After dismissal of Pilgrim 14 case, 5 were arrested at nuclear power plant
On March 13, Plymouth County Court Judge Kathryn Hand accepted the Commonwealth’s Motion to dismiss the trespass charges against the eleven defendants who sought to deliver a letter to Entergy Corporation of Louisiana on May 20, 2012. The letter requested that Entergy withdraw their relicensing application to operate the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Facility for an […]
Bradley Manning’s statement taking responsibility for releasing documents to WikiLeaks
from the Bradley Manning Support Network By Army PFC Bradley Manning Read to Judge Denise Lind, Fort Meade courtroom, February 28, 2013 Transcript by the Bradley Manning Support Network. (Scroll down for acknowledgements.) I wrote this statement in confinement, so… The following facts are provided in support of the providence inquiry for my court martial, […]
Twenty activists arrested blocking road into Bangor Trident nuclear sub base
from Leonard Eiger, Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Silverdale, Washington, March 4, 2013 — Twenty peace activists from around the United States were arrested as a result of their nonviolent protest against nuclear weapons at a U.S. Naval base. Members of the Pacific Life Community gathered at the Main Gate to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor […]
Ten days in prison for Vandenberg Air Force Base backcountry action
On February 21, L.A. Catholic Worker Theo Kayser appeared in federal court in Santa Barbara, California. He pled guilty to trespass for his backcountry action at Vandenberg Air Force Base on October 22 and was sentenced to 10 days in prison. Kayser will begin his sentence on February 25. His court statement: Upon receiving a […]
~ from FPC Yankton, by Brian Terrell
Dear Friends, Greetings from the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota! As of this writing, I am two months into a six month sentence imposed due to my protest of war crimes committed by remote control from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri against the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Nine Arrested on Ash Wednesday at Hancock Air Base
from Upstate Drone Action Around 3:30 p.m. on February 13, Ash Wednesday, 9 individuals were arrested by DeWitt Police and Onondaga County Sheriffs for peaceably blocking the main entrance to Hancock Air Base on East Molloy Rd. in the town of DeWitt, a Syracuse, NY suburb. Hancock is the regional hub for the hunter/killer Reaper […]
Two women arrested at Faslane Trident base
Peace Activists Target UK’s Nuclear Hypocrisy In the early hours of Monday, 3rd February, two peace activists – Sylvia Boyes and Mary Millington – were arrested attempting to enter Faslane, home to the UK’s nuclear submarines. They were charged with criminal damage for cutting the fence and spraypainting, and released. Their action comes a week […]
Yang Yoon-Mo starts a hunger strike at beginning of 18 month jail sentence
Source: Paco Booyah From savejejunow.org Yang Yoon-Mo, a movie critic, was arrested directly from the court Yang Yoon-Mo, a movie critic and one of the prominent opponents against the Jeju naval base project was directly arrested and jailed from the court on Feb. 1, 2013 . It is his 4th time imprisonment. He is the […]
Anti-nuclear activists block gate at Entergy headquarters
BRATTLEBORO, Vermont – Rain, fog, and ice did not hamper the enthusiasm of the Shut It Down Affinity group and their supporters on January 30 as they celebrated The People’s Payment addressing more than $3,000 in fines and fees assessed for a November 2012 conviction of trespass at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in […]
Bradley Manning trial delayed until June
Recent rulings from the Fort Meade pre-trial hearings – Bradley Manning’s fight for justice by the Bradley Manning Support Network Winter recap: torture hearings, trial delays, motive debates, and more Pre-trial hearings at Ft. Meade brought new developments for Pfc. Bradley Manning’s defense, including four months of sentencing credit, another three-month trial delay, debates over […]