*prisoner solidarity

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Siyanda Mngaza is a young woman serving four and a half years after an incident where she maintains she was defending herself from a racist attack, and she turns 23 on Friday. From her campaign's instagram:
Siyanda will turn 23 years old on Friday! It breaks our hearts to know that she will spend another birthday in prison and not with her family and friends. However we must continue to lift Siyanda’s spirits and let her know we are all thinking of her. We appreciate all of the support that you have shown so far and would love it if you could continue that by sending Siyanda a birthday card. If you would like to send one then please visit the section of the Free Siyanda website where you can do so. There is already a birthday card template there, so all you have to do is write your message. If you would prefer to send your own, then you are more than welcome and the address is also on the website.

Link to send an online card/message is here, to send an actual one her address is:
Siyanda Mngaza
Eastwood Park
Falfield
Wotton-under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8DB

 

[BillRiver]

Siyanda Mngaza is a young woman serving four and a half years after an incident where she maintains she was defending herself from a racist attack, and she turns 23 on Friday. From her campaign's instagram:
Siyanda will turn 23 years old on Friday! It breaks our hearts to know that she will spend another birthday in prison and not with her family and friends. However we must continue to lift Siyanda’s spirits and let her know we are all thinking of her. We appreciate all of the support that you have shown so far and would love it if you could continue that by sending Siyanda a birthday card. If you would like to send one then please visit the section of the Free Siyanda website where you can do so. There is already a birthday card template there, so all you have to do is write your message. If you would prefer to send your own, then you are more than welcome and the address is also on the website.

Link to send an online card/message is here, to send an actual one her address is:
Siyanda Mngaza
Eastwood Park
Falfield
Wotton-under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8DB

I had not heard about this case before.

Having read the website and some of their Instagram posts, I have now signed the petition, sent her a birthday message via the website, and written out a proper card to be posted in the morning.

Many thanks to you for spreading the word here.

 

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Support Ryan

Ryan Roberts is currently on remand in Bristol Prison. He was arrested after the confrontation with the police at Bristol’s Bridewell police station. He has been charged with riot and arson. …

bristolabc.wordpress.com

Ryan Roberts is currently on remand in Bristol Prison. He was arrested after the confrontation with the police at Bristol’s Bridewell police station. He has been charged with riot and arson.

He has asked for letters of support. Please write to him at:

Ryan Roberts
HMP Horfield
19 Cambridge Road
Bristol
BS7 8PS
Prison number A5155EM

Obligatory disclaimer that you shouldn't write anything stupid to or about people who are pre-trial.

 

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Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale gets 45 months for having a conscience:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/daniel-hale-drone-leak-sentence/2021/07/27/7bb46dd6-ee14-11eb-bf80-e3877d9c5f06_story.html?tid=ss_tw

(in passing, one of the things I find infuriating about Assange cultists is the way that so many of them seem kind of uninterested in boosting the cases of whistleblowers who don't have cults of personality around them).

 

[BillRiver]

Another Kill The Bill Bristol prisoner:



More expected to be sentenced tomorrow, I hear.

 

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A Dispatch from FCI Englewood’s Segregated Housing Unit | Civil Liberties Defense Center

Today I was locked in a small windowless room with asbestos walls crumbling onto a filthy floor for over seven hours. I was allowed to leave only once to use the restroom. I was not permitted to have water, food, or access to my cellphone to let anyone know whether or not I was OK.

cldc.org

 

[BillRiver]

"Today (Friday, July 30), five people charged in connection with the disturbance are due to be sentenced at Bristol Crown Court.
Judge James Patrick has told them to prepare for prison."

Live updates from court as Kill the Bill rioters sentenced

 

[Spymaster]

Hoping for some stiff sentencing here.

