Olympic organisers shut down “Space hijackers” protest Twitter account Index on Censorship has learned that the Twitter account of protest group Space Hijackers has been suspended following a complaint by the organisers of the London Olympics. The anti-capitalists, who have styled themselves as the Official Protesters of the London 2012 Olympic Games, received notification from Twitter in an email this morning, which stated: Hello, We have received reports from the trademark holder, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd, that your account, @spacehijackers, is using a trademark in a way that could be confusing or misleading with regard to a brand affiliation. Your account has been temporarily suspended due to violation of our trademark policy. (click image for full email) The ... Continue reading →
CIRCLING THE SKIES, the police helicopter alerts the public to an all too familiar scenario. With the local grapevine buzzing the word is out, yet another mutilation has been carried out, a ‘punishment’ attack. Parents are faced with what they believe to be a no-win situation: they must bring their own children to be brutally assaulted as they stand close by listening to the screams. It is an act of barbarism that some would perhaps expect to hear about in the furthest reaches of Afghanistan carried out by the Taliban, but this is the latest form of ‘justice’ carried out here, on the streets of Derry. What sets this attack apart from others is the forced involvement of parents, who are presented with two options: ... Continue reading →
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Link to this video The Parador hotel in the Teide national park in the centre of Tenerife is eerily quiet and surreally isolated, 15 miles from the nearest village. It sits in a desert of solidified igneous rock where clearly no farmer has dared set a hoe or graze a sheep. High above rise the vast cone and threatening black lava flows of a volcano that looks dormant rather than extinct. The one road that passes through goes from nowhere in particular to nowhere else, through a hostile wilderness where sudden winds whip up dust storms that sting the eyes and burn the sinuses. There is no tumbleweed blowing past the chapel outside the hotel but there should be.Four hours flight due south of Britain, ... Continue reading →
This is by no means a definitive list of the worst misses in Europe this season, merely some of our favourites. Please post your suggestions below and we will run a poll to determine who will be voted as your No1 miss from a final shortlist next Wednesday. Haugesand charge forward and the ball lands at Norway international striker Alexander Soderlund's feet. Soderlund blasts the ball over the bar but the most charming part of the clip comes from the commentary: a quick, prescient cry of "YouTube hit" emerging amid the quick-fire Norwegian.Do all the hard work, and then …Insigne scored three in four during his time with Italy Under-21s. We're guessing he was in better form than in this clip. To miss an open ... Continue reading →
