Monthly Archives: September 2016

Dublin: Oberstown in ‘lock-down’ again overnight after further riot by youth

A group of youths understood to include those who were part of the riot that led to the fire and destruction of one part of the Irish prison in August were involved in a ‘barricade’ situation. The riot started yesterday … Continue reading

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YOI Brinsford: Head screw beaten by youth prisoner put on isolation unit

A head screw has been attacked by an inmate after being isolated in a segregation unit. The woman, who has not been named, was speaking to a prisoner at Brinsford Young Offenders Institution near Wolverthampton, when she was attacked and … Continue reading

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HMP Lincoln: Screw taken hostage and beaten as ‘riot spirals out of control’

As the heat starts to rise in prisons on the prison island, a prison guard was reportedly taken hostage and beaten by inmates after a riot broke out at a jail in Lincolnshire last Wednesday. (14th Sept) Riot cops were … Continue reading

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Burton: Vandals descend upon city centre

Three businesses and a college are counting the cost this morning after a vandalism rampage saw windows smashed across Burton’s city centre. The McDonald’s in Station Street was still visibly damaged this morning, Burton and South Derbyshire College in Lichfield … Continue reading

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Essex: Vandals dig up elitist golf clubs greens with shovel

Vandals have dug up the turf on two bourgeois golf greens – just days before a posh Essex-wide tournament is due to take place. Groundsmen who arrived at the elitist Rochford Hundred Golf Club on Monday morning discovered that the … Continue reading

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Bristol: Vandalism of various prison workers property by Eco-anarchist vandals – FAI/IRF

From 325 This is dedicated to all the very young ones, youths with no direction yet, the kids that punch out at everything. Those that hate being told what to do and hate authority, who’ve fell foul of the law, … Continue reading

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Bristol: Solidarity banner with the accused of bank robbery in Aachen Germany

From: Act For Freedom Now! On the eve of the extradition trial of our Dutch comrade, one of the accused of bank robbery, we hang a banner over the pedestrian footbridge of the M32 in Bristol reading: ‘Solidarity with the … Continue reading

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Dublin: Imprisoned youth run riot for hours, take control of prison and set it ablaze

On Monday night (29 August) during a riot a number of prisoners at the infamous Oberstown youth prison made their way to the roof after taking keys from a screw and set a fire on top of it. The blaze … Continue reading

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Derry: Pipe bomb thrown at cop patrol in Bogside

A pipe bomb has been thrown at a cop patrol in Derry. A number of homes were evacuated during the security alert at Leckey Road flyover close to a ‘controversial’ nationalist bonfire built in the middle of the main road. … Continue reading

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Dublin: Two cops on foot patrol attacked by gang of youths

Two gardai (Irish cops) got the treatment they deserved after being attacked by a group of youths in the city. The attack took place on Manor Street, in Stoneybatter shortly after midnight. The two cops, who are based at Bridewell … Continue reading

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