Climate activists block Shell headquarters with ice pyramid

Activists from Climate Justice Collective built an icy pyramid at Shell's London headquarters on Tuesday, in protest over Arctic oil drilling.

There have been several protests about the drilling for oil in the Arctic over the last few months, so far, with no effect.

Shell's exploratory oil expedition off the Alaskan coast started this week, but was halted on Monday when sea ice was seen to be drifting towards the drilling vessel.

Fifteen activists from Climate Justice Collective decided to try and do something about the situation on Tuesday, by blockading the entrance to Shell's London headquarters with a pyramid of ice blocks... read more and watch video.

Julian Assange 'The World Tomorrow' — Ep. 7: Occupy movement

"There's nothing that terrifies the U.S. government more than the threat of democracy breaking out in America." 


Julian Assange interviews representatives from OWS and Occupy London.


Julian Assange and the Occupy movement have much in common. They both criticize governments and are often condemned by the mainstream media.


In the latest episode of Assange's talk show, "The World Tomorrow", they discuss the spread of the Occupy protests in the U.S.A.


Normally Assange's interviews are held in his own home where he is under house-arrest, but this week, due to the size of the crowd, it was held in the old Deutche Bank of London, which is controlled by friends of Occupy.  Read more and view video interview.

'The World Tomorrow' Ep 4. Rajab & El-Fattah: Arab Spring (video)

This week's episode of the controversial talk show discusses the Arab Spring. Assange interviews Nabeel Rajab, human rights leader from Bahrain and Alaa Abd El-Fattah, political activist from Egypt.

Julian Assange interviews both activists who are involved in the Arab Spring to find out the latest status of the movement.

Nabeel Rajab is the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and is the foremost critic of the Al-Khalifa regime in the country, which continues its brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters. With over 140,000 followers on Twitter, he is one of the most well-known online activists in the Arab world.

The second person interviewed is Alaa Abd El-Fattah from Egypt.  El-Fattah is a long-time Egyptian blogger, programmer and political activist... read full article and view video.