G20 Συνεχείς ροή γεγονότων (timeline)

Indymedia will be providing Breaking News reports direct from the streets of London as people protest on the eve of the G20 London Summit. With world leaders in town people will be marching and taking direct action against a system that puts profit above people and planet. If ever there was a time for change it's now.
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Timeline of Events:

2 Απριλίου 2009

17:26pm: Around 20 people are currently penned near Liverpool Street in Bishopsgate.

16:45pm: A group of arund 100 people are penned in near Bank. Protestors are let out of the pen one by one, but only after thay've been photographed by police FIT teams.

15:50pm: There have been three arrests at Lothbury St.

15:45pm: A crowd of about 150 is now being pushed down Lothbury Street away from Bank, by some 100 police in full riot gear. Eyewitneses report that the police are attacking the crowd very violently.

15:30pm: About 100 demonstrators have been pushed down Prince's Street near Bank by the police. The road is now blocked as a consequence of this.

15:25pm: Alain Robert, otherwise known as 'Spiderman', is released on bail after G20LLoys Climate demo.

15:20pm: One of the groups at the Bank is now being pushed back by the police and compressed against a wall - demonstrators are holding their hands up in their air to show they are peaceful.

15:19pm: Bank: 200-400 protestors being held by the police in 3 separate cordons. Police are wearing high-viz and appear to be trying to keep the traffic flowing.

15:10pm: Monument station is being evacuated. Underground staff report it is in relation to "the protestors".

15:02pm: Eyewitness report from earlier demo: about 60 people went from Bishopsgate to Bank led by 2 white police horses and surrounded by police (however, not detained). There was a short solidarity ceremony which was mobbed out by a media frenzy; however, about 100 people had turned up in solidarity at just a few hours notice. Flowers laid and speeches held.

14:37pm: Earl Street: About 40 people were originally held, handcuffed, by the police on the floor. They were individually searched and questioned and then either kept in custody or de-arrested by the police. Currently only about 5 left. eople who were staying in the building are being allowed back in one-by-one; one individual reports that the building has been virtually destroyed, including the floorboards having been torn up. [Photos 1 | 2]

14:10pm: Police are on Sly St opposite Rampart and are currently searching six people under section 60. There are twenty or so officers prensent including a FIT team

14:05pm: Earl St now reported to be clear of Police. 40 people still handcuffed o the curb outside. People who left before the raid are now being allowed back in one at a time to collect their possessions. An unconfirmed report claims that people there were tazered.

13:55pm: Police have now left Rampart, there are no police left in the building or on the roof. Last few searches are occuring outside

13:47 There are about 150-200 protestors at Bank, along with 100-150 police, five mounted police and a van of police dogs. More police are currently arriving to form lines around the bank building.

13:38 Everone at Earl St is being detained. People are being led out the building one by one in handcuffs and are being filmed by FIT officers. They are then being placed up against a wall and searched and having their details taken, Some detainees are then being led away to police vans. Four detainees have been taken away in an ambulance, but their injuries are not currently known.

13:25 50-60 Riot Police wearing black still inside Earl St Convergence Centre. People are being detained one by one, handcuffed and photographed by FIT officers before being placed in police vans

13:12 Police are stopping and searching people at Bank. While a memorial event was in process and flowers were being placed by the Bank of England the police moved in and broke up the service

13:04 Raid a t the Rampart centre ongoing. Legal observers were taken away and searched by FIT officers and threatened with arrest under anti-social behaviour legislation, the Riot police are focibly removing people. The riot police brough an embedded ITN news crew on the raid.

13:02 Reports of about 100 people at Bank who gathered for a short march from Bishopsgate to the Bank of England. A speech was made about yesterdays events, condeming the police brutality and launching an appeal for information about the circumstances surrounding the man who died.

12:55 Raids ongoing at Earl St and Rampart. Reports that people are being taken out Rampart with police claiming them to be responsible for violence yesterday.

12:50 80-100 people at bank outside the stock exchange, walking kettle, all peaceful, march coming down from Threadneedle St

12:44 Police are detaining everyone inside the Earl St Convergence Centre

12:40: Police are on the ground and top floor of Earl St, people have barricaded themselves in on the first floor

12:36: Police on ground floor of Earl St Convergence Centre

12:34: Report of Police entering Rampart with shields, building fully surrounded

12:30: 100 Riot police with door opening equipment and armoured vehicles are outside the Earl St Convergence Centre

12:28: Police officers are climbing RampARTs.

