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Alfie Meadows and Zak King face third trial

by David Polden | News | February 2013

Student protestors Alfie Meadows and Zak King face a third trial for taking part in a  demonstration on 9 December 2010 against the trebling of university tuition fees, the scrapping of the Educational Maintenance Allowance and other attacks on public education.

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Census COs

by PN staff | News | November 2012

Conscientious objectors to the 2011 Census in the UK continue their courtroom struggles.

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EDO aggravation

by PN staff | News in Brief | October 2012

On 23 August, two Smash EDO activists were found guilty by Brighton magistrates court of aggravated trespass at the EDO MBM arms factory in Moulsecoomb.
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Tomlinson injustice

by PN staff | News in Brief | October 2012

On 17 September, the Metropolitan police finally fired the police officer who hit passerby Ian Tomlinson with a baton and pushed him to the ground during protests against the G20 in London in April ...

Meadows not guilty

News in Brief | May 2012

Prosecutors failed to convict student protester Alfie Meadows of violent disorder at a trial in mid-April. ...

Courts for peace!

News in Brief | May 2012

On 19 April, after a three-day trial, Harrogate magistrates’ court ruled that long-time peace activist Lindis Percy had ‘no case to answer’. ...

Prison... for painting

by PN | News | April 2012

On 19 March, Barbara Dowling was given a three-month sentence for painting ‘political graffiti’ on the internal walls of Dunbarton sheriff court in 2010.

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No Case to Answer

by Natalia Grana | Blog entry | 13 March, 2012

Manchester peace protester has 'no case to answer' after being wounded by police but still faces charges from a separate arrest.

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Census COs

Letter | February 2012
Shirley Farlinger

ImageThank you for the article on the fate of those who refused to f ...

Occupy LSX appeals

by John M Lindsay | News | February 2012

High court rules on St Paul's occupation

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