British priest jailed for nonpayment of fine
Fr. Martin Newell of the London Catholic Worker community was sentenced to 24 days imprisonment on Friday 9 December 2011 at Highbury Magistrates Court. Martin was brought before the court…
Resistance News
Showing 817–828 of 983 reports
-
-
~ From Morgantown FCI, by Steve Baggarly
The one thing which every jail and prison does more than anything else is counting people. We’re counted five times a day here. Three times we’re returned to our housing…
-
British villagers block neighborhood nuke dump
A private firm’s plan to dump low-level radioactive waste in their East Midlands landfill met with nonviolent resistance on the morning of December 2. Three days before, Kings Cliffe Waste…
-
Drone Resisters Convicted, Jailed
(From the Nuclear Resister #164, December 5, 2011. For a free copy of the current issue, email your postal address to nukeresister@igc.org.) After “many a sleepless night”, a town court…
-
German N-Waste Train Draws Record Resistance
(From the Nuclear Resister #164, December 5, 2011. For a free copy of the current issue, email your postal address to nukeresister@igc.org.) The 12th and last of the scheduled rail…
-
Good news from Jeju!
Thanksgiving Day note from The Global Campaign to Save Jeju Island Dear friends of Jeju Island, We have much to give thanks for today. The three remaining political prisoners—Gangjeong Mayor…
-
British CO released from prison
British conscientious objector Michael Lyons was released on November 9, after serving four months in military prison for refusing orders to train and deploy to Afghanistan. Summing up his gratitude…
-
One arrested during annual protest at Ft. Benning, Georgia
Joined by actor Martin Sheen, thousands of people from across the Americas gathered this weekend in Georgia call for an end to notorious US military training school FORT BENNING, GEORGIA…
-
Urgent Appeal from Gangjeong Villagers
Dear friends of Jeju Island, On November 18th, the South Korean Navy will blast Gureombi, the smooth volcanic rock along the coastline of Gangjeong village where the local people have…
-
Fr. Bix begins 3 month prison sentence for July 2010 Y-12 disarmament action
Jesuit priest William “Bix” Bichsel reported to the SeaTac Federal Prison on November 10 after a prayer sendoff at Jean’s House of Prayer. He was sentenced to 3 months in…
-
More arrests on Jeju Island; support calls and emails needed
There were four arrests in Gangjeong village within the past day. Those arrested are: Youngsil Kang (International Team Leader) Brother Song (Resistance Leader) Sung-hee Choi (International Team Leader) Dunguree (Filmmaker)Three…
-
War tax resisters arrested at construction site of new Kansas City nuclear weapons plant
from National Catholic Reporter Protest, arrests at nuclear site cap war tax resisters conference by Robyn Haas KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boil it down and war tax resisters have a…
Website Archive
983 reports published from 2010 to 2026. Select a month to browse that month's reports.