Monday 7 June at Hove Crown Court sees the long-awaited start of the trial of the EDO Decommissioners, some 17 months after their action to shut down the EDO ITT/MBM arms factory in Brighton. At …
Writing in solidarity and for freedom
This blog has been pretty quiet the last month, just the one post the other day about the continued persecution of Amadeu Casellas Its not that we’ve given up, or have been too busy participating …
Smellie in court, but G20 Bristolian found not guilty
Sgt Smellie, a riot cop in the Met’s Territorial Support Group (TSG – fully trained riot thugs), has been up in Westminster Magistrates Court all week so far on a charge relating to the anti-G20/police …
Urgent update as Bristol EDO Decommissioner Elijah Smith moved to new prison
The Bristol EDO Decommissioner Elijah Smith has been moved from HMP Lewes to another prison. No reasons are known for the move, so it seems likely that its just down to the pure bloody-mindedness of …
Bristol EDO Decommissioner Elijah Smith a prisoner of war for one year
Elijah (James) Smith has now been locked up on remand for one year, ever since his arrest last 18 January 2009 after the EDO/MBM ITT factory in Brighton was trashed by 6 campaigners from Bristol. …
International prisoner solidarity on NYE
As we slowly reassemble ourselves back here in Bristol after the winter holidays, news filters in of some New Years Eve prisoner solidarity actions here and abroad. (Update: news of more NYE prison solidarity protests …
Letter from Elijah James Smith Bristol EDO Decommissioner on remand
Back on 20 December, at the Bristol EDO Decommissioners solstice fundraising cafe at kebele social centre, a card was produced for Elijah (James) Smith by a Bristol ABC activist, and all present were asked to …
Elijah Smith 11 months locked up without a trial
Today 20 December marks 11 months on remand for EDO Decommissioner Elijah (James) Smith. That’s 11 months locked away in a shitty little cell, deprived of all his freedom, and without any opportunity to argue …
Bristol EDO Decommissioner 10 months on remand
10 months ago yesterday, on 18 January 2009, Elijah (James) Smith and 5 other anti-militarists from Bristol were arrested in Brighton. They had spent the previous night decommissioning the EDO/MBM/ITT factory in Brighton, in an …
EDO Decommissioners update and correction
The 2 Bristol EDO Decommissioners arrested near Manchester on Saturday have been released today, Monday 19 October! Along with the woman from Brighton who was also arrested for alleged breach of bail, they were in …