Animal rights

from imc, 21 November 2009: "On the 14th of October 2008 the Swedish secret police SAPO raided 3 houses in different places in Sweden. They arrested the anarchist Jonatan and took different tools, political pamphlets, his computer and other personal stuff with them. After two months in custody he had his trial and was sentenced to about 15 Months in Prison, which he begins in October 2009. He is accused of three ELF-Actions... more

via interactivist, 6 October 2009: Some media-speak but some basic background to anarchist ideas and action Mexico... "by John Ross - MEXICO CITY (Oct 6th) - An unprecedented wave of anarchist bombings here and in provincial capitals has Mexican security forces on red alert. Beginning September 1st, bombs have gone off once or twice a week regularly as clockwork, taking out windows and ATMs at five banks, torching two auto showrooms and several U.S. fast-food franchises plus an upscale boutique in the chic Polanco district of this conflictive capital. In each case, the Anarchist "A" has been spray-painted on nearby walls along with slogans supporting animal liberation demands to stop prison construction, and calls for the demise of capitalism..." more

from greenisthenewred, 16 April 2009: "The government is using secretive prison facilities on U.S. soil, called Communication Management Units, to house inmates accused of being tied to “terrorism” groups. They overwhelmingly include Muslim inmates, along with at least two animal rights and environmental activists..."  more

from various sources, 9 February 2009: "A secret UK police intelligence unit has been set up to spy on Left-wing and Right-wing political groups. The Confidential Intelligence Unit (CIU) has the power to operate across the UK and will mount surveillance and run informers on ‘domestic extremists’..." Not sure what to make of this report. More questions than answers here, but more info as it comes in..." more

from greenisthenewred, 26 January 2009: "Seven animal rights activists in the U.K. were sentenced to up to 11 years in prison Wednesday 21 January 2009 for “conspiracy to blackmail” in their campaign to shut down the notorious animal testing laboratory Huntingdon Life Sciences. The judge in the case called the grassroots campaign “urban terrorism” run with “almost military precision.” The UK prosecution is quite similar to charges brought against seven animal rights activists in the United States, dubbed the SHAC 7..." more

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from email, updated 18 January 2009: "In solidarity with SHAC campaigners in court on this day for sentencing (and all other animal rights prisoners). On Monday 19th January 2009, 7 SHAC campaigners will be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court for conspiracy to blackmail Huntingdon Life Sciences. The 7 have done nothing more than help to co-ordinate and join peaceful protests aimed at closing down this evil hellhole. They could each potentially be sentenced to up to 14 years in prison..." more

from various sources, 23 December 2008: "Four peaceful animal rights campaigners have today been convicted of serious offences (in the UK). Most journalists like to avoid reporting the real issues and the truth regarding the SHAC campaign... Huntingdon Life Sciences are in the business of poisoning healthy animals to death. They are a contract testing operation that tests products for others. They have three sites two in the UK and one in the US. Five hundred animals are put to death every day by HLS..." more

from email, 22 December 2008: "Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network, information bulletin (19th December 2008). "Jonatan, the 20-year old Swedish eco-activist who carried out a number of eco-sabotage actions, has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment. He has also been given a 36,000 SEK fine... SHAC 7 prisoner Andy Stepanian has been released from prison. He has been moved to a half-way house and is expected to be granted his full freedom in a few months time... earlier this year, ten Austrian animal rights campaigners were arrested and remanded for crimes they clearly did not commit. Five of the former prisoners, all connected to the Basisgruppe Tierrechte group, have written the following open letter about their case..." more

from email via fitwatch, 18 November 2008: The new Counter Terrorism Bill, currently in The Lords, contains an amendment to Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000. This amendment will make it an offence, punishable by up to ten years imprisonment, to publish or elicit information about any police constable "of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism"... This is a call from Fitwatch for a mass publishing of information on police officers on the day this Bill receives its Royal Assent. The date will be published as soon as we have it, but it is likely to be early 2009. more