*prisoner solidarity

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Upcoming event in Glasgow:

Join us on Thursday evening from 6 - 8pm Oct 10th for an evening of letter writing at Glasgow Autonomous Space. Dinner and materials provided!

This event is dedicated to writing to people who have been imprisoned for protesting against the ongoing Palestinian Genocide. Arrive on time so you don't miss our introduction!

If you have any questions feel free to send us a DM, looking forward to seeing you

 

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Even more PA prisoner stuff:
SUPPORT NEEDED FOR PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS IN HMP BRONZEFIELD

After an action which cost Israel's largest weapons firm over £1million in damages, six of the #Filton10 are remanded in HMP Bronzefield, a female prison run by Sodexo (@sodexogroup). All six of them have been separated and banned by the prison from associating with one another. This condition is completely arbitrary as the four men from the #Filton10 have been kept together in prison, a move which was secured after a mass call in campaign from our supporters.

HMP Bronzefield's punitive actions have led to

- Zoe Rogers, 20, being stuck in the induction wing rather than the youth wing.

- Madeleine Norman categorised as an "escape risk", banned from wearing normal clothes, unable to make unsupervised phone calls and being checked by a guard every hour.

- Some of the prisoners being unable to participate in prison activities.

- A huge reduction in visits as they are unable to be in the visiting hall together at the same time.

- Some of them being unable to attend their own court hearings.

The prison's actions come after each of them were detained without charge in solitary confinement and repeatedly interrogated for a week under the Terrorism Act. The prison is now attempting to further isolate the actionists — but we can not allow that to happen.

Please contact the prison and ask for the governor (Jonathan French) to demand that the prisoners are allowed to associate with each other and they also stop restricting access to books which have been sent to each of them.

+441784 425690

press.office@sodexo.com

Jonathan.French@sodexogov.co.uk

During the calls or in an email to the prison, you can use the names of the prisoners as a reference.

 

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Ryan Dwyer, a Kill the Bill prisoner who had been released from prison, has now been recalled:

Support Ryan Dwyer! | Bristol Anarchist Black Cross

bristolabc.org

 

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Madeleine Norman has been on remand for nearly 2 months, after they were accused of being connected to an action which cost Israel's largest weapons firm over £1million in damages. Upon arrest under the Terrorism Act, Madeleine was kept in solitary confinement, interrogated repeatedly and had two addresses raided. Now, they've been charged with non-terror offences and imprisoned in HMP Bronzefield, but they are facing severe repression inside.

Madeleine has been categorised as an escape risk for approx two weeks now, which means:

- All clothes have been taken away, forcing them to wear a blue and yellow 'escape suit' which is taken off them when they are in the cell.

- A guard checks on them every hour, day and night, disturbing their sleep and constantly invading their privacy

- Madeleine isn't allowed ANY books

- They have been put in a cell with NO phone

- Madeleine has been denied contact with their Scottish legal representatives in relation to a separate case involving an action which disrupted producers of laser targeting systems for Israel's F-35 fighter jets.

The categorisation as an escape risk was allegedly due to a drawing Madeleine made of their cell. However, Yasmin, the head of security who placed Madeleine on the e-list, implied they'd never seen the drawing and the designation was largely due to 'intel' that she couldn't disclose. Yasmin went on to partially justify the decision to place the actionist on the 'e-list' by saying Madeleine 'knew the crimes they had committed'. It's clear that the restriction Madeleine faces is a political decision to target them due to their alleged involvement in targeting Israel's weapons trade.

Do not let them get away with treating Palestine Action's political prisoners like this. Help us pressure the prison by calling/emailing the governor, Jonathan French, to demand Madeleine is removed from the escape list and non-association orders with others from our group are dropped.

01784 425690

press.office@sodexo.com

Jonathan.French@sodexogov.co.uk

HMP Bronzefield is a female prison run by @sodexogroup – You can also comment on their page to end the abuse of Madeleine.

 

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Six of the Filton 10 are imprisoned at HMP Bronzefield. They are accused of costing Israel's largest weapons firm over £1million in damages.

