hometown of Nelle and Patrash. You can see the video here on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8oCsKd1so.

To put it directly on your site, copy-paste the Embed-code to the right. Enjoy!

in solidarity,

some ppl of Dissent-Belgium.

Today is the 5th of July, International Day of Action Against the G8. In solidarity with the planned mass demonstration in Sapporo and anti-G8 activists worldwide, we held a brief protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Singapore. As we gathered outside the gate, we were met with hostile reception from the security guard on duty, who threatened to call the police if we did not leave immediately. Undeterred, we unfurled our banner and took pictures.

Later, when we asked to hand a collective letter to the Japanese ambassador, the guard refused to cooperate. We were also stopped from depositing the letter in the mailbox. One of us attempted to reason with guard but he would not listen. In the end, we had to leave without submitting the letter. We will try again on Monday.

The embassy must have been put on alert during the G8 summit, for the guard appeared to have anticipated our actions. He was probably told to refer anything peculiar to the police. Here, we lament the fact that demonstrations are relatively uncommon and risky in Singapore. Repressive laws require police approval for public gatherings of 4 or more people. These laws are selectively enforced and used to quell dissent.

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In front of the Japanese Embassy in Berlin, Germany, a small demonstration of 40 people took place to send a message of solidarity to our friends and comrades in Japan. Even in the rain, we met to send a clear message that we think the G8 is more clearly a part of the problem, and not a solution to such issues as Climate Change or poverty in Africa. A number of speeches were read, also highlighting the massive recent repression in Japan against anti-G8 activists. In Berlin the Japanese Embassy is directly next to the Italian Embassy, so speeches were also made about the problem of state violence at the G8 in 2001, and about the coming verdicts against a large number of police who have been rightly accused of abuse of power and violence towards protesters.

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