On 21 May homes across Austria were raided and animal rights campaigners
arrested. 10 peaceful campaigners were remanded in prison without charge.
Some of them went on hunger strike and at least one of them is now being
force fed.

Please join a demonstration outside the Austrian Embassy in Birmingham this
Wednesday from 11am. There will be many other solidarity demos on this day,
see the call to action below.

Meet from 11am outside the Austrian Embassy, 5 Barlows Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham, B15 2PN. This is just a short walk from University railway
station. See map  http://tinyurl.com/5wq82j



DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH AUSTRIAN ANIMAL RIGHTS PRISONERS

2 July 2008 - Please join the International Day of Solidarity

The next evaluation of the detention for the animal rights activists in
Austria will take place on Friday July 4 in Wiener Neustadt. There the
decision will be made as to whether the activists will remain in remand
custody.

To inform the public and the media about the new evaluation and this
Austrian Affair we want to spread the word for their freedom two days
before, on 2 July.

Please join the International Day of Solidarity and organize demos in
your city! Let's spread the word for the freedom of the 10 activists in
Austria and demand an end to repression of social activism.

Association Against Animal Factories  http://www.vgt.at
(take a look at this website for photos of the prisoners and lots more info - click the UK flag to change the language)