 

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Donate to #KillTheBill Prisoner Support Fund, organized by Bristol ABC

A call for support for people sentenced to prison after the Kill The Bill protests in B… Bristol ABC needs your support for #KillTheBill Prisoner Support Fund

www.gofundme.com

 

[BillRiver]

From Bristol Post (and verified by a friend who was in court today):

 

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Some slightly more positive news:

BREAKING: 6 out of 8 activists from @xrnorth & Palestine Action have been told they will NOT be charged. They occupied and destroyed Elbit’s factory in #Oldham, exposing Israel’s murderous trade to the world.

Only two of the brave activists have now been charged with criminal damage of £5112. A figure which is vastly lower than what activists were initially told.

Are Elbit running scared once again if facing up to their crimes in court? Either way, we’re not stopping until we #ShutElbitDown for good!

 

[Spymaster]

From Bristol Post (and verified by a friend who was in court today):

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That'll do I suppose but should've been 5 years each. Stupid cunts.

 

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Crossposting from the main ktb thread:

We are proud of those who fought back against the police

A statement by Bristol Anarchist Black Cross and Bristol Defendant Solidarity On Friday 30th July, five people were sentenced to over 14 years between them. Four people were given sentences of over…

bristolabc.wordpress.com

On Friday 30th July, five people were sentenced to over 14 years between them. Four people were given sentences of over three years for riot.
These five people are the first to receive custodial sentences for the confrontation with the police outside Bridewell Police Station at the Kill the Bill demonstration on 21st March. However, over 75 people have been arrested, 28 of them have now been charged. Two people are currently on remand in Horfield prison.
The sentences are:

• BL 3 years 11 months
• KA 3 years 6 months
• SQ 3 years 3 months
• KS 3 years 6 months
• YS 5 months

Click here to donate to our crowdfunder to support those who are in prison...
What happened on 21st March was an outpouring of rage against the violence of the police. The crowd fought back after police officers attacked the crowd with batons and riot shields. Pepper spray was used indiscriminately, people were charged with police horses. The protesters fought back, seizing police riot shields, helmets and batons to defend themselves. By the end of the evening several police vehicles had been set on fire.
We are writing this statement to make clear that we support those who have been sentenced today, and that we are proud of them for fighting back. We need to be ready to defend ourselves against the police, and stand with those facing repression and criminalisation.
Communities across the UK face violence at the hands of the police every day, but they only call it violence when we fight back!
The Policing Bill is an attempt by the state to increase its repressive powers to attack our communities, and to lock up even more of us. Our movements need to build our own strength, to defend ourselves and to fight back like the Bristol Kill the Bill defendants did on 21st March.
As we have seen, Bristol will not stand by silently. The people of this city know how to resist. We need to organise to support those incarcerated, but we need support from comrades across the UK and internationally to do this, please consider donating to our crowdfunder here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ktb-prisoner-support-fund

 

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Urgent: Solidarity Action with Irish Anarchist Prisoner John Paul Wootton - Freedom News

Following recent protest action at Maghaberry Prison, the family of John Paul Wootton are now calling upon the current Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, Ronnie Armour, to intervene to help end the ongoing acts of discrimination against their son, brother, uncle and...

freedomnews.org.uk

Following recent protest action at Maghaberry Prison, the family of John Paul Wootton are now calling upon the current Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, Ronnie Armour, to intervene to help end the ongoing acts of discrimination against their son, brother, uncle and miscarriage of justice victim, John Paul Wootton.

On behalf of John Paul, the family have launched a letter and email campaign which directly highlights the issues behind the ongoing acts of discrimination he faces on a daily basis, while being held within Maghaberry.

We, the family of John Paul Wootton, ask you to please support our call to demand that Ronnie Armour, Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, immediately ends all acts of discrimination against John Paul.

Please sign the following letter of protest, email and/or write to:

Ronnie Armour
Director General
Northern Ireland Prison Service
Dundonald House,
Upper Newtonards Road,
Belfast, BT4 3SU

niprisonservice@nics.gov.uk

For the attention to the Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service:

It has come to my attention that John Paul Wootton, a person you hold in your custody is being subjected to discriminatory practices.

