Only two months after releasing him, the Court of Barcelona has sentenced anarchist ex-prisoner Amadeu Casellas and what they refer to as his wife Yamileth B.P. to three years and a 2,400 Euros fine for …
Prisoner support letter writing night with focus on Russian prisoners
Bristol Anarchist Black Cross (ABC) hosts a monthly letter writing night at Kebele Social Centre with the aim of providing a basic support to prisoners by writing to them, since the main goal of state …
Judiciary backs the State and finds Smellie not guilty
The judge gave her verdict on Wednesday at Westminster magistrates court, in the non-jury trial of Sgt Smellie, the Met police TSG riot cop accused of assaulting a woman at last years G20 protests. Smellie …
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 …
Memorial event for Ian Tomlinson victim of G20 cop violence
(Update: Pictures and report of the memorial event are here.) The Ian Tomlinson Family Campaign have called for a memorial gathering on the 1st anniversary of his death, at 11am on Thursday 1 April. People …
14th Annual International Day Against Police Brutality in Montreal
100 Arrested, Undercover Cops Forced Out of Protester’s Ranks by Gord Hill As a Montreal police helicopter hovered overhead, speakers at the 14th Annual Protest Against Police Brutality denounced the 43 police-related killings in the …
Update on the EDO Decommissioners
Some fairly urgent updates on the Bristol EDO Decommissioners Firstly, as Elijah ‘James’ Smith approaches 14 months locked up on remand, without a trial of course, he’s been given a new prison number – A3186AM. …
Active Solidarity freesheet, Jock Palfreeman, and letter writing night
Our friends at the long running Brighton ABC group have just released the latest issue of their Active Solidarity freesheet. You can download it as a pdf here Active Solidarity_Mar10 and do pass it on. …
Legal progress for the EDO Decommissioners but one remains on remand
UPDATE: Read a report about the Decommissioners court hearing last Monday, by someone who was there. Elijah ‘James’ Smith has been moved back to Lewes prison. Please write and send him your support and solidarity: …
Support the London 2009 Gaza protesters facing heavy prison sentences
Early 2009 saw many protests in Bristol against the Israeli bombing of Gaza. In London there were a number of large angry marches opposing the bombing of families in Gaza. Some of those protesters are …