Sumo is serving a 14 month sentence for an action at the Thales weapons factory in Glasgow, in an action costing the French arms giant more than £1 Million. A committed activist, and talented drummer, Sumaya has used her time behind bars to learn Arabic, and read books about the Palestinian struggle.
She was released in December 2024 after serving 19 weeks of her sentence.
Stu is serving a 12 month sentence. He is an organiser, and for 5 years, he’s been involved in all kinds of campaigning from climate justice, to refugee rights, to Palestinian solidarity. His partner is currently expecting their first child.
This is a quote from Stuart, inspired by Nelson Mandela and Fred Hampton:
Eva was sentenced to 12 monthsfor an action at the Thales factory in Glaskow. She is originally from Manchester, but has lived in Scotland and London, as well as overseas, working to support people who are victims of injustice.
Calum is serving a 12 month sentence. He is originally from San Francisco, and before his arrest, he lived in Edinburgh for four years, where he began his activist career by campaigning on behalf of the staff and students of Edinburgh University.From prison, he says that he doesn’t regret his action, and remains a proud part of the global intifada.
Palestine Action is a pro-Palestinian protest network, formed in July 2020, that uses direct action tactics to shut down and disrupt multinational arms dealers. The group targets UK-based operations that provide weapons to Israeli occupation forces. Its main targets are UK factories of Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. In their campaigns, Palestine Actionists have used protest and occupation of premises, which has sometimes resulted in participants being arrested.
In June 2024, Hannah broke into Kent’s Israeli weapons factory which was situated in a ‘highly secure’ compound. Once inside the Elbit arms plant, she, and others, caused over £1million in damages to machinery and weaponry. She was remanded, after being detained without charge, on allegations of being connected to the Filton action, which saw over £1million in damage caused to Elbit’s research centre for Israeli weapons.
During the ongoing Gaza Genocide, William drove a car into the bollards in front of Elbit’s Leicester weapons factory, and locked his neck to the steering wheel to prevent the Israeli drone maker from opening.Several months later, he was unjustly detained, without charge, for a week,and repeatedly interrogated about alleged involvement in an
Jordan was one of six people arrested at the Filton-based research and manufacturing hub of Israel’s biggest weapons firm, Elbit Systems. His group allegedly caused over £1million worth of damage. For trying to stop a Genocide he’s been detained in HMP Wormwood Scrubs, on remand, since 14th August 2024.
