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Sean Kirtley Released From Prison After Appeal Victory!

22-09-2009 10:33

The Final Nail In The SOCPA Coffin?



In May 2008, following an 18-week trial costing over £4.5 million, the operator of a website criticising animal testing, Sean Kirtley, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for allegedly organising legal protests. He was found guilty under Section 145 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA) for "interfering with the contractual relationships of a laboratory" by campaigning against Sequani Limited and its business associates. He was released this month after his appeal was successful.

Solidarity direct action included a Carnival Against Vivisection in September against Sequani and anonymous ALF activists painting a city centre, walls and bridges, liberating hundreds of chickens, redecorating a fur shop, vandalising a hunter's car and sabotaging vending machines (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5).

Newswire: A letter from Sean Kirtley to Gagged! | "Free Sean" | GSK and Mars vending machines sabotaged | Sean Kirtley's Appeal Launched | ALF Chickin' Nickin' For Sean | Law-lord ruling to free Sean Kirtley? NETCU on the run | Felix Says "Free Sean Kirtley" | Sollidarity actions for Sean Kirtley | Serious Implications for Freedom of Speech as Activist Jailed for 4.5 years | NETCU and Judge Ross crucify civil liberties | Support Freedom of Speech - Support Sean! | Sequani Trial Update - One Remanded - Three not guilty so far... | Jury out to decide the fate of the Sequani Six (longest AR trial in history) | How to be a seriously organised animal rights criminal - Section 145 SOCPA. | The Sequani Six say thanks for the support

Previous feature: Police repression at Sequani demo | World Day for Animals in Laboratories March | Anti-vivisection campaigners convicted of blackmail | Solidarity For Political Prisoner Sean Kirtley | Carnival Against Vivisection | Sequani Besieged by Surprise Action

Links: Free Sean Kirtley | Sequani 6 | Stop Sequani Animal Testing | NETCU Watch

Indymedia UK topic pages: Stop Sequani Animal Testing | SOCPA

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Police repression at Sequani demo

24-07-2009 19:03

Together with the Gateway to Hell Campaign a demo was organised outside Sequani Labs in Ledbury, Hereford. Vivisectors are always telling us British Labs are like hotels for animals so around 30 activists decided to highlight this disgusting lie by having an all day demo outside Sequani (a contract research organisation).

Firstly, police threatened an activist with arrest for using the term "puppy killers", saying it's offensive. Next they were trying to obtain details from lawful protesters, which angered them when they were refused. The demo was so succesful with such a good atmosphere that passers by started to pap their horns, this was met with blue lights by the police who followed them, issuing £30 fines to the motorists.

Pictures: 1 | 2

Previous features: World Day for Animals in Laboratories March | Anti-vivisection campaigners convicted of blackmail | Solidarity For Political Prisoner Sean Kirtley | Carnival Against Vivisection | Sequani Besieged by Surprise Action | Indymedia UK Stop Sequani topic page

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World Day for Animals in Laboratories March

26-04-2009 20:22

www.wdail.orgOn Saturday 25th April, over two thousand anti-vivisectionists marched through London to mark World Day for Animals in Laboratories as part of a Week of Action. The day is an internationally recognised, UN sanctioned event for reflection and remembrance of the countless millions of animals that suffer and die in vivisection laboratories around the world each year in the name of science.

The march was organised to call for an end to vivisection both in the UK and elsewhere, in response to Labour's abandoned pre-election promise for an official inquiry into animal experimentation. It has been over 15 years since the anti-vivisection movement marched in London to mark World Day, successfully uniting, mobilising and attracting new activists to the movement. Campaigners in attendance included Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), SPEAK Campaigns, Stop Wickham Animal Testing (SWAT), prisoner support groups, as well as Animal Liberation Front (ALF) supporters and green anarchists.

Pictures: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Videos: 1 | 2 | Speeches: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Highlights

World Week Reports: Hull | Sheffield | Carlisle | Chile | Birmingham | Nottingham | Finland | USA: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

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Anti-vivisection campaigners convicted of blackmail

29-12-2008 00:13

Inside HLS - USA, 1997

On December 23rd, 4 out of 5 activists on trial at Winchester Crown Court were found guilty of 'conspiracy to blackmail' Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) after a 3 and a half month long trial. The world's media, prompted by police press officers, were quick to condemn Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), providing examples of harassment against the employees of HLS, their customers, suppliers and investors.

