Solidarity & support for prisoners

from bbc, 23 June 2009: "There was a hint on anarchy on the breeze over the waters of Lough Neagh recently with the scattering of the ashes of an American man. They belonged to Harold Thompson, who died in jail last October at the age of 66 after being sentenced to life plus 50 years for murder and robbery in 1979.

His supporters describe the man he was convicted of killing as a police informer who had killed the mother of one of Mr Thompson's children and threatened the life of another. His robberies are described as "expropriation activities" on an anarchist support website..." more

from email, 16 June 2009: "Trials of the three remaining arrestees from the anti-G20 demonstrations in Melbourne 2006 will begin on 30 June 2009 at the Melbourne Magistrate's Court. We urge people to come to Melbourne to show their support and political solidarity to the arrestees. These trials do not mark the first of such kind, but more importantly, they do not mark the last..." more

from email, 10 June 2009: "The June 2009 Day of Solidarity with Jeff Free Luers and all Eco-Prisoners events list has been updated. We hope to see you out at one of the events! Thank you for your support! If you are able to donate to Jeff's release and education fund.." more

from various sources, 30 May 2009: "French authorities on Thursday (28 May 2009) authorised the release of Julien Coupat, who has been detained for more than six months on suspicion of sabotaging high-speed train lines, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Under the terms of his release, he will have to stay in the Paris region and surrender his passport and identity papers..." more

from anarchistnews, 11 June 2009: "Thousands fought in the re-appropriated streets of the necropolis during the insurrection in December 2008. Hundreds were arrested and, with exceptionally swift procedures, several were thrown in prison. Six of them still remain imprisoned up to this day... Within the first two weeks of June the remaining prisoners of December will be coming in front of a board of judges who will determine whether their imprisonment will be extended. Days of action will take place between the 12-15 June 2009 in solidarity across Greece..." more

via mw, 27 May 2009: "The trouble with prison, as it is perceived, is the shadows are further distended by a variety of prisms that bend reality to suit a host of preconceptions, special interests and self-fulfilling prophecies. The end result of this shape-shifting is a system that produces failure as a matter of course, that pretends to protect the mass of society, and that destroys whole communities in its voracious appetite. The trouble with prison is prison..." more

from sumoud, 11 May 2009: "Spending time with her dad requires that six-year-old Jinan undertake a bizarre and arduous odyssey... At home in the beleaguered West Bank town of Qalqilya, Jinan asks the same question she always does: "Mommy, why does Daddy have to sleep on the Israeli side?" And her mother, Salam Nazal, comforts her by saying: "Because that's where the best Palestinian men go to sleep, and your father is one of them..." more

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