SINDRE, A SWEDISH ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, LOCKED UP INDEFINITELY.

Sindre is an animal rights activist, 21 years old, from so-called Sweden. Sindre is a kind and respected comrade in the animal rights community, who has fought against animal abusers in various ways.

In October 2023, Sindre was sentenced to forensic psychiatric forced care. The verdict refers to prosecution for actions in 2021, against the former fur farmer Niklas Pettersson. Sindre denies the alleged crime. Sindre was also sentenced to pay SEK 10,000 in damages to Niklas. The sentence was appealed, but later in 2023 The Court of Appeal upheld the verdict. If Sindre had not been sentenced to forensic psychiatric care, his prison sentence would have been only four months.

Sindre was detained immediately after the trial, on the ninth of October, and has since been imprisoned without an end date. A horrible sentence!

Support Sindre! Help him endure behind bars, let him know he’s not alone. Send letters to the following address:

Sindre Annasson Persson

Rättspsykiatriavdelning 1

Mellanköpingevägen 6

23134 Trelleborg

Sweden

SOLIDARITY IS OUR WEAPON

JESSICA REZNICEK IS HELD IN SEGREGATION

Jessica Reznicek is a land and water defender who, among other things, fought against the Dakota Access Pipeline, in Iowa.

In 2021, Jessica was designated a domestic terrorist and sentenced to 8 years in prison (for one count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility).

Jessica is currently being held in disciplinary segregation (for a total of 60 days). Therefore, her communication is limited and she will not be able to respond to letters as quickly as before.

You can still write to Jessica at the following address,

Jessica Reznicek # 19293-030

FCI Waseca

PO Box 1731

Waseca, MN 56093

For instructions on how to write letters to Jessica, check out, http://supportjessicareznicek.com/contact

For information about Jessica and her case, check out, http://supportjessicareznicek.com

UNTIL ALL ARE FREE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIUS MASON! – PRISONER SUPPORT 

Congratulations to Marius Mason who turned 62 a few days ago. 

Marius is a transgender, anarchist, animal rights, and environmental activist, who has been locked up for several years. In 2009 Marius was sentenced to 22 years in prison for arson, among other things. 

If you wanna write to Marius it will be deeply appreciated. Post letters to following address,

Marius Mason #04672-061
FMC Fort Worth
P.O. Box 15330
Fort Worth, TX 76119
USA

Find more information about Marius, and the conditions for communicating by mail at,
https://supportmariusmason.org/

NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN! IN SOLIDARITY! 

THREE DEFENDANTS ARE BEING SENTENCED AT READING CROWN COURT 2ND FEB 2024. – CALL FOR COURT SUPPORT

Over the past years, an animal rights court case has been going on in the UK under a reporting ban, stopping the publicity of it. Folks are now asking for solidarity and support during their sentencing. Read their words below: 


“there is an ongoing animal rights case going through the Crown Court, regarding the rescue of animals. there is still a reporting ban in place, so we are extremely limited on the information we can share with you and the questions we can answer. one defendant was recently found “Not Guilty” by the jury, one is still yet to stand trial, one is awaiting a retrial, and three are due to be sentenced at Reading Crown Court on 2nd February 2024. we are calling for a show of support for them in court on this date, please share widely and come along if you can!

as raw as emotions might be on the day, we ask that you don’t behave in any way that could possibly backfire on the defendants in this case. please refrain from bringing any banners or placards, any that can be used will be provided. if you want to sit in on the actual hearing, it’s worth noting that your bags will be searched and any face coverings will (most likely) have to be removed. you won’t be alone if you choose to stay outside!

please have a read of this court support guide from Bristol Anti-Repression Campaign (@bristolantirepression), if you haven’t attended before. hope to see some of you there!”

LADISLAV KUC IS FREE! – PRISONER SUPPORT

Ladislav Kuc is a Slovakian animal liberation activist who has served a 12 year sentence after an explosive action in front of a McDonalds that resulted in no injuries or harm to anyone.

He was imprisoned on the 1st January 2012 and over the years his sentence was appealed over and over, at some point facing 25 years with the terrorism enhancements. He has served 12 years and is now out of prison.

His time in prison has been difficult and he has been denied basic medical care so he has spent the past few weeks sorting out doctors appointments.

On communications with him, he sounds incredibly grateful for all the support he has received, from donations to letters and has sent love to all who have reached out over the years.

Life back from prison is not easy transition. Lado has been in prison for over a decade, so a lot of things have changed, but also he still owes a big fine and money to his lawyer. We haven’t worked out how much is owed yet, so for now we are just re-sharing PhillyABC’s fundraiser for him, until we work out better options to get money to him and how much is actually needed.

Please join us in wishing Ladislav a huge welcome back to the outside and please, please donate a few coins to the fundraiser. He owes 1000s and needs all the support he can get. Even 5 USD is a massive help.

