Over two thousand six hundred activists arrested in U.S. protests
Since President Obama was inaugurated, there have been over two thousand six hundred arrests of activists protesting in the U.S. Research shows over 670 people have been arrested…
May 2011
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U.S. base foes on hunger strike in Korean jail
On Jeju Island, South Korea, a jailed local opponent of a new U.S. navy base is in his 53rd day of a hunger strike. Korea’s most prominent film critic, University professor Yang…
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Y12 nuclear resisters jail update and final trial report
June 3 update to this post: Bonnie Urfer, Sr. Jackie Hudson, Sr. Carol Gilbert, Sr. Ardeth Platte, Jean Gump and Steve Baggarly were moved on May 28 to the Irwin County (Georgia)…
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Seven nuclear resisters in federal custody after 12 are convicted of trespass at Y-12 nuclear weapons complex
DISARMAMENT ACTIVISTS CONVICTED IN KNOXVILLE FEDERAL COURT KNOXVILLE, TN Twelve disarmament activists were convicted of federal trespass following a three-day jury trial in U.S…
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With enemies like this, who needs friends?
On March 4, 2011, Judge Bruce Guyton heard arguments about the government’s motion to limit the testimony that Y12 resisters could give at their trial for crossing the line at the…
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Trident Ploughshares and Faslane Peace Camp activists blockade Trident base
Trident Ploughshares and Faslane Peace Camp activists in Scotland jointly blockaded Faslane starting at 7 a.m. on May 10, shutting down the Trident submarine base for two hours…
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Nuclear resisters honor Mother’s Day by symbolically closing nuke base
Poulsbo, Washington, Saturday, May 7, 2011 – “Disarm, Disarm! The Sword of murder is not the balance of justice” rang out as nuclear resisters symbolically closed the United…
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Greenpeace activists block construction at France’s Flamanville nuclear reactor
© Nicolas Chauveau / Greenpeace At dawn on Monday, May 2, Greenpeace activists began blocking the construction of the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) under construction at Flamanville, France. Two trucks were anchored to the ground, blockading the entrance carrying activists. More activists scaled four cranes, attempting to impede further construction work at the site.
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Fifty-two arrested protesting nuclear weapons plant
National Catholic Reporter KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fifty-two peace activists, most connected to Catholic Worker houses throughout the nation, were arrested here May 2 after blocking the…