John Paul has attempted to avail of opportunities open to other prisoners however he has unfortunately been blocked without justification, this is wrong.

For example, he has been applied to take part in peers support and mentoring schemes, requested social activity and asked with regret to the prisons regimes, yet despite meeting appropriate criteria, these have not been facilitated.

Over the years and in an ongoing bases, John Paul has had to deal with harassment such as regular sleep disruption unfair punitive actions both formal and informal, and more recently restrictions on his communications with the outside world. Formal complaints about his treatment have been ignored.

A transfer to Magilligan prison has been identified as a solution to many of these problems, as well as opening up specific educational opportunities. However despite a two year wait, John Paul remains in Maghaberry.

I write to object to this treatment. John Paul should be given equitable access to any opportunities and all harassment should end. A move to Magilligan should be facilitated without delay.

I hope these matters could then be brought to a close.

Yours sincerely

 

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Crossposting again:

 

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Tomorrow come and support Kill The Bill prisoners by making cards, writing letters, painting banners in a creative space for solidarity.

In March thousands of peaceful protesters took to the streets of Bristol to demonstrate against the plans to give the police increased powers, to fight for or human right to protest and to protect the ways of lives of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. Due to a heavy police presence with police brutality the protests turned nasty and many protesters were left injured and arrested.

78 protesters were arrested. 8 are now in prison.

Let's send them an abundance of love to show solidarity.

Tomorrow 4pm, next to the M32 skate park.

Some art materials will be provided but please also bring your own if you have.

 

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Benefit brunch at 56A on Sunday:


Also, report from recent demos at HMP Eastwood and Bristol:

Solidarity Noise Demonstrations outside HMP Eastwood Park & HMP Bristol

Our passion for freedom is stronger than the prison!Last week people gathered outside HMP Eastwood park women’s prison to show solidarity with prisoners who have recently experienced increase…

bristolabc.wordpress.com

 

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Also, interesting little account from a former antifascist prisoner on Riker's Island:

I Was Sent To Jail After A Fight At An Antifa Protest. Here’s What Happened There.

"I couldn’t keep nearly as quiet [at Rikers Island] as I’d planned. Nerdy white guys kind of stand out in there."

www.huffpost.com

 

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Anyone attending is asked to do a lateral flow test first, and to wear a mask.

 

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A pair of letter-sending tool things:

URGENT ACTION - HMP Wakefield: end the targeted torture of Muslims in the segregation unit.

Content Warning: descriptions of state violence We have received reports of abusive treatment in the segregation unit in HMP Wakefield. Prison segregation units are "prisons within prisons" with intensified regimes of solitary confinement. Authorisation to hold people in the segregated unit...

actionnetwork.org

URGENT ACTION: End Islamophobic Attacks at HMP Long Lartin

Yesterday, Muslim prisoners were interrupted during the call to prayer by officers banging on the door saying they were enforcing noise pollution rules. A non-Muslim officer told Miran, "you don't have to do call to prayer, you only do that at the mosque". When Miran told the officer not to...

actionnetwork.org

Think they're both from this week.

 

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And a new one:

Urgent Action: HMP Wakefield End Racist Attacks in the Segregation Unit

Last week, governor Tom Wheatley denied any wrongdoing takes place in the segregation unit at HMP Wakefield. He denied abuse committed on his watch, sending multiple emails claiming that: "the prisoners here are being treated with dignity and respect". A few days later, on the 28th August, six...

actionnetwork.org

 

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Shit news from Bristol:
Two more defendants sentenced today:




Just to remind everyone, that fundraiser is:

Donate to #KillTheBill: Bristol legal support in the streets, organized by Bristol Defendant Solidarity

#KillTheBill: Bristol legal support in the streets and in the… Bristol Defendant Solidarity needs your support for #KillTheBill: Bristol legal support in the streets

www.gofundme.com

On a more positive note, Kevin Berry of the Vaughn 17 is getting out, and there's a fundraiser for his release - he spent pretty much all of the Trump administration in solitary confinement after (allegedly) being part of a prison riot in January 2017:

