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...
View ArticleLetter 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...
View ArticleBristol 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. His...
View ArticleUrgent 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...
View ArticleLegal 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...
View ArticleUpdate 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 –...
View ArticleWriting 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 in...
View ArticleTrial starts at last for EDO Decommissioners but still no justice for the...
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 long...
View ArticleEDO boss under pressure at Decommissioners trial
first week goes well for the EDO-smashers The first week of the trial of the EDO Decommissioners was dominated by questionning of EDO boss Paul Hills, who was in the dock from Tuesday to Friday, and...
View Article8 out 1 to go so free Elijah Smith now
(UPDATE – Elijah was released on bail from prison on Thursday 8 July. He can now be found out and about in Bristol. Welcome back. He remains on bail facing charges relating to alleged threats against...
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