and other prisoners...
Bristol ABC's monthly letter writing night features this time on the nasty case of Jock Palfreeman, an Australian anti-fascist condemned to 20 years in prison in Bulgaria after defending himself when attacked by up to 16 right-wing hooligans. Jock is known to some people in Bristol, having lived here and been active for a while.

Venue for tonight: 28 Portland Square, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8RU (ring bell at green side door). From 7 to 9pm. A chance to write to Jock, and to the Bulgarian authorities.

We host a monthly letter-writing night, and encourage comrades and other activists, and those with friends/family inside, to come along and send letters or cards of support to political prisoners. We provide lists of political, class struggle and other and radical prisoners in the UK and abroad.

At some monthly sessions we feature on a specific prisoner, or group of prisoners, or even a country with a particularly bad recod in relation to prisoners. This month we feature on the case of Jock Palfreeman, for the simple reason he has an appeal coming up on 21 October in Bulgaria, and putting pressure on the Bulgarian authorities now may be his only real chance of getting out in the near future (he has over 17 years left on his sentence).

We believe that in Jock's case self-defence is no offence, and that he has to all intents and purposes been fitted up by the Bulgarian state, not least because the people he fought with have very powerful friends.

Read our blog articles on his case here http://bristolabc.wordpress.com/tag/bulgaria/
Read Jock's campaign website here http://www.freejock.net/