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Second UK Indymedia server seized by police before G8 |
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from Prison Planet
Entered into the database on Wednesday, June 29th, 2005 @ 11:26:56 MST |
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Yesterday, an Indymedia server in Bristol was seized by the police. An Indymedia
volunter was also arrested during the raid, the organisation said.
The seizure followed demands from the Ole Bill to hand over IP details of a posting
on the independent media organisation's web site. It seems that when Indymedia said it did not "intend to voluntarily hand
over information to the police as they have requested", the flatfeet arrived
in force to seize the hardware. This is the second time that law enforcement authorities have attacked Indymedia
servers in the UK in the run up to a major event. Last October, just before
the European Social Forum, Indymedia servers in London were seized in an "international
law enforcement operation". Next week, the G8 Summit begins in Scotland. |
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