Prisoner support list July 2010 and a meeting

Our Prisoner Support list for July 2010 is now available as a pdf: prisoners list_JULY 2010
Have a good look, and feel free, because you are, to write to and otherwise support a prisoner or two. The list contains many links to further information, as do the links to the right of this blog’s front page. Please use them.

8 out 1 to go so free Elijah Smith now

(UPDATE – Elijah was released on bail from prison on Thursday 8 July. He can now be found out and about in Bristol. Welcome back. He remains on bail facing charges relating to alleged threats against Paul Hills, the EDO boss).

Atenco prisoners free!

The twelve Mexican political prisoners seized in the aftermath of the 2006 Atenco uprising have been released following a sensational high court ruling. Judges ruled that not only was there no evidence to sustain the prosecution’s case but also that the charges the twelve faced – organised kidnapping – didn’t even exist in Mexican law.