Donate here: https://fundrazr.com/027Cec

WELCOME BACK LADO!

FOLKS FIGHTING THE MURDER OF WOLVES IN NORWAY NEED YOUR SUPPORT RIGHT NOW!

Help wolf activists pay fines! (Link below)

“Six wolf activists saved wolves that were confined by hunters and received fines of 73,000 Norwegian kroner (EUR 6,500) for it. This fundraising campaign aims to gather enough money to cover the fines for the activists. Any remaining funds will be used for legal expenses if the case goes to court and for a fine fund if similar actions occur again.

In the early hours of Tuesday 2 January six Norwegian wolf activists entered the hunt area of Aurskog-Høland in southern Norway. Hunters had been tracking a number of wolves from the Fjornshöjden pack, limiting the animals’ movement with flag-lines.

It is common practice in Norway for hunters to harry wolves using flag-lines, temporary fences many miles long that the wolves do not dare to cross. The fenced area is tightened until the wolves have little freedom of movement. At this point all the wolves within the fenced area are shot.

The hunt began on New Year’s Day, and by nightfall a number of wolves were trapped in the flag-lined area. The hunters decided that the flag lines should stand over night, so that the wolves would be easier to kill next day.

Wolves from the pack were heard calling to each other across the flag-lines. The trapped animals were in all likelihood highly stressed, unable to return to the safety of the pack.

At the darkest point of the night six activists slipped quietly into the area. The activists removed large parts of the fence, allowing all but one of the animals to escape and return to their family members. Sadly, one wolf did not escape. This was the alpha female, mother of this year’s litter of cubs. She was shot on 2 January. But hunters confirmed that several of the cubs survived.

Five of the six activists were arrested. They spent the night in police cells, and were fined a total of NOK 73,000 (EUR 6,500).”

Please donate generously. At the time of this post, they have already managed to raise 62k NOK. It would be incredible if we could help get them over the 11k NOK left, so donate if you can afford it but if you’re unable to, please share to every platform you can think of!

https://chuffed.org/project/105454-hjelp-aktivistene-som-ble-botelagt-for-a-redde-ulver-fra-jakta

IN SOLIDARITY – UNTIL ALL ARE FREE

STATE ATTACKS “FUTURO VEGETAL” WITH MASS ARRESTS, UNDERCOVER COPS, AND BIZARRE CHARGES

Futuro Vegetal is a grassroots, non-hierarchal AR and environmental activist group. They’ve been taking a series of accountable and unaccountable actions, from spray painting yachts to sabotaging gas stations and burger kings.

Police repression targeting the group has been intense. Just last month, there were 30 arrests. 15 of those arrests happened on the same day, December 21st, in a coordinated police operation across a number of different cities in Spain. These people were then accused of being part of a “criminal organisation,” despite the group clearly not meeting the legal definition of one. Two people have additionally been charged with directing a “criminal organization.” Other charges brought against members of the group include property damage and public disorder.

Two activists have trials set to commence in May in France, with other activists awaiting trial dates.

It’s not only these arrests and charges the group has been dealing with. At the beginning of last year, they discovered an undercover cop who had infiltrated the group. A number of raids on homes have been conducted by both the Spanish and French police, some of them without a court order. Multiple devices and other items were seized. The group is aware they have been under police surveillance for some time.

Solidarity from the community towards people suffering police repression goes a long way. Future Vegetal is now calling for help with legal fees.

You can send them funds via https://opencollective.com/futurovegetal

You can keep up to date on their actions and court dates via their social media: Twitter, Insta and fb @futurovegetal and on their website: https://futurovegetal.org/

MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE ACTIVIST INCARCERATED

Last week, a pipeline fighter was sentenced to three months in jail for stopping construction on a Mountain Valley Pipeline drill site as part of a mass action in October. A Montgomery County judge imposed this sentence after the land defender took their case to trial rather than pleading guilty to the misdemeanor charges. During their first week in jail, they released this statement:

“In considering the prosecution’s plea offer, I felt how much the state threatens you by fear- fear of loss, fear of the unknown, attachment interrupted. The threat isn’t necessarily in the months or convictions, it’s. in the assurance that they could do it even worse. Jail is made to make people fearful, yet people endure it all the time. In recent weeks, I’ve experienced how people come to know their own strengths and how they
handle their fear.

For ‘brave people’, fear still comes up. It’s a feeling that comes and goes like all other feelings. Fear is mixed in with feelings of freedom, empowerment, aliveness. These feelings can all exist in the same cell, considering the same plea offer, anticipating the same unknown futures. But a lot can change in how we relate to the feelings.