Donate to Support Kevin Berry of the Vaughn 17!, organized by Philly Anti-Repression

Vaughn 17 member and politicized prisoner Kevin Berry is finally coming h… Philly Anti-Repression needs your support for Support Kevin Berry of the Vaughn 17!

www.gofundme.com

 

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Copied over from the KTB thread:

Support Ryan Roberts

Ryan Roberts’ trial for riot and arson is on the 25-27th October. If convicted he is facing a long sentence. He will be the first defendant to be brought to trial to have plead not guilty for…

bristolabc.wordpress.com

Ryan Roberts’ trial for riot and arson is on the 25-27th October. If convicted he is facing a long sentence. He will be the first defendant to be brought to trial to have plead not guilty for charges relating to the 21st March Kill the Bill demonstration.

Ryan is calling for solidarity and support

We will hold a demonstration on October 25th at 8.30am outside Bristol Crown Court. We’d also like people to sit in court from the 25th-27th, to show that Ryan has support!

On the final day of the trial we will hold a demo at 5pm outside the Crown Court.

if you’re coming from elsewhere and need accommodation email bristoldefendantsolidarity@riseup.net

We are also calling for you to do a solidarity banner drop or other action in your local area during October to show your support for Ryan

Ryan is currently on remand in Bristol Prison. He’d welcome letters of support. Click here to find out how.

Solidarity is strength!


Non-KTB related:

URGENT ACTION: Transfer Miran Thakrar immediately out of a life threatening situation in HMP Frankland

As retribution for resisting racism and Islamophobia in HMP Long Lartin, Miran Thakrar has been transferred to the segregation unit in Hmp Frankland. This has directly put his life in danger. Threats to Miran and his family have been made by both prisoners and staff at Hmp Frankland...

actionnetwork.org

 

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Private Site

 

[alfajobrob]

Copied over from the KTB thread:

Support Ryan Roberts

Ryan Roberts’ trial for riot and arson is on the 25-27th October. If convicted he is facing a long sentence. He will be the first defendant to be brought to trial to have plead not guilty for…

bristolabc.wordpress.com

Ryan Roberts’ trial for riot and arson is on the 25-27th October. If convicted he is facing a long sentence. He will be the first defendant to be brought to trial to have plead not guilty for charges relating to the 21st March Kill the Bill demonstration.

Ryan is calling for solidarity and support

We will hold a demonstration on October 25th at 8.30am outside Bristol Crown Court. We’d also like people to sit in court from the 25th-27th, to show that Ryan has support!

On the final day of the trial we will hold a demo at 5pm outside the Crown Court.

if you’re coming from elsewhere and need accommodation email bristoldefendantsolidarity@riseup.net

We are also calling for you to do a solidarity banner drop or other action in your local area during October to show your support for Ryan

Ryan is currently on remand in Bristol Prison. He’d welcome letters of support. Click here to find out how.

Solidarity is strength!


Non-KTB related:

URGENT ACTION: Transfer Miran Thakrar immediately out of a life threatening situation in HMP Frankland

As retribution for resisting racism and Islamophobia in HMP Long Lartin, Miran Thakrar has been transferred to the segregation unit in Hmp Frankland. This has directly put his life in danger. Threats to Miran and his family have been made by both prisoners and staff at Hmp Frankland...

actionnetwork.org

He should have attempted murder charges thrown at him tbh.

I hope he gets the full sentence.



He looks like a right charmer.

 

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He should have attempted murder charges thrown at him tbh.

I hope he gets the full sentence.

He looks like a right charmer.

I think he should get an OBE myself.

 

[alfajobrob]

I think he should get an OBE myself.

Should get life as a minimum for his crimes against fashion.

 

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Prison Destroyed Video Proof of Guards Torturing Anti-Fascist, Lawyers Say

In court filings, a legal nonprofit says guards in a federal prison tortured Eric King and then attempted to cover it up.

www.vice.com