Due to the abuse of the Terrorism Act, they have been facing severe restrictions since arrival. This has included one activist being categorised as an escape risk for over a week, another being targeted by guards and denied their religious rights.

They've all been banned from associating with one another, leading to them only receiving one visit per six visits other prisoners are entitled to.

Join us for a protest this Saturday outside HMP Bronzefield at 5.30pm to demand the CPS drop the use of counter-terrorism powers against all of the Filton 10 and show your solidarity!

Bring torches, pots, pans, noise, banners, flags and get ready to make some noise for Palestine Action's political prisoners.

 

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Thales 5 Support Fund

Donate to support five activists from Palestine Action who've been imprisoned for costing Thales' weapons factory in Glasgow over £1million.
In a draconian move, four of the five were given 12 months sentences. One was handed a 14 month sentence. They will be expected to serve half of their sentences in prison.

Thales is one of the world's largest arms companies - producing armoured vehicles, missile systems and drones. The company works in partnership with Elbit Systems, Israel's biggest weapons producer, to manufacture military drones which are "battle-tested" on the Palestinian people.

Donations will be used to cover costs associated with supporting the activists and their loved ones during their imprisonment, including:

• In prison costs for each activist
• Travel costs to visit the imprisoned activists
• Bills of imprisoned activists

 

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Action Alert: Stand with Muslim Prisoners Resisting State Violence in HMP Full Sutton

On 4th November, in response to ever increasingly repressive conditions in HMP Full Sutton, there was an uprising on a-wing. Muslim prisoners are fighting back against rising Islamophobic abuse, including the prison preventing Muslims from wearing religious clothing. Muslim women visiting...

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On 4th November, in response to ever increasingly repressive conditions in HMP Full Sutton, there was an uprising on a-wing.

Muslim prisoners are fighting back against rising Islamophobic abuse, including the prison preventing Muslims from wearing religious clothing.

Muslim women visiting loved ones are being targeted, forced to remove their hijabs and their socks in front of male officers before being allowed on the visit.

Prisoners fought back against violent officers and took control of a wing.

The nationals, a designated team who repress resistance, brutalised those who took part in the uprising.

Eyewitnesses have told us that prisoners were handcuffed behind their backs, then knocked unconscious and severely beaten. their clothes were cut off them and they were sexually assaulted.

The landing was red with their blood.

Over the past 2 weeks, the prison are physically assaulting Muslim prisoners in their cells across the prison, sometimes multiple times in a day.

Some prisoners have serious injuries, including head injuries and broken bones.

They have been denied healthcare.

We must show up for those on the front line fighting state violence. we are in full support of all resistance to the prison system.

Please join us and take action now.

 

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On a lighter note, delighted by this event to celebrate the release of Cyan Bass, a prisoner who served a few years for charges connected to the 2020 BLM protests:

Think pie-eating contests have been sadly missing from UK activism for too long.

 

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‍Trial solidarity demo (again)‍

44 people have now been charged after resisting prison barge transfers and detention earlier this year.

Please come to support and show solidarity with four people on trial in two weeks.

This trial is on Wednesday 27th November, at Stratford magistrates court, E15 4SB (2mins walk from Stratford station). Please come for 8.45am.

There will be speakers from antiraids (@slantiraids), Copwatch (@lambethcopwatch), Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants (@LGSMigrants) and others who attended the resistance on the day.

Stratford magistrates court has restrictive conditions on ‘protest’ trials, to prevent people coming in to court to support. This demo will be outside the court. As much as we would love to fill the court with supporters, only 6 per trial are allowed in. So we’ll make ourselves heard outside.

 

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‍Trial solidarity demo (again)‍

44 people have now been charged after resisting prison barge transfers and detention earlier this year.

Please come to support and show solidarity with four people on trial in two weeks.

This trial is on Wednesday 27th November, at Stratford magistrates court, E15 4SB (2mins walk from Stratford station). Please come for 8.45am.

There will be speakers from antiraids (@slantiraids), Copwatch (@lambethcopwatch), Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants (@LGSMigrants) and others who attended the resistance on the day.

