Tag: Shut Elbit Down
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Another Siege
Journalistic news story article about British police guarding a drone manufacturing facility in Leicester during protests by Palestine Action
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Palestine Support Rally
Thousands of Leicester residents took to the streets on Sunday 19th November, despite the rain, in support of the Palestinian citizens affected by the Isreali Defence Force’s response to the action recently taken by Hamas. Some onlookers seemed very surprised and not best pleased to see the banners and hear the chanting as the march…
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100 Days of The Siege
Tuesday 8th August marked the 100th day since the commencement of the Shut Elbit Down campaign at the UAV Tactical Systems manufacturing facility on Meridian Business Park in Leicester, which protesters state manufactures the Hermes drones used in the killing of innocent Palestinian civilians. The protest, which is situated outside the gates of Unit F…
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The Siege Continues
Saturday 6th May 2023 Despite heavy-handed tactics from Leicestershire Police and staff from other forces, who were drafted in on Tuesday 2nd May as part of a concerted effort to disperse them, activists still occupy a stretch of road in what is being referred to as The Siege. During and following the Tuesday raids on…
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The Siege Part 2
The Siege Continues at the Elbit and Thales owned UAV Tactical Systems manufacturing facility on Meridian Way East in Leicester. The first week of the protests saw dozens of participants arrested under recently passed public order legislation which means that arrestees can be banned immediately from a county in which they have been charged for…
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