Smash EDO protesters arrested at Brighton factory gates

Police confront protesters glued to the EDO MBM Technology factory in Moulescoomb

10:30am Wednesday 20th March 2013

Two people were arrested after protesters super-glued and bicycle-locked themselves to the front of the EDO MBM Technology factory in Home Farm Road, Moulsecoomb, for nearly six hours – with video

Smash EDO chain and super-glue themselves to factory in war protest

9:03am Tuesday 19th March 2013

Campaigners have chained and super-glued themselves to the the gates of a Brighton arms factory on the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

SmashEDO duo avoid jail

8:39am Friday 24th August 2012

Two anti-arms protesters have been found guilty of aggravated trespass after a trial at Brighton Magistrates' Court

Smash EDO trial runs out of time at Brighton court

Gavin Pidwell and Jessica Nero with friends outside Brighton Magistrates' Court

3:20pm Saturday 4th August 2012

Presiding magistrate Peter Privett asked for a straightforward trial at Brighton Magistrates' Court, by day three the Smash EDO trial had to be adjourned until the end of August after hours of argument. Ben Parsons looks at the court process

Smash EDO protesters deny charges at Brighton court

9:35am Friday 3rd August 2012

Smash EDO protesters have explained their opposition to a factory in Moulescoomb to Brighton Magistrates

Smash EDO protests make Brighton Jewish community fearful, rabbi claims

10:02am Wednesday 11th July 2012

Political protests about Israel put Jewish people in Sussex in fear for their own safety, a religious leader has claimed.

Smash EDO accused of hijacking Brighton and Hove's Olympic Torch celebration

Smash EDO march peacefully through Brighton

6:00pm Wednesday 27th June 2012

Protest group Smash EDO has been accused of trying to hijack another city celebration.

Top Brighton cop praises Smash EDO protesters

12:50pm Wednesday 6th June 2012

Brighton and Hove’s top policeman has thanked protesters for keeping their demonstration peaceful.

Smash EDO protesters complain about police liaison at Brighton march

A protester speaks to a police officer outside Barclays in Brighton

1:10pm Tuesday 5th June 2012

Protesters in Brighton have complained about a new breed of police officer being sent to demonstrations to talk to people

Updated: Anti-arms protesters take to streets in Brighton and Hove

SmashEDO protesters gather outside Barclays Bank in Brighton

11:30am Monday 4th June 2012

Anti-arms group Smash EDO is marching through central Brighton to Hove today (June 4) over the possibility of military action against Iran

Is it time to ban protests?

7:00am Wednesday 25th April 2012

People who took part in the March For England were clearly shaken by the opposition to the parade and the way in which it was expressed.

Brighton and Hove traders call for demonstrations to be kept out of centre

12:00pm Tuesday 17th April 2012

Fears over clashes between opposing groups

Rival groups set to bring city to standstill during protests

10:00am Friday 13th April 2012

Rival groups are set to bring a city to a standstill as residents celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Smash EDO's "moral duty" to protest

3:00pm Thursday 5th April 2012

Anti-arms group Smash EDO say it has a “moral duty” to protest in the city even though its “summer of resistance” will hit the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.

Row breaks out over Brighton Smash EDO protest at Jubilee

2:30pm Wednesday 28th March 2012

A bitter row has broken out over councillors’ condemnation of a Diamond Jubilee anti-arms protest.

Smash EDO plan Brighton protest during jubilee weekend

Smash EDO is holding another protest in Brighton today (January 18, 2010) to mark the anniversary of the Gaza War.

2:38pm Thursday 1st March 2012

Anti-arms protesters are planning to demonstrate during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend

May Day protests cost Sussex Police £300k

Police and protesters at Brighton in April

3:40pm Thursday 24th November 2011

A policing operation costing hundreds of thousands of pounds will not result in a single person being punished

Smash EDO protesters on national recruitment drive

11:50am Tuesday 22nd November 2011

Smash EDO is holding a publicity drive in a bid to reignite its campaign to close a weapons components factory in Brighton

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