Indymedia Server Seized By UK Police, Again

timbrown writes with word that "On 22 January 2009, Kent Police seized an Indymedia server hosted by Manchester-based colocation facility UK Grid and run by the alternative news platform Indymedia UK. The server was taken in relation to comments on an article regarding the convictions in the recent Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) trial. Seven activists were sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison." The complete story is worth reading; timbrown continues: "I'm posting this as a concerned UK administrator who hosts a number of sites. The message appears to be clear: the UK establishment does not want political content, legitimate or otherwise, hosted from these shores. The message has been noted, however free speech must be supported even where it may not be agreeable."

Comments

Re:Your freedom stops when you hit my nose

[Hinhule]

Ooh, Washington DC :-/
I'm standing here at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Weirton, Hancock, West Virginia 26062 with a pitchfork ready to go and some corn farmer is telling me to stop loitering and come help with the manure.

Re:Your freedom stops when you hit my nose

[Gordonjcp]

You know, the /. servers getting seized might be the best thing ever to happen to open-source. Think of all the time we'd have on our hands!