Direct action against the company, not linked to those convicted, such as arson attacks, hoax bombs, letters alleging paedophilia, and threats were pointed to as evidence of the defendants' extremism. Police spokesmen and the National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit (NETCU), the branch of the police set up to dismantle the animal rights movement and other expressions of the public's dissent, hailed the convictions as a victory. What was not examined in the media was the worrying development of the repressive use of the law which lead to the conviction of the four defendants.

The trial is the second large animal rights conspiracy trial this year following the imprisonment of Sean Kirtley, an activist involved with Stop Sequani Animal Torture (SSAT). Sean was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for updating a website with news about a legal, nonviolent campaign to close down Sequani laboratories in Ledbury. Despite the Sequani and SHAC investigations leading to convictions, both campaigns against the vivisection labs are continuing undeterred.

Newswire: Strategic Importance of HLS in the broader anticapitalist fight | SHAC Do Christmas & Solidarity Demos | Corporate Watch on SHAC Trial - State Repression of Anti-Corporate Dissent | Campaigning against cruelty is now punishable by up to 14 years in prison! | SHAC campaign against HLS continues despite the convictions says the Guardian | SHAC v HLS

Previous featuers: Solidarity For Political Prisoner Sean Kirtley | Largest HLS Investor Dumps All Shares | SHAC Prepares For National March & Rally | Victory for animal rights campaigners | Activist Imprisoned for Shouting | Fisher Scientific Embarrassed Over Links with HLS | SHAC World Day for Lab Animals | Asahi Glass Protesters Harassed by Police | "March Against the Murderers"

Links: Support Greg, Natasha & Heather | Support Dan Amos | Vegan Prisoners Support Group | SHAC | NETCU Watch | Indymedia UK SHAC topic page

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Solidarity For Political Prisoner Sean Kirtley

10-09-2008 11:52

On Saturday 6th September two hundred activists made it to Ledbury, Herefordshire, for the Carnival Against Vivisection in solidarity with political prisoner Sean Kirtley. The day of action was called by various groups in resistance to the imprisoning of peaceful campaigners under SOCPA legislation, and as a stand for the animals suffering inside vivisection laboratories.

Protesters met on the grass verge, where the police held them allowing a maximum of 15 at a time to demonstrate outside Sequani labs. Shortly after campaigners made a spontaneous break for the labs, with police responding by blocking the bridge to push back the crowd, creating minor scuffles. Multiple attempts were also made to access the labs using various pre-planned routes, meeting police each time, some of which had dogs. Protesters then regrouped at the grass verge to march the original route around town.

Pictures: 1 | 2 | Videos

Newswire: Sequani demo | Carnival Against Vivisection - Arrest Witnesses Appeal | Carnival Against Vivisection - some thoughts | Carnival Against Vivisection - Latest

Previous features: Carnival Against Vivisection | Sequani Besieged by Surprise Action

Related links: Free Sean Kirtley | Stop Sequani Animal Testing | Antispeciesist Action | Animal Liberation Front | Bite Back | NETCU Watch | FIT watch | Western Animal Rights Network | Indymedia UK Stop Sequani topic page

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Carnival Against Vivisection

21-08-2008 19:18

In solidarity with Sean Kirtley, who was imprisoned by the state for supposedly organising legal demonstrations against Sequani's vivisection laboratories, activists will be making a stand for the animals with a march and rally against Sequani labs on September 6th in Ledbury, Herefordshire.

Since campaigning against vivisection labs has been criminalised under Section 145 of the SOCPA legislation, such as operating a website critical of a company like Sean did, the event has been organised without organisers and is not an authorised event.

Hereford Police have already shown concern for the day of action by contacting NETCU Watch and are appealing for organisers to identify themselves, in the hope of finding somebody responsible. Despite this, the call for mass action has been promoted by various groups including Antispe Britain, West Midlands ALF, Stop Sequani Animal Testing, SHAC, and the Western Animal Rights Network.

