#directnonviolentaction — Public Fediverse posts

#uk #israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #finance / #armsindustry / #directnonviolentaction / #palestineaction / #trial

„The five were convicted of causing more than £200,000 in damage after targeting a #Barclays branch over its ties to Israel's #ElbitSystems. The judge said the damage, while significant, did not meet the threshold for terrorism-related sentencing.“

https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2026-08-22/ty-article/.premium/report-palestine-actions-barclays-five-spared-terrorism-sentences/000001a0-289a-d399-afb3-bcbac5d80000

#uk #israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #directnonviolentaction / #palestineaction / #repression / #criminalization

„As The British State Seeks To Destroy Palestine Action, A New Trial Is Underway.
A judge has threatened defendants with a ‘terrorism connection’ if they explain the motives behind their activism. It is one of three such trials in which the government has muzzled defendants, blinded jurors and banned local media coverage to guarantee convictions.“

https://popularresistance.org/palestine-action-facing-new-rigged-terrorism-trials/

#uk #israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #elbitsystems / #sabotage / #directnonviolentaction / #repression / #ciminalconviction

(Phil and Daniel #Berrigan would surely be proud of you!)

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-palestine-action-defendants-ended-up-back-prison

#uk #israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #elbitsystems / #palestineaction / #court / #directnonviolentaction / #sabotage / #criminalization / #repression

„British authorities have intensified efforts to criminalize direct action against the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.“

https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37519

#uk #israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #elbitsystems / #sabotage / #palestineaction / #directnonviolentaction / #trial / #violence

„Jurors hear that security guard Angelo Volante struck defendant Jordan Devlin in the face and neck, and attempted to bite him.“

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-action-defendant-guard-assaulted-multiple-times-elbit

#frg #israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #elbitsystems / #directnonviolentaction / #ulm5 / #criminalization

„In addition to charges of trespass and damage to property, the group is accused of "membership of a criminal organisation" - namely Palestine Action Germany - under Section 129 of the German penal code.

This legal statute is commonly applied in cases of "terrorism" and organised crime, and can lead to a prison sentence of up to five years.“

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trial-activists-accused-raiding-germanys-elbit-systems-factory-starts-today

#czech #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #genocide / #armsexport / #elbitsystems / #sabotage / #directnonviolentaction / #earthquakefaction

„The new group vowed continued action against companies complicit in Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.“

https://thecradle.co/articles-id/36649

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #armsindustry / #elbirsystems / #sabotage / #directnonviolentaction / #palestineaction / #criminalization / #judiciary

„Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to outlawed the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful.“

https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #genocide / #armsindustry / #elbitsystems / #sabotage / #palestineaction / #directnonviolentaction / #judiciary / #comment

„Jurors Bravely Set Aside Social Conditioning, The Instinct To Defer To Authority And Media Expectations.
Instead they considered the actual evidence.“

https://popularresistance.org/why-the-jury-were-right-to-acquit-palestine-action/

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #genocide / #armsexport / #elbitsystems / #criminalization / #directnonviolentaction / #sabotage / #palestineaction / #hungerstrike

»“None of the people who have been involved in the hunger strikes have been found guilty of a crime, yet some have been held in prison for up to 18 months and counting in restrictive conditions after anti-terrorism powers have been used against them.«

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-government-must-urgently-intervene-hunger-striker-umer-khalids-case-it-too-late

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #genocide / #armsindustry / #elbitsystems / #sabotage / #directnonviolentaction / #palestineaction / #criminalization / #authoritarianism / #hungerstrike

„U.K.'s longest hunger strike ends, but debate over whether anti-Israel protests amount to 'terror' continues.“

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uk-palestine-action-israel-protest-9.7050402

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #armsindustry / #elbitsystems / #directnonviolentaction / #palestineaction / #criminalization / #hungerstrike / #repression

„Supporters Warn That Prisoners Are ‘Wasting Away’ And Facing ‘Irreversible’ Harm.
As UK ministers refuse to meet with the activists.“

https://popularresistance.org/palestine-action-activists-on-hunger-strike-reach-critical-phase/

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #genocide / #armsindustry / #elbitsystems / #palestineaction / #directnonviolentaction / #repression / #detainees / #hungerstrike

„Amu Gib is one of eight prisoners incarcerated for alleged involvement in direct action against Israeli genocide currently on hunger strike in UK jails.“

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/22/why-we-are-on-hunger-strike-in-uk-jails/

See also:

„ELBIT FACTORY SHUT DOWN FOR A SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS“
https://popularresistance.org/elbit-factory-shut-down-for-a-second-time-in-two-weeks/