Nothing is guaranteed in the jail/legal system, etc. There are “rights” granted to defendants/prisoners, and then there is reality. Jail seeks to objectify us and detach us from ourselves, from our strength. By way of overt abuses to simple ignoring, COs and all their kin (*REDACTED*) aim to disappoint, to assert that they are in charge of this building/reality, and to claim they are in charge of us. By way of fear, we learn to manage our behaviors to do what they want, even if we don’t want to.

We have some say in how much we lose track of ourselves. Following their procedures to play the game is different than believing it’ll work. The game is set up to pit you against yourself, use your expectations and attachments against you, turning them into losses, again reinforcing fear of the unknown.

Of course we have human vulnerabilities, mental health shit, trauma shit, all of which is exacerbated in jail. But we need to be careful to not overstate our vulnerabilities and limitations. I’ve lived through many hells and I know shit can get dark. I’m also not an expert on these kinds of moments for myself in a jail context. Inside, it’s acute activation.

It’s times of living in the abusive relationship, not the times of healing from it.
It’s also the times of endurance, compassion, commitment, caring for each other, and dignity in a place that’s actively trying to break all that.

I feel very lucky. While my problems are personal and difficult to me, they are relatively minimal. I’m surrounded by people who have shown tons of kindness and support, in this pod and outside these walls. People are making sure I’m sufficiently fed, caffeinated, entertained, and avoiding petty fuck ups. The vibe is caring for each other and keeping spirits high, or at least calm. The environment I came from into jail is full of wild, cackling laughter. Laughter of strength and freedom and defiance. I feel lucky to experience the same here. In both places it interrupts my sleep, and in both it makes me smile.

I hope my time in jail inspires others to be a little more brave in whatever ways make sense for them. Kill the cop in your head, let’s be stronger together. End all settler colonialism and extractive industries. Doom to the pipeline. Defend the forest everywhere.”

PRISON TIME IS NOT A HOLIDAY – PRISONER SOLIDARITY

Being locked up in prison can be a really lonely time. Especially over the so-called holidays. Receiving or answering letters can therefore be very important in these dark days, for our comrades in prison. Why don’t you bring some light and write!

If you have a friend in prison, you can send them a postcard to let them know they are not forgotten. If this is the first time you are writing to a prisoner, we have a list of prisoners to send letters to. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be highlighting various prisoners that may need some attention.

First out is our friends in the SUSARON4. You could simply write an email to the following address, specifying which one of them you are sending it to: [email protected]

Write to:

RU/GATO is an anarcho-nihilist, vegan, straight edge prisoner. He is 28 years old, loves animals and hates drugs. He maintains his belief in illegal direct action as the tool to fight for animal and total liberation. He considers himself a proud political prisoner against the business that controls the Chilean territory.

PANDA is a straight edge, vegan anarchist prisoner. He is 26 years old. Enemy of the law and order forcefully imposed by the capitalist system. Loves nature, ecosystems, animals and simplicity. Proud political prisoner, honest with his politics and vehemently in favour of animal and human liberation from the business-territory so-called Chile.

ITA is a vegan, straight edge prisoner. She is 23 years old. She loves nature, animals and specially colours and cats! She opposed the system and the so called law and order. Proud antispeciesist political prisoner. She feels calm and patient with the consequences of the illegal fight against speciesism.

TORTU is a vegan, anarcho-nihilist, straight edge political prisoner. Hates the system, loves nature, animals and freedom for all. Proud political prisoner for animal liberation.

Find out more about SUSARON4:s case at: https://unoffensiveanimal.is/prisoner-support/

NEVER ALONE / NEVER FORGOTTEN – BURN EVERY PRISON AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE – SOLIDARITY FOREVER

SOME AMAZING NEWS TO CELEBRATE: ERIC KING IS FINALLY FREE!

Eric was handed a ten year sentence for his involvement in a cop shop arson in support of the Ferguson upraising. Last week, he was released to a half way house.

Through his incarceration he has been the target of Neo nazis but also has suffered in the hands of the screws, who attempted to frame him for an attack to add another 20 years to his sentence. He has been tortured, beaten and left tied and naked in the SHU. In 2022, he managed to come out victorious in the frame-up trial.

He has recently published “Rattling the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners”, with profits going to the ABC as well as his own support network.

We couldn’t be happier to hear about Eric’s release. He has shown incredible resilience whilst incarcerated and deserves nothing but support and love. We can only imagine how happy his support network and wife must feel seeing him out from behind bars and away from a plot of fascist screws out to get him.

From Unoffensive Animal, and with our deepest love and solidarity; welcome back Eric!!!!!

PS: Coming out of prison is still a difficult time. Please, donate to his release fund so he can find his feet after a long prison sentence!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/release-funds-for-political-prisoner-eric-king

FUCK ALL CAGES, FIGHT WITH JOY, SHOW SOLIDARITY!