Details: About | March, Maps + Important Police Information | Routes | Programme/Newsletter | Antispeciesist Action Press Release | Poster Translations | Hereford Police | Police want the organisers | Transport | Other Targets in Herefordshire! | SEQUANI Site plan with building information | Promo video | Webpage for the Carnival

Sequani newswire: Sean Kirtley Moved Prison | The tormented and the witness: Inside Sequani Limited EXCLUSIVE REPORT! | ALF Support The Carnival | why come to the carnival | GSK and Mars vending machines sabotaged | Sean Kirtley's Appeal Launched | Independent: Judge who sentenced animal rights activist was fan of blood sports | AR Protesters Illegal Arrest at Arromight Hereford [Videos: 1 | 2] | Activist arrested for writing in the ground | ALF Chickin' Nickin' For Sean | Sequani Trial Talk | Law-lord ruling to free Sean Kirtley? NETCU on the run | Felix Says "Free Sean Kirtley" | Solidarity actions for Sean Kirtley | Serious Implications for Freedom of Speech as Activist Jailed for 4.5 years | NETCU and Judge Ross crucify civil liberties | Response to state crackdown on peaceful protest | Support Freedom of Speech - Support Sean!

Related links: Free Sean Kirtley | Stop Sequani Animal Testing | Antispeciesist Action | Animal Liberation Front | Bite Back | NETCU Watch | Western Animal Rights Network

Indymedia UK topic pages: Stop Sequani Animal Testing | SHAC

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Sequani Besieged by Surprise Action

24-05-2005 12:08

demo in ledbury

As the world day for laboratory animals march in Dover was effectively rendered pointless by the police and council in Dover leading to the march being postponed, animal activists from all over the Midlands decided to hold their own unadvertised 'Day of Action for the Animals'.

The Stop Sequani Animal Testing campaign, including activists from West Midlands Animal Action and Save the Newchurch Guinea pigs amongst others held a surprise demo at Sequani animal testing labs in Ledbury followed by Gateway to Hell campaign demos in Worcester.

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Text Clerical and Institutional Child Rape and Illegal Human Drug Trials (Pin Down)
09-12-2012 23:23 | 2 comments

Text Demonstation held against Sequani animal abusers
10-06-2012 15:49 | 1 comment

Image Animal torturer from Sequani speaking in Coventry 26-28 March
12-03-2012 12:03 | 1 comment

Text Bring the movement back to life
19-12-2011 18:09 | 1 addition | 13 comments

Text UK Lab animals to be clubbed to death under EU directive
05-09-2011 17:14 | 1 comment

Image Plain clothes FIT at #ukuncut protests. Cops use 'Breach of the Peace' strategy
30-05-2011 16:56 | 2 comments

Text Sequani vigil
10-11-2010 20:47

Text Sequani
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Text Sequani Demo
29-10-2010 00:49

Text Sequani...candlelit vigil
07-12-2009 17:24

Text Carol singing at Sequani
28-11-2009 18:42 | 14 comments

Text 50 protesters at Sequani halloween demo
01-11-2009 18:25

Text Halloween demo at Sequani this sat!
25-10-2009 11:16 | 28 comments

Image Dissident Island Radio tonight
16-10-2009 18:11

Text Bulgaria: Plovdiv Accepted False Animal Birth Control Too
16-10-2009 14:35

Text A note from Sean Kirtley
15-10-2009 22:24 | 2 comments

Text Halloween Demo at Sequani
01-10-2009 09:59 | 4 comments

Text Issue 692 - Junglist Missive
25-09-2009 18:45

Text Sean Kirtley Released From Prison After Appeal Victory!
17-09-2009 18:06 | 21 comments

Text Demo at Sequani
30-07-2009 19:51

Image Police Shenanigans on Recent Sequani Demonstration
19-07-2009 17:19 | 4 comments

Image No holiday for the animals - Sequani 2009
17-07-2009 12:34 | 4 comments

Text Sequani all day demo 15th July 2009
09-06-2009 20:23

Text Sequani Demonstration 18th April. Confirmed
29-03-2009 22:24 | 2 comments

Text 'World Day' @ Sequani
29-03-2009 10:39 | 12 comments

Text Obama congratulated for overturning global abortion funding ban
05-02-2009 09:00 | 5 comments

Text Corporate Watch on SHAC Trial - State Repression of Anti-Corporate Dissent
24-12-2008 15:12 | 8 comments

Text A letter from Sean Kirtley to Gagged!
18-12-2008 18:09 | 3 comments

Image Fight Speciesism! #5 - Out Now
24-09-2008 16:25 | 5 comments

Text Carnival Against Vivisection
17-09-2008 17:56 | 17 comments

Image Direct Action; Sweden, Mexico, Slovakia, UK & Italy
16-09-2008 20:30

Image Pictures from the Carnival Against Vivisection
08-09-2008 17:43 | 1 addition

