Iraqis in the firing line - images from an invasion Whitehall 6-8pm

This Thursday 3 April up to 100 anti war activists will line Whitehall from 6-8pm with images of people who have been injured or lost family members in the US/UK invasion of Iraq. The images are photos collected by members of the Iraq Peace Team, a group of peace activists who have been in Iraq since September 2002. Twelve activists remain in Baghdad.

The images include a picture of Muhammed Adnan, a 4 year old wounded by shrapnel on March 23rd at a farm outside Baghdad to which his family had fled to escape the bombing, a picture of Nada Adnan, aged 13, a relative of Muhammed, whose cranium was fractured and face gashed in the same attack. Interviewed in hospital by April Hurley, a physician with the IPT Nada said, "I wish that God would take Bush. Why did he do this to us? to me?". The family was later visited by British human rights observer Jo Wilding, who was expelled from Iraq earlier this week after 6 weeks in Baghdad. (To call Jo 07979 211897)

Activists will also display an image of Razzaq Kazem al-Khafaj, grieving over the coffins of the six members of his family killed by a US attack on Hilla this Tuesday April 1st. The images can be seen at www.voicesuk.org

Gabriel Carlyle, joint co ordinator of Voices in the Wilderness UK said, "We want to put faces and names onto the victims to bring home to the British public the human cost of this illegal, immoral invasion. In the coming days and weeks, by setting restraints on the US and British Governments, our protests can quite literally save the lives of thousands of people in Iraq."

On Friday Voices will take delivery of 20,000 anti war postcards bearing the image of Muhammed Adnan for campaigners to send to Geoff Hoon, Britain's Minister for War.

This Sunday Voices will join other activists at Britain's military HQ at Northwood ,
northwest London for a day of action against the war, part of the reclaim the bases
weekend, www.reclaimthebases.org.uk .

Call 0845 458 2564/ 07947839992