12:20: Bank is swarming with police, eveyone there is being searched under Section 60

12:14: Police are getting out ladders outside RampARTs social centre

11:44: Police are stopping and searching people outside the Earl St convergence centre. They are taking people's phones saying that they have been stolen if people do not cooperate. Legal advice is to stay inside the convegence centre at the moment.

11:26: There is a Tamil independence group gathering in parliament square alongside Palestinian individuals and various anti-war campaigners

11:23: There are about 30-50 police plus two arrest vans at RampART. A group of people got stopped and searched when leaving. It is currently not clear if people are being let through to get to RampART.

11:18: there is a lot of police at RampART.

08:55: No more police at RampART. All is calm.

08:47: DLR stations near ExCel are closed making it difficult for people to get to demonstrations in the area.

08:13: FIT team were outside RampARTs for a short period.

07:30: Stock exchange - giant monopoloy game. happening, but not much else. 40-50 people present and "millions of cops." Police are stoppingand searching people. One person arrested for having a spray can.

23:28 Climate Camp - Push past Liverpool Street as a group are chased at speed pursued byt police dogs and vans. At least one arrest.

23:18 Climate Camp - Letting people out from South side opposite Liverpool St. Lots of police charging, Bottles being thrown from outside camp towards charging cops

22:48 - About 2000 people in Climate Camp Kettle, police want to impose a section 14 and ID everyone. They're looking to force people out through the North two at a time. There are police massing at the South End, Due to the amount of campers that does currently not seem feasible.

22:20 - Climate Camp: Up to a thousand people remain inside the besiged camp. The police have said that they will allow people to leave, but will take names and addresses of everyone who does so. There's been a camp meeting but no consensus has been reached on what to do. Generally there is still a positive atmosphere amonst the peaceful demonstrators.

21:35 - Climate Camp: A photographer was taken to one side by police and threatened under anti-terror legislation that he was not allowed to take pictures of police "engaged in their duty." Police confiscated his camera and attempted to delete all the photographs he'd taken. The photographer pulled out another camera to film them doing this, and was threatened again, but police then returned the first camera.

21:27 - Climate Camp: the riot police have marched through the sit-down protest without attacking and reinforced the cop cordon on the north side of the climate camp. There are now 3 lines of cops there.

21:19 - Climate Camp: on the north side of the climate camp, outside the kettle, 100 riot police are lining up and looking as if they will attack/evict the peaceful demonstrators.

21:03 - Climate Camp: Snatch arrest squads in operation on South side of Camp

20:50 - London Bridge: Police have cleared London Bridge

20:42 - Climate Camp: There is now a sit down protest in front of the police vans and lines blocking traffic on Wormwood St being held in solidarity with the climate campers currently trapped by police. Still a party atmosphere with lots of music within the climate camp kettle

20:37 - Climate Camp: Reports that the police now intend to keep campers for two hours and then allow them to leave in groups of twenty

20:36 - Bank: People are being let out of the kettle at Bank one by one, no more stop and searches.

20:30 - Climate Camp: Camp meetings are taking place at south and north perimeters, finding a concensus to decide what they do now.

20:23 London Bridge taken by protestors

20:20 - Climate Camp: On the South side of the camp, two people have shimmied their way up a wall along and over the police line and dropped down into the camp, to great cheers from the kettled in crowd.

20:15 - Bank: - People at Bank of England are only being allowed to leave the kettle after being stopped and searched and having their picture taken.

19:53 - Bank: At Bank of England, about 500 people were surrounded by riot police for over an hour. Many demonstrators tried to negotiate with the police to leave the kettle. Some small fires were lit inside the kettle.

19:43 - Climate camp: Between 10 and 30 arrests at climate camp as people attempt to non-violently prevent the police from destroying sections of the camp. Bikes thrown around, tents smashed up, several injuries reported.

19:30 - Clim ate Camp: Is blocked both ends and police have indicated that they intend to keep people there for an hour

19:20 - Bank: Ongoing scuffles between protestors and riot police. Two arrests of street theatre performers for impersonating police officers.