Text Sequani demo
08-09-2008 13:10 | 10 comments

Text Carnival Against Vivisection - Arrest Witnesses Appeal
08-09-2008 12:48 | 2 comments

Image Sequani - Ledbury Protest 6th September 2008. Pictures.
07-09-2008 12:26 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Text Carnival Against Vivisection - some thoughts
06-09-2008 22:56 | 29 comments

Text Carnival Against Vivisection - Latest
06-09-2008 13:04 | 2 additions | 4 comments

Text Carnival against vivisection// Roit police prepare for saturday
05-09-2008 09:13 | 2 comments

Text NW // Legal support for the Carnival Against Vivisection + Bustcard download
03-09-2008 12:07 | 8 comments

Image Fitwatch at Carnival Against Vivisection
27-08-2008 18:21

Text Fitwatch at Carnival Against Vivisection
27-08-2008 18:06 | 1 comment

Image Animal Liberation and Social Revolution - PDF
27-08-2008 16:52 | 1 comment

Image Police permission granted for the Carnival Against Vivisection!
27-08-2008 14:44 | 8 comments

Image Carnival Against Vivisection, peoples reactions, a very personal perspective.
26-08-2008 16:32 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Generic media Carnival Against Vivisection - Creative ideas - Crimthinc Anarchist Cookbook!
25-08-2008 23:10

Text NW // Animal liberation – A movement evolving - a critical look at hierarchy
24-08-2008 20:28 | 2 comments

Text Carnival Against Vivisection - A Call To Evidence Gathering Arms.
24-08-2008 17:20 | 10 comments

Text Protest planned outside Ledbury lab
22-08-2008 20:32 | 1 comment

Video Promo video for the Carnival Against Vivisection
22-08-2008 12:44 | 1 comment

Text Sean Kirtley Moved Prison
21-08-2008 21:09

Text The tormented and the witness: Inside Sequani Limited Exclusive Report!
21-08-2008 17:26 | 5 comments

Image Carnival Against Vivisection - SEQUANI Site plan with building information
21-08-2008 15:46 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Image ALF Support The Carnival
20-08-2008 21:57 | 1 comment

Image why come to the carnival
19-08-2008 17:03 | 8 comments

Image Carnival Against Vivisection - Other Targets in Herefordshire!
19-08-2008 10:55 | 11 comments

Text Carnival Against Vivisection - Transport
18-08-2008 18:28 | 6 comments

Image Police want the Carnival Against Vivisection organisers
18-08-2008 17:30 | 1 comment

Image Fight Speciesism! #4 - Out Now
18-08-2008 01:19 | 18 comments

Text GSK and Mars vending machines sabotaged
17-08-2008 18:57 | 2 additions | 2 comments

Text Hereford Police - Carnival Against Vivisection
13-08-2008 20:04 | 5 comments

Text Sequani Insurance
28-07-2008 00:48

Image Antispeciesist Action Press Release: Carnival Against Vivisection
17-07-2008 03:43 | 3 comments

Image Carnival Against Vivisection - Program/Newsletter
16-07-2008 23:08 | 2 comments

Image Sean Kirtley's Appeal Launched
16-07-2008 16:11 | 3 comments

Image Carnival Against Vivisection! - German, French and Spanish Translators needed
15-07-2008 11:21 | 1 addition | 11 comments

Image Fight Speciesism! #3 - Out Now
14-07-2008 03:20 | 2 comments

Image Carnival Against Vivisection - Website Online
13-07-2008 19:14 | 2 comments

Text Carnival Against Vivisection! - Saturday 6th Sept
09-07-2008 20:38 | 1 addition | 5 comments

Text Illegal Arromight Arrest - The Prequel
08-07-2008 21:23 | 1 comment

Text Activist arrested for writing in the ground
03-07-2008 12:35 | 1 comment

Text Tonight - Sequani Trial Talk
03-07-2008 11:11 | 1 comment

Image ALF/ELF, Direct Action, Liberation, Solidarity & Victories
01-07-2008 13:53 | 5 comments

Text Video of AR Protesters Illegal Arrest at Arromight Hereford. (funny)
30-06-2008 20:54 | 3 comments

