Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
EFAU 19 - August 95Back to list of articles in this issue

Police Raids

Triggered by the massive Anti-Live Export campaigns, there have been wide spread raids & surveillance on the green anarchist\animal liberationist movement. In an attempt to close down one of the movement's last communication channels, police raided 'Green Anarchist' magazine; confiscating contacts, files and arresting a number of individuals for 'conspiracy to produce materials inciting criminal damage by fire'. Raids followed at connected magazines, 'The Lancaster Bomber' & 'Eco-Vegan'. Despite the arrests & raids, Green Anarchist managed to get an edition out, which led to further police suppression. Grassroots anti-live export activists (many new to protest) have been suffering similar actions, getting arrested and having their houses searched. Such action is meant more to intimidate the community than to gather intelligence. Nearly every member of the Campaign Against Live Freight has suffered this treatment and many Shoreham residents have reported being followed. Don't get paranoid, but safeguard contact lists and remember to mention that secret action with 5000 eco-terrorists every time you use the phone!