19:15 - Climate Camp: Police have attacked on the South Side of the camp, indiscriminately beating people who are holding their hands up. Police cliam it is to contain the camp as many parts of the city are out of control.

18:35 -G20 Meltdown: Riot police have charged into the crowd at Mansion Hs from Lombard St. Reports of indiscriminate violence against the crowd and several injuries. Passers by have also been caught in the charges.

17:55 - UEL: The University of East London alternative summit is on, albeit outside.

17:54 - Riot police are taking positions at the north end of the Climate Camp, building a police line. People in the camp are getting concerned that they will be penned in.

16:54 - General reports coming in of protesters all over the city, enjoying the empty streets.

16.49 - Someone has been beaten badly by a police baton charge near Canon Street (which is round the corner from Queen Victoria Street) according to a lasthours tweet.

16:45 - Climate Camp: One arrest from the line of protesters in front of the police.

16:35 - HSBC windows smashed on East Cheap. Large crowd now at Fenchurch Street

16:31 - Three people have superglued themselves to the entrance of Tesco on Old BroadSt, to protest against multinationals taking over the highstreet. The shop is now being blockaded.

16:26 - Queen Victoria St and Queen St: Large group of protesters of several hundred people, area heading towards Canon street. A group4 security van was forced to turnround, fleeing the crowd, to chants of "Who's streets, our streets"

16:21- Climate Camp: Still fluffy and fun, all mainsteam media have left,

16:20 - Bank: The crowd at Bank is now much smaller, as the police have been letting people out - a few hundred people are left in a very tight cordon of riot and mounted police.

15:56 - Queen Victoria St and Queen St: Large group kettled in, with more riot police joining cordon around them. Riot police still pushing the crowd back in variuos directions, Crowd chanting: "who's streets - our streets" and "Shame on you", And every few minutes the crowd is attempting to break the police line but being beaten back.

15:30 - Jobs Not Bombs March: Arriving in Trafalgar Square, up to 1000 people.

15:20 - Climate Camp: Still going Strong, over 2000 people and 150 tents, described as a hugely impressive infrastructure. There are theatre performances, compost toilets, a medical tent, a couple of working kitchens, with many people picnicing there. The camp has been attracting passers by and city workers. There are police lines on either side of the camp but people are allowed in and out. Plenty of dancing and banners across the street.

15:14 - Queen Victoria St and Queen St: A couple of hundred riot police are getting shields out of vans and are starting to push crowds back.

15:07 - Queen Victoria St and Queen St: 60 people have sat down in front of police vans, blocking them. There is a sound system here too. Other police are trying to push the crowd back towards Bank.

15:04 - Bank: Horse mounted riot police now forming a line near RBS and Bank of England on Threadneedle Street. Some police lines who were in normal uniforms around the Bank of England are now changing into riot gear.

1 Απριλίου 2009

23:28 Climate Camp - Push past Liverpool Street as a group are chased at speed pursued byt police dogs and vans. At least one arrest.

23:18 Climate Camp - Letting people out from South side opposite Liverpool St. Lots of police charging, Bottles being thrown from outside camp towards charging cops

22:48 - About 2000 people in Climate Camp Kettle, police want to impose a section 14 and ID everyone. They're looking to force people out through the North two at a time. There are police massing at the South End, Due to the amount of campers that does currently not seem feasible.

22:20 - Climate Camp: Up to a thousand people remain inside the besiged camp. The police have said that they will allow people to leave, but will take names and addresses of everyone who does so. There's been a camp meeting but no consensus has been reached on what to do. Generally there is still a positive atmosphere amonst the peaceful demonstrators.

21:35 - Climate Camp: A photographer was taken to one side by police and threatened under anti-terror legislation that he was not allowed to take pictures of police "engaged in their duty." Police confiscated his camera and attempted to delete all the photographs he'd taken. The photographer pulled out another camera to film them doing this, and was threatened again, but police then returned the first camera.

21:27 - Climate Camp: the riot police have marched through the sit-down protest without attacking and reinforced the cop cordon on the north side of the climate camp. There are now 3 lines of cops there.

21:19 - Climate Camp: on the north side of the climate camp, outside the kettle, 100 riot police are lining up and looking as if they will attack/evict the peaceful demonstrators.