Text sequani trial talk
30-06-2008 18:42 | 6 comments

Text Law-lord ruling to free Sean Kirtley? NETCU on the run
24-06-2008 12:41 | 2 comments

Image Fight Speciesism! #2 - Out Now
18-06-2008 01:14

Image Direct Action: Chile, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, Spain & UK
17-06-2008 16:28

Image Operation Overkill as 11 Police Forces Snoop on Animal Rights Gathering
17-06-2008 13:53 | 3 comments

Image Solidarity actions for Sean Kirtley
14-06-2008 21:22

Text Western Animal Rights Network [WARN] Relaunch!
14-06-2008 12:46 | 1 comment

Text McDonalds redecorated for Sean Kirtley & UCLA van torched
13-06-2008 17:00

Text Bridge painted 'Free Sean Kirtley'
12-06-2008 16:50

Text Serious Implications for Freedom of Speech as Activist Jailed for 4.5 years
11-06-2008 23:41 | 1 addition | 17 comments

Image Fight Speciesism #1 - Out Now!
02-06-2008 22:34 | 19 comments

Text Response to state crackdown on peaceful protest
01-06-2008 10:36 | 1 addition | 6 comments

Text Support Freedom of Speech - Support Sean!
30-05-2008 16:44 | 2 comments

Text Re: Sean Kirtley - Animal Rights Prisoner
27-05-2008 15:44 | 3 comments

Image Direct Action, Liberation & Solidarity for Political Prisoners
23-05-2008 19:55

Text Support Animal Liberation Prisoner Sean Kirtley (New site and MySpace)
19-05-2008 23:28

Text Sequani trial stitch up
16-05-2008 23:40 | 3 comments

Text Sequani Trial Update - One Remanded - Three not guilty so far...
14-05-2008 22:45 | 1 addition | 3 comments

Text Sequani trial update
09-05-2008 18:33

Text Support Sequani Six Letter
02-05-2008 10:35 | 2 comments

Image SHAC May Raids Anniversary
30-04-2008 09:42 | 4 comments

Text Sequani 6 trial coming to an end (Part 2)
29-04-2008 19:38

Text Sequani 6 Trial Coming to an end at Birmingham crown court
18-04-2008 23:48 | 2 comments

Image NETCU WATCH // Wash your mouth out!
04-03-2008 00:39 | 3 comments

Text Crucial: Repost: Support the Sequani Six (SOCPA defendants)
28-02-2008 23:40

Image Dispatches from Sequani torture labs, SOCPA and the implications for democracy.
27-02-2008 01:32 | 1 comment

Text Videos; HillGrove, Shamrock & Newchurch --- CLOSED!
25-02-2008 20:45

Image SOCPA Karaoke LIVE @ Sequani Labs Friday 29th Feb!
28-01-2008 12:02

Text Sequani Campaign - New Email List - Join Today!
28-01-2008 02:54

Text New Sequani campaign building momentum + new job openings for security staff!
26-01-2008 00:09 | 17 comments

Image ALF & Underground Global Reports
22-01-2008 01:39 | 1 addition | 3 comments

Image Support The Sequani 6 / Fight SOCPA Banner
21-01-2008 18:16 | 1 comment

Text Support the Sequani Six (SOCPA defendants)
20-01-2008 01:14 | 1 addition | 4 comments

Text How to be a seriously organised animal rights criminal - Section 145 SOCPA.
19-01-2008 14:41 | 9 comments

Text Don't forget the SSAT 6 now on trial
12-01-2008 17:14 | 7 comments

Text AR activists set to challenge SOCPA in the courts next week
04-01-2008 16:06 | 6 comments

Text Short video of Sequani march & blockade
19-12-2007 22:58 | 2 comments

Text Sequani.Support.
18-12-2007 20:41

Image Pictures from Sequani March & Blockade
17-12-2007 18:25 | 1 addition | 2 comments

Text Sequani Labs March & Blockade in Ledbury
16-12-2007 22:08

Text 120 March against the Sequani vivisection lab in Ledbury
16-12-2007 21:47 | 2 comments

Image Hundreds expected to march against Sequani animal torture labs in Ledbury
14-12-2007 09:50 | 13 comments

Image Sequani National March & Rally - 15th Dec
08-12-2007 17:22 | 1 comment

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