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Police raid homes of Defend our Juries supporters

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:10 July 2026
Post last modified:10 July 2026

Police have raided at least three homes of supporters of the ‘Defend Our Juries’ (DOJ) group, using terror legislation to detain individuals and seize devices. The arrests were in relation to the Starmer regime’s ‘proscription‘ of anti-genocide direct action group Palestine Action (PA). The ban classifies PA alongside the likes of ISIS and al-Qaeda as terrorists. Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 makes support for the non-violent group a criminal offence punishable by up to fourteen years in prison. The groups says that the raids targeted: Individuals who have shared videos online declaring support for the unjustly proscribed direct action…

Activist cleared of violent disorder in Palestine Action raid

Post author:PHIL MILLER
Post published:6 July 2026
Post last modified:6 July 2026

A jury has acquitted an activist of violent disorder at an Israeli-owned arms factory targeted by Palestine Action in August 2024. William Plaistow, 35, was acquitted on Monday at the Old Bailey due to what presiding Judge Patrick Field said was a lack of evidence over the incident in the Filton area of Bristol. “The prosecution has not produced enough evidence against him to show that he intended that there would be a violent disorder at Filton or that he assisted anyone to commit that offence,” Field said. Plaistow, who is from Manchester, still faces a criminal damage charge alongside seven…

Jury refuses to convict Palestine activists over arms firm raid

Post author:DANIA AKKAD
Post published:18 June 2026
Post last modified:2 July 2026

Hung jury in case of four protesters who raided Wolverhampton arms factory said to produce “military aircraft parts for Israel” After more than 17 hours of deliberation, a jury at Birmingham crown court has failed to reach a verdict over whether four pro-Palestine activists committed criminal damage at an arms factory. Iain Evans, Hana-Yun Stevens, Frank Sherman, and Hisham Alkhamezi were each accused of criminal damage at a factory owned by Moog, a US aerospace firm, in Wolverhampton. During the trial, the jury saw footage from helicopters and CCTV cameras which showed the defendants crashing through the site’s front gate and…