21:03 - Climate Camp: Snatch arrest squads in operation on South side of Camp

20:50 - London Bridge: Police have cleared London Bridge

20:42 - Climate Camp: There is now a sit down protest in front of the police vans and lines blocking traffic on Wormwood St being held in solidarity with the climate campers currently trapped by police. Still a party atmosphere with lots of music within the climate camp kettle

20:37 - Climate Camp: Reports that the police now intend to keep campers for two hours and then allow them to leave in groups of twenty

20:36 - Bank: People are being let out of the kettle at Bank one by one, no more stop and searches.

20:30 - Climate Camp: Camp meetings are taking place at south and north perimeters, finding a concensus to decide what they do now.

20:23 London Bridge taken by protestors

20:20 - Climate Camp: On the South side of the camp, two people have shimmied their way up a wall along and over the police line and dropped down into the camp, to great cheers from the kettled in crowd.

20:15 - Bank: - People at Bank of England are only being allowed to leave the kettle after being stopped and searched and having their picture taken.

19:53 - Bank: At Bank of England, about 500 people were surrounded by riot police for over an hour. Many demonstrators tried to negotiate with the police to leave the kettle. Some small fires were lit inside the kettle.

19:43 - Climate camp: Between 10 and 30 arrests at climate camp as people attempt to non-violently prevent the police from destroying sections of the camp. Bikes thrown around, tents smashed up, several injuries reported.

19:30 - Clim ate Camp: Is blocked both ends and police have indicated that they intend to keep people there for an hour

19:20 - Bank: Ongoing scuffles between protestors and riot police. Two arrests of street theatre performers for impersonating police officers.

19:15 - Climate Camp: Police have attacked on the South Side of the camp, indiscriminately beating people who are holding their hands up. Police cliam it is to contain the camp as many parts of the city are out of control.

18:35 -G20 Meltdown: Riot police have charged into the crowd at Mansion Hs from Lombard St. Reports of indiscriminate violence against the crowd and several injuries. Passers by have also been caught in the charges.

17:55 - UEL: The University of East London alternative summit is on, albeit outside.

17:54 - Riot police are taking positions at the north end of the Climate Camp, building a police line. People in the camp are getting concerned that they will be penned in.

16:54 - General reports coming in of protesters all over the city, enjoying the empty streets.

16.49 - Someone has been beaten badly by a police baton charge near Canon Street (which is round the corner from Queen Victoria Street) according to a lasthours tweet.

16:45 - Climate Camp: One arrest from the line of protesters in front of the police.

16:35 - HSBC windows smashed on East Cheap. Large crowd now at Fenchurch Street

16:31 - Three people have superglued themselves to the entrance of Tesco on Old BroadSt, to protest against multinationals taking over the highstreet. The shop is now being blockaded.

16:26 - Queen Victoria St and Queen St: Large group of protesters of several hundred people, area heading towards Canon street. A group4 security van was forced to turnround, fleeing the crowd, to chants of "Who's streets, our streets"

16:21- Climate Camp: Still fluffy and fun, all mainsteam media have left,

16:20 - Bank: The crowd at Bank is now much smaller, as the police have been letting people out - a few hundred people are left in a very tight cordon of riot and mounted police.

15:56 - Queen Victoria St and Queen St: Large group kettled in, with more riot police joining cordon around them. Riot police still pushing the crowd back in variuos directions, Crowd chanting: "who's streets - our streets" and "Shame on you", And every few minutes the crowd is attempting to break the police line but being beaten back.

15:30 - Jobs Not Bombs March: Arriving in Trafalgar Square, up to 1000 people.

15:20 - Climate Camp: Still going Strong, over 2000 people and 150 tents, described as a hugely impressive infrastructure. There are theatre performances, compost toilets, a medical tent, a couple of working kitchens, with many people picnicing there. The camp has been attracting passers by and city workers. There are police lines on either side of the camp but people are allowed in and out. Plenty of dancing and banners across the street.

15:14 - Queen Victoria St and Queen St: A couple of hundred riot police are getting shields out of vans and are starting to push crowds back.

15:07 - Queen Victoria St and Queen St: 60 people have sat down in front of police vans, blocking them. There is a sound system here too. Other police are trying to push the crowd back towards Bank.

