"We were some of the first activists in a very long time to be treated as terrorists. That had a massive impact on our treatment inside the carceral system. She said family and friends encountered overly burdensome administrative difficulties when trying to arrange prison visits while the books she wanted to read were screened."
"Head, 29, is part of the so-called Filton 24, two dozen pro-Palestine activists alleged to have raided the Bristol branch of Elbit Systems UK, a subsidiary of Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, in August 2024. Less than a year later, after other activists broke into an airbase in Oxfordshire and allegedly spray-painted two Voyager refuelling and transport planes, the UK proscribed Palestine Action."
Charlotte Head, 29, a former charity worker supporting domestic violence victims, was arrested as part of the Filton 24, pro-Palestine activists accused of raiding an Elbit Systems UK facility in Bristol in August 2024. After Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organization following an airbase incident, Head and other activists faced heightened restrictions in custody. She spent 18 months in pre-trial detention, exceeding the UK's standard six-month limit. Head reported that her designation as a terrorist activist resulted in burdensome prison visit procedures and book screening. Her barrister compared her to a suffragette. Released on bail three weeks prior without conviction, Head described feeling overwhelmed upon release.
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