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Pacifist on trial: DSEi protest planned on Monday (3rd Dec) in east London
A female pacifist pensioner is facing a malicious prosecution for 'trespass at Custom House Docklands Light Railway station' during the DSEi arms fair in September. Her trial concludes on Monday 3rd December, from 9.45 am at Stratford Magistrates' Court in east London (tube: Stratford - jubilee line). There will be a protest with music outside the courthouse.
First FITwatch trial ends in NOT GUILTY verdicts.
Freedom to Protest March: Stop Hitler's bomb builders buying Brighton base.
Demonstration on the 19th of January in central Brighton, protesting about recent police repression at the Brighton bomb factory. There have been 15 arests since August for singing, shouting and generally expressing opinions about the presecence of an arms factory in thier community.
DSEi stop and search
Were you stopped and searched at Dsei?
Put The FIT Team On Trial - Call for solidarity and resistance
9th October, Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court, 9am
Fighting Fit
A personal account of taking on the FIT....
Elderly pacifist charged for displaying a poster on her back to arms dealers
A 66 year old female pacifist, with a freedom pass to travel throughout London, was arrested at Custom House station on 13 Sept, for the crime of displaying on her back a poster saying "Remember the victims of the arms trade". This peaceful elderly woman was handcuffed, manhandled, held overnight, released on bail, and is now awaiting trial on 5th November, with pre-trial review on 4 October.
Pre-emptive Peace Strike: "Don't Attack Iran" - Wednesday 19th September
We are on strike for humanity and we refuse to collaborate with our governments and condemn their aggressive actions.
Lone protester enters DSEi courtyard
DSEi protest: Downing Street blockaded, pensioner and legal observer arrested
More police misbehaviour as a female pensioner and her legal observer were arrested during a lone silent vigil and blockade of Downing Street in protest at the DSEi arms fair.
DSEI pix from Tuesday.
Dsei security not fit for purpose
As the Dsei arms fair comes to a close, questions will surely be being asked as to why their very expensive security operation allowed a bunch of protesters to get within yards of the Excel centre's east entrance and loading bays.
Disrupting the DSEi Dinner at the Dorchester Hotel
The arms dealers went ahead with their celebration of death but they indeed noticed the presence of a couple of hundred concerned citizens.
Anti DSei Critical Mass penned under s12/14
DSEi: Princess of Wales fountain dyed blood red for victims of cluster bombs
DSEi - Thursday 13th: Protests At The Gala Dinner
The week of actions against the DSEI arms fair continued on Thursday night. The most powerful weapons buyers and sellers gathered at the Dorchester Hotel in London's Park Lane for a luxury dinner with arms deals on the side. The DSEi/DMA dinner is an important part of the DSEi week, both for networking within the arms industry and as an opportunity to make agreements for weapons sales, perhaps over a glass of blood-red wine. A protest outside the hotel was called, and a Bikes Not Bombs Critical Mass gathered at the South Bank to move towards Park Lane. Earlier in the day the Princess of Wales fountain was dyed blood red to remember victims of cluster bombs, whilst police activity continued in Rampart Street where several people were searched and one arrested in relation to the DSEi protests. Reports: Anti DSei Critical Mass penned under s12/14 | Disrupting the DSEi Dinner at the Dorchester Hotel Timeline Of Events: See full Ticker For further information, see Disarm DSEi and Indymedia's DSEi topic page.
DSEi related arrest in Rampart Street, London
Several people were searched in the street. One had their vehicle searched and was arrested on the basis of tools found.
CRITICAL MASS TONITE
As part of a week of action against the DSEi arms fair there will be a ride on this evening for the arms dealers' dinner, leaving from the NFT under Waterloo Bridge at 6:00pm. Bikes and any other human-powered vehicle welcome.
Space Hijackers Tank for Sale
CAAT March to DSEi Arms Fair in London
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The second day of the trial of 2 protestors arrested outside ULU in Malet Street, ended with both defendants being found not guilty by a District Judge. The arrests of a woman and a 14 year old youth followed their attempts to obstruct the civilian cameraman, who was filming people as they arrived for a planning meeting for protests against the DSEi Armsfair which took place at the ExCeL centre in Docklands in September 2007.
A lone protester manage to enter through the first security entrance at DSEi early on wednesday 12/09/07. Acting as a delegate and producing his driving licence, he was able to....
The saga of the Space Hijackers and those tanks. 
How we all went cycling on a legal protest and got the law used against us. But without finding out why.
Anti-arms trade protesters have today dyed the Diana Princess of Wales memorial fountain blood red in outrage at the continuing sale and use of cluster bombs, and the presence of cluster bomb manufacturers at the Defence Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) arms fair, currently taking place at the ExCel centre in East London.
The Space Hijackers arrived at the DSEi arms fair in a tank and proceeded to have a party and conduct an auction of the tank and a mouse just outside the main vehicle gate, as well as making a very visible protest to those leaving the fair. Images are copyright, but will be licencensed free of charge for suitable non-commercial use.
Over 150 CAAT supporters marched in East London from Plaistow to Custom House on Tuesday 11 Sept 2007 against the DSEi arms fair at the ExCeL Centre on Royal Victoria Dock, where they met with others including Critical Mass for a rally. Images are copyright, but free licences available for suitable non-commercial use.
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