15:04 - Bank: Horse mounted riot police now forming a line near RBS and Bank of England on Threadneedle Street. Some police lines who were in normal uniforms around the Bank of England are now changing into riot gear.

14.56 - Bank: Large crowd left the Bank of England and went down queen victoria street. It wasn't clear if the cordon was moved or the police opened it. Vanloads of riot police deployed to stop them, attacking the demonstrators.

14:52 - Bank: Police have been keeping people penned up on Poultry near the Bank of England for the last while. Demonstrators have now broken out of the pen through police lines towards the west.

14.34 - Bank: Police reinforcing lines at Bank - an inner ring of riot police and an outer ring of normal police officers. Some people are trapped and want to get out and get to UEL for the alternative summit at 16:00.

14.22 - Bank: There is still a large crowd at Bank - cordoned off in a police pen, with no one allowed in or out. At RBS Bank nearby, Bartholomew Street police are violently attacking the tightly-packed crowd.

14.15 - Climate Camp: The camp is relaxed with games, food, speeches and school kids enjoying the reclaimed space.

13:50 - G20 Meltdown: Police trampled over people sitting on the ground peacefully with riot police on horses. A guy's flute was kicked away from him since it could be "used as a weapon". One imc reporter reports being thrown to the ground, punched and kicked by a police officer, with the cop shouting "It's a shame isn't it" as he continued to kick.

13:47 - G20 Meltdown: Bartholomew Lane - Royal Bank of Scotland. 50 cops on horses and 60/70 riot cops + FIT are there. Meanwhile, protestors are inside the RBS branch, and it's being smashed up, but the cops are not intervening.

13:46 - G20 Meltdown: Bank of England - Banner being raised: 'So many battles against the system and finally it ends by itself', another saying 'Stop trading with our future'.

13.45 - G20 Meltdown: RBS Bank surounded on Threadneedle street, reports of one window smashed, and orange smoke canister let off.

13.33 - G20 Meltdown: Tactical withdrawal of police line up Princess street - some bottles thrown, another police line and riot police remain, with the crowd chanting "let us out". Two arrests outside magistrates court, initial arrest was because someone spoke in a 'foreign accent', Many people witnessing the event were pushed over and assaulted by FIT officers (sh104 sh660).

13.31 - G20 Meltdown: Clashes on Threadneedle St, caused by police cordon maintained for no apparent reason, Seior officers declined to give reasons for cordon when asked, police medics seen reaching over lines of colleges to beat protesters.

13.30 - G20 Meltdown: At least 3 people arrested in Queen Victoria St, legal observers present.

13:25 - Climate Camp: Two violent arrest have taken place at the edge of the Camp and put into police vans parked outside the Climate Exchange,

13:20 - G20 Meltdown: Riot police vans have moved in at Threadneedle St, police in full riot gear have moved into the crowd, Legal Advisers are being shouted at by cops, before the call stopped we could hear a lot of shouting and a voice saying "police are moving in".

13:10 - Climate Camp: Around 1000 people are now at the Camp. Bishopsgate is closed and police have formed half cordon across Wormwood St preventing traffic from moving west.

13:00 - G20 Meltdown: Minor scuffles between police and protesters are reported at Bank. Meanwhile the Climate Camp has been set up and the kitchen is up and running outside 64 Bishopsgate: "Share and enjoy samosas for social change and cake for corporate collapse! - Love and lentils".

12:30 - Climate Camp: At least thirty tents have already gone up outside the the Climate Exchange in Bishopsgate with a crowd of around 500 people setting up the camp's infrastructure.A big banner has been hung up reading 'Nature Doesn't Do Bail Outs'. The Critical Mass sound system has already arrived in there, and although there is a heavy police presence in the area, the atmosphere is good and people seem to be waving from the offices windows.

12:15 - G20 Meltdown: All streets around Bank have now been closed. A large crowd is still surrounded there at one end of the square, but a group of around 50 masked up people have managed to break through the police lines and heading up Corn Hill. Other reports confirm that police have opened a pen in the opposite side of the crowd and people are able to leave the pen. There are a couple of sound systems and a good party atmosphere.

12:12 - Space Hijackers: 10 of them have been arrested under Section 19 of the Police Act for 'impersonating the police' outside News International. They have been taken to the West End central police station.