Stratford magistrates court has restrictive conditions on ‘protest’ trials, to prevent people coming in to court to support. This demo will be outside the court. As much as we would love to fill the court with supporters, only 6 per trial are allowed in. So we’ll make ourselves heard outside.

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So far I think there have been 2 trials, 1st had 5 acquitted, second had 2 convicted (with sentences suspended) iirc.

Not heard about the trial for the bus driver who was arrested for racially aggravated conduct.

 

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‍Trial solidarity demo (again)‍

44 people have now been charged after resisting prison barge transfers and detention earlier this year.

Please come to support and show solidarity with four people on trial in two weeks.

This trial is on Wednesday 27th November, at Stratford magistrates court, E15 4SB (2mins walk from Stratford station). Please come for 8.45am.

There will be speakers from antiraids (@slantiraids), Copwatch (@lambethcopwatch), Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants (@LGSMigrants) and others who attended the resistance on the day.

Stratford magistrates court has restrictive conditions on ‘protest’ trials, to prevent people coming in to court to support. This demo will be outside the court. As much as we would love to fill the court with supporters, only 6 per trial are allowed in. So we’ll make ourselves heard outside.

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4 more acquitted!

ANOTHER TRIAL WON ‍‍‍

The crown served no evidence

(but not before they dragged everyone there, including the Met Police Bronze Commander and arresting officer).

Another four acquittals!



Next trials on 9th and 10th December!

 

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Absolute shitloads of PA-related trials and court dates coming up, there's ones happening in Birmingham, Leicester, Edinburgh, and Manchester in the next few weeks:





Also, Toby Shone is finally free, but a few weeks before he got out his support network published this:

UK: “Unsurprising Fact” – Letter By Anarchist Prisoner Toby Shone + Fallout From Publication Of “Unsurprising Fact”

darknights.noblogs.org

Nevertheless, over the past few months my lawyers were able to obtain a Security Intelligence Report (SIR) produced by the prison’s anti-terror bureaucrats. This disclosure occurred in the course of a parole motion, which was denied in any event. The Secretary of State opposed my release and used a non-disclosure application to prevent me from seeing or being able to respond to “evidence” used against me on grounds of “national security”. The Parole Board disagreed and granted me access to a scant eight pages of intelligence reports. These cover the time period September 2023 – January 2024 and show an incomplete snapshot of the surveillance and censorship of my correspondence and books, the gathering of information on those that I am in contact with and the intel received about the fireworks solidarity demo at Bristol prison last year when I was detained there. The report revealed the collection of all the names, addresses and personal details of all those who communicate with me. For example, it is noted that one comrade writes that he works as a postman, another comrade “has a daughter in prison”, etc. Also listed in the entries are any personal connections and any details related to affiliations to any groups or tendencies. Geographic analysis using Google Maps has been made to view their locations. The Star and Shadow Cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne is designated a “potential meeting point” and BASE in Bristol described as “a heavily graffitied possible squat or commune.


Thus the level of intelligence and analysis displayed is low and crude but we can anticipate that the data is funnelled to the security services and the police state.

The security regime that I am imposed with is directed from outside the prison by a panel* comprising of senior police, Counter Terror Unit, National Security Division, governmental administration and forensic psychology.


We know that the state is afraid and takes step of repression; however it is rare that we see the evidence and its workings, therefore I am giving this account as my response.


I have nothing to justify.


In this situation I already knew perfectly well before disclosure what the secret “evidence” consisted off – the fact that I maintain my perspective and contacts with the anarchist dependency and with the social movement. The stand that I continue to write “and try to receive” letters and I am sent books and publications with critical content.


I will not apologise one sentence for those things.

 

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Fundraiser for Yulia, currently held on remand awaiting trial for alleged involvement in Palestine Action:

Donate to Solidarity Fund for Yulia, organized by Alex Ross

Yulia is currently on remand in HMP Bronzefield following a violent raid and arrest in November. T… Alex Ross needs your support for Solidarity Fund for Yulia

www.gofundme.com