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This Is Not A Drill: activists target fossil fuels research facilities in Cambridge

August 9th: Activists operating under the banner of “This Is Not A Drill” have begun a direct action campaign against Cambridge-based research facilities w…

Five arrested after disrupting British production of Israeli weapons

August 5th: Palestine Action activists have once again turned to Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems’ (Israel’s largest arms company) UAV Engines…

Direct action stops eviction in Manchester

August 2nd: Last week, an attempted eviction in Whalley Range, Manchester, was blocked by collective action.

Urgent call for solidarity action: Anarchist prisoner Giannis Michailidis enters 68th day of hunger strike and is in a dire health condition

July 29th: Giannis Michailidis is an anarchist prisoner in Greece who has been on hunger strike since 23rd May.

Making Mad History: Mad Pride 2022

July 29th: A month ago, we wrote for Freedom about the history of Mad Pride, and how we’re bringing it back in 2022 and well, we, all of us, did exactly…

London: Met police apologises and pays compensation for arrest of UVW official

July 26th: The Met issued a written apology and paid £3,000 in compensation to Franck Magennis, a barrister at Garden Court chambers and former head of UVW�…

After Israel invades Nablus, Palestine Action invades Israeli drone factory

July 25th: On Saturday night, Israeli military forces raided Nablus, armed with stun grenades and ammunition and killing two Palestinians and injuring 9 others.

Brighton pub workers defy violent union-busting by issuing fresh strike dates

July 13th: Workers at the Saint James Tavern (SJT) in Brighton will be on strike for 20 days in July and August, including the weekend of Brighton Pride and t…

Palestine Action scale up, occupy and dismantle Thales weapons factory in Glasgow

July 11th: In the early hours of this morning, four Palestine Action activists began an occupation of arms company Thales’ factory in South Glasgow.

Overworked migrant cleaners at Vodafone launch campaign over pay and sick pay

July 7th: At the peak of the cost of living crisis, outsourced migrant cleaners from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) working at Voda…

The Lunatics Are Back In Town: Bringing Mad Pride Back​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

July 1st: On July 14th this year, something crazy will be happening.

Brighton: Striking pub worker assaulted by union-busting boss

June 28th: A strike by pub workers in Brighton has turned violent with the aggressive union-busting landlord, Zakaria Abedi, physically assaulting one of the …

London: Hundreds of Uber drivers rally to protest the company’s failure to protect workers from the cost of living crisis

June 23rd: On Wednesday, about 400 Uber drivers attended a protest and rally outside of the company’s London offices in Aldgate.

Elbit have left the building: Palestine Action permanently closes down the company’s London HQ

June 21st: In the same week that two Palestine Activists were released from prison after a month on remand in Eastwood Park prison and HMP Bristol respectivel…

Palestine Action political prisoners released from prison after one month

June 16th: Nine activists from Palestine Action pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal damage and burglary, at Bristol Crown Court on 15th June 2022.