12:05 - Critical Mass: Has now ended at the north end of Tower Bridge. Before dispersing they tried to get the Space Hijackers tank unstuck but they were unsuccseful. The Critical Mass sound system is now moving on and planning to join up with the Climate Camp's action later on.

12:00 - G20 Meltdown: The Green Climate Chaos march from Liverpool Street is in Princess St where police have tried to pen them in, but most people have managed to break through. Bank tube station is now closed.

11:40 - G20 Meltdown: A group of around 150 people have managed to escape the police pen outside Cannon Street and they are now doing a spontaneous demo around the City. They are moving very fast and police are running behind trying to catch up with them.

11:30 - G20 Meltdown: Around 50 people are outside Cannon Station from the Black Land Enclosure march with one of the four Apocalypse horses. They have been completely surrrounded by police.

11:30 - G20 Meltdown: Liverpool Street Green march has now managed to move down Bishopsgate. It is made of around 400 people and police have been unable to stop them from moving.

11:23 - G20 Meltdown: One lane in London Bridge is now completely blocked.

11:20 - G20 Meltdown: Around 500 people are now marching towards the Bank of England from London Bridge. The front banner of the march reads 'Capitalism Isn't Working'.

11:15 - Critical Mass: Is now at Tower Bridge with a sound system.

11:10 - G20 Meltdown: People at Liverpool Street Green Eco march are being prevented by police from marching towards Bishopsgate.

11:55 - G20 Meltdown: Several groups of people have now converged at Bank forming a big crowd. Police are trying to surround them. Reports of individuals being stopped and searched by police all around the area.

11:45 - G20 Meltdown: A group of around 1.500 people from the Silver Financial Crimes march have now crossed London Bridge and are now moving down King William street. Police are flanking them on both sides preventing people from breaking off and moving into surrounding streets. The march is very loud, it has a brass band, a 'capitalism coffin', and banners reading 'Where is Our Democracy?' and 'Democracy Is A Sham'.

11:02 - G20 Meltdown: 15 police vans have arrived at London Bridge, and the first Apocalypse horse has emerged. There is a large crowd of several hundred people. It is currently all quiet.

10:53 - G20 Meltdown: People are gathering at London Bridge for the Silver Financial Crimes march. Police FIT teams taking photos of protesters.

10:45 - Factory Occupations: Car parts factory in Enfield owned by a company called Visteon has been occupied by workers this morning, as they arrived for work and they were told that the company had gone bust. A factory in Belfast owned by the same company has been under workers occupation for the last two days.

10:40: People with the 'tank' have been ordered to go down Bishopsgate and they are sorrounded by two police vans.

10:30: The Space Hijackers have turned up outside the RBS with an 'police armoured vehicle' with lots of CCTV cameras on top. The vehicle hasn't been able to move towards Bishopsgate because police has stopped it and are now conducting a thorough search.

10:10am - Critical Mass: The bike ride starting to move from outside the RBS, No police escort so far.

9:30am - Climate Camp : Around 100 police have taken positions inside the Climate Exchange building. Crash barriers have also been erected outside the Bank of England. Reports of police FIT teams outside the Convergence Centre at Earls St and outside The Foundry pub in Shoreditch.

9:15 - Critical Mass: Around 50 cyclists starting to gather outside Bank of England for the critical mass cycle ride.

8:40: Banner dropped at Kingsway reading 'Nature Doesn't Do Bailouts'.

6:25: A huge banner reading 'Smash Capitalism' has appeared on the Thames next to Tower Bridge.

The Camp for Climate Action is promoting the idea that the failed economic system hasn't just created the financial crisis, it's responsible for the climate crisis. They say that trying to tackle climate change with market instruments like carbon trading would hand control of the climate system over to the same bankers, brokers and private traders who caused the financial collapse, and that we need a radically different economy not based on endless growth. They point out that we will not be able to ‘bailout the climate' in the way that governments have had to bailout banks.

.....Πρόσεξα πως κάθε είδηση από τις κινητοποιήσεις είχε σχέση με καταστολή από την αστυνομία!! Πολύ δύσκολα τα πράγματα στην Αγγλία. Είναι μια μπατσόχωρα.